Important

School is now closed for an extended period. If you need emergency food over the weekend please click here. If you are a student in need of additional mental health support, please click here, to access numerous helplines. If a crime has been committed call the police on 101, or if there is an emergency taking place call 999. we look forward to welcoming back all our students on Tuesday 22nd April at 8.00am in full school uniform and with school equipment in a school bag.

Governance Arrangements

Board of Trustees

The Trust has one Board of Directors/Trustees with a skill-set covering school improvement and commercial effectiveness. 

The Board ensures schools are held to account and realise the benefits of scale that come from working in partnership.

The Beckfoot Trust Board, the Members of the Company and Committees are responsible for ensuring its compliance with Corporate and Charity legislative requirements.  

The governance structure of the Beckfoot Trust is described in our scheme of delegation.

Click hereOpen in new window to view the Trust Master Funding Agreement as well as Beckfoot Upper Heaton’s Funding Agreement.

Find out more on the Beckfoot Trust Website

Local School Committee

The main duties of the Local School Committee are to:
  1. Taking responsibility for challenging the Headteacher to account for ensuring the following areas are a priority of school life
  • Educational standards
  • Health and safety audits and key data/information
  • Safeguarding local protocols, audits and data
  • Effective community and family engagement
  • Staff engagement, welfare and wellbeing
  • Student engagement, welfare and wellbeing
  1. Be aware, of understand and advocate for the school’s progress
  2. Consider and monitor the local implementation of Trust policies and protocols