Three Counties Academy Trust comprises the following Boards and Committees at their relevant levels.
Members Board
Members meet annually to perform their duties and oversight of the Trust Board.
Minutes of Members Board meetings are not published routinely.
Any enquiries about the work of the Members Board should be addressed to the Governance Professional, c/o Mrs D Wiles dwiles@tcat.school
Our Members are listed on the Governing Board Members page here.
Trust Board
Trustees will meet at least four times a year and often more frequently. They are responsible for the strategic direction of TCAT, ensuring financial stability and for holding the Executive Leadership to account.
Additionally, our Trust Board attend arranged Strategy Days to concentrate on the bigger decisions and forward planning TCAT must have in place.
The Trust Board elect a Chair each year, the current Chair of Trustees is Mr M Henderson. Additionally, the Trust Board elects two Vice Chairs of Trustees, this year these are Mr N Ferguson and Mr M Stubbs.
Minutes of Trust Board meetings can be obtained by contacting the Governance Professional, c/o Mrs D Wiles dwiles@tcat.school.
Our Trustees are listed on the Governing Board Members page here.
Committees
Our Trust Board operates the following committees.
Finance and Audit Committee
The Finance and Audit Committee nominally meet at least six times annually. They are delegated to take the majority of financial decisions on behalf of the Trust Board.
The Finance and Audit Committee is chaired by Mr M Franklin with Vice Chair Mrs J Balderson. It is also attended by Mr M Henderson and Mr N Ferguson.
Minutes of Finance and Audit Committee meetings where information contained within is not considered privileged can be obtained by contacting the Governance Professional, c/o Mrs D Wiles dwiles@tcat.school.
Local Governing Bodies
Three Counties Academy Trust has a Local Governing Body for secondary and two that cover our primary schools. The constitution of each Local Governing Body can be found on the respective school websites along with further information on the work of the Local Governing Body.
The Chairs of each Local Governing Body as well as their Vice Chairs are elected by those committees and not by the direction of the Trust Board.
Local Governing Bodies will meet at least four time per year and follow a programme of work as set out in the TCAT Scheme of Delegation.
Minutes of Local Governing Body meetings for secondary can be obtained by contacting the Governance Professional, c/o Mrs D Wiles dwiles@tcat.school and for primary by contacting the Clerk Mrs E Hall at ehall@bredenbury.hereford.sch.uk for Bredenbury and St. Peter’s schools, and Mrs A Dawson at adawson@stokeprior.hereford.sch.uk for Stoke Prior school.