1. GOVERNANCE FRAMEWORK and MODELS OF GOVERNANCE
Jill Wilkinson, July 2019
The purpose of governance is to provide confident, strategic leadership and to create robust accountability, oversight and assurance for educational and financial performance”. “Boards must be ambitious for all children and infused with a passion for education and a commitment to continuous school improvement that enables the best possible outcomes. It should be driven by inquisitive, independent minds and through conversations focussed on the key strategic issues which are conducted with humility, good judgement, resilience and determination”, DfE Governance Handbook, March 2019
Transform IEB – intervention model. Members from Exec Team and Independent Chair where possible
Focused agendas
Transform Governance Board – similar to IEB but is requested by school (e.g. problems recruiting)
Chaired by NLG/LLG
Local Governing Body – operating as ‘normal’ Governing Body.
Independent Chairs
Free to structure agendas
Between the Trust and each Academy there is a Scheme of Delegation which outlines the level of delegated authority awarded to each school.
Governance Models at Transform
(It is possible to skip between levels)
Compliance – Board
Companies House – Annual Report & Accounts
ESFA – Annual Return; Budget Forecasts, External Audits & other documents to maintain Funding Agreement
DfE Edubase – Individual Governor Details
Trust & School Websites – Declarations of Interests
Trust Services and Support
Strategy
Organisational
Communication & Professional Advice
Quality
Assurance
Conclusion
Skills
Audit
Training &
CPD
NGA Membership
Policy
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Compliance – Individual Governor
Eligibility
Code of Conduct
Declaration of Interests
Skills Audit
Professional Dev.
Monitoring Visits
Chair and Governance Evaluations
Governance Models
Clerking Service
Governor
Talk
Reviews
Acknowledgements
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Chairs Forum
Annual Awards
NLG/LLG
Support
Annual
Toolkit
Aim: To deliver appropriate and effective governance which is world class and fit for purpose

2. TRANSFORM TRUST GOVERNANCE FRAMEWORK
July 2019
Board of Trustees
Board Meetings and Committees
Full Board Meetings Strategy Days
Audit & Finance Performance
HR Pay (Exec Team)
Clerking Service
Chief Executive Officer
Chairs Forum
All the Chairs of Governors meet termly.
Annual election for Chair of Chairs’ Forum – then becomes a Trustee for 12 months.
Clerking Service
DfE and MAT Review
Autumn Standards Meetings
(RM with Partnership Leads)
Local Governance
Transform IEB –
direct intervention
Highbank
(Exec Team)
Governance Board (requested by school)
Edale Rise (NLG)
Pear Tree (NLG)
Robert Shaw (NLG)
Local Governing
Body
All other schools
Clerking Service
Termly CEO review of all Governing Body Minutes
Headteacher Operational Group
(RM)
Link Trustees – Exec Team
Growth Strategy – All
Performance Management – PM & QC
Trust Overall Performance – All/RM
School Improvement – QC, TG, PM & SJ/SH
HR – JL/RH & SC
Audit & Finance – RP/SC & JW
Safeguarding – VL & AT/RM & JW
Spring/Summer Standards Meetings
(Partnership Leads)
Termly CEO School Visits (RM)
Performance Management - Partnership Leads x 4/5
(RM)
Governor Support & Services
Annual Information Pack
Statutory Policy Checklist
Training Offer – Online and Face-to-Face
GovernorTalk
Skills Audit analysis
Termly Safeguarding Governor Briefings
Governance Reviews
NGA Membership
Support with Complaints, Governor Interviews, Appeals etc
Governor of the Year Award
Local Leaders of Governance (LLG) – first cohort June 2019
National Leaders of Governance (NLG) Support
Fortnightly HeadsUps (RM)
Trustees who are Chairs of Governors
Sneinton - VL
South Wilford - AT
Trustees on Governing Bodies
Sneinton - QG
Performance Management – Headteachers and Deputies
(RM/Chair of Govs - Panel)
Performance Management –
Executive Team
(Chair of Board/CEO)
Interim Performance Management – Headteachers (Chair/HT)
Aim: To deliver appropriate and effective governance which is world class and fit for purpose