Governance

Our Trustees

We have a team of trustees who have the combined knowledge, skills and experience to support and to challenge its activities

The trust's purpose of governance is to provide:

  • strategic leadership
  • accountability and assurance
  • strategic engagement

The board has collective accountability and strategic responsibility for the trust. It has a focus on ensuring the trust delivers an excellent education to pupils while maintaining effective financial management and must ensure compliance with:

  • the trust’s charitable objects
  • regulatory, contractual and statutory requirements
  • their funding agreement

The board also has:

  • strategic and statutory responsibility for safeguarding and special educational needs and disabilities (SEND) arrangements within (and across) the academy trust ensuring the promotion of pupil welfare and for keeping their estates safe and well-maintained
  • a role in making sure that it delivers its commitment to other schools and academies, however it is done

Trustees can be contacted via the Clerk to the Trustees: clerk@townleygrammar.org.uk

Trustees and Governance Chart