 May ,302 academies, over 1,000 in pipeline – tipping point?  Budget 2016 announces all schools to become academies by 2020  White Paper: Education Excellence Everywhere March 2016 confirms direction of travel  Believe any apparent U turn is a Z turn, only affecting the timing, good schools will not be forced but aspiration that all schools will convert is unchanged

 BWMAT set up in 2012 to take in 4 sponsored schools, currently 13 schools expected to be 18 in Sept 2016  Also 22 other academies from stand alone, to church led and mixed MATs, another 13 approved  Large number of other schools and groups of schools in various stages of discussion with the Diocese  Right now there is a one off opportunity to be involved in shaping the educational landscape with a clear Bishop’s steer

 A company incorporated with the ability to run more than one academy  Subject to company, trust and charity law  Constitution and rules defined in their Articles of Association  Relationship between the MAT and the Secretary of State set out in another legal document the Funding Agreement  Members establish the MAT, Directors/Trustees run the MAT, CEO is the single accountable person  Local Governing Boards (LGB) provide local governance for each school

 The Articles of Association approved by DBE  The Church Supplemental (Land) Agreement approved by DBE and trustees of the school site and relates to the part of the site owned by the site trustees  Commercial Transfer Agreement between LA and the Trust  Master Funding Agreement & Supplemental FA for each school between the Secretary of State and the Trust – 7 years  125 Year Lease between the LA and the MAT for the any land they own, usually playing field

MAT Members MAT Board of Directors/Trustees Local Governing Board 1 Local Governing Board 2 Local Governing Board 3 Local Governing Board 4

 These are the founding members of the MAT  Appointments should be skilled based  Sign the legal documents and approve any changes thereafter  Appoint the directors  Approve the accounts and appoint the auditors  May only meet once a year  DBE Trust will be a corporate member on every trust, there maybe further foundation members depending on the mix of schools  4 or 5, the Diocese prefers 4 if 25% foundation  No term time limit

 Appointments should be skilled based  Pen portraits will be scrutinised by the Regional Schools Commissioner (RSC)  The Board is the statutory governing body for each school although an approved Scheme of Delegation will delegate some decisions down to the individual local governing board (LGB)  Other delegation will be made via the formation of sub committees  Board retains accountability, responsibility and liability  An agreed number will be foundation directors in addition to their other skills required  Usually 8-12  Term of office 4 years

 Authority via the Scheme of Delegation  This is different from their previous role, the accountable body is the board of directors/trustees  Working at their individual school level  Foundation governors will be in the same ratio as previous FGB  There is no ex officio position, the clergy could be a foundation governor  The Instrument of Government is replaced by the Articles  Term of office 4 years

 Church school designation statutorily remains as does the Trust Deed that underpins each church school  Foundation representation at all levels – member, director/trustee, governor, appointing the highest calibre is an on going challenge  The maintenance and growth of church school distinctiveness  Former VCs have nationally agreed models, VAs taken on a case by case basis  MAT chaplaincy offer

 This is a governor decision, need a FGB minute  If joining an existing MAT, their directors/trustees need to agree too  Written Diocesan consent is required before you can submit application to DfE, we have an application to fill in and our own decision making process  children/school-organisation/academies/ children/school-organisation/academies/  If you have local trustees they need to give their approval  Regional Schools Commissioner (RSC) via a Headteacher Board needs to approve the proposal to ensure there is capacity

 Education Department will come out and talk to groups of schools about the process  Regular training on What is a MAT? And What is the BWMAT? (18 th Oct and 23 rd Jan 2017)  We can facilitate discussion with other schools who have already gone through the process  The DfE website on academies and the Lead Officer  The RSC, Bex Clark, for the SW and her team in Bristol  Our Memorandum of Understanding between the DfE and church schools  loads/attachment_data/file/517423/Memorandum_of _understanding_between_the_National_Society_and_D fE.pdf loads/attachment_data/file/517423/Memorandum_of _understanding_between_the_National_Society_and_D fE.pdf