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The First Federation Trust, Blackpool CE Primary School, Liverton, Newton Abbot, TQ12 6JB
There is one board of directors which is the governing body for all the schools within the First Federation Trust.
The board of directors has three core functions:
Ensuring clarity of vision, ethos and strategic direction;
Holding the Chief Executive Officer (CEO) to account for the educational performance of the Trust schools and their pupils, and the performance management of its staff; and
Overseeing the financial performance of the schools and making sure the Trust money is well spent.
The board of directors recognises that the CEO is responsible for the implementation of policy, day-to-day management of the Trust schools and the implementation of the curriculum.
The board of directors meets four times a year: in September to elect the Chair and agree principles of delegation, and then at the end of each term.
There are up to eleven positions on the board: the CEO, six foundation directors, and up to four co-opted directors. Directors are appointed as follows:
There are parent hub council members from each school on each hub board.
There are currently three main committees of the board of directors with delegated power: the Education committee, the Strategic & Finance Committee and the Audit Committee.
The Education committee meets half termly and focus on school improvement, curriculum and inclusion. Its remit is:
The Strategic & Finance committee meets half termly and focus on strategic planning and resources. Its remit is:
To plan for the year ahead, ensuring resources are used and targeted appropriately.
To review the leadership and governance structures of the Trust to ensure they are still fit for purpose and make recommendations for appropriate changes to the board of directors, in particular to ensure directors have the right standards to achieve a good level of financial health and resources management, in the line with the ESFA school resource management self-assessment tool.
To act on requests from schools interested in joining the Trust, ensure due diligence is conducted and make recommendations to the board of directors as to the expected impact on the Trust in accordance with the agreed growth policy.
To review the yearly cycle of decision making for recommendation to the board of directors.
To establish and review a governance code of conduct.
To ensure that Trust non educational/non child related policies comply with statutory requirements.
To monitor Finance, Personnel and Health & Safety matters and ensure they fit with the strategic plan for the First Federation Trust and that resources are deployed efficiently
The Audit committee meets termly and focus on internal scrutiny and risk management. Its remit is:
There are three other committees of the board of directors with delegated powers – the Admissions Committee, the Pupil/Staff Discipline Committee and the Appeals Committee – which meet as needed.
Hub boards have delegated responsibilities but no delegated powers. Their remit is as follows:
Educational performance:
Ethos and and links with parents and the community:
Risk management:
Reporting:
These are for schools that wish to retain a local governance body and/or which the board believes would benefit from having a local governance body. They have delegated responsibilities but no delegated powers. Their role is to assess the impact of the school's membership of the Trust on pupils' academic & personal development and behaviour, the curriculum and the quality of teaching & learning, and to engage with local stakeholders and provide a link from the local community. They report to the hub board, highlighting any issues and making recommendations where appropriate.
Advisory groups are used to inform and support the work of the board. They are not committees of the board of directors.
Ethos and Community groups: one for each Trust school, composed of children, staff and members of the community, supported by the foundation directors, who help support the ethos of each school and the Christian distinctiveness of our Church schools
Parent Council: one for the Trust, composed from at least one parent elected from each Trust school.
The document below summarises the governance structure of the Trust and incorporate the scheme of delegation agreed by the board during their first meeting of the year.
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The First Federation Trust, Blackpool CE Primary School, Liverton, Newton Abbot, TQ12 6JB