Board of Trustees

Sandbach High school & Sixth Form College

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Vacancy at Member level

Members hold the trust board to account for the effective governance of the trust. They are responsible for:

ensuring that the academy trust’s charitable objective – which for most trusts can be summarised as ‘advancing education for the public benefit’ – is being met
assessing if the board of trustees is performing well and if not, taking suitable action

We are seeking a motivated person who has experience in at least one of the areas listed below

IT/AI
Finance
Site/premises

We are an ambitious girls’ school with a mixed Sixth Form: the only 11-16 girls’ school in Cheshire East outside of private education. We are a community in which our students and staff strive for excellence. Our values are at the core of our school; they are our promise to our families that within the school we will: Create Opportunities, Shape Futures, Learn with Passion, Nurture Ambition and Respect Difference. Our students want to make a difference in the world and our curriculum is the springboard that enables them to achieve their ambitions. Destinations for students at our school are stunning. This is an opportunity for you to make a difference and to help us to take the school to the next stage of our development.

No previous experience of education is required as this post is about the efficient management of the school.

For more information about us please visit our websites: https://sandbachhigh.co.uk/ and https://www.sandbachcollege.co.uk/

What's involved?
Being a Member in education is a strategic overview, 'eyes on, hands off' commitment which typically involves attending 2 to 3 meetings (normally virtually) a year, including the Board’s AGM at the School each December.
If you would like further information or to be considered for this role, please get in touch by emailing CSenior@Sandbachhigh.co.uk by Thursday 27^th February 2025.

Trustees

Sandbach High School and Sixth Form College Trustees play a vital role in supporting and overseeing the work of the school.

Trustees have many key responsibilities including overseeing school policies, the school budget and decisions regarding the curriculum.

Composition of the Board:

Members:

Alan Bell
Patrick Heywood
Paula Jones
Naboth Tinarwo

Trustees:

Alan Bell
Orlagh Cliff
Sue Green - Parent Trustee
Gerry Heath - Vice Chair
Ben Hunt
Sharon Joyce - Careers Link Trustee
David Morgan
Caty Reid - Chair of Board of Trustees / Safeguarding Link Trustee
Matt Snelson - SEND Link Trustee
Ellen Walton - Headteacher
Ruth Williams - Parent Trustee
Kian Woodward

Committees

Finance and Audit committee (F&A) – Chair – Sharon Joyce (Alan Bell - Vice Chair)

Student and Curriculum committee (S&C)– Chair – Matt Snelson (Orlagh Cliff - Vice Chair)

Resources Committee (R) – Chair – Ben Hunt (co-chaired with Gerry Heath)

Annual declarations of Conflict of Interests and pecuniary interest, roles and term.

Name	Role	Declaration	Term (if Trustee)
Alan Bell	Trustee & Member		19/9/19-30/9/27
Patrick Heywood	Member		NA
Naboth Tinarwo	Member	Child attends SHSSFC	NA
Paula Jones	Member	Child attends SHSSFC / Director of Quality and Standards, The Heath Family MAT	NA
Orlagh Cliff	Trustee	Children (x2) attend SHSSFC	23/10/21 – 23/10/25
Susan Green	Parent Trustee	Child attends SHSSFC	25/6/21 – 26/6/25
Gerry Heath	Vice Chair- Trustee		19/9/19 – 30/9/27
Ben Hunt	Trustee	Head of Property, Rease Heath College	19/9/19 – 30/9/27
Sharon Joyce	Trustee		19/9/19 – 30/9/27
David Morgan	Trustee	Child attends SHSSFC	19/7/23 – 19/7/27
Matt Snelson	Trustee	Child attends SHSSFC/ CEO of Sir John Brunner Foundation	1/4/21 – 1/4/25
Ellen Walton	Headteacher	Trustee on the Cornovii Trust	NA
Caty Reid	Chair of Trustees	Headteacher of Clayton Hall Academy	21/9/22 – 16/9/26
Ruth Williams	Parent Trustee	Child attends SHSSFC / Governor at Elworth CofE Primary school / Director of Smile Group. Charity	13/12/23 – 13/12/27
Kian Woodward	Trustee	Child attends SHSSFC	13/12/23 – 13/12/27