Our Governance

We have defined tiers of governance; Members, Trustees and Local Governors all have an important part to play in terms of strategic direction and scrutiny.

Trust Governance

Members

• Mr Michael Gill - appointed 01.12.18
• Mrs Wendy Ireland (Ex-Officio) - appointed 12.12.23
• Cllr Fiona Martin - (Chairperson)  appointed 01.12.18
• Mr Robert Myers - appointed 01.12.18
• Mr Timothy Peacock - appointed 01.12.18

Trustees - Appointed by Members

• Miss Joanne Casey  (14.01.26 - 13.01.30  First appt 01.12.18)
• Mrs Wendy Ireland (Chair of Trust Board) (14.01.26 - 13.01.30 First appt 01.12.18, appointed as Chair 12.12.23)
• Mrs Sandra James (CEO) (Appointed 14.01.22)
• Rev Canon Charles Patrick (19.09.23 - 18.09.27)
• Mrs Catherine Rollings (10.12.24 - 09.12.28. First appointed 16.12.20)
• Mr Christopher Waters  (Chair of Finance & Audit Cttee) (14.01.26 - 13.01.30 First appt 01.12.18)

None of our Trustees are currently co-opted.

Retired Trustees & Members (within the past year)

• Mr Paul Brewster  (14.01.26 - 29.06.26  First appt 01.12.18)
• Miss Georgina Day (26.03.24 - 30.06.26  First appt 21.05.20)
• Mrs Lucinda Jackson (12.12.23 - 01.10.26)
• Mrs Katherine Marshall (16.07.25 - 15.09.26 First appointed 25.01.22)

You can contact us via:  clerks@horncastleeducationtrust.org 

The Scheme of Delegation is the touchstone of governance within our Trust.

To ensure that roles and responsibilities are clear, we have set out the key aspects of governance and identified where action, consultation or decision making rests. 

We also have a number of committees to support the Trust Board:

• Finance & Audit
• Local Governance Committees (LGCs)

We consider our LGCs a vital part of governance within the Trust, they are committees of the Trust Board, as set out within the Governance Handbook. 

View the Scheme of Delegation for a snapshot of roles and responsibilities.

View the full Governance Framework for details.