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Declarations of interest

All Trust Board members and senior staff are required to declare any interests that may conflict with their role.

Current Declarations

Full Name Role Appointed By Date of Appointment Term of Office Entity Interest Date Interest Commenced Date Declared
Rt Rev Ralph Heskett CSsR Bishop of Hallam, Member Pope Francis 1/9/2020 not applicable Diocese of Hallam Trustee 1/7/2014 4/12/2025
Ushaw College Trustee 1/7/2014 4/12/2025
All academy trusts in the diocese Member 1/7/2014 4/12/2025
Rev Peter McGuire Member Bishop Heskett 1/9/2020 not applicable Diocese of Hallam Trustee 1/9/2020 4/12/2025
Zoes Place Hospice Trustee 1/5/2015 4/12/2025
Spinkhill Community Interest Group Director 1/6/2018 4/12/2025
All academy trusts in the diocese Member 1/9/2020 4/12/2025
Mgr Desmond Sexton Member Bishop Heskett 1/9/2020 not applicable Diocese of Hallam Trustee 1/9/2020 4/12/2025
All academy trusts in the diocese Member 1/9/2020 4/12/2025
Edmund Whittaker Member Bishop Heskett 1/9/2020 not applicable All academy trusts in the diocese Member 1/9/2020 4/12/2025
Catholic Insurance Services Director 1/2/2022 4/12/2025
Inter-diocesan fuel management Director 1/6/2015 4/12/2025
Diocese of Hallam Trustee Corporate Member Bishop Heskett 1/9/2020 not applicable Nil return Nil return Nil return 4/12/2025
Mrs Siobhan Kent Chief Executive Officer Hallam Diocese 1/11/2022 not applicable Nil return Nil return Nil return 18/11/2025
Miss Sarah Graham Chief Finance Officer Hallam Diocese 1/1/2023 not applicable St Bernard's Catholic High School Daughter is Vice Principal and a member of a LAC 1/1/2023 4/12/2025
St Bernard's Catholic High School Cousin is an employee (attendance Officer) 1/1/2023 4/12/2025
St Bernard's Catholic High School Son in law is an employee (Teacher) 1/1/2023 4/12/2025
Mrs Rebecca Brookes Director Hallam Diocese 7/3/2003 4 years South Yorkshire Mayoral Combined Authority Executive leader and Monitoring Officer 2/9/2024 9/9/2025
Mr Martin McDonagh Chair of Trust Board Hallam Diocese 6/9/2022 4 years Hart Shaw LLP Director 9/6/2022 4/9/2025
PMD Electrical Limited brother's company provider of electrical services 9/6/2022 4/9/2025
Holyrood Governor 9/6/2022 4/9/2025
St Joseph's Catholic Primary School Governor 9/6/2022 4/9/2025
Timothy Hugh Gillatt Vice Chair of Trust Board Hallam Diocese 18/5/2022 4 years Nil return Nil return Nil return 2/12/2025
Ms Adele Diane France Director Hallam Diocese 18/5/2022 4 years Nil return Nil return Nil return 1/9/2025
Dr Russell Brynes Director Hallam Diocese 10/1/2023 4 years Nil return Nil return Nil return 28/9/2025
Mrs Jacqueline Hone Director Hallam Diocese 6/9/2022 4 years St Bede's Catholic Primary School Governor 1/9/2020 9/9/2025
St Bernard's Catholic High School Son is an employee (Student Support Assistant) 12/2/2024 9/9/2025
Father John Ryan Director Hallam Diocese 25/9/2024 4 years Nil return Nil return Nil return 12/9/2025
Lisa Hartley Finance Director Trust Executive not applicable not applicable Nil return Nil return Nil return 11/18/2025
Laura Lee Director of Education Trust Executive not applicable not applicable Nil return Nil return Nil return 11/18/2025
Lucy Saxton Director of Education Trust Executive not applicable not applicable Nil return Nil return Nil return 11/18/2025
Glen Swallow Estates Director Trust Executive not applicable not applicable St Bernard's Catholic High School wife is an employee (Data Manager) 1/1/2024 11/18/2025

Trust Board Directors - Stepped Down Within The Last Year

Full Name Role Appointed By Date of Appointment Term of Office Entity Interest Date Interest Commenced Date Stepped Down
Father Christopher William Ainslie Director Hallam Diocese 5/18/2022 4 years Nil return Nil return Nil return 11/11/2025

Attendance Records 2024-25

Name TERM 1 TERM 2 TERM 3
No. of attendees present No. of attendees planned No. of attendees present No. of attendees planned No. of attendees present No. of attendees planned
Trust Board 6 8 6 8 8 8
Finance Committee 6 6 3 3 2 3
Risk & Audit Committee 3 3 3 3 3 3
Standards & Ethos 3 4 4 4 3 3