Who are our Governors?
Below are details of the current governors at Richard Avenue. You can also view our Governing Board Structure and the attendance records for 2015-2016 , 2016-2017 , 2017-2018 , 2018-2019 , 2019-2020 , 2020-2021 , 2021-2022 and 2022-2023 .
The Governors can be members of three different committees, each overseeing different areas of school operations:
- Resource Management Committee
- Strategic Policy and Direction Committee
- School Improvement and Pupil Progress Committee
Our Committee Information Sheet has general governance information including Focus Group membership. You can also view our Terms of Reference (part 1) and Terms of Reference (part 2) .
Val Forster
Office Held: Chair of Governors
Term of Office: 4 Years
Date Appointed: 15/07/2024
Vacant
Office Held: Vice Chair of Governors
Rima Ali
Office Held: Parent Governor
Term of Office: 4 Years
Date Appointed: 27/06/2022
Colin Dagg
Office Held: Co-opted Governor
Term of Office: 4 Years
Date Appointed: 18/07/2022
Lynne Dagg
Office Held: Co-opted Governor
Term of Office: 4 Years
Date Appointed: 01/01/2023
Declaration Details:
- Employed as a Lecturer by Sunderland University.
Tracey Ellis
Office Held: Staff Governor
Term of Office: 4 Years
Date Appointed: 08/10/2020
Declaration Details:
- Employed as HLTA within the school.
Rebecca Cherrett
Office Held: Staff Governor
Term of Office: 4 Years
Date Appointed: 08/10/2024
Declaration Details:
- Employed as Teacher within the school.
Claire McKinney
Office Held: Head Teacher
Date Appointed: 25/04/2022
Declaration Details:
- Employed within the school.
Shehzad Raza
Office Held: Parent Governor
Term of Office: 4 Years
Date Appointed: 28/06/2017
Declaration Details:
- Child on school roll during the current academic year.
Dr Amina Razak
Office Held: Co-opted Governor
Term of Office: 4 Years
Date Appointed: 14/07/2021
Declaration Details:
- Child on school roll during the current academic year.
David Swift
Office Held: Co-opted Governor
Term of Office: 4 Years
Date Appointed: 27/03/2023
Alan Rinaldi
Office Held: Co-opted Governor
Term of Office: 4 Years
Date Appointed: 17/07/2023
Ehthesham Haque
Office Held: LA Governor
Term of Office: 4 Years
Date Appointed: 18/12/2023
Syeda Khaled
Office Held: Parent Governor
Term of Office: 4 Years
Date Appointed: 23/11/2023
Declaration Details:
- Child on school roll during the current academic year.
Mohammad Zahidul Islam
Office Held: LA Governor
Term of Office: 4 Years
Date Appointed: 23/11/2023
Declaration Details:
- Child on school roll during the current academic year.
Past Governors
The following is a list of people who governed over the past 12 months but have since resigned.
Craig Hilton
Office Held: Chair of Governors
Date Appointed: 14/07/2021
Date Ended: 15/07/2024
Kiri Gray
Office Held: Co-opted Governor
Date Appointed: 17/07/2023
Date Ended: 03/06/2024
Sevannah De Vies
Office Held: Parent Governor
Date Appointed: 21/10/2019
Date Ended: 20/10/2023
Helen Greener
Office Held: LA Governor
Date Appointed: 27/03/2023
Date Ended: 02/10/2023
