Trust

Trustees

The Members are equivalent to shareholders of a company and have ultimate control over the direction of the school. They ensure that Trustees are acting in accordance with the school’s charitable object, receive the financial accounts and annual report, and appoint some of the Trustees. They are also the only body who can amend the School’s Articles of Association.

The Trustees are responsible for the three core strategic functions of governance (strategic direction, holding the Headteacher to account for educational performance and overseeing the financial performance of the school). Our Trustees are also company directors and are charity trustees. As such, they ensure compliance with charity and company law and the school’s funding agreement.

West Derby School Trust

Members

Ian Andain

John Bernard Duncan

Karen Callant

Judith Kyle

Associated School Staff

Claire Fletcher (Business Director)

Erica Briscoe(Director of Data, Governance and Compliance - Clerk)

Mike Thomas (Deputy Head)

Susan Wilkinson (Deputy Head)

Trustees

Terence Conchie (Safeguarding Trustee)
Stuart Davies

Michelle Flynn

Christopher Furness
Paula Glassey
Sian Graham (Headteacher)

Kathryn Hipkins 
Kate Hodgkiss (Chair) (SEND and LAC Trustee)

Gareth Jones
Andrew Keen
Alvin Kofi
James Misra
Ann Parry
Susan Poynton
Robert Smith (Vice Chair)
Matina Tsalavouta (CEIAG Trustee)

Trust Documentation

NameFormat
Files
Articles of Association.pdf .pdf
Board Strategy Approved November 2024.pdf .pdf
Committees updated 05.11.2025.pdf .pdf
Record of Members and Trustees Business Interests for West Derby School 2025 - updated 05.11.2025.pdf .pdf
TERMS OF REFERENCE APPROVED JUNE 2025 FOR SEPTEMBER 2025.pdf .pdf
TRUST BOARD SCHEME OF DELEGATION APPROVED JULY 2025 FOR SEPTEMBER 2025.pdf .pdf
Trustees Attendance at Board and Committee Meetings 2024-25.pdf .pdf
West Derby School Trust Board Pen Portraits Updated September 2025- redacted.pdf .pdf