Roles and Responsibilities

Chancery Trust Governance Structure

Chancery Trust Boards and Committees, with current Chair

Members

Members have an overarching responsibility for the viability and performance of the Multi Academy Trust by holding the trustees to account for the effective governance of the academy trust. They have the power to amend the Articles of Association that govern the way the Trust is constituted and managed.

Main duties and responsibilities

To appoint trustees to the Trust Board bearing in mind the Articles of Association and the need for a balanced skill set to manage the Trust effectively
To remove any trustee who is not considered to be acting in the best interests of the Trust
From time to time to review the Articles of Association and to make changes where deemed necessary after taking advice from the Trust Board
To appoint other Members (to not exceed 5) as necessary in line with the provisions of the Articles of Association
To receive the annual report and accounts prior to submission to Companies House
To appoint and if deemed necessary to remove the CEO

Expected time commitment – 1 meeting per year

More information can be found on the Members page.

Board of Trustees

The Board of Trustees acts in the best interests of the Trust, governing in accordance with its Articles of Association and having governance arrangements that demonstrate visionary leadership, clarity of relationships, effective oversight and sustainability, and achieve the greatest possible economies.

Trustees (sometimes referred to as Directors) are responsible for the strategic direction, broad policy framework and oversight of the Trust and all its schools. They take decisions that are in the best interests of the MAT as a whole and are not representative of any one of the constituent schools. The team are Company Directors of the Academy Trust which is a company limited by guarantee and registered as such at Companies House.

The Board of Chancery Trust has three core functions:

to set the strategic direction of the organisation
to monitor educational performance of all pupils within the trust
to ensure financial probity.

The Board is supported by the CEO, Chief Finance Officer (CFO) and Governance & Compliance Lead.

More information can be found on the Trustees page.

Local Governing Boards

As committees of the Trust Board, the local governing boards (LGBs) play a crucial role in driving each school forward whilst offering appropriate challenge to the Headteachers. The Scheme of Delegation sets out each LGB’s remit of delegated functions.

More information about our LGBs can be found on the Local Governors page.

CMAT Scheme of Delegation

CMAT Code of Conduct of Members, Trustees and Governors

Governance Opportunities

If you are interested in joining our Trust Board or local governing boards and would like more information, please click here for more information or contact jwhiston@chancerytrust.co.uk.

Please first check you are eligible to serve.

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