Trust vision & ethos

Strategy

Education standards & curriculum

Term times, School days

Stakeholder engagement

Governance

Governance appointments

HR

Staff appointments

Finance

Estates

IT

Health & Safety

Risk Registers

Financial delegations

Policy Ownership & Approvals

Website & Policy Responsibilities

Health & Safety Responsibilities

A

Approve

R

Recommend

D

Develop

I

Implement

M

Monitor

C

Consult

A

Trust vision & ethos

A1

Set vision, ethos, culture, values

A

R

A2

Trust branding & marketing

A

R

D

I

A3

Trust name change

A

R

R

A4

Ensuring compliance with Equalities legislation

A

R

D
I

D

I

M

B

B1

Whole Trust Strategy

A

R

B2

Education strategy

A

C

M

R

I

D

I

D

I

B4

Estates strategy

A

C

M

R

D

I

B5

IT strategy

A

C

M

R

D

I

B7

HR strategy

A

C

M

C

R2

R1

D

I

B6

Governance strategy

A

C

M

R

D

I

B7

Lettings & Enterprise strategy

A

C

M

R2

R1

D

I

B8

GDPR Strategy

A

C

M

R2

R1

D I

B9

Marketing Strategy

A

C

M

R

D

I

B10

Health & Safety strategy

A

C

M

R

D

I

B8

School strategy aligned to trust strategy

C

A

R

Secondary

R

Primary

D

I

B9

Major change

A

R

Education Standards & Curriculum

C1

Trust key targets

A

C

M

R

C2

School Targets

M

A

R

Secondary

R

Primary

D

I

C3

Trust Core Curriculum

A

C

M

R

D I

Secondary

D I

Primary

C4

School Curriculum offer & assessment approach outside trust offer & approach

M

A

R

Secondary

R

Primary

D

I

C6

Approve offsite visits

A

C7

Approve exclusion in absence of head

A

A

A

C8

Delivering support for SEND & Looked After Children in line with statutory

A policy

M

M

R policy

Oversee

C9

Delivering EYFS in line with statutory expectation

M

M

Strategy & I

C10

Production & analysis of education data

M

M

A

M

D

I

D

I

Primary

C11

Delivering CEIAG in line with statutory

M

M

D

I

C12

Setting approach to off site provision

M

M

A

M

M

D

I

C13

Keeping admission & attendance registers

I

D1

Trust Calendar

A

D

C

C

C

C

C

D

D2

School Day

C

A

R2

Secondary

R2

Primary

R1

E1

Trust level engagement/ consideration of views

M

M

R

D

I

D

I

C

C

C

C

D

E2

School level

Engagement/consideration of views

M

D

I

F1

Structure

A

R

R

D

F2

Terms of Reference

A

R

R

D

F3

Scheme of Delegation

A

R

R

D

F4

Articles of Association changes

A

R

R

D

F5

Appointing Link Governors & Committee members

A

R2

R2

R1

F5

Maintain register of governor interests

M

D

I

F6

Maintain governance webpages

M

D

I

F7

Complaints

M

Oversee

Report

F8

Exclusion

Panels

I

M

I

I

Oversee

Report

F9

HR hearings

I

M

I

I

I

I

F10

Appeals

Panels

(not admissions)

I

M

I

I

I –

HR

Oversee

Report

F11

School - teach & learn, safeguarding, stakeholder voice, community & business links

M

D

I

Oversee Report

F12

Quality of governance

M - all

M

M - LGB

D

I

F13

Attending Ofsted inspection interviews with govs

I

As many as possible

I

A

A

F14

Monitoring conflicts of interest & related party transactions

M

M

I

I

I

I

I

I

I

I

I

F15

Chair’s Actions – decisions by Chair where delay could be signif. detrimental

M

A

F16

Approve trust Growth Strategy

A

R

F17

Approve school or trust joining Lionheart

A

R

G1

Chair of Local Govs

A

R

G2

Local Governors

A2

A1

R

R

R

G4

Trustees

A

  A  |  R  

R

R

R

G5

Board Committees

A

R

R

G6

Members

A

R

R

R

G7

Clerk to Board – Governance Professional

A

R

I

G8

Additional clerks

A

HR

H1

Exec Pay

A

R

H2

Teachers’ Pay – unusual /  discretionary

C Pay Cttee

Trust Moderation

C

C

C

H3

Teachers’ Pay - normal

A

R2

R2

R1

H4

Agree Trust leadership director and executive roles staffing structure

A

C

C

R

H5

Agree school leadership staffing structure

A2

A1

Secondary

A1

Primary

R

H6

Early retirement, secondment, longer leave of absence, sabbatical

A

R2

R2

R1

R2

H7

Approve regular staff flexible

Al

Exec

A1

Secondary

A1

Primary

R

Finance

Estates

IT

HR

H8

Appointment outside salary structure

A

A

R

R

H9

Performance management - CEO

A

H10

Performance management – Directors IT, Estates, CFO, Head HR, Governance

R

A

R

H11

Performance management – Heads & Exec Heads

Inivid RemCo

A

H12

Restructures

A

R2

R1

R1

H13

Carrying out DBS & SCR checks

M

M

Implementing

Strategy

I1

CEO & CFO

A

I2

Exec team except CFO

A – chair or delegated trustee

A

I3

Exec Heads

A – chair or delegated trustee

A

R

Secondary

R

Primary

I4

Heads of School

M

A

R

Secondary

R

Primary

Finance

J1

Ensure effective financial controls are in place

M

M

Oversee

D

I

J2

Ensure Finance Policy is adhered to

M

M

Oversee

D

I

J3

Trust overall  funding model

A

M

R2

R1

J4

Educational budget model

A

M

R2

RI

RI

R1

M

J5

Operations funding model

A

M

R2

R1

M

J6

Agree trust budget

A

M

R2

R1

J7

Agree significant change to trust budget

A

M

R2

RI

J8

Agree school budget

A

R3

R2

R2

R1

R2

J9

Asset registers

M

D

I

D

I

J10

Assets / inventory disposals – high level

Linked govs or ACR based on Finance Policy (below)

M

R

R

J11

Assets / inventory disposals - low level

A

A

J12

Appoint external auditors

A

R3

R2

R1

R1

J13

Appoint internal auditors

A

R

R

J14

Audit focus - internal

A

R2

R1

J15

Agree Internal scrutiny plan

A

R

C

C

C

C

D

J16

Implement audit action plans

M

I

J17

Agree annual Report

A

R2

R1

R1

D

D Gov section

J18

Submit all statutory documents to ESFA, ensuring compliance with ESFA

M

M

M

I

M

J19

Maintain register of staff interests

I

J20

Procurements – see Finance Policy below

J21

Contracts –

See Finance Policy below

J22

Ensuring adequate insurance is in place

M

M

I

J23

Trust investment strategy approval

A

R2

R1

J24

Bank account open / close

A

R

I

J25

Write off significant bad debt in line with policy

A

R2

R1

J26

Agree settlement agreements of more than  one month’s salary

M

R2

R1

R1

R1

J27

Authorise exec / trustee expenses

A

A

J28

Authorise governor expenses

A

A

J29

Authorise staff expenses within budget

A