The three core functions of the Board of Directors are to:
Ensure clarity of vision, ethos and strategic direction.
- Ensure the Trust has a clear idea of what it wants to achieve, and a plan for how to achieve it.
- Help set and embed the Trust’s vision, ethos and strategy, and use these to monitor how the Trust is doing.
Hold executive leaders to account for the educational performance of the organisation and its pupils, and the effective and efficient performance management of staff.
- Ensure that Trust leaders are using their professional judgement properly and managing the performance of staff and pupils effectively.
- Ensure that the information received from the Trust leaders is accurate.
Oversee the financial performance of the organisation and make sure money is well spent
- Monitor the Trust’s finances and make sure the trust is achieving value for money.
- Ensure that public money is spent correctly in the best interests of your pupils.