The governance structure at Centurion Multi-Academy Trust operates through three clear and distinct lines of accountability, ensuring robust oversight of the CEO and school leaders, and securing effective operation as both a charitable trust and a company limited by guarantee. These reporting lines provide comprehensive scrutiny of educational performance, financial management and compliance, enabling Trustees to hold executive leaders to account and to ensure that the Trust consistently meets its statutory and regulatory responsibilities.
Governance
Members
The Members of the Trust are responsible for the constitution of the Trust and are made up of local people who have influence and strong links within our local communities.
Members appoint Members and Trustees in line with the Articles of Association which sets out details for our internal management, decision making and running of the Trust. The Members meet once a year at an annual general meeting. The Annual Accounts and Report are presented to Members at this meeting.
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Trustees
Trustees oversee the day-to-day running of the Trust, approve policies and hold the CEO to account for performance of the academies.
They focus on three core functions of governance:
- Ensuring clarity of vision, ethos and strategic direction;
- Holding executive leaders to account for the educational performance of our academies, our pupils and the performance management of staff;
- Overseeing and ensuring effective financial performance.
Trustees meet six times per year and operate the following committees: Education, Inclusion and Safeguarding and Finance, Audit, Risk and People.
Our Scheme of Delegation outlines the functions undertaken by the Board of Trustees and those which have been delegated to its Committees, the Central Trust Leadership Team, Academy Education Board and Senior Leadership Teams.
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The Trustees are:
School Governors
Academy Education Boards (AEBs) serve as a key link between the academies, parents/carers and the local community. Governors monitor the performance of the academy/school, advise Trustees of any concerns and hold Principals / Headteachers to account. AEBs meet five times per year. In addition, Chairs of each AEB meet with the Chair of Trustees during the year in order to provide consistency in areas of focus.
Full information on our Governors can be found on the websites of our academies.
All Members, Trustees and Governors complete an annual declaration of business interests and declare any pecuniary interests within meetings.
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Chairs of Academy Education Boards (local school governance)
Accounting Officer
Louise Guthrie
