GOVERNANCE FRAMEWORK and MODELS OF GOVERNANCE Jill Wilkinson

GOVERNANCE FRAMEWORK and MODELS OF GOVERNANCE Jill Wilkinson, July 2019 The purpose of governance is to provide confident, strategic leadership and to create robust accountability, oversight and assurance for educational and financial performance”. “Boards must be ambitious for all children and infused with a passion for education and a commitment to continuous school improvement that enables the best possible outcomes. It should be driven by inquisitive, independent minds and through conversations focussed on the key strategic issues which are conducted with humility, good judgement, resilience and determination”, Df. E Governance Handbook, March 2019 Between the Trust and each Academy there is a Scheme of Delegation which outlines the level of delegated authority awarded to each school. Transform IEB – intervention model. Members from Exec Team and Independent Chair where possible Compliance – Board Companies House – Annual Report & Accounts ESFA – Annual Return; Budget Forecasts, External Audits & other documents to maintain Funding Agreement Eligibility Declaration of Interests Free to structure agendas Chaired by NLG/LLG Focused agendas Governance Models at Transform (It is possible to skip between levels) Focused agendas Df. E Edubase – Individual Governor Details Trust & School Websites – Declarations of Interests Trust Services and Support Compliance – Individual Governor Code of Conduct Transform Governance Board – similar to IEB but is requested by school (e. g. problems recruiting) Local Governing Body – operating as ‘normal’ Governing Body. Independent Chairs Skills Audit Professional Dev. Monitoring Visits Chair and Governance Evaluations Strategy Organisational Communication & Professional Advice Policy Training & CPD NGA Membership Skills Audit Governance Models Clerking Service Governor Talk Reviews Chairs Forum Annual Toolkit Annual Awards NLG/LLG Support Aim: To deliver appropriate and effective governance which is world class and fit for purpose Quality Assurance

TRANSFORM TRUST GOVERNANCE FRAMEWORK July 2019 Board of Trustees Chief Executive Officer Board Meetings and Committees Full Board Meetings Strategy Days Audit & Finance Performance HR Pay (Exec Team) Df. E and MAT Review Autumn Standards Meetings (RM with Partnership Leads) Clerking Service Link Trustees – Exec Team Growth Strategy – All Performance Management – PM & QC Trust Overall Performance – All/RM School Improvement – QC, TG, PM & SJ/SH HR – JL/RH & SC Audit & Finance – RP/SC & JW Safeguarding – VL & AT/RM & JW Trustees who are Chairs of Governors Sneinton - VL South Wilford - AT Trustees on Governing Bodies Sneinton - QG Chairs Forum All the Chairs of Governors meet termly. Annual election for Chair of Chairs’ Forum – then becomes a Trustee for 12 months. Clerking Service Headteacher Operational Group (RM) Local Governance Transform IEB – direct intervention Spring/Summer Standards Meetings (Partnership Leads) Highbank (Exec Team) Termly CEO School Visits (RM) Fortnightly Heads. Ups (RM) Performance Management – Executive Team (Chair of Board/CEO) Governance Board (requested by school) Local Governing Body • Edale Rise (NLG) • Pear Tree (NLG) • Robert Shaw (NLG) Clerking Service All other schools Termly CEO review of all Governing Body Minutes Performance Management Partnership Leads x 4/5 (RM) Performance Management – Headteachers and Deputies (RM/Chair of Govs - Panel ) Interim Performance Management – Headteachers (Chair/HT) • • • Governor Support & Services Annual Information Pack Statutory Policy Checklist Training Offer – Online and Face-to-Face Governor. Talk Skills Audit analysis Termly Safeguarding Governor Briefings Governance Reviews NGA Membership Support with Complaints, Governor Interviews, Appeals etc Governor of the Year Award Local Leaders of Governance (LLG) – first cohort June 2019 National Leaders of Governance (NLG) Support Aim: To deliver appropriate and effective governance which is world class and fit for purpose