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Governance
This section provides a brief overview of our Governance arrangements.
Northern Star Academies Trust, a charitable company limited by guarantee.
NSAT has three layers of governance:
The Members of the Trust, who are akin to shareholders, are the subscribers to its memorandum of association, and any other individuals permitted under its charitable articles of association. Members have a limited financial liability to the trust in the event it is wound up and have the power to appoint and remove trustees; and
The trustees, who are also directors of the charitable company, are responsible for the three core strategic governance functions:
- Ensuring clarity of vision, ethos and strategic direction
- Holding the CEO and Headteachers to account for the educational performance of the school and its pupils and the performance management of staff
- Overseeing the financial performance of each school and making sure its money is well spent
The trustees/directors are responsible for ensuring the charitable company achieves its objectives, as well as compliance with charity and company law and the academy trust’s funding agreement.
Northern Star Academies Trust is also a Multi-Academy Trust (MAT) which is a single legal entity with its board of trustees accountable for all of academies in its partnership. The academies in the NSAT family are:
- Skipton Girls’ High School – an 11-18 secondary school
- Harrogate High School - an 11-19 secondary school
- New Park Primary Academy – a 3-11 primary school
- Hookstone Chase Primary School – a 4-11 primary school
- Starbeck Primary Academy - a 3 -11 primary school
- Eastwood Community Primary School – a 2-11 primary school
- Holycroft Primary School and Nursery - a 3-11 primary school
- Greatwood Community Primary and Nursery School - a 3-11 primary school
- NSAT is also accountable for Northern Lights Teaching School Alliance and Northern Lights SCITT
A third layer of governance also exists through the delegation of governance functions to Local Governing Boards (LGB) with representatives from each academy and trust board.
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Latest tweets from Northern Star Academies Trust
Without our incredible people we simply couldn’t do what we MUST do to keep our children safe, happy and cared for in our beautiful green learning environment @skiptongirls @NLTSA #Wellbeing #StudentProgress #Purposeispeople https://t.co/TT0t4MZxS4
25th September 2020
If you have registered to sit the SGHS selection tests you will receive registration cards w/c 5th Oct. Online registration for tests for 2021 entry CLOSES at 4pm on Wed 30 Sept 2020. You MUST register by this deadline. For details see: https://t.co/abcSlaVmAD https://t.co/lmfwDhOs6R
25th September 2020
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Bradford Teaching
Tonight is virtual awards night in #Bradford! Celebrating Education and Learning in 2020. Join us live at 6.30pm tonight here >>>>https://t.co/LFLBgYfmsy Use the hashtags #TASchools2020 #bradfordteaching @BradfordTandA @bradfordmdc @BradfordOppArea @TeachingSchHub #aagrah https://t.co/zcXkB4C4gx
24th September 2020
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Forum Strategy
“I also want to say thank you to your central teams, many of whom work behind the scenes to support your trusts and their schools to deliver, and have risen to the enormous challenges.” Michael Pain to #TrustLeaders
24th September 2020
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Woodfield Community Primary School
We are so pleased to have launched our very own @WeducUK app this week! Day 1 and we are already getting parent engagement! This is going to be a fantastic tool for both staff and parents. https://t.co/3zaPLyLSbh
24th September 2020
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Eastwood Community School
Thankyou #taschools2020 and @BradfordTeach for a great awards night. It was great the awards could take place virtually. Many congratulations to all nominees and winners. #teambradford #lotstocelebrate
24th September 2020
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Eastwood Community School
🌟🌟Super proud of our Team Eastwood ‘Community Involvement Award’ nominees Mrs Khan and Mrs Cowen for the dedicated contribution they make every day to our community & school. 🌟🌟#thankyou #teamwork #buildingbrighterfuturestogether https://t.co/Aw685eoTdZ
24th September 2020
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Haili Hughes
My new book with @CrownHousePub 'Mentoring in Schools' is now on pre-order: https://t.co/6ACQTHWgZK thank you @DrRLofthouse and @reuben_moore for the brilliant forewords which explore the roles of mentors from different ITT routes. This is aligned with the @educationgovuk ECF! https://t.co/O6lVaf3JGN
23rd September 2020
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Will Smith
Being part of a great MAT is not about loosing autonomy, or being told what to do. It’s about true collaboration, being supported to develop and improve and having an even wider influence. @GreenshawTrust
23rd September 2020
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Northern Star Academies Trust is a thriving Multi Academy Trust in the North of England, comprising of 8 schools – a charitable Trust focusing on the public advancement of education for the public benefit.
Our academies
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Gargrave Road, Skipton,
North Yorkshire,
North Yorkshire, BD23 1QN
01756 707600
Northern Star Academies Trust is a thriving Multi Academy Trust in the North of England, comprising of 8 schools – a charitable Trust focusing on the public advancement of education for the public benefit.
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Northern Star Academies is operated by Northern Star Academies Trust, an exempt charity regulated by the Secretary of State for Education. It is a company limited by guarantee registered in England and Wales (company number 07553531), whose registered office is at 77 Gargrave Road, Skipton, North Yorkshire, BD23 1QN (where a list of members may be inspected).