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:
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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 |
Noted Declarations of interest (as of Sept 2021) updated at meeting of the HTB 14/09/2021 |
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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 |
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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 |
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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 |
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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 |
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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 |
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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 |
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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 |
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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)
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National Leader of Education | Headteacher - Shevington High School |
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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 |
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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 |
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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 |
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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 |
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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 |
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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 |
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Lee Fazackerley
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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)
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Headteacher - West Lancashire High School |
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Paul Scarborough |
Appointment Date Sept 2022 Term of Office annually approved
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CFAT Board of Trustees
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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 |
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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)
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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:
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Date |
Schedule |
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Tuesday 13th September 2022 |
Autumn Term Full HTB Meeting (Business Meeting) |
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TBC |
Lead Tutor Group Working Party |
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Tuesday 17th January 2023 |
Spring Full HTB Meeting (Progress Review 2 updates) |
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TBC |
Lead Tutor Group Working Party |
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Tuesday 2nd May 2023 |
Summer 1 Full HTB Meeting (Progress Review 4 updates) |
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TBC |
Lead Tutor Group Working Party |
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TBC |
Summer Conference and Trainee Induction |
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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.
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Date |
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Autumn Term |
06th October 2022 (when DfE Apply re-opens) |
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Spring Term |
01st Feb 2023 |
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Summer Term |
18th April 2023 |
2022/23 Wirral Partnership Board Meetings are as follows:
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Date |
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Autumn Term |
TBC |
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Spring Term |
TBC |
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Summer Term |
TBC |
Class of 2022/23 Graduation
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Date |
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Graduation Evening |
17:00 Alberts of Standish |
