Northumberland Church of England Academy Trust is a registered charity and a company limited by guarantee.
The structure is made up of Members, Trustees and Governors.
School governors and trustees have three core functions…
- Ensuring clarity of vision, ethos and strategic direction.
- Holding executive leaders to account for the educational performance of the organisation and its pupils, and the performance management of staff.
- Overseeing the financial performance of the organisation and making sure its money is well spent.
Governance at NCEA Trust
There are local governing bodies for Bishop’s Primary School, Castle School and Warkworth CofE Primary School and an Academy Improvement Board for Duke’s Secondary School. The terms of reference for the local governing bodies are held within the Scheme of Delegation and can be downloaded below.
Key Documents
- Articles of Association
- Register of Members and Trustees
- Declaration of Members Business/Pecuniary Interests
- Declaration of Trustees Business/Pecuniary Interests
- Declaration of Executive Leadership Team Business/Pecuniary Interests
- Trustees Attendance Register 2019/20 (Board, Committee and LGB meetings)
- Funding Agreement – Master including Supplemental Funding Agreements
- Scheme of Delegation
Our Members, Trustees and Committees
Click the tabs below to find out who our Members, Trustees and Committee members are.
| Rachel Scheffer | Appointed by Newcastle Diocesan Board of Education |
| Dennis Handley | Representing the Bishop of Newcastle |
| Pauline Pearson | Representing Newcastle Diocesan Board of Education |
| Rory Wilson | Appointed by Newcastle Diocesan Board of Education |
| in consultation with Northumberland Estates | |
| John Brearley | Chair of Trustees |
| Richard Bishopp | Member appointed |
| John Brearley | Chair, Member appointed |
| Alex Cox | Member appointed |
| Alan Hardie | Ex-officio |
| Jeff Hope | Co-opted |
| Paul Johnson | Member appointed |
| John Marshall | Vice Chair, Member appointed |
| Rachel Mays | Member appointed |
| Mina Munns | Member appointed |
| Stephen Purvis | Member appointed |
| Stephen Purvis | Chair of FORC |
| Alison Alden | Chief Financial Officer (non-voting) |
| John Brearley | |
| Alex Cox | Chair of Endowment Trust |
| Alan Hardie | CEO/Accounting Officer (non-voting) |
| Jeff Hope | |
| John Marshall | |
In order to secure rapid improvement for Duke’s Secondary School, Trustees have appointed an Academy Improvement Board (AIB) which meets monthly.
| John Marshall | Trustee (Chair) |
| Russ Atkinson | Principal, Duke’s Secondary School |
| Richard Bishopp | Trustee |
| Dave Cookson | Commissioner for Secondary Education, Northumberland County Council |
| Alan Hardie | Trustee and CEO |
| Mina Munns | Trustee |
| Martin Preston | Associate Member |
| Paul Rickeard | Director of Education, Newcastle Diocese |
| Rachel Mays | Trustee |
Bishop’s, Castle and Warkworth Schools each have a local governing body (LGB) which focuses on the individual school. The LGBs are accountable for their decisions to the Trust Board. The first meetings of Bishop’s and Castle LGBs took place in the spring term 2020. Warkworth CofE Primary School joined NCEA Trust in September 2020. For information on each LGB, please go to each school’s website:
All Terms of Reference updated as of December 2020.
Academy Improvement Board
Endowment Trust
Finance, Operations and Risk
LGB Membership Terms
Contact
The Chair of the Board of Trustees, John Brearley, may be contacted by email at governor@ncea.org.uk or in writing:
The Board of Trustees
c/o Northumberland Church of England Academy Trust
Josephine Butler Campus
Academy Road
Ashington
NE63 9FZ
Alternatively, Trustees may be contacted via Lesley Dalby, Governance Manager, on 01670 816111 ext 368.
