Trinity Academy Newcastle Board

Message from the Chair of the Board of Directors

On behalf of the Board of Directors, may I extend a warm welcome to Trinity Academy Newcastle Trust.

We are an Academy Trust which offers skilled specialist support for young people with diagnosed mental health, behavioural and emotional issues across our range of specialist academy schools in Newcastle and Sunderland.

Our provision extends from supporting young children (from age 7) through to older learners in our Post-16 setting and learners with particular special needs in our post-19 setting. Our staff are committed to providing them with the best possible educational experiences to give them the best preparation for the next stage of their life journey. We specialise in a wide range of alternative education provisions as we are aware that many of our learners excel in non-academic subjects.

We are keen to support the ambitions and hopes of all our learners and we work hard to ensure that all of our learners leave with the best possible outcomes and preparation for their future lives. In particular, in our post-16 provision, we offer a range of courses, such as construction skills, land-based studies, hair and beauty and motor vehicle maintenance to provide alternative outcomes for our young people.

We are also aware that the lives of many of our learners are sometimes impacted by factors and events in their lives outside of school. We are at the forefront of the latest educational strategies on mental health support and are very proud of our new specialist centre at our Trinity Academy Newcastle – Upper Site to support trauma-based learning and parenting skills, with a corresponding satellite provision at our Trinity Academy New Bridge in Sunderland. Our new provisions are supported by skilled, dedicated staff to help our young people through some of the most difficult periods in their lives.

We pride ourselves on maintaining the highest behavioural standards in our academies. While we understand the challenging nature of some of our learners, we want all of our learners and staff to feel safe at all times and as such, any instances of poor behaviour will not be tolerated and will be dealt with fairly but firmly.

All of our academies in Newcastle have been judged by Ofsted to be ‘Good’ and at Trinity Academy New Bridge, we have recently been judged as ‘Requires Improvement’, following it’s previous special measures judgment prior to joining the Trust. Our facilities are first-class, and our learning provision is generally based on small class sizes to help our learners develop to their best potential.

Peter Carter
Chair of Board of Directors

Members

	Peter Carter - Chair of Board of Directors Trinity Academy Newcastle, Condercum Road, Newcastle upon Tyne NE4 8XJ Appointed Aug 2017
	Shirley Hall Appointed Jan 2021
	Stella Willmott Appointed May 2021
	Eric Fletcher Appointed Jan 2024
Past members in the last 12 months Emma Vinton – Appointed Sept 2020 – stepped down in May 2023 Matthew Curtis – Appointed Sept 2020 – stepped down in Aug 2023 The Members were appointed by Academy Members

Board of Directors

	Peter Carter Appointed Aug 2017 – term of office to Aug 2025 Link Director for Safeguarding
	Michael McHugh Appointed Nov 2019 – term of office to Nov 2027
	Nick Elliott Appointed July 2022 – term of officer to July 2026
	James Rainsford Appointed Sept 2022 – term of office to Aug 2026
	Ana Maria Ocampo Lucumi Appointed November 2023 Link Director for Wellbeing
Lynn McNally (Accounting Officer) Appointed May 2023
Past Directors in last 12 months Eric Fletcher - Appointed September 2021 - stepped down Jan 2024 Irena Peel – Appointed Dec 2018 – stepped down Aug 2023 William Curley (Accounting Officer) – appointed March 2015 – stepped down April 2023 Lee Robinson – Appointed Sept 2021 – stepped down Aug 2023 Pam Thompson - Appointed Oct 2021 - stepped down Jan 2024