Who are the Local Governing Body
The Governors are responsible for the general control and management of the school and are legally responsible for all statutory functions of, and the performance of the school.
Register of The Trinity High School Local Governing Body and Terms of Office
| Trustees & Governors | ||
| Mrs Ann Rickard | 19.10.21 – 19.10.25 | Appointed by GB/board |
| Mr Barry Prever | 19.10.21 – 19.10.25 | Appointed by GB/board |
| Mr Michael Smith | 19.10.21 – 19.10.25 | Appointed by GB/board |
| Governors | ||
| Mrs Nicki Farnes | 07.12.21 – 06.12.25 | Appointed by GB/board |
| Mrs Dagmara Sheffield | 18.07.23 – 17.07.27 | Appointed by Trustees |
| VACANCY | ||
| Mr Nigel Ford | Office of Headteacher | Ex-officio by virtue of office as headteacher |
| Elected Parent Governors | ||
| Ms Kathie Bridger | 07.11.23 – 06.11.27 | Elected by parents |
| Miss Bev Power | 06.10.21 – 06.10.25 | Elected by parents |
| Staff Governors | ||
| Mrs Sharon Harvey | 15.10.21– 15.10.25 | Elected by school staff |
| VACANCY | ||
What are the functions of the Local Governing Body
The Governors are responsible for the strategic development of the school.
The three core strategic functions of the governing body are:
- Ensuring clarity of vision, ethos and strategic direction.
- Holding the Headteacher to account for the educational performance of the school and its students.
- Overseeing the financial performance of the school and making sure that its money is well spent.
Governors are also responsible for ensuring that the school meets statutory requirements with regard to Safeguarding, Health and Safety, the Curriculum and Finance.
The Local Governing Body delegates responsibility for the day to day running of the school to the Headteacher, and hold the Headteacher to account for the performance of the school. The Local Governing Body cannot delegate their accountability but can delegate some of the detailed scrutiny, oversight and decision making.
The Full Governing Body meets 6 times a year; Governing Body committees also meet as required.
The Chair of the Local Governing Body at Trinity High School and Sixth Form Centre
The chair of our Local Governing Body is ANN RICKARD. Ann is also a Trustee of the Bordesley Multi Academy Trust.
The Clerk to the Trinity Local Governing Body is TATUM SKETT.
Committees
The Local Governing Body has established three committees to carry out some of its governance functions. Where this includes making decisions, those decisions will be deemed decisions of the Local Governing Body.
Our committees are;
Finance Committee
Initial oversight and management of the annual budget drawn up by the school; Ensures the school maintains an appropriate system of internal financial control; Agrees priorities for revenue and capital funding.
Operations and Compliance Committee
This committee ensures strategic oversight of the operational aspects of the school including safeguarding arrangmeents and Health and Safety. This committee also functions to ensure that the school is compliant with statutory regulations and statutory guidance.
Education, Staffing and Standards
Primarily drives standards and performance via the analysis of the School Development Plan (SDP). The committee makes recommendations to the LGB as required.
The Headteacher
The Headteacher has responsibility for the operation of the school.
The Headteacher leads the Senior Leadership Team (SLT) of the School. The Headteacher may delegate management functions to the SLT but remains accountable to the Local Governing Body for the performance of the SLT.
The Senior Leadership Team
The SLT consists of the Headteacher, Deputy Headteacher, Assistant Headteachers and the School Finance Officer.
Business and Pecuniary Interests
General
To adhere to the School Standards and Framework Act 1998, Trinity High School and Sixth Form Centre is required to maintain a register of business interests. The main purpose of maintaining a register is to ensure that the Governors and staff act impartially.
The Nolan Committee
In May 1996, the Nolan Committee published a report on standards in public life as applicable to local public spending bodies. The report identified seven principles which should be applied in public life. These are: selflessness, integrity, objectivity, accountability, openness, honesty and leadership. One important means by which a school may demonstrate that it is applying these principles is by maintaining a Register of Business Interests.
Register of Business Interests
The Local Governing Body of Trinity High School and staff members have a responsibility to avoid any conflict between their business and personal interests and affairs and the interests of the school. A register of business interests is maintained for both Governors and school personnel with significant financial responsibilities.
The register includes all business interests such as directorships, share holdings and other appointments of influence within a business or other organisation that may have dealings with the school. The disclosures also include business interests of relatives and other individuals who may exert influence. Trinity High School and Sixth Form Centre ensures the register is up to date and complete, includes all Governors and relevant staff and in this regard signed and dated. Individual records are maintained for each governor and relevant member of staff and where there are no business interests to declare a nil return is kept.
For each governor who has served at any point over the past 12 months; a list of business and personal interests, pecuniary (financial) and non-pecuniary of the Governors and any immediate family is presented below.
Committee Meeting Attendance
2023-2024
Please find the attendance record of members of the Local Governing Body during the academic year 2022-2023.
