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Trust Governance Arrangements

The Thomas Deacon Education Trust (TDET) is the legal entity which promotes and sponsors Academies within the Group. The Trust has established a clear organisational structure with identified lines of accountability and reporting for all its operations. This includes defining the responsibilities of the Trust Board and those responsibilities delegated to its committees and officers within the Trust.

Thomas Deacon Education Trust - Governance Structure (tdet.education)

Thomas Deacon Education Trust - Statutory Agreements (tdet.education)

Thomas Deacon Education Trust - Annual Reports (tdet.education)

Scheme of Delegation

The responsibilities of the Board and its sub-committees are set out in the Trust’s Scheme of Delegation. The Trust Board has agreed Terms of Reference for each sub-committee.

Academy Committee Body

Each Academy within the Trust has an Academy Committee (AC) that provides oversight at a local level. The remit and terms of reference are established by the Trust Board and meet at least 6 times a year.

The Academy Committee has Three Key Roles
 

To provide a strategic view of where the Academy is heading
To act as a critical friend to the Academy
To hold the Academy to account for the educational standards it achieves and the quality of education it provides

Membership of the AC includes the Academy Principal, parents and other members of the community with skills suited to undertaking the key roles outlined above.

Governance at QKA

The Board of Governors are:

  • Dawn Bendall – Chair of Governors
  • Rebecca Ford - Vice Chair
  • Liz Knight
  • Petr Torak
  • Tony Walton

 

Pen Portraits:

Liz Knight

Liz has been the Academic Director at University Centre Peterborough since 2012. As a Peterborian, she has a passion for improving education in the city and encouraging widening participation and life-long learning. She started her teaching career at Peterborough Regional College, and held positions as Head of Arts and Science. Liz is a qualified teacher and holds higher qualifications in Education and post-graduate research. In her spare time she enjoys gardening and is a member of the National Trust and CAMRA.

Liz Knight

 

Dawn Bendall

My name is Dawn Bendall and I have been an Academy Committee Member at Queen Katharine Academy for almost 2 years. 

I have two happy children in the school, and I am a strong supporter of the school’s ethos and principles.

I enjoy being part of a team that challenges the school to perform to the best of its ability to ensure that all children leave having reached their full potential.

Dawn Bendall

 

Petr Torak

Petr Torák MBE is a Czech-British honorary consul of the Czech Republic in the United Kingdom and a former police officer. He is of Roma origin. His police work was centred on Czech and Slovak Roma people, the issues they face, and wider questions arising from their migration to England. In 2015, Torák was appointed MBE for "services to the Roma community".

Petr Torak

 

Tony Walton    
Becky Ford Becky is Headteacher of Warboys Academy and has overall leadership & management of the school including strategic planning and development. 

Becky Ford

 

 

 


Name

D Bendall

T Walton

B Ford

P Torak

L Knight

Term of Office

13 Dec 2024

 

 13 Dec 2025

13 Dec 2025

 

7 Feb 2026

24 May 2025

 

Date of Appointment

13 Dec 2018

 

14 Dec 2021

 

14 Dec 2021

 

08 Feb 2022

 

25 May 2021

 

Date they stepped down (where applicable)

 N/A

Ongoing

 N/A 

Ongoing

 N/A 

Ongoing

 N/A 

Ongoing

 N/A 

Ongoing

Appointed by

ACM

ACM

 TDET 

ACM

ACM

Nature of Business Interest

Parent

Manufacturing

Education

Charity

Education

Status

Chair of Governors

Committee Member

Vice Chair of Governors

Committee Member

Committee Member

 

 

Follow the link below to view the attendance for all committees on the Trust website.

Academy Committees Attendance

 

Ex-Officio: Philip Masterson

 

Chair of Governors: Mrs Dawn Bendall

Address: 

Queen Katharine Academy
Mountsteven Ave
Walton
Peterborough
Cambridgeshire
PE4 6HX

Email: info@qka.education

Tel: 01733 383888

 

Clerk Contact details: isabel.clark@peterborough.gov.uk

TDET Register of Interests: Thomas Deacon Education Trust - Register of Interest (tdet.education)