Section 1: About governance within LWCET

Important Information

GIAS – Little Way Catholic Educational Trust
Companies House – Little Way Catholic Educational Trust

Layers of Governance

There are three layers of governance in our multi-academy Trust.

 

LWCET is governed by its Trust Board of Directors, which is the legal and accountable body. The Board determines delegation through the Scheme of Delegation.

The Local Governance Committees (LGC) provide local monitoring, insight and assurance and report into the Trust's assurance arrangements. LGC work normally takes place through full LGC meetings rather than standing subcommittees.

Section 2: Current  Members and Directors

Our Members

Members’ statutory responsibilities are set out in the Articles of Association and their role includes: appointing and removing the MAT Trustees, calling an annual general meeting, appointing the MAT auditors and receiving the annual accounts and directing the Trustees to take specific actions.

Our Directors

Trustees are responsible for the strategic direction and policy development for the Trust. They have governance oversight of both the Trust and its schools. Trustees take decisions that are in the best interests of the MAT as a whole and are not representative of any one of the constituent schools. The Trustees are also Directors of the Trust which is a company limited by guarantee and registered as such at Companies House.

The Trustees are below. The Trust Board Committees include the Safeguarding, Education and Welfare (SEW) committee and the Finance, Audit and Risk (FAR) committee.

Current Local Governance Committees at our schools

Local Governance Committees operate under a Scheme of Delegation which is determined by the Trustees. Each local governance committee is responsible for monitoring the educational standards and the ethos and values in each of our academies. Local governance committees include governors who are appointed by the Diocese as well as parent governors, the headteacher and a staff governor.

Visit each of our school’s websites to find further information about local governance.
St Catharines
St Josephs
St Peters
St Thomas More
The Catholic School of Saint Gregory The Great
The Rosary

Section 3: Register of Business and Financial Interests

A standard format should be used throughout the Trust.

It should clearly identify relevant interests and use an explicit None declared entry where no relevant interests exist.

Blank fields and TBC entries should not remain on the published register.

The Trust’s central governance register should remain the source record.

Section 4: Governor Attendance

Section 5: Current Governance Documentation

Section 6: Governance Contacts

This section should provide a clear route for:

• contacting the LGC/Chair;
• contacting the Clerk; and
• enquiries about becoming a governor.