Governance and Structure

Members

There are five members of the Liverpool Diocesan Schools Trust.

Member	Position
Mr Stuart Haynes	Diocesan Corporate Representative
Dr Crispin Pailing	Diocesan Corporate Member
Mr Stuart Harrison	Diocesan Director of Education
Dr David Dennison	Diocesan Corporate Member
Canon Maggie Swinson	Chair of the Board of Directors

Directors

Liverpool Diocesan Schools Trust has a single Board of Directors responsible for the whole Trust. The Board will include ten non-executive directors, and the Chief Executive Officer, and will be accountable to the Department for Education for all schools within the Trust. Eleven directors have been appointed to date.

"Members of the board of directors have considerable experience and expertise. Directors welcome their involvement with schools at a local level."

Ofsted (MAT Summary Evaluation) 2023

Name	Position
Canon Margaret Swinson	Chair of the Board of Directors
Neil Lockwood	Vice Chair of the Board of Directors Director - Primary LGB Representative
Canon Dr Jon Richardson	Director
David Thorpe	Director
Rachael Coulthard	Director
Lynne Ryder	Director
Christine Roberts	Director - Secondary LGB Representative
Dr Helen O'Keeffe	Director
Paul Ireland	Director
Laurie Kwissa	Chief Executive Officer and Ex-Officio Trustee
Hollie Stott	Clerk to the Board of Directors Hollie.Stott@ldst.org.uk

Local Governing Bodies (LGBs)

All of the Schools in the LDST are accountable to their individual Local Governing Bodies, which in turn is accountable to the Board of Directors of the Trust.

The Local Governing Body has delegated powers in order to oversee the running of its individual school. The LGB may choose to delegate some of these powers to smaller committees or to the Headteacher as it deems fit to fulfil its responsibilities.

The Governors will be formally appointed by the Board of Directors following recommendations from LGB, will include PCC (in church schools), staff and parent representatives. The LGB in each school will be responsible for the day-to-day operational matters.

"Members of the local governing bodies attribute their enhanced knowledge and skills to the work that the trust's executive leaders have done to strengthen arrangements for governance."

Ofsted (MAT Summary Evaluation) 2023

For more specific information on Governance in individual schools, please click on the links below to be taken to their websites;

Ainsdale St John's CE Primary School - Governor Information

Bishop Martin CE Primary School, Liverpool - Governor Information

Bishop Martin CE Primary School, Skelmersdale - Governor Information

Cronton CE Primary School - Governor Information

Glazebury CE Primary School - Governor Information

Halewood CE Primary School - Governor Information

Highfield St Matthew's CE Primary School - Governor Information

Holy Trinity CE Primary School - Governor Information

Huyton with Roby CE Primary School - Governor Information

Parish CE Primary School - Governor Information

Rainford CE Primary School - Governor Information