Vision and ethos  |  Strategic direction  |  Risks and Opportunities

Finance  |  Overall responsibility

In compliance with the Academies Trust Handbook  

Delegated authority under the Trust Scheme of Delegation  

Teaching & Learning  |  Pupil & Parent & Staff experience  | Safeguarding  |  Business & Community links

Each school

• 2 Parent Governors
• 1 Staff governor
• Head
• Executive Head (where appropriate)
• 5-8 community governors

LGB meetings

• 4 meetings per year in line with data snapshots
• No committees
• Working parties as needed

Trust Finance meetings

3 per year, attended by Finance Governor, Head and finance lead, CEO and CFO (or their representative).

• Business links & careers   Community Links
• Education & Data
• Finance & grants - Sports Premiu, Catch Up
• Parent Voice
• Pupil Premium
• Pupil Voice         
• Safeguarding
• SEND & Looked After Children
• SMSC & British Values
• Wellbeing – staff and pupils
• EYFS (Primary)  6^th form (if relevant)
• Senior leadership team
• Occasionally and where appropriate: CEO, trustees

• Senior leadership team
• Occasionally and where appropriate: CEO, trustees

• Pay Committee – agree pay on recommendation from Head following moderation by trust leadership – one autumn meeting
• Performance management of Head by CEO, external advisor, Chair of LGB & Chair of Trust

Receive reports on:

• Development Plan updates
• End of year results analysis
• Data snapshots & KPIs including vulnerable groups, more able etc.
• Information comparing school to national data
• External quality assurance reports
• Pupil Premium impact reports
• Primary Sports Funding impact reports
• Catch up funding impact reports
• Attendance & Behaviour
• Wellbeing support

First hand knowledge:

• Learning walks linked to Development Plan priorities, mainly as part of trust reviews
• Annual learning walk to audit safeguarding
• Annual SEND learning walk
• Governor links to key subjects

Ofsted:

• Meet with Ofsted to discuss governance in this school, along wit trustee representative

Stakeholder voice:

• Parent forums & PTAs
• School Council
• Community networking

Pupil experience:

• Curriculum offer
• Enrichment – curriculum and before/after school clubs etc.
• Support school in ensuring curriculum and pupil offer match the context of the school’s community

Parents as co-educators – hold school to account for:

• Communication with parents
• Parent workshops re. curriculum, esafety, etc.

Complaints:

• Carry out Stage 3 complaints process (meeting with Chair or another governor)

Risk:

• Receive and question risk register
• Escalate concerns to Board

Compliance – hold school to account for:

• Safeguarding & Prevent
• British Values
• Equality

Exclusions:

• Monitor exclusions, behaviour partnership arrangements
• Receive representations from parents in relation to exclusions

Local policies:

• Agree local policies
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Ambassadors:

• Hold school to account for PR, marketing, pupil recruitment
• Act as ambassadors for the school
• Act as ambassadors for the Trust
• Build positive relationship with PTA
• Build networks with stakeholders and alumni to benefit the school and build a benevolent community
• Build networks with businesses & useful community/education providers
• Encourage school to engage in appropriate fundraising activities and enterprise

Vision & ethos:

• Ensure the vision for the school matches the community context, within the wider Trust vision
• Holding the school to account for a positive, aspirational ethos