About Coombe Academy Trust Governance More BOARD OF TRUSTEES THE ROLE OF THE TRUSTEES TRUSTEES ATTENDANCE AT BOARD MEETINGS TRUSTEES REGISTRAR OF PECUNIARY & BUSINESS INTEREST THE TRUSTEES ARE: Derek Morgan - Chair of Trustees & Chair of Infrastructure Committee Rowena Bass - Chair of Audit Committee BSc FCA qualified as a chartered accountant with KPMG in London and has extensive audit experience in the private and not for profit sectors. She currently works for a number of the accounting institutes and training providers on accountancy exams and apprenticeship assessments. Rowena is a Councillor with the Royal Borough of Kingston upon Thames, director of Kingston Chamber of Commerce and till recently a governor at Robin Hood Primary School. Marcus Bhargava Head of School of Education, Midwifery and Social Work at Kingston University and a member of the University’s Senior Leadership Group. He is responsible for the strategic direction and operational and financial activities of his School. A former secondary school teacher, Marcus has significant experience in educational experience having served as a member of two National Curriculum expert panels in Citizenship Education, a former consultant to the Qualifications and Curriculum Authority leading a national exemplification of assessment project and leading teacher training at two Universities. He is a former governor of an Outstanding Infant School, where he chaired the learning committee and a large secondary school. He has a son at Coombe Boys’ School. Diana Brotherston - Chair of Remuneration Committee Diana qualified as a primary teacher in 1977 (B'Ed) and later studied for an MA in Education through the Open University. She worked in various schools in Surrey and Kingston, latterly as Headteacher for 18 years of an outstanding primary school. Diana has extensive knowledge of primary education and since she retired in 2012 served as Chair of Governors at Knollmead Primary supporting the school as it became part of Coombe Academy Trust. In 2019 Diana resigned as governor to concentrate on her trustee responsibilities. Alan Burbridge Jan Galloway Jan is a partner at the south and London based law firm Moore Barlow and is chairwoman of their Individuals and Family division. Jan has practised family law for 32 years and has a wealth of experience in dealing with the consequences of a relationship breakdown and the impact that can have on the children of the relationship. She’s a trained mediator, collaborative lawyer and an accredited member of the Law Society Family Law Panel. She has a daughter who has just concluded her masters at Newcastle University. Margaret Hunnaball Emma Thomas - Chair of Resources Committee A CIMA qualified accountant with 19 years experience in government finance. Her work has focussed on the development of high-quality finance business partnering in recent years, looking to drive efficient and effective use of scarce resources though a passion for data insight and high quality strategic financial advice. She is currently the interim Strategic Finance Director at Home Office. She has been a Coombe Trustee since March 2018. If you would like to register your interest to become a Trustee, please contact Lucy Dawson at trustclerk@coombe.org.uk THE ROLE OF THE TRUSTEES Trustees apply the highest standards of conduct and ensure robust governance. They follow the Governance Handbook and aid compliance with the Academies Financial Handbook through leading: strategic leadership that sets and champions vision, ethos and strategy; accountability that drives up educational standards and financial performance; people with the right skills, experience, qualities and capacity; structures that reinforce clearly defined roles and responsibilities; compliance with statutory and contractual requirements; and evaluation of governance to monitor and improve its quality and impact. The Trustees comply with the Trust’s charitable objects, with company and charity law and with the funding agreements. Their duties are to: act within their powers; promote the success of the Trust; exercise independent judgement; exercise reasonable care, skill and diligence; avoid conflicts of interest; not accept benefits from third parties; and declare interest in proposed transactions of arrangements. They ensure regularity and propriety in use of the Trust’s funds and achieve economy, efficiency and effectiveness. The Full Board of Trustees meets twice per term. The purpose of the Full Board meetings is: to ensure that the Trust’s funds are used in accordance with the law, the Trust’s Articles, its Funding Agreements and the Academies Financial Handbook; to ensure that the Trust and its academies are operated in accordance with the law, the Articles, its Funding Agreements and the Academies Financial Handbook; to ensure clarity of vision, ethos and strategic direction, propose overarching aims and objectives for the schools; to monitor the quality of educational provision across the Trust; to challenge and monitor performance including overseeing the performance of the EHT; to oversee the financial performance of the Trust; to determine Human Resource Policy and Practice; to comply with their duties as company directors and charity Trustees, including to exercise reasonable skill and care in carrying out their duties; to ensure the Nolan principles of public life are adhered to (selflessness, integrity, objectivity, accountability, openness, honesty and leadership); and to recruit EHT and Executive Directors. The Resources Board Sub-Committee focuses on the effectiveness and efficiency of the management of the financial and staffing resources of the Trust. This Committee covers human resources and financial resources. Within this remit, the Committee will address any matter raised by the Executive or Deputy Executive Headteacher or that the Committee reasonably considers to be within its remit and that is not a Reserved Decision. The Infrastructure Board Sub-Committee focuses on the compliance of the Trust with regard to Health and Safety, Premises and oversees the effectiveness and efficiency of the premises and ICT to support the objectives of the Trust. This Committee covers: Health and Safety; Infrastructure (including premises, buildings and ICT); and Data Protection. The Audit Board Sub-Committee maintains an oversight of the Trust’s governance, risk management, internal control and value for money framework. It reports its findings annually to the Board of Trustees and the Accounting Officer as part of the Trust’s annual reporting requirements. The Remuneration Board Sub-Committee will maintain an oversight of the Trust’s pay policy and pay procedures, performance management of the leadership and executive leadership teams and leadership succession planning. It will report any findings to the Board at the December and July meetings. TRUSTEES ATTENDANCE AT BOARD MEETINGS September 2020 - August 2021 September 2019 - August 2020 September 2018 - August 2019 TRUSTEES REGISTRAR OF PECUNIARY & BUSINESS INTEREST 2020/2021 2019/2020 The Coombe Academy Trust is a company limited by guarantee (company number 7905433, registered in England and Wales) that has its registered office at Coombe Boys’ School, Blakes Lane, New Malden, Surrey, KT3 6NU. This site uses cookies from Google to deliver its services and to analyze traffic. Information about your use of this site is shared with Google. 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