Board of Trustees

Sandbach High school & Sixth Form College

Jan 2024

Dear Parents/Carers,

I would like to start by wishing everyone in the Sandbach High School community a very Happy new Year! New Year is always a time to reflect on the previous twelve months as well as looking forward to the next. The school had fantastic GCSE, BTEC and A Level results in the summer-some of the highest in Cheshire East. We continue to have superb attendance levels and to be oversubscribed. As parents and carers you are a key part of that success.

It has been a privilege and a pleasure to work alongside my fellow trustees and the staff of Sandbach High School to ensure that every child has the opportunity to maximise their potential, both academically and personally. We have had two new trustees join us recently and they are already adding to value to the team and in turn, adding value to the education your child receives. We are really pleased in particular with the significant developments to our site and the upcoming plans to develop it even further.

I hope you took the opportunity to visit or get involved with one of the many parental engagement events at the school last year, whether that be; the Christmas concert, Christmas by candlelight, careers fayre, Christmas fair, sporting events, PEG events, Achievement evenings, Parent Council, PFA meetings etc there are many more of these to look forward to this year too. I know that staff and students will be rehearsing hard this month for Sister Act for example.

And finally, thank you for your ongoing support of your child, the staff and the school. It takes a whole village to raise a child- and by working collaboratively we can support your young person to be the best they can be.

Caty Reid

Chair of Trustees

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
Gemma Bailey
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	None	19/9/19-30/9/27
Patrick Heywood	Member	Member of Ashton West End Primary Academy Trust	NA
Naboth Tinarwo	Member	Child attends SHSSFC	NA
Paula Jones	Member	Children (x2) attend SHSSFC	NA
Gemma Bailey	Member	None	NA
Orlagh Cliff	Trustee	Children (x2) attend SHSSFC	23/10/21 – 23/10/25
Susan Green	Parent Trustee	Children (x2) attend SHSSFC	25/6/21 – 25/6/25
Gerry Heath	Vice Chair- Trustee	Director of Gerrard’s Private Hire	19/9/19 – 30/9/27
Ben Hunt	Trustee	None	19/9/19 – 30/9/27
Sharon Joyce	Trustee	Director of SAJ Accountancy Ltd Director of AJWC (Cheshire) Ltd Family member works at the school ( since 27/2/24)	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	19/9/19 – 30/9/29
Ellen Walton	Head Teacher	Trustee on the Cornovii Trust	NA
Caty Reid	Chair of Trustees	Principle of Clayton Hall Academy	16/9/22 – 16/9/26
Ruth Williams	Parent Trustee	Child attends SHSSFC / Governor at Elworth CofE Primary school	13/12/23 – 13/12/27
Kian Woodward	Trustee	Child attends SHSSFC Director, Nuvia Ltd	13/12/23 – 13/12/27