Governance
Newman Catholic Academy Trust
Members' and Governors' Statutory Information
Members:
All Members of the Newman Catholic Academy Trust listed below are also Members of the following Academy Trusts: Frassati Catholic Academy Trust, Mother Teresa Catholic Academy Trust, Edith Stein Catholic Academy Trust, St. Peter's Catholic Voluntary. Academy Trust, Catholic Academy Trust in South Hampshire.
| Name | Role | Date Appointed | Other Relevant Business Interests | Date Declared |
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Rt Rev Philip Egan |
Member |
27.11.16 |
Trustee of East Hendred Consolidated Catholic Charities. |
13.09.25 |
| Fr P J Smith | Member | 10.01.20 | Priest Episcopal Vicar for Education & Schools Diocesan Commissioner and Trustee for Catholic Diocese of Portsmoth. |
26.09.25 |
| Rev James McAuley | Member | 05.10.22 | Trustee of Portsmouth Roman Catholic Diocesan Trust and Catholic Diocese of Portsmouth. Foundation Governor at St John's Cathedral Primary School. |
12.09.25 |
| Mary Breen | Member | 31.07.20 | Business interest in Farrer & Co. Governor/Trustee at Radley College and Royal Ballet School |
07.11.25 |
| Heather Hauschild | Member | 01.07.20 | Close family relationship to priest in the Catholic Diocese of Portsmouth. | 06.11.25 |
Local Governing Body
Chair of Governors: Mr G Joslin - chairofgovernors@springhillcatholic.net
Role and Responsibilities
The school governing body has a strategic role in ensuring that the school is providing education of a high standard, and based on the teachings of the Catholic Church and Canon Law. The governing body is essentially a monitoring body which works in partnership with the school leadership team. The school headteacher and the leadership team are responsible for the internal organisation of the school. The governing body critically appraises the whole school performance and is responsible for approving staff appointments and overseeing how the school budget is spent. Only decisions ratified by the whole governing body are binding and have a legal value. However, the board can delegate to committees or single governors, such as the Chair, some specific responsibilities. Otherwise, a single governor as such has no specific authority.
Composition of the Governing Body
The Governing Body is made up of:
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10 Foundation Governors, appointed directly by the Bishop. They have a special duty to ensure that the school Catholic Ethos is preserved and developed, and that Catholic Education in School is in line with the Bishop's directions
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2 Staff Governors (including the headteacher)
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2 Parent Governors, elected by the parents
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1 Co-opted Governor
A clerk supports them with circulation of documents, information and minute taking.
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Committees and Working Groups
Springhill governing board meets once a month.
Governors use different sources of information, such as: the regular Headteacher Report; anonymised statistics about pupils; reports from OFSTED, the Diocese of Portsmouth and other external auditors; visits to school and 'learning walks' to focus on a particular area.
Health and Safety
There is a further working group, Health and Safety, which monitors school compliance with current Health and Safety legislation.
Finance Committee
A Finance Committee has been established to support the Board in maintaining robust oversight of the academy trust's financial affairs.
The Finance Committee also oversees the Trust's programme of internal scrutiny and reports to the Board on the adequacy of the Trust's internal control framework, including financial and non-financial controls and management of risks.
Financial Insight:
https://financial-benchmarking-and-insights-tool.education.gov.uk/trust/07714121