LIVERPOOL DIOCESAN SCHOOLS TRUST

GOVERNANCE

https://www.ldst.org.uk/page/?title=Governance+and+Structure&pid=32

Members

There are five members of the Liverpool Diocesan Schools Trust.

Member	Position
Mr Stuart Haynes	Doicesan 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

The 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.

Director	Position
Canon Margaret Swinson	Chair of the Board of Directors
Neil Lockwood	Vice Chair of the Board of Directors
Pamela Ambrose	Director
David Thorpe	Director
Rachel Coulthard	Director
Christine Roberts	Director
Dr Helen O'Keefe	Director
Paul Ireland	Director
Mrs Lynne Ryder	Director
Laurie Kwissa	Chief Executive Officer and Ex-Officio Trustee
Hollie Stott	Governance Professional

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.