About Our Trust

Roles and responsibilities

Governance Level	Membership	Meetings	Responsibilities/Authorities	Reporting	References
Members	Candidates with suitable background and skills will be identified and confirmed by the DfE	Minimum 1 per year	To appoint/remove Trustees To sign off financial statements and the annual report To change the Articles of Association	N/a	Articles of Association
Board of Trustees	Up to 9 trustees appointed by the members	4 meetings per year	To ensure quality of educational provision To challenge and monitor performance To oversee management of finances and property To ensure compliance with charity and company law To ensure operation in accordance with funding agreement To receive and approve finance procedures and regulations To determine and approve corporate policy To appoint, appraise and dismiss academy Headteachers To receive reports from Senior Trust Staff, Committees, and LGBs To approve and remove members of LGBs	Reports to members at AGM on progress for the year. Financial statements and annual report	Articles of Association and Scheme of Delegation
Local Governing Bodies	Primary sector maximum of 12 members. Secondary sector maximum of 15 members. Must include: Parent governors Staff governors Additional attendees: Synergy CEO Trust Finance Executive Primary Executive Lead Trustees as required	2 in the first term then termly	To support the vision of the Trust To govern admissions/exclusions/complaints To monitor and be accountable for standards To act as critical friend to the Headteacher To represent the views of, and engage with, the local community To liaise with the Trust’s Finance Executive, through the Headteacher, in setting the local budget To authorise expenditure up to levels in the finance policy To monitor the appointment, appraisal and dismissal of school staff excluding the Headteacher To oversee safeguarding procedures To review and determine local policy To visit the school	Reports to the Board of Trustees through approved minutes	Scheme of Delegation and LGB Terms of Reference

Governance Level

Membership

Meetings

Responsibilities/Authorities

Reporting

References

Members

Candidates with suitable background and skills will be identified and confirmed by the DfE

Minimum 1 per year

To appoint/remove Trustees
To sign off financial statements and the annual report
To change the Articles of Association

N/a

Articles of Association

Board of Trustees

Up to 9 trustees appointed by the members

4 meetings per year

To ensure quality of educational provision
To challenge and monitor performance
To oversee management of finances and property
To ensure compliance with charity and company law
To ensure operation in accordance with funding agreement
To receive and approve finance procedures and regulations
To determine and approve corporate policy
To appoint, appraise and dismiss academy Headteachers
To receive reports from Senior Trust Staff, Committees, and LGBs
To approve and remove members of LGBs

Reports to members at AGM on progress for the year.

Financial statements and annual report

Articles of Association and Scheme of Delegation

Local Governing Bodies

Primary sector maximum of 12 members.

Secondary sector maximum of 15 members.

Must include:

Parent governors
Staff governors

Additional attendees:

Synergy CEO
Trust Finance Executive
Primary Executive Lead
Trustees as required

2 in the first term then termly

To support the vision of the Trust
To govern admissions/exclusions/complaints
To monitor and be accountable for standards
To act as critical friend to the Headteacher
To represent the views of, and engage with, the local community
To liaise with the Trust’s Finance Executive, through the Headteacher, in setting the local budget
To authorise expenditure up to levels in the finance policy
To monitor the appointment, appraisal and dismissal of school staff excluding the Headteacher
To oversee safeguarding procedures
To review and determine local policy
To visit the school

Reports to the Board of Trustees through approved minutes

Scheme of Delegation and LGB Terms of Reference