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 DofE based upon CV’s and experience	Minimum 1 per year	To appoint/remove directors To sign off financial statements and annual report To change the articles	N/A	Articles of Association
Board of Directors	Up to 9 directors appointed by the members	c.6 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 heads To receive reports from Senior Trust Staff, Committees, and LGBs To approve and remove members of LGB	Reports to members at AGM on progress for the year. Financial statements and annual report	Articles of Associations and Scheme of Delegation
Local Governing Bodies	Primary Sector maximum 12 members. Secondary Sector maximum 15 members. Must include: Parent governors Staff governors Additional attendees: Synergy CEO Trust Finance Executive (once each year) Directors as required	2 in 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 Head To represent the views of and engage with the local community To liaise with the Trust’s Finance Executive in setting the local budget To authorise expenditure up to levels in finance manual To monitor appoint/appraise/dismissal of school staff excluding Head To oversee safeguarding procedures To review and determine local policy To visit the school	Reports to the Board of Directors through approved minutes	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 DofE based upon CV’s and experience

Minimum 1 per

year

To appoint/remove directors
To sign off financial statements and annual report
To change the articles

N/A

Articles of Association

Board of Directors

Up to 9 directors appointed

by the members

c.6 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 heads
To receive reports from Senior Trust Staff, Committees, and LGBs
To approve and remove members of LGB

Reports to members at AGM on progress for the year.

Financial statements and annual report

Articles of Associations and Scheme of Delegation

Local Governing Bodies

Primary Sector maximum 12 members.

Secondary Sector maximum 15 members.

Must include:

Parent governors
Staff governors

Additional attendees:

Synergy CEO
Trust Finance Executive (once each year)
Directors as required

2 in 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 Head
To represent the views of and engage with the local community
To liaise with the Trust’s Finance Executive in setting the local budget
To authorise expenditure up to levels in finance manual
To monitor appoint/appraise/dismissal of school staff excluding Head
To oversee safeguarding procedures
To review and determine local policy
To visit the school

Reports to the Board of Directors through approved minutes

LGB Terms of

Reference

Roles and responsibilities

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