Governing Body – Director & Member information and Business Interests
REGISTER OF DIRECTOR & MEMBER BUSINESS INTERESTS
2025 – 2026
Name: Mrs Andrea Louise Tobin
Category: Academy (Director)
Appointing Body: Academy Trust
Terms of Office: 09/12/2023 – 08/12/2027
Committees: Finance Audit & Risk Committee, Staffing Committee
Official Responsibilities: Chair of Governing Body. Designated Director for Safeguarding
Financial Interest: None
Non-Financial Interest: None
Name: Mrs Susan Beech
Category: Academy (Director)
Appointing Body: Academy Trust
Terms of Office: 19/04/2022 – 18/04/2026
Committees: Finance Audit & Risk Committee, Staffing Committee
Official Responsibilities: Vice Chair of Governing Body. Designated Director for Pupil Progress and Attainment
Financial Interest: None
Non-Financial Interest: None
Name: Mr Barry Morris
Category: Academy (Director)
Appointing Body: Academy Trust
Terms of Office: 17/11/2022 – 16/11/2026
Committees: Staffing Committee (Chair)
Official Responsibilities: None
Financial Interest: None
Non-Financial Interest: None
Name: Mr Lee Wright Doignie Williamson
Category: Academy (Director)
Appointing Body: Academy Trust
Terms of Office: 19/09/23 – 18/09/2027
Committees: Finance Audit & Risk Committee, Staffing Committee
Official Responsibilities: Designated Director for LAC & Pupil Premium
Financial Interest: None
Non-Financial Interest: None
Name: Mrs Julia May Adamson
Category: Co-opted
Appointing Body: Academy Trust
Terms of Office: 31/01/2023 – 30/01/2027
Committees:
Official Responsibilities: None
Financial Interest: None
Non-Financial Interest: None
Name: Nicola Rogers
Category: Co-opted
Appointing Body: Academy Trust
Terms of Office: 31/01/2023 – 30/01/2027
Committees:
Official Responsibilities: None
Financial Interest: None
Non-Financial Interest: None
Name: Louise Roberts
Category: Academy (Director) – Elected by Parents
Appointing Body: Academy Trust
Terms of Office: 21/11/2024 – 20/11/2028
Committees: Staffing Committee
Official Responsibilities: None
Financial Interest: Employee at Ofqual
Non-Financial Interest: None
Name: Caroline Agnew Bowmer
Category: Academy (Director)
Appointing Body: Academy Trust
Terms of Office: 27/11/2024 – 26/11/2028
Committees:
Official Responsibilities: Designated Director for SEN
Financial Interest: Alchemy Education Ltd (Founder & Director)
Non-Financial Interest: None
Name: Mr John Crowe
Category: Principal
Appointing Body: By virtue of position
Terms of Office: 22/04/2019
Committees: Finance, Audit & Risk Committee and Staffing Committee (no voting rights on either)
Official Responsibilities: None
Financial Interest: None
Non-Financial Interest: None
Member
Name: Mr John James Grubb Morgan
Category: Member
Appointing Body: Foundation / Sponsor members (Diocese) – On behalf of the Bishop of Durham
Date of Appointment: 01/11/2021
Committees: Annual General Meeting
Financial Interest: Durham Diocesan Board of Finance (Employee, Company Secretary)
Non-Financial Interest: St Brandon’s Parochial Church Council (Spouse is a Trustee), Bernicia Housing (Spouse is an employee), Durham City Freemen (Spouse is a Trustee).
Member
Name: Reverend Vernon John Cuthbert
Category: Member
Appointing Body: Ex-Officio foundation governor (appointed by foundation by virtue of the Office they hold) – Appointed by the Diocesan Corporate Member
Date of Appointment: 14/09/2020.
Committees: Annual General Meeting
Financial Interest: Diocese of Durham (Priest Licenced by the Bishop), Melrose Learning Trust (Member – since Dec 2020), Cleadon CE Academy (Ex-Officio Governor – since Sep 2004)
Non-Financial Interest: None
Member
Name: Mr Nigel Wyrley-Birch
Category: Member
Appointing Body: Foundation / Sponsor members (Diocese) – The Diocesan Corporate Member (Durham Diocesan Board of Education acting through the Durham Diocesan Board of Finance)
Date of Appointment: 10/01/2022
Committees: Annual General Meeting
Financial Interest: Northern Lights Learning Trust (Member), Northumberland Anglers Federation, Director since June 2022; Durham Diocesan Board of Education Board of Finance (Chair), Ryecroft Glenton Chartered Accountants (Consultant), Durham Diocesan Board of Finance (Director), Durham & Newcastle Diocesan Learning Trust (Member).
Non-Financial Interest: None
Member
Name: Mr David Akers
Category: Member
Appointing Body: Foundation / Sponsor member (Diocese) – Appointed by the Diocesan Corporate Member
Date of Appointment: 21/01/2025
Committees: Annual General Meeting
Financial Interest: Joint Education Team Diocese Durham and Newcastle (Diocesan Director), Newcastle Diocesan Education Board (Company Secretary), SIAMS (Inspector), Billingham Baptist Church (Deacon), St Hild’s C of E School (Member), NE Resource Centre (Trustee), One Excellence (Member)
Non-Financial Interest: None
Member
Name: Mrs Andrea Louise Tobin (Ex Officio)
Business Interests shown as above
Vacancies
There is currently 1 Academy Director vacancy, 1 Parent Director vacancy and 1 Co-opted vacancy on the Governing Body (correct on 24th November 2025).
Committees
Governors who are on a standing committee have been identified in the appropriate committee heading.
Governors required for any other committees are selected from the pool for complaints and pupil exclusions but they aren’t ‘elected’ to be on these.
Resignations
Name: Mrs Hayley Wardle (Resigned on 21st November 2025)
Category: Academy (Director) – Elected by Parents
Appointing Body: Academy Trust
Terms of Office: 10/03/2022 – 09/03/2026
Committees: Finance Audit & Risk Committee
Official Responsibilities: Designated Director for Health & Safety
Financial Interest: South Tyneside & Sunderland NHS Foundation Trust (Executive Director of Finance), Ashay LLP (Director), Choice Ltd (Shareholder Representative on behalf of STSFT)
Non-Financial Interest: None
Name: Venerable Robert Gerard Cooper (Member – stepped down 31/12/24)
Category: Member
Appointing Body: Foundation / Sponsor members (Diocese) – Appointed by the Diocesan Corporate Member
Date of Appointment: 22/06/2020
Committees: Annual General Meeting
Financial Interest: Archdeacon of Sunderland (Durham Diocese) Member of Board of Education Cleadon All Saints Academy Trust, Northern Lights Trust (Benedict Biscop), Holy Trinity CE Academy School, The Day Spring Trust, Whitburn CE Academy; Chair Coal Industry Social Welfare Organisation (CISWO), Member of Durham Diocesan Board of Finance, Chair Lord Crewe Charity, Trustee Society of Sacred Mission
Non-Financial Interest: None
Name: Miss Christine Alder (Deceased – 18th November 2024)
Category: Academy (Director)
Appointing Body: Academy Trust
Terms of Office: 10/01/2023 – 09/01/2027
Committees: Staffing Committee
Official Responsibilities: Designated Director for School Ethos
Financial Interest: None
Non-Financial Interest: None
Name: Mrs Jane Carter (Resigned on 15th October 2024)
Category: Co-opted
Appointing Body: Academy Trust
Terms of Office: 01/12/2023 – 30/11/2027
Committees:
Official Responsibilities: None
Financial Interest: South Tyneside Community Lane CIC (Director), Association for Public Service Excellence (APSE) (Council appointment), Association of North East Councils Ltd – ANEC Leaders and Elected Mayors Group (Council appointment), Association of North East Councils Ltd – Collaborative procurement subcommittee (Council appointment), Deputy Leader of South Tyneside Council (Council appointment), Local Government Association – General assembly (Council appointment), Member of UNISON (Council appointment), National Association of Councillors (Council appointment), National Association of Councillors, Northern branch (Council appointment), Newcastle International Airport Local Authority Holding Company – Board of Directors – Alternate Director (Council appointment), North East Mayoral Combined Authority Cabinet (substitute), North East Regional Employers’ Organisation (NEREO) (Council appointment), North East Regional Employers’ Organisation (NEREO) (Executive committee) (Council appointment), South Tyneside (Community Land CIC), (Council appointment), South Tyneside Partnership Steering Group (Council appointment), South Tyneside Standing Advisory Council for Religious Education), (Council appointment).
Non-Financial Interest: None
