The Academy Trust is a charitable company limited by guarantee (the liability of the members is set at £10 in the model Articles of Association). The Trust has two layers of governance:
- the members, who operate at a strategic level with ultimate control over the direction of the Academy Trust, and
- the trustees with responsibility for day-to-day management and operation of the Academy Trust.
The Members
The functions of the members of the Academy Trust include:
- Overseeing the achievement of the objectives of the company.
- Taking part Extraordinary General Meetings.
- Appointing some of the governors.
- Signing off the company’s financial accounts and annual report.
- Power to amend the Articles of the company and, ultimately, to remove the trustees/directors.
Overall, members usually have much more limited practical involvement in the management of the company than the governors.
Current members are:
- Keith Arrowsmith-Oliver
- Stephen Dunne
- Gareth Morgan
- Steve Williams
- Alison Harris
The Trustees (the Trustee Body)
In Academies, the governors are directors or trustees of the Academy Trust. Most day-to-day management decisions are made collectively through a board of directors typically referred to as the governing body.
The governing body manages the Academy on behalf of the Academy Trust and the key responsibilities are to:
- Ensure the quality of educational provision.
- Challenge and monitor the performance of the school.
- Manage the Academy Trust’s finances and property.
- Manage the staff.
- Exercise reasonable skill and care in carrying out their duties.
- Ensure that the Academy Trust complies with charity and company law.
- Operate the Academy in accordance with the Funding Agreement that has been signed with the Secretary of State.
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