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4. why are we here…?

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6. key stakeholders who are they? positive things negative things score out of ten

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8. legal structure members governors executive secretary committees

9. members signatories to the Memorandum DfE appointee chair of governors member invitees

10. members receive accounts appoint auditors amend the constitution change the name wind-up the company

11. governors staff local authority parents headteacher

12. governors board of the company overall strategy finances performance monitoring risk management legal compliance

13. executive headteacher and team day-to-day operations carrying on the business of the company

14. secretary formal statutory role notices, minutes and records company returns the oil in the engine

15. committees finance, HR, school improvements, etc committee structure recommendation or delegated powers? reporting

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17. duties constitutional fiduciary charity law statutory

18. constitution memorandum and articles objects and powers internal rule-book

19. fiduciary good faith skill and care within our powers

20. good faith best interests of company use of company property conflicts of interest

21. skill and care two levels sensible and careful business person specialist knowledge and experience

22. within powers company constitution delegation

23. charity law regulated by DfE objects trading remuneration gift aid scheme

24. statute insolvency health & safety Companies Act 2006

25. insolvency wrongful trading fraudulent trading preferences transaction at undervalue

26. corporate manslaughter Health and Safety Act 1974 Corporate Manslaughter Act 2007

27. the 1974 Act principal duty on employer directors can be liable consent, connivance or neglect

28. the 2007 Act failure in management or organisation gross breach fines and publicity order corporate liability

29. Companies Act 2006 statutory Code of Conduct seven duties

30. the seven duties act within powers exercise independent judgement promote success of the company exercise reasonable care, skill and diligence

31. the seven duties not accept benefits from third parties avoid conflicts of interest declare interests

32. independent judgement cant just rely on Executive and advisers need to take advice question and challenge use common sense

33. promoting success good faith positive duty directors decisions

34. avoiding conflicts what are they? why is this important? how should we deal with them?

35. avoiding conflicts be aware declare debate? vote? resign?

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37. decision-making long term impact employees suppliers and customers community environment high standards of business conduct

38. Quiz time!!!

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40. the obstacles

41. preparing for Board Meetings speed reading research speaking to others incisive questions write something down

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43. setting the agenda facilitating the debate follow-up action chairing recruitment dealing with difficult behaviours succession planning promoting the academy

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