Governance
Bishop Bewick Catholic Education Trust
Governance Statement
Bishop Bewick Catholic Education Trust is structured in accordance with its Articles of Association.
There are three levels of governance within the Trust: the Members, The Trust Board of Directors, and the governors who make up the Local Governing Body for each academy in the Trust.
The Trust comprises five Members. The Members are accountable to the DfE and have ultimate responsibility for the Trust achieving its charitable objectives. They sign off the Articles of Association and have the power to appoint and remove the Directors. The Members include representatives from the Diocese of Newcastle and Hexham. The majority of the Members are independent of the Directors to provide challenge and scrutiny to the Board.
The ultimate responsibility for the running of our schools resides with the Directors of the Trust. They set the strategic direction for the Trust and are accountable to the Secretary of State for the performance of the schools within it. This is set out in a legal document known as the ‘funding agreement‘. As charity trustees, they must also ensure that they are complying with charity law requirements.
Directors are appointed on the basis of skills need.
The authority for running each school remains at Local Governing Body level and is clearly defined by our scheme of delegation.
The Bishop Bewick Catholic Education Trust is governed by people in our local communities who have each made a significant impact on the lives of young people.
St Bede's Catholic Primary School
Local Governing Committee
The Local Governing Committee (LGC) is a group of volunteers from a variety of backgrounds who all have an interest in education. The LGC work together strategically to support our school. They work alongside the Head Teacher to challenge and help to develop the good practice in St Bede’s. The Governors play a very important role in ‘School Improvement’ and developing the leadership in school.
The Governors meet as a full committee six times each academic year. There are also Link Governor visits such as ‘Safeguarding’, ‘Health and Safety' and 'Distinctive Nature, who meet at various times throughout the year to review relevant school information.
Governors are also linked to key areas of school life or areas of the curriculum and individually meet with Subject Leaders each year to focus on curriculum development.
Meet the Governing Body:
If you wish to contact any of the Governors, you can do so through the school office.
