Outstanding Achievement for All

SCHEME OF DELEGATION

2017-18

Outstanding Achievement for All

ADMISSIONS

MEMBERS / TRUSTEES / AAC / CEO/EXECUTIVE TEAM / ASSOCIATE PRINCIPALS & PRINCIPALS

To adopt an Admissions Policy for each Academy

To propose the Admissions Policy for adoption by each Academy

To provide the AAC with direction andrequirements under the School Admissions & Appeals Codes and Funding Agreement

To undertake consultation, publish admissions and determine arrangements as required in accordance with the School Admissions & Appeals Code and Funding Agreement

To provide oversight and support for the implementation of the admissions arrangements in each Academy

To ensure compliance with the Academy Admissions Policy

To make arrangements for determining admissions and holding admissions appeals

To participate in local admissions forums

To ensure participation in the Fair Access Protocol

BEHAVIOUR

MEMBERS / TRUSTEES / AAC / CEO/EXECUTIVE TEAM / ASSOCIATE PRINCIPALS & PRINCIPALS

To review, as part of the Dashboard analysis, exclusions across the Trust

To adopt and ensure the implementation of theBehaviour Policy for the Academy

To review, as part of the Dashboard analysis,the overall pattern of exclusions

To prepare theBehaviour Policy for the Academy for adoption by the AAC

To convene a committee to review any exclusion of a pupil

Exclusion of pupils for fixed terms or Permanently

CURRICULUM & STANDARDS

MEMBERS / TRUSTEES / AAC / CEO/EXECUTIVE TEAM / ASSOCIATE PRINCIPALS & PRINCIPALS

To appoint an Education Strategy & Standards Committee

To discuss and approve the curriculum proposed by the Principal/AP (to the extent that it is consistent with the sector wide policy)

To be accountable for the educational standards and outcomes as per the ATAR/ STAR/ Directors’ RAP and Dashboard

To ensure the curriculum is delivered at the Academy.
To ensurecompliance with any funding agreement requirements

To determine, as part of the ATAR/STAR accountability, that there is a sector wide Curriculum Policy to ensure provision of a balanced and broad curriculum and to include:

a prohibition on political indoctrination
balanced treatment of political issues
a written policy on sex & relationship education

To ensure effective processes are in place for monitoring the quality assurance of teaching and learning, curriculum, inclusion and outcomes by year and by vulnerable group

To provide oversight of the implementation of the Trust-wide Curriculum Policy

To set targets for pupil outcomes and monitor and analyse (ATAR accountability)

Key tools for accountability and challenge will be the Dashboard and Director’s RAPs

To monitor and review the Academy RAP

To provide oversight of the implementation of the Trust-wide Special Educational Needsand Disability Policy

To report termly to the AAC the outcomes (ATAR and support & challenge visits|)

To ensure compliance with the Disability Discrimination Act requirements within the Academies

To prepare the RAP for approval by the AAC

FINANCE

MEMBERS / TRUSTEES / AAC / CEO/EXECUTIVE TEAM / ASSOCIATE PRINCIPALS & PRINCIPALS

To appoint an Accounting Officer

To maintain an AAC register of business interests

To prepare the annual budget for the Academy Trust

To ensure the preparation of the annual budget for the Academy with the assistance of relevant staff

To appoint a Finance & Resources Committee

To ensure provision of free school meals to those pupils meeting the criteria

To monitor the income, expenditure, cash flow and balance sheet of the Academy Trust

To monitor the income, expenditure and cash flow of the Academy

To appoint an Audit & Risk Management Committee

To prepare monitoring reports for the Trustees (presented at Committees and Full Board meetings)

To ensure proper financial controls are in place at the Academy

To approve the Financial Scheme of Delegation

CEO to act as the Accounting Officer

To ensure provision of Free School Meals (FSM) to those pupils meeting criteria

To appoint internal auditors (Audit & Risk Management Committee)

To ensure proper financial controls are in place

To make payments within agreed financial limit

To sign off annual accounts and report

To open bank accountsand make payments within agreed financial limits.

To enter into contracts up to the limits of delegation and within an agreed budget

As part of the Finance & Resources Committee and Trust Board monitor income, expenditure, cash flow and balances sheets of the Academy Trust

To enter into contracts up to the limits of delegation and within an agreed budget.

To set up and approve staff expenses at the Academy

To approve any significant changes to the forecast budget

To make payments within agreed financial limits.

To ensure proper financial controls are in place

To set up and approve expenses of the Executive team

Audit & Risk Committee to receive the auditor’s letter and to respond by letter to Auditors.
Audit & Risk Committee to ensure all points on audit letter are addressed so that the points do not appear again on the audit letter

To maintain an Executive Team register of business interests

To approve and recommend to the Full Trust Board the annual budget as agreed at the Finance Committee for each academy and the Trust

To ensure compliance with the agreed Table of Procurement

To establish the Charging and Remissions Policy and to keep this under review

CEO/FD/HR Director to agree points for audit letter with the Auditors

To approve and recommend to the Full Trust Board the Annual Audit letter and accounts as agreed at the Audit and RiskCommittee.

Finance Committee to agree the Table of Procurement on an annual basis

To maintain a Trust Register of Business Interests

GOVERNANCE

MEMBERS / TRUSTEES / AAC / CEO/EXECUTIVE TEAM / ASSOCIATE PRINCIPALS & PRINCIPALS

To review and amend the Articles of Association

To review and amendthe roles and functions matrix

To ensure the Trust Vision is key to all decisions

To attend meetings of the Trustees and to provide a CEO’s report

To implement the Trust Vision

To review and amend the Scheme of Delegation

To determine the Trust Board’s reserved matters

To ensure the educational outcomes are achieved in line with targets

To support the appointment process for the Company Secretary and the Clerk

To attend meetings of the AAC and to provide a termly report

To set the Constitution and Terms of Reference for AACs.

To receive and agree the recommended nomination for the Chair of the AAC.

To ensure the Academy has a clear RAP in place which lays out how the Academy will achieve its goals

To secure professional advice on behalf of the Trustees as may be requested

To support the appointment process of the AAC Clerk

To appoint new Trustees

To remove AAC members

To appoint from its number:

Vice-chair
AAC members with specific responsibilities for SEN, Safeguarding, Health & Safety, Pupil Premium

To support the Trustees and the Academies in the preparation of Trust-wide and Academy specific policy requirements

To ensure policies are reviewed and implemented in line with the Trust policy schedule

To remove Trustees

To appoint Clerk to the Trustees

To appoint a clerk to the AAC (currently Admin Lead in most Academies)

To ensure recruitment procedures are in place and implemented in line with Trust policy

To set the Terms of Reference for the Trust Board

To review and amend the Trust’s policies

To review and amend the policies of the Academy (in line with any Academy Trust prescribed policy)

Maintain and keep up to date register of interest (annual)

To change the name of the Academy Trust

To appoint a Company Secretary

INFORMATION MANAGEMENT & COMMUNICATION

MEMBERS / TRUSTEES / AAC / CEO/EXECUTIVE TEAM / ASSOCIATE PRINCIPALS & PRINCIPALS

To appoint a Data Controller for the Trust

To ensure systems are in place in line with the Trust’s strategy at the Academy for effective communication with pupils, parents/carers, staff and the wider community

To maintain accurate and secure staff records

To ensure compliance with all Data Protection legislation and good practice in the Academy

To adopt Data Protection policies and procedures which cover

the requirements to notify individuals in:

how information is to be used and
how information is stored safely and securely

To ensure the effective implementation of the Data Protection policies in the Academy

To ensure compliance with all Data Protection legislation and good practice across the Academies

To ensure the publication of Academy information, ensuring that all electronic communication, including web pages,isup to date

To ensure the effective implementation of the e-Safety Policy in the Academy

To supportindividual Academies on the effective safe storage of data

To maintain accurate and secure staff records for the Academy

To ensure registration with the Information Commissioner’s Office is up to date

To notify the Business Director of the Trust of all Freedom of Information Requests

To support Academies with Freedom of Information Requests

To ensure the CCTV Policy is adhered to

OTHER PUPIL RELATED MATTERS

MEMBERS / TRUSTEES / AAC / CEO/EXECUTIVE TEAM / ASSOCIATE PRINCIPALS & PRINCIPALS

Termly through the ATAR, STAR and Dashboard receive reports regardingeducational outcomes

To review attendance and pupil absence

To monitor the levels of attendance in all Academies

To maintain a register of pupil attendance

and to report on attendance and pupil absence

To adopt a Trust-wide Complaints Policy and monitor this through the Dashboard

To appoint an AAC member responsible for ensuring any grant money is spent showing direct impact on pupil standards and outcomes

To monitor the impact of the Pupil Premium across the Academy Trust

To ensure effective deployment of the Pupil Premium and monitor its impact

To receive termly reports regarding the level of complaints across the Academy Trust

To ensure implementation of the Trust-wide Complaints Policy

To review the level of complaints across the Trust using the Dashboard

To ensure implementation of the Complaints Policy

To hear complaints at the relevant stage

To hear complaints at the relevant stage

To hear complaints at the relevant stage

To set the times of Academy sessions

To set the Academy terms, holidays and inset daysacross the Trust

SAFEGUARDING

MEMBERS / TRUSTEES / AAC / CEO/EXECUTIVE TEAM / ASSOCIATE PRINCIPALS & PRINCIPALS

To adopt,review and maintain a Trust-wide Safeguarding and Child Protection Policy

To review and maintain (in conjunction with the Trustees) the Safeguarding and Child Protection Policy

To ensure there is a robust framework for all aspects of safeguarding. The audit process is key.

To make arrangements for Safeguarding audits to be conducted by independent personnel

To appoint a designated Trustee for Safeguarding

To appoint a designated AAC member for Safeguarding

Ensure all training is complete across Trustees and AAC members who are responsible for Safeguarding

To include the AAC member responsible for Safeguarding in the audit process

To ensure the completion of the SCR and its regular updating

To ensure each AAC has a designated teacher to support looked after children

To appoint a DSL and a designated teacher to support LAC and to ensure the role is compliant with statutory guidance

To review the Safeguarding audit and action plan

To report through the Dashboard the procedures in place for Safeguarding and on matters as they arise

To provide accurate up to date information regarding Safeguarding for the Dashboard

To attend the Safeguarding forum

Provide training on Safeguarding for all central Trust staff

To ensure attendance by the DSL at the Trust forum for Safeguarding

To adopt an Academy level policy regarding school trips

To maintain the SCR

To ensure training on Safeguarding is up to date and relevant across the whole staff team

SPECIAL EDUCATIONAL NEEDS

MEMBERS / TRUSTEES / AAC / CEO/EXECUTIVE TEAM / ASSOCIATE PRINCIPALS & PRINCIPALS

To adopta sector wide SEN and Disability Discrimination Policy.

To review,maintain and provide oversight of the implementation of the SEN and Disability DiscriminationPolicy within the Academy and compliance with the Disability Discrimination Act

To provide oversight of the sector wide implementation of the SEN and Disability Discrimination Policy

To ensure compliance with SEN and Disability Discriminationand the requirements of the Disability Discrimination Act within the Academy

To appoint an AAC member responsible for SEN and Inclusion

To ensure compliance with the Disability Discrimination Act within the sector

To designate a teacher to be responsible for co-ordinating SEND provision

Through the ATAR and Dashboard scrutinise the outcomes for pupils with SEN and Disability Discrimination /

Through the ATAR/ STAR analyse data for SEN and Disability Discrimination students using the RAP and Dashboard to ensure all targets for SEND students are met

Through the ATAR monitor, review, evaluate and decide on actions for students with SEND to ensure they reach their targets

To liaise with the LA in respect of students who have (or might have) SEN and Disability Discrimination

To make appropriate provision for SEND students with or without an EHCP

STAFFING

MEMBERS / TRUSTEES / AAC / CEO/EXECUTIVE TEAM / ASSOCIATE PRINCIPALS & PRINCIPALS

To appoint, suspend or dismiss the Company Secretary and Clerk to the Trustees as appropriate

To appoint a Remuneration & Nominations Committee

To attend the performance management review of the Associate Principal/ Principal in conjunction with the Executive Lead

To determine the senior leadership and staffing structures for each Academy

To determine staffing requirements within each Academy and budgetto ensure provision needs are met.

To define the leadership structure and staffing budget across the Trust

To understand the staffing structure to support the recruitment process. To ensure the Academy is fully staffed in accordance with the staffing structure.

To advise the Trustees on suitable Trust-wide policies and procedures and to ensure their effective implementation.

To implement the Trust-wide policies and procedures in each Academy

To adopt Trust wide policies

To ensure the Trust-wide policies on all HR matters are implemented in the Academy.

To ensure there is a clear schedule in place for reviewing and ratifying Trust policies

To appoint teaching and non-teaching staff

To appoint, suspend or dismiss the CEO (as appropriate) acting through a Committee

To monitor and review staffing changes across the Academy Trust.

To suspend or dismiss teaching and non-teaching staff in conjunction with the executive team

To conduct the performance management review of the CEO (acting through the CEO Appraisal Committee)

(CEO) To conduct the performance management review of executive leaders with support from the Remuneration & Nomination Committee

To conduct the performance management of staff in the Academy

To appoint, suspend or dismiss the Associate Principal/Principal in conjunction with the CEO or Executive Lead

The CEO and Trusteesto appoint, suspend or dismiss members of the executive team as appropriate and using the Trust process

To approve applications for early retirement, secondment and leave of absence in conjunction with the executive team and Trust-wide policies

To ensure all procedures for dealing with disciplinary matters, grievances, and dismissals are followed correctly and in accordance with the Trust’s policies.

To monitor and review all areas of the Dashboard in accordance with their accountability.

To appoint, suspend or dismiss the executive leaders (excluding the CEO) acting through a Committee and in consultation with the CEO

To prioritise the areas for improvement/development as prescribed in the RAP

To conduct the performance management review of the Executive Leads in conjunction with the CEO

To lead on the performance management of Associate Principals/Principals in conjunction with the AAC Chairs

To monitor and scrutinise the implementation of the Academy for HR matters including performance management of staff

To appoint, suspend or dismiss the Associate Principals/Principals with support from the Remuneration & Nomination Committee

To review the Trust Dashboard in conjunction with the Executive Leads’ RAPS

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