Statutory Information
The Board of Directors of Community First Academy Trust
Trust Directors have legal duties, powers and responsibilities. They meet at least once a term and minutes of these meetings are available in school.
Directors are appointed by the Members of the Trust in accordance with the Articles of Association.
Mr Jack Pugh - Chair
Mrs Jane Chambers - Vice Chair
Click here to see our 2018-19 CFAT Governance Structure
The Board of Directors
| Name | Director | Date of Appointment |
Term of Office |
Date of Resignation (if within 12 months) |
| Members |
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| Mr Jack Pugh |
Member & Chair |
25th September 2017 | 4 Years | |
| Mr Neil Bailey | Member | 25th September 2017 | 4 Years | |
| Mrs Elizabeth Greenside | Member | 1st September 2018 | 4 Years | |
| Mrs Karen Ardley |
Member |
25th September 2017 | 4 Years | |
| Mrs Brenda Szwandt | Member | 25th September 2017 | 4 Years | 16th July 2018 |
| Mrs Angela Holland | Member |
25th September 2017 |
4 Years | |
| Trustees | ||||
| Mrs Sue Darbyshire | CEO / Trustee | 25th September 2017 | 4 Years | |
| Cllr Carl Sweeney | Trustee | 25th September 2017 | 4 Years | |
| Mr Mark Rowlands | Trustee | 25th September 2017 | 4 Years | |
| Mrs Debra Wood | Trustee | 1st April 2015 | 4 Years | 13th December 2017 |
| Mr Peter Harmer | Trustee | 1st April 2015 | 4 Years | 13th December 2017 |
| Mr Geoff Ashton | Co-opted Trustee | 16th September 2015 | 4 Years | 6th July 2018 |
| Mr Anthony Healy | Trustee | 1st September 2017 | 4 Years | 30 January 2018 |
| Mr Jonathan Boyers | Trustee | 1st September 2017 | 4 Years | 30 January 2018 |
| Mr Simeon Woosey | Trustee | 1 March 2018 | 4 Years | |
| Mrs Ruth Rule-Mullen | Trustee | 4 May 2018 | 4 Years | |
| Mrs Jane Chambers | Vice Chair - Trustee - | 1 March 2018 | 4 Years | |
| Marie Collier | Clerk | 1st September 2018 | annual | info@cfat.org.uk |
Directors or Committees with Specific Roles
| Name | Specific Role |
| Mr Jack Pugh | *Vulnerable Children (including Safeguarding & CLA) |
| Mrs Ruth Rule-Mullen | Special Educational Needs & Disability |
| Cllr Carl Sweeney | Pupil Premium and Looked after Children |
| Mr Mark Rowlands | Health & Safety |
| Finance audit and risk committee | Finance, audit & risk |
Record of Attendance
| Name |
22.05.18 Meeting of Trustees |
08.05.18 Extraordinary Meeting |
27.03.18 Meeting of Trustees |
31.01.18 Extraordinary Meeting |
13.12.17 Meeting of Trustees |
25.09.17 AGM |
11.07.17 Meeting of Trustees |
13.05.17 Extraordinary Meeting |
28.03.17 Meeting of Trustees |
15.12.16 Meeting of Trustees |
27.09.16 Meeting of Trustees |
|
Mr Jack Pugh |
✓ | x | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ |
|
Mr Neil Bailey |
n/a | n/a | n/a | - | ✓ | n/a | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | n/a |
| Mrs Sue Darbyshire | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ |
| Cllr Carl Sweeney | ✓ | ✓ | x | ✓ | x | n/a | ✓ | ✓ | x | ✓ | x |
| Mr Mark Rowlands | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | x | ✓ | n/a | x | ✓ | |||
| Mrs Debra Wood | no longer a trustee | no longer a trustee | no longer a trustee | no longer a trustee | ✓ | n/a | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ |
| Mr Peter Harmer | no longer a trustee | no longer a trustee | no longer a trustee | no longer a trustee | - | - | ✓ | x | ✓ | x | ✓ |
| Mr Geoff Ashton | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | n/a | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ |
| Mrs Brenda Szwandt | n/a | n/a | n/a | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a |
| Mrs Karen Ardley | n/a | n/a | n/a | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a |
| Mr Tony Healy | no longer a trustee | no longer a trustee | no longer a trustee | no longer a trustee | x | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a |
| Mr Jonathan Boyers | no longer a trustee | no longer a trustee | no longer a trustee | no longer a trustee | x | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a |
| Mrs Jane Chambers | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a |
| Mr Simeon Woosey | x | x | ✓ | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a |
| Mrs Ruth Rule-Mullen | ✓ | x | ✓ | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a |
Directors Meetings - take place at Platt Bridge Community School at 17:30
To view the minutes taken from the Community First Academy Trust Directors meetings, please click the following link:
Directors Meeting - 11.07.18
Extra-ordinary Meeting of Members - 03.07.2018
Directors Meeting - 22.05.2018
Extra-ordinary Meeting of Trustees - 08.05.2018
Director Meeting - 26.03.18
Extra-ordinary Meeting of Trustees - 31.01.18
NOTE - please note minutes are only added to the website once they have been approved by members or trustees.
Training
All Trustees and Local Academy Boards for all CFAT partner schools are invited for ongoing training. Recent training has included the following:
22nd March 2016 - RAISE online with Tauheedul Education Trust.
17th May 2016 - Using Fisher Family Trust Aspire
21st June 2016 - Performance Tables - Secondary with Tauheedul Education Trust.
13th September 2016 - Narrowing the Gap with Tauheedul Education Trust.
12th & 13th May 2017 – CFAT Annual Conference Review of Governance & Ofsted Framework Training
27th April 2018 - Members and Trustee Review of Governance Workshop
May 2018 - Mandatory trust-wide GDPR training for Members and Trustees
July 2018 – CFAT Annual Conference Review of Governance & Data Training
28 September 2018 - CFAT Visioning Conference
Financial Statement
Please click here to view Community First Academy Trust Financial Statement to 2017
Please click here to view Community First Academy Trust Financial Statement to 2016
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Financial Regulations Manual
Please click here to view Community First Academy Trust Financial Regulations Manual.
Management Letter
Please click here to view Community First Academy Trust Management Letter 2017
Value for Money Statement
Please click here to view Community First Academy Trust Value for Money Statement
Articles of Association
Please click here to view Community First Academy Trust Memorandum of Association
Please click here to view Community First Academy Trust Articles of Association
Scheme of Delegation
Please click here to view Community First Academy Trust Scheme of Delegation
Please click here to view Community First Academy Trust - 2017-18 Governance Structure
Funding Agreement
Please click here to view Community First Academy Trust Deed of Variation of Funding Agreement
Please click here to view Community First Academy Trust Supplemental Funding Agreement
General Data Protection Regulations
Please click here to view Community First Academy Trust General Data Protection Regulations
Trade Union Facility Time
Please click here to view Community First Academy Trust Trade Union Facility Time
