First Federation Trust
The purpose of governance is to provide confident and strong strategic leadership which leads to robust accountability, oversight and assurance for educational and financial performance.
An academy trust is a charitable company limited by guarantee and has both Trustees and Members.
Trustees are both charity trustees and company directors. The board of Trustees, also referred to as the board of Directors or the Trust board, is the governing board, and is responsible and accountable for all the schools within the Trust. Members are ‘eyes on and hands off’ and have a similar role to the shareholders in a company limited by shares.
The board monitors and challenges the educational and strategic outcomes of our trust and there are three main committees that support its work.
The Senior Leadership Team is responsible for the day-to-day running of the trust. The team works alongside our schools to provide challenge and support, in order to ensure our schools deliver the best possible education.
Please click on the menu options to find out more about our governance structure and who our Directors and Members are.
You can find our governance scheme of delegation here.
Governance vacancies
Searching for ways to develop yourself professionally this year? Wanting to contribute to your local community? Or wondering how you can support the education of children and young people? Becoming a governance volunteer could be the answer!
We always welcome approach from people interested in taking on a governance role.
Please email admin@firstfederation.org.uk to register your interest.
In particular, we currently have vacancies for the following governance roles:
- Hub board chair
- Parent council member
- Hub foundation representative
Our hub boards play an important role in monitoring the educational performance and pupil experience for a group of 4 to 6 schools.
You can find out more about our governance structure and the role of our hub boards here.
You can find out more about the role of parent council member here.
Would you like to find out more about what being a school governor or trustee?
There is useful information on the website of Governors for Schools.
Click here Be a School Governor Campaign from the Diocese of Exeter. Photo Credit: Diocese of Exeter.