Governing Body – Director & Member information and Business Interests
REGISTER OF DIRECTOR & MEMBER BUSINESS INTERESTS
2026 – 2027
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 only until 15th September 2026)
Financial Interest: None
Non-Financial Interest: None
Name: Mrs Susan Beech
Category: Academy (Director)
Appointing Body: Academy Trust
Terms of Office: 19/04/2026 – 18/04/2030
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: Designated Director for Stakeholder Engagement
Financial Interest: None
Non-Financial Interest: None
Name: Miss 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: Mrs 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: None
Non-Financial Interest: None
Name: Mrs 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: Mrs Ruth Young
Category: Academy (Director)
Appointing Body: Academy Trust
Terms of Office: 06/02/2026 – 05/02/2030
Committees:
Official Responsibilities: from September 15th 2026 Designated Director for Ethos and Designated Director for Stakeholder Engagement
Financial Interest: None
Non-Financial Interest: None
Name: Mr Andrew Knowles
Category: Academy (Director) – Elected by Parents
Appointing Body: Academy Trust
Terms of Office: 16/03/2026 – 15/03/2030
Committees: Finance Audit & Risk Committee
Official Responsibilities: from 15th September 2026 Designated Director for Health & Safety
Financial Interest: None
Non-Financial Interest: Knowles & Associates Ltd (Director & Joint Owner)
Name: Dr David Hambleton
Category: Co-opted
Appointing Body: Academy Trust
Terms of Office: 17/03/2026 – 16/03/2030
Committees:
Official Responsibilities: from 15th September 2026 Designated Director for Safeguarding.
Financial Interest: None
Non-Financial Interest: Streamliners UK Ltd (Global Ambassador)
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 (Churchwarden, Trustee, Spouse was 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 November 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: Northumberland Anglers Federation, Director since June 2022; Durham Diocesan Board of Education , Committee of Board of Finance (Chair), Durham Diocesan Board of Finance (Director), Northumberland Hussars Association, Trustee, Northumberland Hussars Museum Trust, Trustee.
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 are no vacancies on the Governing Body (correct as of 4th September 2026).
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
Chief Finance Officer
Name: Miss Cheryl Adams
Category: Chief Finance Officer
Committees: Finance, Audit & Risk Committee (no voting rights)
Official Responsibilities: None
Financial Interest: KVC Management Consultancy – Partner
Non-Financial Interest: None
Senior Management Team
Name: Miss Deborah Smith
Category: Senior Deputy Headteacher
Committees: None
Official Responsibilities: None
Financial Interest: None
Non-Financial Interest: None
Senior Management Team
Name: Mr Chris Shaw
Category: Deputy Headteacher
Committees: None
Official Responsibilities: None
Financial Interest: None
Non-Financial Interest: None
Senior Management Team
Name: Mrs Dee-Anne Tennet
Category: Assistant Headteacher
Committees: None
Official Responsibilities: None
Financial Interest: None
Non-Financial Interest: None
Senior Management Team
Name: Mr Lee Craggs
Category: Assistant Headteacher
Committees: None
Official Responsibilities: None
Financial Interest: None
Non-Financial Interest: None
