Scheme of Delegation

Scheme of delegation for decision making authorities and responsibilities. In exceptional circumstances an alternative scheme may be in place.

Area	Ref	Task	Trust Board	Delegated to LGB	Principal	Note
Core business	1.1	Ensure that a clear and evidenced teaching profile is in place and kept up to date			P
	1.2	Maintain an overview of the quality of teaching and challenge leaders to affect improvement.	TB	LGB		LGB and TB to evaluate & challenge
	1.3	Monitor all pupils’ progress, individuals and groups; including setting challenging individual & cohort targets			P
	1.4	Evaluate pupil progress: whole-school and groups vs targets	TB	LGB	P	LGB and TB to evaluate & challenge
Curriculum	2.1	Devise and implement curriculum policy			P	Principal to devise and LGB to approve
	2.2	Devise and implement SRE policy; after consultation with stakeholders		LGB	P	Principal to devise and LGB to approve
	2.3	Monitor & evaluate curriculum policy and outcomes		LGB	P	LGB to evaluate & challenge
	2.4	Devise and implement EYFS policy		LGB	P	Principal devise and LGB to approve
SEN	3.1	Devise SEN policy in line with legislation and regulations		LGB	P	Principal to devise and LGB to approve
Behaviour and safety	4.1	Establish academy behaviour policy including anti-bullying; keep under review; monitor its effectiveness		LGB	P	Principal to devise annual report to LGB for information and LGB to ensure pupils feel safe and secure
	4.2	Implement behaviour policy including anti-bullying			P
	4.3	Exclude pupil for one or more fixed terms (not more than 45 day in one year) or permanently exclude			P
	4.4	Hear exclusion appeals		LGB
	4.5	Direct reinstatement of pupil		LGB
	4.6	Ensure child protection policy and procedures in place and in line with statutory requirements			P	Principal to devise and LGB to approve.
Improvement plan	5.1	Create improvement plan			P	Share with LGB and submit to Trust for approval
	5.2	Evaluate, provide feedback and challenge as critical partners	TB	LGB
	5.3	Approve plan	TB
	5.4	Monitor and evaluate plan against agreed success criteria	TB	LGB	P
Finance	6.1	Approve formal budget plan for each financial year	TB			Principal draft for approval
	6.2	Monitor monthly expenditure	TB		P	Monthly accounts sent to LGB members for info.
	6.3	Attend budget setting and budget review meeting (min twice annually)		LGB	P	Nominated LGB member
	6.4	Investigate financial irregularities	TB
	6.5	Enter into contracts	TB
	6.6	Sign off contracts	TB			See Financial Handbook, Financial Permission Form and Mandate for limits of authority
	6.7	Make payments	TB		P	See Financial Handbook, Financial Permission Form and Mandate for limits of authority
	6.8	Sign off monthly payroll report			P
	6.9	Establish charging policy	TB
	6.10	Establish scheme of delegation	TB
	6.11	Appoint auditors	TB
	6.12	Appoint Responsible Officer (RO)	TB
	6.13	Sign off settlement agreements	TB			Delegated to Chief Executive in line with agreed limits of authority
	6.14	Evaluate that the academy is making full use of all assets and efficient use of all resources to impact on pupil outcomes and ensure value for money.		LGB
	6.15	Evaluate that the Trust is making full use of all assets and efficient use of all resources to impact on pupil outcomes	TB
Staffing	7.1	Appoint Principal	TB			With LGB involvement
	7.2	Appoint leadership staff	TB		P	With Trust and LGB representation
	7.3	Appoint teaching staff			P	Principal leads (LGB members on panel if required)
	7.4	Appoint support staff			P	Principal leads (LGB members on panel, if required)
	7.5	Devise appraisal policy (link with capability policy) and keep under review	TB
	7.6	Implement appraisal/capability of Principal	TB			With LGB involvement
	7.7	Implement appraisal/capability of staff			P
	7.8	Agree pay policy	TB
	7.9	Pay recommendations for staff			P	Recommendation to LGB
	7.10	Authorise pay awards		LGB
	7.11	Pay recommendation for Principal	TB			Delegated to Chief Exec.
	7.12	Authorise pay award for Principal	TB
	7.13	Hear pay/appraisal appeals ref staff		LGB
	7.14	Hear pay/appraisal appeal ref Principal	TB
	7.15	Establish HR policies & procedures	TB
	7.16	Dismiss Principal	TB
	7.17	Dismiss other staff	TB	LGB	P	Advice from Principal with Trust representation.
	7.18	Suspend Principal	TB			Delegated to Chief Exec
	7.19	Suspend staff	TB		P	Chair of LGB to be informed
	7.20	End suspension of Principal	TB			Chair of LGB to be informed.
	7.21	End suspension of staff	TB		P	Chair of LGB to be informed
	7.22	Determine staffing structure	TB		P	Principal to draft (including discussion with Chair) for Trust approval
	7.23	Ensure high quality professional development is in place for all staff and that a proactive stance is taken to developing future leaders and teachers.			P
	7.24	Ensure that all recruitment follows safer recruitment policy and guidelines	TB	LGB	P
Admissions	8.1	Devise admission policy	TB		P	Principal to devise and Trust Board to approve
Admissions	8.2	Application decisions		LGB
Collective worship	9.1	Ensure requirements are met			P
Premises management	10.1	Insure buildings	TB
	10.2	Ensure that premises improvement plan is in place		LGB	P	Principal to commission and provide to LGB for information
	10.3	Health & safety requirements met		LGB	P	Nominated governor to check
	10.4	Ensure that property management checks are in place			P
	10.5	Ensure that the action points from any Health and Safety Reviews are addressed in a timely way.		LGB	P
Local GB	11.1	Appoint/remove Chair of governors	TB
	11.2	Appoint majority of governors (these will be Focus-Trust govs)	TB
	11.3	Remove governors	TB	LGB
	11.4	Appoint/dismiss clerk		LGB
	11.5	Establish register of governors’ business and personal interests		LGB		Complete annually and Trust to compile
	11.6	Ensure conflicts of interest are declared and recorded each meeting		LGB
	11.7	Establish scheme of delegation	TB
	11.8	Hold a meeting of the local governing body at least once per term		LGB
	11.9	Approve and set up governors’ expense scheme	TB
	11.10	Keep contact details of LGB and terms of office up to date		LGB
	11.11	Set schedule of meetings for year in advance and provide Trust with details		LGB	P
	11.12	Induct governors into Trust	TB
School organisation	12.1	Set times of school day and term dates		LGB		With authorisation from Trust Board
School organisation	12.2	Ensure the academy meets for 380 sessions in academic year			P
Information for parents	13.1	Ensure that statutory information is published on the academy website			P
	13.2	Ensure provision of free school meals to those pupils meeting the criteria			P
	13.3	Home-school agreement in place			P	Review annually
Stakeholder view	14.1	Ensure that appropriate account is taken of stakeholder view, including parents, pupils, staff, governors and use to set targets for improvement	TB	LGB	P
Insurance	15.1	Decide insurance provider	TB			Following tendering process
Policies and documents	16.1	Devise data protection policy	TB
	16.2	Devise health and safety policy	TB
	16.3	Devise accessibility plan		LGB	P	LGB to approve. Review every 3 years.
	16.4	Ensure single central record in place			P	Trust to monitor and nominated LGB governor to monitor.
	16.5	Devise complaint procedure	TB
	16.6	Hear stage 3 complaints		LGB
	16.7	Devise freedom of information policy	TB
	16.8	Ensure equality statement in place and publish annually			P	Review every 4 years
	16.9	Maintain register of pupil attendance			P
	16.10	Ensure all academy specific policies are in place, communicated to staff and fully implemented			P	See Trust policy list for policies
Safeguarding	17.1	Ensure that safeguarding requirements outlined in statutory guidance and Focus-Trust documents are implemented and evaluated.		LGB	P
Safeguarding	17.2	Ensure that the action points from any Health and Safety Reviews are addressed in a timely way.		LGB	P

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