The total membership shall be not less than 7 and not more than 15 Subject to 4.1.1, the membership of the Academy Committee shall be comprised as follows: (a) the Principal (b) the Improvement Director or member of ATT staff (c) a minimum of 2 elected parent Governors (d) up to 2 staff governors (e) up to 9 community Governors whose appointment shall be subject to approval by the Trust. The Academy Committee may continue to act notwithstanding a temporary vacancy in its composition. Governors’ Term of Office Any Governor shall hold and vacate office in accordance with the terms of his appointment but (except in the case of the Principal and the Improvement Director) the length of his term of office shall not exceed four years. Subject to remaining eligible to be a Governor any Governor may be re-appointed for consecutive periods not exceeding 8 years in total but thereafter a Governor shall not be eligible for re-appointment until one year after his or her retirement, unless agreed exceptionally by resolution of the Trustees that he or she shall be eligible to serve for a further consecutive term. For the avoidance of doubt, a Governor’s term of office shall not include any time served as a governor of a predecessor school to an academy. Resignation & Removal of Governors A Governor may at any time resign his office by giving notice in writing to the Clerk to the Academy Committee. A Governor shall cease to hold office if he is removed by the person or persons who appointed him. This provision does not apply in the case of the Parent or Staff Member. The Trustees may terminate the appointment of any Governor whose presence or conduct is deemed by the Trustees not to be in the best interests of the Trust or the academy. Any Staff Member shall automatically cease to hold office if he ceases to be employed at the academy. However, a Parent Governor shall not automatically cease to hold office solely by reason of the child (of whom that Parent Governor is a parent or carer) ceasing to be a pupil at the academy.
conditions as they may think fit; and any Clerk so appointed may be removed by them. The Clerk shall not be a Governor. Notwithstanding this paragraph, the Governors may, where the Clerk fails to attend a meeting of theirs, appoint any one of their number or any other person to act as Clerk for the purposes of that meeting. Appointment of Chair and Vice Chair of Academy Committees The Chair and Vice-Chair of the Academy Committee shall be appointed at the start of each academic year by The Trust from among the community Governors. In the event that a vacancy arises for a Chair or Vice Chair during the academic year, then the Trust will appoint a replacement from among the community Governors. Where The Trust consider that there is not a suitable Chair or Vice-Chair from among the community Governors, the Improvement Director or Member of the Trust Board or nominee shall fulfil the role until such time as a suitable community Governor can be found. If both the Chair and the Vice-Chair are absent from any meeting of the Academy Committee, the improvement Director or Member of the Trust Board or nominee shall Chair the meeting. Responsibilities of Trustees The role of the Trustees mainly involves strategic oversight across the Trust, governance, contractual relationships with third parties and setting the Trust’s vision and policies. The Trustees are responsible for: Compliance with all statutory regulations and Acts of Parliament governing the operation of the academy, including health and safety. Compliance with the provisions of the Funding Agreements. Compliance with the Academies Financial Handbook. Setting the risk management strategy, reviewing the strategic risk profile, considering strategic risks in the context of future Trust planning and decision making and reviewing the effectiveness of the risk management arrangements. The Trustees delegate responsibility to the Chief Executive Officer for: Appointment of the Principal at an academy, in consultation with the relevant Academy Committee. The determination, after consultation with the Academy Committee, of the extent of the services provided to the academy by the Trust and how the costs should be allocated. Determination of the educational targets of the academy in consultation with the Academy Committee. Determining any additional financial and reporting targets for the academy. Determination of any statutory policies and procedures for the academy and other policies and procedures as the Trustees deem necessary to fulfil their responsibilities. Identifying resources to effectively and efficiently implement the risk management strategy. Reporting regularly to the Trust Board on the performance of its academies and conduct