Our Governors

The Governors of The Trinity Catholic School are committed to maintaining the ethos and mission statement of our school.  

We are a local Governing body within the Our Lady of Lourdes Catholic Academy Trust.

NRCDES is the appointing body of Foundation Governors. Parent/ Carer Governors are elected by Parents/ Carers.

The Governing Body meets termly and the dates of scheduled meetings can be found on the calendar.

The governors and the starting dates of their terms of office are:

Governing Body attendance data from the start of academic year 2019/2020

GovernorPositionPeriod of OfficeMeeting InvitationsMeetings AttendedApologiesAbsent
Christopher FrancisFoundation Governor01/09/18 – 31/08/223201
Darren FretwellParent governor01/01/16 – 31/12/193300
Rachel GreatrixChair of Governors01/06/14 – 31/05/223300
Sarah KirkhamFoundation GovernorResigned3102
Sean KonsekFoundation Governor01/01/19 – 31/12/223201
Catherine Nowickivice-Chair of Governors01/09/16 – 31/08/203201
Danielle PritchardParent Governor01/09/16 – 31/08/203300
John ThorntonFoundation Governor01/02/18 – 31/01/223201
Matt ShentonHeadteacher3300
Fr David PalmerFoundation Governor01/09/12 – 31/08/20203300
S MorrisResigned1100

Governing Body attendance data from the start of academic year 2018/2019

GovernorPositionPeriod of OfficeMeeting InvitationsMeetings AttendedApologiesAbsent
Christopher FrancisFoundation Governor01/09/18 – 31/08/225302
Darren FretwellParent Governor01/01/16 – 31/12/195311
Rachel GreatrixChair of Governors01/06/14 – 31/05/225500
Sarah KirkhamFoundation Governor01/02/17 – 31/01/215005
Sean KonsekFoundation Governor01/01/19 – 31/12/224220
Catherine NowickiVice-Chair of Governors01/09/16 – 31/08/205401
Danielle PritchardParent Governor01/09/16 – 31/08/205500
John ThorntonFoundation Governor01/02/18 – 31/01/225203
Matt ShentonHeadteacher5500
S Morris5410
A BradleyResigned1001
S SpiegelhalterResigned1001

Declarations of business interests for staff and governors for 2020/2022

RoleNameName of BusinessNature of BusinessNature of InterestDate of Appointment
GovernorRachel GreatrixUniversity of NottinghamUniversityEmployer01/06/1993
StaffGareth Peter HowellNottingham PolicePolicingSpecial Inspector01/05/2012
StaffBridget BurkeBurkes BuildersBuildingAdministrator06/04/2003
StaffCharlotte FennRylands Flooring Distributors LimitedRetailDirector27/06/2017
GovernorDavid LongleyTEAM SoftwareTime & AttendenceSoftware15/10/2021