Governance

Each school in The Charter Schools Educational Trust (the ‘Trust’) has a local governing body (LGB) composed of a group of volunteers drawn from the community, each bringing a range of skills, expertise and professional experience.

Our Local Governors provide essential links between the school, parents/carers, the local community and the Trust Board, which is ultimately responsible to the Department of Education for the performance of all its schools.

More information about The Charter Schools Educational Trust and its governance can be found by visiting chartertrust.org.uk

Local governors work with school leaders to provide the best possible framework for educating our students. They are involved in all aspects of school life and meet regularly with the school’s leadership team and parents.

Governors fulfil their responsibilities by:

The LGB is accountable to the Board of Trustees at The Charter Schools Educational Trust. The role of the LGB is to provide local oversight, challenge and support to their respective school.

Local Governors must ensure that the budget that the school receives is managed effectively, and with regard to value for money. Within the Trust, the Board has overall responsibility for financial probity. However, all local governors will receive management accounts once a term showing the income and expenditure for their school, so that they can ask questions about how the budget and spend are impacting on pupils and their educational outcomes.

Local Governors work with school leaders to set the school’s vision and the strategy for achieving this vision. The school’s vision centres on pupil progress and achievement. Working with senior leaders, the governors agree key priorities and key performance indicators against which progress towards achieving the vision can be measured.

Governors are appointed by the Trustees except for parent governors, who are elected by parents and carers, and staff governors, who are elected by all school staff.

Current LGB members:

Name Category Term of Office
Sally Wood (Chair) Appointed by Trust Board 20/03/2022 to 19/03/2026
Justin Currier (Vice Chair) Appointed by Trust Board 19/12/2023 to 18/12/2027
Marcus Huntley (Principal) Ex-officio September 2017 –
Craig Batty Appointed by Trust Board 19/12/2023 to 18/12/2027
Miles O’Connor Appointed by Trust Board 11 Oct 2024 to 10 Oct 2028
Timothy Hallan Appointed by Trust Board 23 Jul 2025 to 22 Jul 2029
Karen McBride Appointed by Trust Board 18 Jul 2025 to 17 Jul 2029
Andy Rayment Appointed by Trust Board 23 Feb 2025 to 22 Feb 2029
Benjamin May Elected by Staff 21/05/2022 to 20/05/2026
Anthony Christie Elected by Staff 11/03/2024 to 10/03/2028
 Pending Elected by Parents  17 Oct 2025 to 16 Oct 2029
 Pending Elected by Parents  17 Oct 2025 to 16 Oct 2029

Register of Interests

Clerk to the LGB: Carrie Fentum (cfentum@tcset.org.uk)

Raising a concern with the school:

‍If you have any matters that you wish to raise with the school the Trust complaints and concerns policy details how to do this.