Current Structure

MEMBERS OF HARTLEPOOL ASPIRE TRUST (4) Helen Gordon Graham Jones Anne Malcolm Elisa Latimer

 

TRUSTEES OF HARTLEPOOL ASPIRE TRUST (9) Helen Gordon – Chair Graham Jones Lisa Greig (CEO) Pauline Holbrook Paul Hewitson – Vice Chair Ben Duncan Sian Lamplough Amanda Godfrey

FINANCE & AUDIT COMMITTEE OF HARTLEPOOL ASPIRE TRUST (5) Graham Jones (Chair) Paul Hewitson Ben Duncan Colin Rowntree (Catcote Futures Trustee)

 

 

STAFFING COMMITTEE OF HARTLEPOOL ASPIRE TRUST (4) Pauline Holbrook (Chair) Lisa Greig (CEO) Helen Gordon Margaret Jackson (Catcote Futures Trustee)

 

STANDARDS COMMITTEE OF HARTLEPOOL ASPIRE TRUST (5) Lisa Greig (CEO) Pauline Holbrook (Chair) Sian Lamplough Georgina Jones (Catcote Futures Trustee)

The Members are responsible for ensuring that the ethos of the organisation is preserved, and holding the directors to account for the performance of the organisations within the trust.

The Board of Trustees is responsible for the management of the trust by establishing a policy framework for the management teams to follow, monitor implementation of the policies and take corrective action if the policies are not being implemented to an appropriate standard.

The purpose of the Finance & Audit Committee is to:

• Ensure sound financial management of the Trust’s resources including proper planning, monitoring and probity
• Advise on the adequacy and effectiveness of the Trust’s systems of internal control and its arrangements for risk management, control and governance processes, and securing economy, efficiency and effectiveness (value for money)

The purpose of the Staffing Committee is to:

• Be responsible for the Staffing policies of the Trust

The purpose of the Standards Committee is to:

• Be responsible for all educational and student wellbeing aspects of the Trust

Interests (updated October)

Name of Trustee	Name of Business	Nature of Business	Nature of Interest	Date Interest began
Mrs H Gordon (Chair)	Making Something Happen	Charity	Director/Trustee	2012
Dr G Jones	Catcote Futures	SEN Adult Education	Trustee	2014
Ms P Holbrook	None	None	None
Mrs E Latimer	None	None	None
Mr P Hewitson	Hartlepool Power (CIC) Stott Fitness (CIC) Dodgeball Centre	Utilities Sport Sport	Director Director Director	2015 2017 2017
Mrs A Malcolm	None	None	None
Mrs L Greig	Darlington Education Village	Education	Trustee … Related to L Robson & S Greig (HAT employees)	2022
Mr B Duncan	None	None	None
Mrs S Lamplough	None	None	Related to D Kitson & R Kitson (HAT employees)
Ms A Godfrey	None	None	None

 Hartlepool Aspire Trust Meeting Schedule 2024 – 2025

	Board of Trustees	Finance & Audit	Staffing	Standards Committee
Autumn Term	6th Dec	28th Nov	8th Nov	4th Oct
Spring Term	4th Apr	20th Mar	21st Feb	14th Mar
Summer Term	4th Jul	26th Jun	6th June	23rd May

Membership and Attendance (updated September)

Name	Date of Appointment	Focus	2023/24 Meetings Attended
Members:
Helen Gordon	Jul-17		1/1 A
Graham Jones	Jul-17		1/1 A
Anne Malcolm	Dec-20		1/1 A
Elisa Latimer	Aug-22		0/1 A
Trustees:
Helen Gordon	Sep-17	Leadership & Management Wellbeing	2/3 T 3/3 S
Graham Jones	Sep-17	Finance, H&S	3/3 T 3/3 F
Lisa Greig	Dec-19	CEO	3/3 T 3/3 E 3/3 S
Pauline Holbrook	Mar-21	Readiness to Learn Quality of Education	1/3 T 3/3 S 2/3 E
Paul Hewitson	Mar-21	Careers & Enterprise	2/3 T 2/3 F
Ben Duncan	Apr-21	Pupil Premium	3/3 T 1/3 F
Sian Lamplough	Apr-22	Safeguarding, Prevent	2/3 T 2/3 E
Amanda Godfrey	Oct-23	Equality & Diversity	2/3 T

 

Attendance details refer to number of meetings attended during last academic year (since appointment of Trustee)

Catcote Futures Trustees attending Hartlepool Aspire Trust Committee Meetings included:

Georgina Jones                 3/3 E

Margaret Jackson             2/3 S

 

Appointment:   Members are appointed by remaining members

Trustees are appointed by members or trustees

Term:               4 years

Abbreviations:

T – Trustees

F – Finance & Audit Committee

S – Staffing Committee

E – Standards Committee

A – AGM

Previous Board of Trustees/Governing Body Members

Name of Trustee	Date of Appointment	Date Stepped Down	2023/24 Meetings Attended
Resignation 23/24: S Burton (Member)	Feb-22	Apr-24	0/1 A
Resignation 24/25: Gillian Fletcher	Jul-18	Mar-25	1/3 T 1/3 F 2/3 E

Includes Members, Trustees and Governors who have stepped down in the previous 12 months.

Should you wish to speak to our Chair or any member of the Board of Trustees they can be contacted through the academy reception.

Tel: 01429 264036             E-mail: helen.gordon@catcote.co.uk