GOVERNANCE
TCAT is determined that all of its academies should retain and develop their individual and distinctive characters. This doesn’t mean that TCAT is simply a grouping of diverse and autonomous schools.
TCAT’s strong governance will take the lead and direct the strengths of each of its academies to promote planned organisational development, to support sustainable growth and to maximise the outcomes of all of its pupils.
OUR GOVERNANCE STRUCTURE
Our Trustees are accountable for the leadership and management of the Trust.
The Board of Trustees of Tyne Coast Academy Trust has a governance structure that is:
Compliant with DfE requirements, company and charity law (The trust is a charitable company and so trustees are both charity trustees and company trustees);
Scalable and so adaptable to growth or change within the Tyne Coast Academy Trust;
Reviewed annually by the Trustees.
All members, trustees and governors must adhere to the ‘Nolan Principles’ of public life which are:
Selflessness - holders of public office should act solely in terms of the public interest. They should not do so to gain financial or other benefits for themselves, their family or their friends.
Integrity – holders of public office should not place themselves under any financial or other obligation to outside individuals or organisations that might seek to influence them in the performance of their official duties.
Objectivity – in carrying out public business, including making public appointments, awarding contracts, or recommending individuals for rewards and benefits, holders of public office should make choices on merit.
Accountability – holders of public office are accountable for their decisions and actions to the public and must submit themselves to whatever scrutiny is appropriate to their office.
Openness – holders of public office should be as open as possible about all the decisions and actions that they take. They should give reasons for their decisions and restrict information only when the wider public interest clearly demands it.
Honesty – holders of public office have a duty to declare any private interest relating to their public duties and to take steps to resolve any conflicts arising in a way that protects the public interest.
Leadership – holders of public office should promote and support these principles by leadership and example.
All members, trustees and governors are encouraged to attend training regularly and review training needs annually.
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