Governance - Local Community Committee | Newcastle Academy
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Governance - Local Community Committee | Newcastle Academy
Newcastle Academy, Gallowstree Lane, Newcastle under Lyme, Staffordshire, ST5 2QS
01782 667650
Part of
Governance - Local Community Committee
Newcastle Academy is part of Windsor Academy Trust.
Windsor Academy Trust has established a clear organisational structure with identified lines of accountability and reporting for all of its operations. This includes defining the responsibilities of the Board of Directors and those responsibilities delegated to its committees and officers within the Trust.
Scheme of Delegation
The responsibilities of the Board of Directors and its committees are set out in the Trust’s Scheme of Delegation and Financial Scheme of Delegation. The schemes make clear which functions are retained at Board level and which are delegated, providing clarity on the role and remit of each part of the structure, as well as the relationship and reporting arrangements between them. Through these schemes the Board of Directors have defined where all key governance functions are exercised.
Windsor Academy Trust Members
The Members of Windsor Academy Trust are the guardians of the governance of the Trust. They have a limited but distinct role and are essential to the integrity of the governance structure. They are the last line of defense from failures of governance and failure to uphold the Trust’s charitable purpose. Whilst it is the Board of Directors who are responsible for the core governance functions and conducting the business of the Trust, members have certain key powers afforded to them:
Ensuring the Trust’s charitable objectives are being met
Approving and signing the Memorandum and Articles of Association
Determining the name of the Trust
Appointing and removing Members and Directors
Appointing and removing the external auditors
Dissolving the Trust
Board of Directors
Subject to the provisions of the Companies Act 2006, the Trust’s Articles of Association and to any directions given by the Members by special resolution, the business of the Trust is managed by the Board of Directors who exercise all the powers of the academy trust. The Board of Directors is responsible for the overall strategic direction of the Trust, as well as holding executive leaders to account for delivering agreed priorities and ensuring the financial probity of the Trust. There are key matters that are reserved for the Board of Directors:
Responsibility for the Trust’s strategy, objectives and values
Approval of new schools joining the Trust
Approval of Trust plans, targets, budgets and capital expenditure
Oversight of long-term financial planning, maintenance, risk mitigation, internal controls and compliance with regulations
Approval of material acquisitions or disposal of land or buildings
Approval of significant changes in accounting policies or practices
Approval of annual accounts
Approval of the Scheme of Delegation and Financial Scheme of Delegation
The appointment of the Chair and Vice Chair of the Board and approval of the Board’s committee structure and composition, including the appointment of Committee Chairs.
Appointment of CEO, CFO and school headteachers
Ensuring effective safeguarding policies and procedures are in place
Board of Director Committees
In order to allow the Board of Directors to focus on their core functions, some other powers and functions are delegated to committees, the Chief Executive Officer and school Headteachers. To ensure oversight, all delegated actions taken and decisions made are reported back to the Board of Directors. The committees to which the Board of Directors will delegate powers and functions to, as defined in the Scheme of Delegation, are:
Audit and Risk Committee
Finance Committee
Education, Performance and Standards Committee
People and Culture Committee
Pay Committee
The constitution, membership and proceedings of these committees are determined by the Board of Directors and clarified through Terms of Reference for each committee. The establishment, Terms of Reference, constitution and membership of all committees will be reviewed at least once every twelve months.
Local Governance Arrangements
each established Local Community Committee (LCC) is an integral element of governance in an academy trust, extending the reach and knowledge of the Board of Directors into our schools and local communities, providing vital local information to support decision-making. Provision is made for at least two parent representatives to serve on each established Local Community Committee (LCC).
Further information about Windsor Academy Trust's governance arrangements can be found by visiting the trust's website
here
.
Local Community Committee Membership
Name
Current term of office start date
Current term of office end date
Term length
Category
Appointing Body
India Brown
01/10/2025
28/09/2027
4 Years
Parent Representative
Parents
Vicky Recine
01/10/2025
31/08/2028
2 Years
Civic Partner (Chair)
WAT Board of Directors
Noel Kennedy
05/01/2026
n/a
n/a
Headteacher
Ex-Officio
Duncan Adams
01/10/2025
n/a
n/a
Civic Lead
Ex-Officio
Cassie Powell
20/10/2025
19/10/2027
2 Years
Healthcare Civic Partner
WAT Board of Directors
Rachael Roberts
20/10/2025
19/10/2027
2 Years
Civic Partner
WAT Board of Directors
Vacancy
Parent Representative
Local Community Committee Information
Newcastle LAB Meeting Attendance 2023 24
NEWCASTLE LCC ROBPI
LCC Terms of Reference and Code of Conduct
Contact Details
T
he Chair of the Local Advisory Body is Vicky Recine who can be contacted directly by emailing
vrecine@newcastle.windsoracademytrust.org.uk
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Newcastle Academy, Gallowstree Lane, Newcastle under Lyme, Staffordshire, ST5 2QS
01782 667650
Part of
Governance - Local Community Committee
Newcastle Academy is part of Windsor Academy Trust.
Windsor Academy Trust has established a clear organisational structure with identified lines of accountability and reporting for all of its operations. This includes defining the responsibilities of the Board of Directors and those responsibilities delegated to its committees and officers within the Trust.
Scheme of Delegation
The responsibilities of the Board of Directors and its committees are set out in the Trust’s Scheme of Delegation and Financial Scheme of Delegation. The schemes make clear which functions are retained at Board level and which are delegated, providing clarity on the role and remit of each part of the structure, as well as the relationship and reporting arrangements between them. Through these schemes the Board of Directors have defined where all key governance functions are exercised.
Windsor Academy Trust Members
The Members of Windsor Academy Trust are the guardians of the governance of the Trust. They have a limited but distinct role and are essential to the integrity of the governance structure. They are the last line of defense from failures of governance and failure to uphold the Trust’s charitable purpose. Whilst it is the Board of Directors who are responsible for the core governance functions and conducting the business of the Trust, members have certain key powers afforded to them:
Ensuring the Trust’s charitable objectives are being met
Approving and signing the Memorandum and Articles of Association
Determining the name of the Trust
Appointing and removing Members and Directors
Appointing and removing the external auditors
Dissolving the Trust
Board of Directors
Subject to the provisions of the Companies Act 2006, the Trust’s Articles of Association and to any directions given by the Members by special resolution, the business of the Trust is managed by the Board of Directors who exercise all the powers of the academy trust. The Board of Directors is responsible for the overall strategic direction of the Trust, as well as holding executive leaders to account for delivering agreed priorities and ensuring the financial probity of the Trust. There are key matters that are reserved for the Board of Directors:
Responsibility for the Trust’s strategy, objectives and values
Approval of new schools joining the Trust
Approval of Trust plans, targets, budgets and capital expenditure
Oversight of long-term financial planning, maintenance, risk mitigation, internal controls and compliance with regulations
Approval of material acquisitions or disposal of land or buildings
Approval of significant changes in accounting policies or practices
Approval of annual accounts
Approval of the Scheme of Delegation and Financial Scheme of Delegation
The appointment of the Chair and Vice Chair of the Board and approval of the Board’s committee structure and composition, including the appointment of Committee Chairs.
Appointment of CEO, CFO and school headteachers
Ensuring effective safeguarding policies and procedures are in place
Board of Director Committees
In order to allow the Board of Directors to focus on their core functions, some other powers and functions are delegated to committees, the Chief Executive Officer and school Headteachers. To ensure oversight, all delegated actions taken and decisions made are reported back to the Board of Directors. The committees to which the Board of Directors will delegate powers and functions to, as defined in the Scheme of Delegation, are:
Audit and Risk Committee
Finance Committee
Education, Performance and Standards Committee
People and Culture Committee
Pay Committee
The constitution, membership and proceedings of these committees are determined by the Board of Directors and clarified through Terms of Reference for each committee. The establishment, Terms of Reference, constitution and membership of all committees will be reviewed at least once every twelve months.
Local Governance Arrangements
each established Local Community Committee (LCC) is an integral element of governance in an academy trust, extending the reach and knowledge of the Board of Directors into our schools and local communities, providing vital local information to support decision-making. Provision is made for at least two parent representatives to serve on each established Local Community Committee (LCC).
Further information about Windsor Academy Trust's governance arrangements can be found by visiting the trust's website
here
.
Local Community Committee Membership
Name
Current term of office start date
Current term of office end date
Term length
Category
Appointing Body
India Brown
01/10/2025
28/09/2027
4 Years
Parent Representative
Parents
Vicky Recine
01/10/2025
31/08/2028
2 Years
Civic Partner (Chair)
WAT Board of Directors
Noel Kennedy
05/01/2026
n/a
n/a
Headteacher
Ex-Officio
Duncan Adams
01/10/2025
n/a
n/a
Civic Lead
Ex-Officio
Cassie Powell
20/10/2025
19/10/2027
2 Years
Healthcare Civic Partner
WAT Board of Directors
Rachael Roberts
20/10/2025
19/10/2027
2 Years
Civic Partner
WAT Board of Directors
Vacancy
Parent Representative
Local Community Committee Information
Newcastle LAB Meeting Attendance 2023 24
NEWCASTLE LCC ROBPI
LCC Terms of Reference and Code of Conduct
Contact Details
T
he Chair of the Local Advisory Body is Vicky Recine who can be contacted directly by emailing
vrecine@newcastle.windsoracademytrust.org.uk
Train to Teach With Us!
Unlock your potential and train to be a primary or secondary school teacher
with Windsor Academy Trust.
Applications for places starting in September 2026 are now open.
Find out more here