Governance
Trinity Academy Newcastle Board
Message from the Chair of the Board of Trustees
On behalf of the Board of Trustees, I extend a warm welcome to Trinity Academy Newcastle Trust.
We are an Academy Trust dedicated to providing specialised support for young people with diagnosed mental health, behavioural, and emotional issues across our range of specialist academy schools in Newcastle and Sunderland.
At Trinity Academy Newcastle Multi Academy Trust, we take pride in being recognised as a Trauma Informed Trust by Trauma Informed Schools UK. This formal recognition underscores our unwavering commitment to creating nurturing, emotionally supportive environments across all our provisions, with each setting acknowledged as a trauma-informed environment. Grounded in our core values, we strive to develop competent, confident, and kind citizens of the future through a trauma-informed approach, helping every child and young person feel safe, understood, and empowered to reach their full potential.
We are dedicated to supporting the ambitions and hopes of all our learners, working diligently to ensure they achieve the best possible outcomes and are well-prepared for their future lives. In our post-16 provision, we offer a variety of courses, including construction skills, land-based studies, hair and beauty, and motor vehicle maintenance and more, to provide alternative pathways for our young people.
We are at the forefront of the latest educational strategies on mental health support. Our academies are supported by skilled, dedicated staff to assist our young people through some of the most challenging periods in their lives and preparing them for their next steps.
We pride ourselves on maintaining the highest behavioural standards in our academies. While we understand the challenging nature of some of our learners, we are committed to ensuring that all our learners and staff feel safe at all times. Consequently, any instances of poor behaviour will not be tolerated and will be addressed fairly but firmly.
Our facilities are first-class, and our learning provision is based on small class sizes to help our learners develop to their fullest potential.
Michael McHugh
Chair of Board of Trustees
Members
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Peter CarterAppointed Aug 2025 – term of office to Aug 2029 |
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Eric FletcherAppointed Jan 2024 |
Past members in the last 12 monthsStella Willmott - Appointed May 2021 - stepped down in Sept 2024 - ROI The Members were appointed by Academy Members |
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Board of Trustees
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Michael McHugh - Chair of Board of TrusteesTrinity Academy Newcastle, Appointed Nov 2019 – term of office to Nov 2027 Health & Safety and Risk Link Director |
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Nick ElliottAppointed July 2022 – term of office to July 2026 Cyber Link Director |
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Peter MonaghanAppointed July 2024 – term of office to July 2028 School Improvement Link Director |
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Helen MurrayAppointed Dec 2024 – term of office to Dec 2028 Careers and outcomes Link Director |
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Chris BoccoviAppointed Feb 2025 – term of office to Feb 2029 Trauma Link Director |
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Lynn McNally (Accounting Officer) Appointed May 2023 - ROI |
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Past Trustees in last 12 monthsPeter Carter - Appointed Aug 2017 - stepped down in Sept 2024 - ROI |
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Trinity Post 16 Solutions Limited
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Past Trinity Post-16 Solutions Limited Company Trustees |
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Local Governors
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Coleen Hillicks |
Appointed Nov 2023 - ROI |
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Rachael Allen |
Appointed Nov 2023 - ROI |
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Mark Flint |
Appointed Nov 2020 – term of office to Nov 2024 - ROI |
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Sarah Stuart |
Appointed Sept 2022 – term of office to Sept 2026 - ROI |
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Dan Shuttleworth |
Appointed Sept 2022 – term of office to Sept 2026 - ROI |
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Marie Matthewson |
Appointed Sept 2022 – term of office to Sept 2026 - ROI |
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Alan Carter |
Appointed June 2025 – term of office to May 2029 - ROI |
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Sophie Hunter |
Appointed Sept 2024 – term of office to Sept 2028 - ROI |
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Mariyam Youssaf |
Appointed Feb 2025 – term of office to Feb 2029 - ROI |
Past Local GovernorsMichael McHugh - Appointed Sept 2023 – stepped down September 2024 - ROI Dawn Duffy - Appointed June 2023 - stepped down February 2024 - ROI Matthew Scott - Appointed March 2021 – Stepped down October 2023 - ROI Andrew Butler - Appointed Sept 2022 – Stepped down November 2023 - ROI Sarah Elliott - Appointed Sept 2020 – Stepped down January 2024 - ROI Chloe Barraclough - Appointed Nov 2020 – Stepped down December 2024 - ROI Mark Kennedy - Appointed Sept 2024 - Stepped down May 2025 - ROI Peter Carter - Appointed Sept 2024 - Stepped down Aug 2025 - ROI James Snowdon - Appointed Sept 2023 - Stepped down Aug 2025 - ROI |
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All the Trustees, Company Trustees and Local Governors have been appointed by the Members or the Board of Trustees. |
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Trust Information Downloads
Articles of Association
The governance arrangements for Trinity Academy Newcastle Trust are laid down in the Articles of Association, which describe the powers of trustees and the procedures and rules of the Board of Trustees.
Funding Agreement
The funding agreement is the contract the Academy Trust has signed with the Secretary of State to become an Academy Trust and specifies how the Trust is run, its duties and the powers the Secretary of State has over the Trust. The Funding Agreement is the method by which all academies are held accountable to the Department of Education.
Trinity Academy Newcastle Trust's Funding Agreement and Supplemental Funding Agreements are accessible below:
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