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Kingsbridge SCITT Governance Information (Sept 2023 to Aug 2024)

Governance is overseen by Community First Academy Trust. Our lead school is, Platt Bridge Community School, the founding school of Community First Academy Trust, a successful multi-academy trust that works in partnership with a large number of primary and secondary schools across the North-West.

In March 2022 Ofsted commented that "Leaders engage well with schools to identify the needs of the sector and to develop the ITE curriculum further. Leaders recruit members of the partnership's headteacher board carefully. This strategic group provides effective challenge, support and guidance for the long-term development of the SCITT." 

The core principles of good governance are:

  • clarity of purpose;
  • openness and transparency;
  • integrity;
  • accountability;
  • effectiveness.

To view Community First Academy Trust's statutory governance information, please click here.

Kingsbridge Headteacher Board (HTB)

Community First Academy Trust's Governing Board is supported by a Headteacher Board (HTB) made-up from Kingsbridge partner school Headteachers.

The HTB takes a responsibility for ensuring the training leads to very effective and well-trained teachers. All the members of the HTB committee share a long experience with, and commitment to, Kingsbridge and initial teacher training.

The Kingsbridge Headteacher board (HTB) :

  • Serves as the key link between the schools, trainees and the Trust.
  • Champions the work of Kingsbridge local and nationally
  • Advises the Trust in the development of its strategy.
  • Advises the Trust as they plan the development of Kingsbridge and represent the views of partnership schools within decision making.
  • Provides challenging but positive and proactive support on teacher training.
  • Maintains a Register of Business Interests and ensure probity in all its dealings.
  • Ensures the delivery of Trust/Kingsbridge policy and procedures
  • Discharges responsibilities and duties as outlined with the trust Scheme of Delegation.

2023-24 HTB members are as follows: 

HTB Member 

The CFAT Board of Trustees appoint HTB partner schools on an annually basis. T

The partner school Headteacher may delegate attendance at HTB meetings to a member of his/her senior leadership team. 

Date of appointment and term of office 

Appointing Authority 

School / Academy / Trust

2022-23

1.52 Academy Trust
Handbook DBS Check obtained via the Clerk and GovernorHub

Noted Declarations of interest (as of Sept 2021)

updated at meeting of the HTB 14/09/2021

 

Sue Darbyshire - ex-officio

Appointment Date: Dec 2016

Term of Office: annually  approved

CFAT Board of Trustees 

Community First Academy Trust

Governance duties are in addition to role in which they engage in regulated activity.

DBS check undertaken by employing school, academy or school trust (criteria 1.52 AtH)

Chief Executive Officer | National Leader of Education | Executive  Headteacher - Community First Academy Trust

Lindsey Barker

Standish Community High School 

Appointment Date: Jan 2019

Term of Office: annually  approved

CFAT Board of Trustees 

Standish Community High School

Governance duties are in addition to role in which they engage in regulated activity.

DBS check undertaken by employing school, academy or school trust (criteria 1.52 AtH)

Head of School - Standish Community High School 

Emma Lightfoot

Leigh St. John's C.E. Primary School

Appointment Date: Dec 2016

Term of Office: annually  approved

CFAT Board of Trustees 

Leigh St. John's C.E. Primary School

Governance duties are in addition to role in which they engage in regulated activity.

DBS check undertaken by employing school, academy or school trust (criteria 1.52 AtH)

Headteacher - Leigh St. John's C.E. Primary School

Gill Leigh

Marsh Green Primary School

Appointment Date: Dec 2016

Term of Office: annually  approved

CFAT Board of Trustees 

Marsh Green Primary School

Governance duties are in addition to role in which they engage in regulated activity.

DBS check undertaken by employing school, academy or school trust (criteria 1.52 AtH)

Headteacher  - Marsh Green Primary School

Paul Davies 

Fred Longworth High School 

Appointment Date: Sept 2021

Term of Office: annually  approved

CFAT Board of Trustees 

Fred Longworth High School 

Governance duties are in addition to role in which they engage in regulated activity.

DBS check undertaken by employing school, academy or school trust (criteria 1.52 AtH)

Headteacher - Fred Longworth High School 

Stephen Wallace 

Hindley J&I School 

Appointment Date: Sept 2021

Term of Office: annually  approved

CFAT Board of Trustees 

Hindley J&I Schools

Governance duties are in addition to role in which they engage in regulated activity.

DBS check undertaken by employing school, academy or school trust (criteria 1.52 AtH)

Headteacher - Hindley J&I School

Mr P McCaffery

Bedford High School 

Appointment Date: Sept 2021

Term of Office: annually  approved

CFAT Board of Trustees 

Bedford High School

Governance duties are in addition to role in which they engage in regulated activity.

DBS check undertaken by employing school, academy or school trust (criteria 1.52 AtH)

Headteacher - Bedford High School

Julian Grant

Shevington High School 

Appointment Date: Dec 2016

Term of Office: annually  approved

CFAT Board of Trustees 

Shevington High School

Governance duties are in addition to role in which they engage in regulated activity.

DBS check undertaken by employing school, academy or school trust (criteria 1.52 AtH)

 

National Leader of Education |  Headteacher - Shevington High School

Ross Aldridge

Marus Bridge Primary School 

Appointment Date Jan 2022 

Term of Office: annually  approved

CFAT Board of Trustees 

Marus Bridge Primary School (The Rowan Learning Trust)

Governance duties are in addition to role in which they engage in regulated activity.

DBS check undertaken by employing school, academy or school trust (criteria 1.52 AtH)

Head of School - Marus Bridge Primary School 

Sue Pittendreigh

St Catharine's Primary School

Appointment Date: Dec 2016

Term of Office: annually  approved

CFAT Board of Trustees 

St Catharine's Primary School, Wigan

Governance duties are in addition to role in which they engage in regulated activity.

DBS check undertaken by employing school, academy or school trust (criteria 1.52 AtH). 

Headteacher - St Catharine's Primary School

Sharon Baker

Westfield Primary School  

Appointment Date: Sept 2022

Term of Office: annually  approved

CFAT Board of Trustees 

Westfield Primary School

Governance duties are in addition to role in which they engage in regulated activity.

DBS check undertaken by employing school, academy or school trust (criteria 1.52 AtH)

Headteacher - Westfield Primary School  

Mrs M McCarthy

Beech Hill Community Primary School

Appointment Date: Dec 2016

Term of Office: annually  approved

CFAT Board of Trustees 

Beech Hill Community Primary School

Governance duties are in addition to role in which they engage in regulated activity.

DBS check undertaken by employing school, academy or school trust (criteria 1.52 AtH)

Headteacher - Beech Hill Community Primary School

Helen Smart

Worsley Menses Primary School 

Appointment Date Jan 2022

Term of Office annually approved 

CFAT Board of Trustees 

Worsley Menses Primary School 

Governance duties are in addition to role in which they engage in regulated activity.

DBS check undertaken by employing school, academy or school trust (criteria 1.52 AtH)

Headteacher - Worsley Menses Primary School 

Bernard Cassidy 

St Georges Primary School, Wirral 

Appointment Date Jan 2022

Term of Office annually approved 

CFAT Board of Trustees

St Georges Primary School - Wirral 

Governance duties are in addition to role in which they engage in regulated activity.

DBS check undertaken by employing school, academy or school trust (criteria 1.52 AtH)

Headteacher - St Georges Primary School, Wirral 

Wirral Hub Lead School 2022-23

 

Lee Fazackerley

 

 Appointment Date Sept 2022

Term of Office annually approved

CFAT Board of Trustees

West Lancashire Community High School 

Governance duties are in addition to role in which they engage in regulated activity.

DBS check undertaken by employing school, academy or school trust (criteria 1.52 AtH)

 

Headteacher - West Lancashire High School 

Paul Scarborough 

Appointment Date Sept 2022

Term of Office annually approved

 

CFAT Board of Trustees

 

Up Holland High School 

Governance duties are in addition to role in which they engage in regulated activity.

DBS check undertaken by employing school, academy or school trust (criteria 1.52 AtH)

Headteacher - Up Holland High School 

Carol Whiting

Appointment Date Sept 2022

Term of Office annually approved

CFAT Board of Trustees

Newton West Park

Governance duties are in addition to role in which they engage in regulated activity.

DBS check undertaken by employing school, academy or school trust (criteria 1.52 AtH)

 

Headteacher - Newton West Park

We believe our training should be of the highest quality and we continually seek continuing improvement. HTB headteachers and schools play a significant, and often leading, role in the design and delivery of training provision. 

The HTB are responsible for advising and challenging the activity of the SCITT inline with the Trust's Scheme of Delegation reporting back to Community First Academy Trust's Board of Trustees. The Scheme of Delegation identifies the charitable trust's key decision-making authorities. It also determines the functions undertaken by the Board of Trustees and those which have been delegated to the HTB by the Board of Trustees. HTB Meetings generally take place on a termly basis at the Kingsbridge Training Center. 

The HTB meetings are led inline with the adopted Scheme of Delegation and by: 

Name Title Noted Declarations of interest
 Amy Dodd A.Dodd@kingsbridge.cfat.org.uk Wigan Hub Lead Employee Kingsbridge Teacher Training SCITT
 Lynsey Binks L.Binks@kingsbridge.cfat.org.uk Wirral Hub Lead Employee Kingsbridge Teacher Training SCITT
Marie Collier info@cfat.org.uk 

Trust Wide Clerk 

Nil 

 

The 2022-23 Headteacher Board meeting dates are as follows:

Date

Schedule

Tuesday 13th September 2022

Autumn Term Full HTB Meeting (Business Meeting) 

TBC

Lead Tutor Group Working Party  

Tuesday 17th January 2023

Spring Full HTB Meeting (Progress Review 2 updates)

TBC

Lead Tutor Group Working Party  

Tuesday 2nd May 2023

Summer 1 Full HTB Meeting (Progress Review 4 updates)

TBC

Lead Tutor Group Working Party

TBC

Summer Conference and Trainee Induction

Tuesday 11th July 2023

Summer 2 Full HTB Meeting (Progress Review 6 updates)

 

The following ‘get into teaching’ information events have also been arranged in support of Sept 2023 recruitment/enrollment. 

 

Date

Autumn Term

06th October 2022 (when DfE Apply re-opens)

Spring Term

01st Feb 2023

Summer Term

18th April 2023

2022/23 Wirral Partnership Board Meetings are as follows:

 

Date

Autumn Term

TBC

Spring Term

TBC

Summer Term

TBC

 

Class of 2022/23 Graduation

 

Date

Graduation Evening  

17:00 Alberts of Standish