Bishop Chadwick 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 MAT. They set the strategic direction for the MAT 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.
BCCET Governance Structure
Committee Membership 2021-2022
Governance Documents
Scheme of Delegation (January-2020)