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DCAT Scheme of Delegation/decision making matrix Date of issue: September 2021
Type: Minimum/academies with a below green or light green point in time risk rating (POINTER*)
and support schools with ICO requirements
To ensure registration with the Information Commissioner's Office is up to date
Area of Operation: Staffing
Members
Trustees
LGB members/Transition Board
Executive/Centre Teams
Headteachers
To define the management structures across DCAT
To adopt Trust- wide staff policies and procedures
To appoint and dismiss the CEO, Deputy CEO, CFO, Company Secretary and Clerk to the Trust Board
To conduct the performance management review of the CEO, the
To participate in the process to appoint the Headteacher as requested by the DCAT executive team (acting with the delegated authority of the Trust Board)
To monitor the agreed staffing structure for the Academy and for the appointment of Academy staff to ensure that the Academy is fully staffed in accordance with that structure
To ensure that there is effective communication between the Headteacher,
To oversee the staffing structures for the Academy working closely with the Headteacher
To lead on Senior Leadership appointments
To advise the Trustees on suitable Trust-wide HR policies and procedures and to ensure their effective implementation
To monitor and review staffing changes across the Trust
To determine staffing requirements within each Academy in consultation with the SEL
To appoint teaching and non-teaching staff within the agreed staffing structure
To implement the Trust- wide HR policies and procedures in the Academy as set out in the Employee Handbook
To propose staffing restructures if required
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