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Joanne Davison and Diane Houghton Thursday 23 June 2016
Becoming an Academy Joanne Davison and Diane Houghton Thursday 23 June 2016
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Agenda Where are we now? Process
Role of Board and role of Local Governing Body (LGB) Questions and comments
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School landscape 15% of primaries and 60% of secondaries are academies – Sept 2015 Education and Adoption Act 2016 gives SoS the power to intervene in “coasting schools”. GBs now have to facilitate conversion following an academy order New DfE white paper proposes all maintained schools will be academies or in the process of becoming academies by end of 2020 Meanwhile LA services are receding
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Structures Before .... Hard federation Soft federation
Single academy trust Umbrella Trust Now..... Multi academy trust (MAT)
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Process GB to resolve to convert (or consider) Consultation
Project plan and identify team Application to DfE (and funding) Appoint professional advisers Order received
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Process Establish MAT Memorandum and articles of association
Who are the members? Who will sit on the board? NAME and registered office?
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MAT “Academy trust” established with a view to running two or more academies Company limited by guarantee and charity Members Board of directors CEO / executive head is normally a director at least two parent directors? Committees / local governing bodies
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Role of Board Ensuring clarity of vision, ethos and strategic direction Holding the head teacher to account for the educational performance of the School and its pupils and the performance management of staff Overseeing the financial performance of the School and making sure its money is well spent (Governors’ Handbook)
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Role of Local Governing Body
Scheme of delegation Committee of main Board Localised issues Reporting to Board
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MAT Company structure
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MAT Company structure
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MAT Directors will decide how much responsibility to delegate committees / local governing bodies e.g. significant decision-making power versus advisory only MAT will receive funding from EFA Directors may retain (‘top slice’) a percentage of schools’ funding for central services
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Process TUPE Transfer Agreement Pensions Insurance New systems?
due diligence contracts Pensions Insurance New systems?
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Process Funding Agreements Land Questionnaire Lease
Registrations / Notifications Internal organisation admissions policies and procedures buy in arrangements
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Leadership Senior leadership structure will vary depending on number and size of the schools, the skills, experience and ambition of the school leaders Heads must remain accountable for performance and able to take action Executive head can also be substantive head at one or more of the schools
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Questions?
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