What is included?

 

All our schools benefit from:

The oversight of the main Trust Board, who take the legal and statutory responsibility for the Trust and its schools

Access to the Trust's in-house governance and administration colleagues, including our Head of Governance and Compliance

Support and guidance through the conversion process and beyond

Consultation in regular reviews of the Scheme of Delegation

Legal advice and support as required

Guidance and support through complaints processes

Support for Headteacher recruitment

Inspection preparation

HR support for issues related to staff performance and other matters

Leadership of the Headteacher’s appraisal process

On-going school improvement support

Support with managing clerking arrangements (the Trust has some shared clerks who work across more than one school)

Membership of the Confederation of School Trusts

Training and development – a regular source of information and guidance; online and face-to-face.

Annual Trust-wide information and training events

Regular Chairs’ meetings with the Head of Governance and Compliance

Trust email addresses, SharePoint and website

Use of the Trust's agreed policy framework

 

What is not included?

Access to local training and development opportunities – for example, we do not buy into local authority governor services collectively

 

Additional information

We are constantly reviewing our services with our academy governors and welcome feedback.