Home Our Schools Statutory Information Parent Info Curriculum Governance The Board Click here to view – The Corvus Structure Sept 2021.docx Founding Members Our Founding Members have ultimate control over the direction of the sponsor multi-academy trust. One member of the trust is a member of the trustees (David Jessup). The members agree how the charitable company will operate through the articles of association and they are responsible for any future changes to the articles. The founding members appoint the majority of the trustees and ensure that the board of trustees can deliver its responsibilities. The members meet once or twice a year. The Trustees or Directors Our trustees include one of the members (David Jessup) who is Chair. The trustees separately approve the Executive Head as a trustee each time a new person is appointed. They approve the scheme of delegation and have the skills and expertise to undertake the four following key functions: Be focused on raising standards Setting direction Creating robust accountability Ensuring best use of financial resources The trustees meet every half-term or more frequently if necessary. They discuss and agree the standardisation of policy and curriculum across all schools. The non-negotiables for trustees will be that they will visit at least one school in the MAT once a term and that they will submit a report following their visit. It is also a non- negotiable that they maintain a meeting attendance record of 80%. Local Governing Body Each federation/school under the Multi-academy trust has a local governing body which focuses on teaching and learning and standards as far as possible. They also have an overview of staff development, parent communication and engagement. Members of the Local Governing body are allocated a class in order to forge links with the children, they have subject responsibilities and targets from the school improvement and development plan to monitor and help develop. Aslacton Church Road Aslacton Norwich Norfolk. NR15 2JH Tel: 01379 677345 Manor Field Manor Road Long Stratton Norwich Norfolk. NR15 2XR Tel: 01508-530356 Watton Westfield West Road Watton Thetford Norfolk. IP25 6AU Tel: 01953-882669 Watton Junior Brandon Road Watton Thetford Norfolk. IP25 6AL Tel: 01953-881387 © Corvus Education Trust 2020. Website by JC Computer Technologies Ltd