Contact us on 01255 750900 Contact Us Home About Us Our Academies Governance News COVID-19 Career Opportunities Home » Governance Members The Sigma Trust has 5 Members that include the Chair of the Board of Trustees. The Members have a role akin to shareholders. Founding Members are signatories to the Articles of Association. They have the power to amend the Trust’s Articles, receive the annual accounts and appoint Trustees as set out in the Articles. The Members meet on a termly basis which includes the Annual General Meeting. Trustees The Trust is overseen by a Board of Trustees, currently consisting of 10 members including the Chair and Chief Executive Officer. Trustees are responsible for governing and exercising all the powers of the Trust. This includes: Ensuring clarity of vision, values and strategic direction. Holding the CEO to account for the educational performance of the Trust’s academies Overseeing the financial performance of the Trust and ensuring legal compliance. In addition to the LGCs, the Board of Trustees has three formal sub-committees; Finance, Audit & Risk and Standards. Local Governance Committee The Sigma Trust firmly believes in local governance structures. LGCs have delegated functions as set out in the Trust’s Scheme of Delegation. The Trustees remain accountable and responsible for these functions. The duties of the LGCs include: Establishing the vision and ethos for the relevant academy ensuring that it fits within and promotes the vision and ethos of the Trust. Safeguarding and promoting the values of the Academy Supporting the Headteacher of the Academy and being a critical friend Monitoring the achievement, quality of teaching and behavior and safety within the Academy Engagement with the Academy’s key stakeholders e.g. parents/carers, pupils and staff Advising the Trustees about local issues they need to consider that affect the Academy The Trust is moving towards a structure where each LGC consists of four or five “Regional Governors” that sit on more than one LGC, sometimes these LGCs are combined and meet on the same night. The Regional Governors will have a number of years of experience that they can bring to the LGC and may include Trustees. The remaining members of the LGC must include two elected parents and two staff members, including the Headteacher. The Chairs of the LGCs meet with the Chair of the Trust and the CEO on a termly basis. Within this section on the drop down menu, you will find information about our Members, Trustees and Local Governance Committee along with access to a selection of governance, legal and policy documents. Governance Members and Trustees Local Governance Committee Admissions Policy Consultation Policies and Documents Choose your language Contact Us Telephone: 01255 750900 Email: admin@sigmatrust.org.uk Address: Sigma Trust Tendring Education Centre Jaywick Lane | Clacton-on-Sea Essex | CO16 8BE SIGMA TRUST Registered office address Clacton County High School, 51 Walton Road, Clacton On Sea, Essex, CO15 6DZ Company number: 07926573 ©2021 A Mackman Group collaboration - market research by Mackman Research | website design by Mackman Privacy Terms of use We use cookies to ensure that we give you the best experience on our website. If you continue to use this site we will assume that you are happy with it.Ok