Governance Structure

MEMBERS AND TRUSTEES

A breakdown of the Members and Trustees is as follows:

Members:  there are six Members, one of whom is also a Trustee.

Trustees:  there are nine Trustees, one of whom is also a Member.  One Trustee is employed by the Trust, that person being the Chief Executive Officer (CEO). 

MEETINGS AND BOARD SUB-COMMITTEES

The Trust Board meets at least five times a year, including once in December each year for the Annual General Meeting. The Trust Board has established the following sub-committees:

·         Audit and Risk

·         Boarding

·         Finance

·         Human Resources and Remuneration

·         Infrastructure

·         Education (Primary and Secondary)

·         Compliance

Trustees make up the majority membership of each Committee in accordance with the Academy Trust Handbook.  Committee membership is shown on the SET website.

COMPLIANCE

The Board of Trustees have a programme of compliance as follows:

·         External review of governance 

·         Annual external audit of accounts.

·         Internal audit programme carried out by professional auditor.

·         External Quality Assurance (QA) of education throughout the school year.