Trent Young's School is part of the Diocesan on Salisbury Academies Trust (DSAT).  This means that the ultimate strategic direction and management of the school will be provided by DSAT. However DSAT has delegated many of its powers to a Local Governing Body  made up of parents, community and church members, as well as staff who will work with the Headteacher on the day to day management of the school. 

Governors are a voluntary body of people who guide and support the strategic direction of the school. They are members of the school team and their contribution to the running of the school is highly valued.

The governing body consists of:

• 2 Parent Governors
• 5 Foundation Governors
• 1 Staff Governor
• 1 Headteacher

The role of the governing body is a strategic one, it's key functions are to

• Help set the aims and objectives for the school;
• Agree and adopt the policies for achieving those aims and objectives;
• Help set the targets for achieving  those aims and objectives;
• Monitor and evaluate the progress the school is making towards the achievements of its aims and objectives;
• Be a source of challenge and support to the Headteacher.

Meet our School Team

Governor Profiles

 Nick Masters                                   

Parent Governor / Chair

Date Appointed: 27 April 2022

Term of Office: 27 April 2022 - 26 April 2026

 Meetings attended for academic year 2022/23: 100%

My 2 children attend Trent. Over the past few years, it has been fantastic to see how the school has helped and encouraged my daughter to learn, develop, grow in confidence and become a very kind, caring young person.  I am delighted to be able to serve as a Parent Governor so that I can contribute to this great school. I work as a Construction Project Manager and I am responsible for managing, co-ordinating and delivering construction projects, which recently includes Brewery Square in Dorchester and the refurbishment of Dorset County Museum. I enjoy hiking (preferably in the mountains), indoor rowing and of course, spending quality time with my family.

 Ben Hamblin     

Staff Governor

Date Appointed: 16 December 2022

Term of Office: 16 December 2022 - 15 December 2026

Meetings attended for academic year 2022/23: 100%

I've worked at Trent Young's since 2016 and have developed a good understanding of how the school plays an integral part within the local community. My passion in school is the development of teaching and learning in the classroom and allowing children to be involved in extra curricular activities (including sports, gardening, theatre visits etc.). Outside of school, I play an active role within the committee of a successful non-league men's football club and love spending time in the great outdoors gardening, walking and paddleboarding. 

Rev David Bond                                     

Foundation Governor

Date Appointed: 26 November 2021

Term of Office: 26 November 2021 - 25 November 2025

Meetings attended for academic year 2022/23: 80%

I am a foundation governor with links to RE, unsurprisingly, and Design and Technology, surprisingly! I am the rector of the Queen Thorne Benefice and live in Trent, a stone’s throw from the school.  I occasionally am invited into the school to help with specific RE teaching and I very much enjoy leading collective worship and being part of the ‘Collective Worship Crew.’ Before training for ordained ministry, I worked for twenty-eight years in the wine trade, latterly supplying hotels, restaurants and pubs with good quality wines.  Interests include wine, cooking, photography and icon writing.

 Ben Cole

Foundation Governor / Vice-chair

Date Appointed: 16 December 2022

Term of Office: 16 December 2022 - 15 December 2026

Meetings attended for academic year 2022/23: 100%

After numerous recommendations given to us about Trent, we were confident that it was a good school. However, the reality of the care and all-round understanding of each individual pupil provided by its staff was even more impressive when our son started at the school. I undertook to be a governor as I have been in the education sector as teacher/head of department/head of year and felt that I could put my experience back into play in this setting to assist where I could. It is a hugely rewarding and humbling process to be part of the governors’ team in order to support, challenge, and generally work with such an amazing staff body who are unceasingly looking for every possibility to make their charges’ lives better and more fulfilled, both academically and in so many other ways. I love reading, especially ‘in’ and around the classical world, writing, a bit of tennis or a hearty walk, and spending quality time with the family.

Joel Trickett

Foundation Governor

Date Appointed: 17 May 2022

Term of Office:  17 May 2022 - 16 May 2026

 Meetings attended for academic year 2022/23: 90%

My Youngest daughter is currently in Trent and both her older Siblings have successfully passed through Trent Youngs in recent years. 

With a career in technology helping scale, build organisations globally, I am also a committed humanitarian. 

Active member of a Veterans charity having successfully deployed with the NHS across the South West during the Pandemic helping set-up National Vaccine Centres.  I am privileged to be able to serve at Trent Youngs CE School as a Foundation Governor.

Claire Smith

Parent Governor

Date Appointed: 2023

Term of Office:   2023 - 16 May 2027

 Meetings attended for academic year 2022/23: 100%

My family (my husband, our three kids, and our cat) relocated from London three years ago and were very grateful to discover that our local school was Trent.  Having worked in education for over 15 years (as a teacher and subsequently a teacher educator for a MAT in London), I have always been fascinated with schools, and the science of teaching and learning.   When I discovered there was a Parent Governor vacancy, I jumped at the chance to support the school to make an impact on the children it serves.  The role enables me to work closely with the amazing staff body, and observe the excellent teaching that takes place inside the school on a daily basis.  I have been delighted by the quality of education that our children have received at Trent and I look forward to continue to support the school, with a particular focus on its provision of Phonics and English, in all of the amazing work it does for the local community.

Jayne Dart

Foundation Governor

Date Appointed: December 2023

Term of Office:   December 2023 - December 2027

I am a member of the Senior Leadership Team at an independent school where I have spent 14 years as a teacher involved with sport, outdoor education and the broader co-curricular programme. I have a background in the military and 2 grown up children who have benefited from attending schools both in the UK and abroad. Faith plays an important part in my daily life and I have been so impressed by the warmth, kindness and commitment shown by the staff at Trent, I look forward to supporting them and the school through my role as a foundation governor.   

A copy of governors’ meeting minutes can be made available by request from the clerk via  govclerk@trentyoungs.dsat.org.uk  Please note charges may apply, more information can be found in the DSAT Publication Scheme available via: https://www.dsat.org.uk/others/