Three Counties Academy Trust comprises the following Boards and Committees at their relevant levels.
Members Board
Members meet annually to perform their duties and provide 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, Mrs A Dawson on adawson@tcat.school.
Our Members are listed on the Three Counties Academy Trust Governance 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, Mrs A Dawson on adawson@tcat.schooll.
Our Trustees are listed on the Three Counties Academy Trust Governance page here.
Committees
Our Trust Board operates the following committees.
Finance, Audit and Committee
The Finance, Audit and Risk 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, Audit and Risk Committee is chaired by Mrs J Balderson.
Minutes of Finance, Audit and Risk Committee meetings where information contained within is not considered privileged can be obtained by contacting the Governance Professional, Mrs A Dawson on adawson@tcat.school.
Local Governing Bodies
Three Counties Academy Trust has Local Governing Bodies that cover our primary and secondary 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 Chair and Vice Chairs are elected by the Local Governing Body. Local Governors are appointed by each Local Governing Body subject to due diligence and safeguarding checks.
Local Governing Bodies will meet at least four times per year and follow a programme of work that supports their responsibilities as set out in the TCAT Scheme of Delegation.
Minutes of Local Governing Body meetings for secondary can be obtained by contacting Mr S Morris, smorris@tcat.school and for primary by contacting 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 Primary School and at adawson@tcat.school for Lugwardine Primary Academy.