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Trust Board & Committees

Within the Diocese of Salford, Catholic Academy Trust governance is comprised of the following structure:

Members: Diocesan Trustees Academies Committee
Trustees: Board of Directors for Emmaus Catholic Academy Trust

Local Governing Bodies for each Catholic Voluntary Academy within the Emmaus CAT.

The members have oversight of all three Catholic Academy Trusts within the Diocese of Salford.

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Members - Terms of Office

The Right Reverend John Stanley Kenneth Arnold – Bishop of Salford: Overall authority and responsibility for all 208 Catholic schools, colleges & academies in the Diocese of Salford. (Term of Office began: 07/07/2017)

Rev Canon Michael Cooke VG – Vicar General: Diocesan Trustee & Chair of the Trustees Schools’ Committee and the Diocesan Trustees Academy Committee (DTAC). (Term of Office began: 07/07/2017)

Fr Martin Collins – Parish Priest, Holy Cross, Eccles, Manchester. (Term of Office began: 07/11/2023)

Mr Simon Smith – Diocesan Director for Education / Episcopal Delegate for Education: Leads a team of Education officers and consultants, having oversight and responsibility for supporting & challenging all aspects of school provision in line with Diocesan policy. (Term of Office began: 01/02/2018)

Mrs Mary Hunter – Lay member: Recently retired Principal of a successful, large, Catholic 6th Form College in Manchester; National profile in college accountability and performance. (Term of Office began: 01/09/2017)

Rev Canon Antony McBride – Episcopal Vicar for Education (Emeritus): Many years experience of overseeing education provision in the Diocese of Salford. (Term of Office began: 07/07/2017. Term of Office ended: 07/11/2023)

Board of Directors

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Mrs C Anderson

Chair of Directors

Term of Office: 13/09/23 – 12/09/27

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Ms L Tommony

Vice Chair of Directors

Term of Office: 13/09/23 – 12/09/27

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Mr G F Greenhalgh

Director

Term of Office: 14/09/25 – 13/09/29

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Mr C Glennon

Director

Term of Office: 01/01/25 – 31/12/28

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Rev. Prof. Peter McGrail

Director

Term of Office: 09/01/24 - 08/01/28

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Mr T Walsh

Director

Term of Office: 13/05/24 - 30/06/28

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Mrs M Clifford

Co-Opted Director

Term of Office: 01/07/24 - 30/06/28

Previous Directors

Mrs S Rocca (Appointed 1 January 2021 and resigned 20 April 2021)

Ms J Lawson (Appointed 1 September 2020 and resigned 20 May 2021)

Ms A M Burrowes (Appointed 1 June 2021 and resigned 28 April 2022)

Mr M Jaffrain (Appointed 1 September 2021 and resigned 6 December 2022)

Mrs D Allen (Appointed 1 April 2022 and resigned 08 July 2025)

Mr C Mason (Appointed 1 June 2021 and resigned 31 August 2025)

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Each Academy in the Emmaus Catholic Academy Trust has its own Local Governing Body (LGB), with the structure as follows;

  • Six Foundations Governors (one of which will be an ex-offico Parish Priest in a primary school setting)
  • Headteacher
  • Two Parent Governors
  • One Staff Governor

 

The Board of Directors delegate local responsibilities to the Local Governing Bodies including day to day operational matters. 

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Trust Board Attendance

Meeting Attendance 24/25

Declarations of Interest

Declarations of Interest 2025/26

Governance Documents

Governance Diversity Board Report

On the Road to Emmaus

13 Now that same day two of them were going to a village called Emmaus, about seven miles[a] from Jerusalem. 14 They were talking with each other about everything that had happened. 15 As they talked and discussed these things with each other, Jesus himself came up and walked along with them; 16 but they were kept from recognizing him.

17 He asked them, “What are you discussing together as you walk along?”

They stood still, their faces downcast. 18 One of them, named Cleopas, asked him, “Are you the only one visiting Jerusalem who does not know the things that have happened there in these days?”

19 “What things?” he asked.

“About Jesus of Nazareth,” they replied. “He was a prophet, powerful in word and deed before God and all the people. 20 The chief priests and our rulers handed him over to be sentenced to death, and they crucified him; 21 but we had hoped that he was the one who was going to redeem Israel. And what is more, it is the third day since all this took place. 22 In addition, some of our women amazed us. They went to the tomb early this morning 23 but didn’t find his body. They came and told us that they had seen a vision of angels, who said he was alive. 24 Then some of our companions went to the tomb and found it just as the women had said, but they did not see Jesus.”

25 He said to them, “How foolish you are, and how slow to believe all that the prophets have spoken! 26 Did not the Messiah have to suffer these things and then enter his glory?” 27 And beginning with Moses and all the Prophets, he explained to them what was said in all the Scriptures concerning himself.

28 As they approached the village to which they were going, Jesus continued on as if he were going farther. 29 But they urged him strongly, “Stay with us, for it is nearly evening; the day is almost over.” So he went in to stay with them.

30 When he was at the table with them, he took bread, gave thanks, broke it and began to give it to them. 31 Then their eyes were opened and they recognized him, and he disappeared from their sight. 32 They asked each other, “Were not our hearts burning within us while he talked with us on the road and opened the Scriptures to us?”

33 They got up and returned at once to Jerusalem. There they found the Eleven and those with them, assembled together 34 and saying, “It is true! The Lord has risen and has appeared to Simon.” 35 Then the two told what had happened on the way, and how Jesus was recognized by them when he broke the bread.

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