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6.0 THE ROLE OF TRUST BOARD COMMITTEES
The trustees may establish committees to carry out some of its governance functions which may include making decisions, although any decisions made will be deemed decisions of the trust board. The membership and responsibilities of board committees are set out in the committee’s terms of reference. It is usual for the trust board to appoint board committee chairs and committee members according to their skills.
7.0 THE ROLE OF THE CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER (CEO)
The CEO is the accounting officer so has overall responsibility for the operation of the academy trust’s financial responsibilities and must ensure that the organisation is run with financial effectiveness and stability; avoiding waste and securing value for money.
The CEO leads the Trust Senior Leadership Team of the academy trust, the Chief Operating Officer (COO) and Head of Improvement (HOI). The CEO will delegate executive management functions to the executive management team and is accountable to the trust board for the performance of the Trust Senior Leadership team.
A job description for the CEO, COO and HOI can be found in Annexes C, D and E.
8.0 THE ROLE OF THE LOCAL GOVERNING BODY
The trustees have established a Local Governing Body (LGBs) in each academy to carry out some of its school level governance functions. The trustees will appoint the chair and ensure that two parents and one member of staff are elected to the LGB.
Local Governing Bodies are accountable to the Board of Trustees for:
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g) Monitoring the effective provision of Religious Education and high quality Collective Worship is taking place within the academy.
The CEO has the delegated responsibility for the operation of the trust including the performance of the trust’s academies and so the CEO will performance manage the Senior Leadership Team and may delegate Headteacher performance management to the Head of Improvement who has line management responsibility for them. As there is delegation of some governance functions to local governing bodies, this is usually undertaken with the Chair of the local governing body and / or a small performance management group.
Ensuring that effective strategies are used which lead to the continual improvement in pupils’
progress and the educational outcomes for pupils
Ensuring local processes are in place and are adequate for safeguarding, health & safety, and overall
compliance
Ensuring the efficient and proper management of resources in line with the Trust’s policies,
including setting draft budgets and monitoring income and expenditure throughout the year
Ensuring the Board of Directors are kept informed through agreed mechanisms and procedures, in
line with the Scheme of Delegation
Ensuring that the aims and objectives, vision and values and ethos of the Trust are faithfully upheld
Ensuring, with the Headteacher, that the highest standards of pupil behaviour and learning are
achieved and sustained
Scheme of Delegation Review – DCAT October 2019
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