The Education and Standards Committee meet 3 times a year to support the Trust in the discharge of its responsibilities to provide a high standard of education and duty of care to every student in its schools within available resources.

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Members

• Ken Heaton (Chair)
• Lorraine Partington
• Gina Donaldson
• Duncan Jacques
• Stephen Dunkley
• Tracy Dove
• Diane Pennington

Duties

• To support the Trust’s Chief Executive Officer and the Trust Board in their responsibilities for academic standards, school improvement and teaching and learning.
• To monitor, challenge, support and, where appropriate, and advise on all aspects of school improvement and outcomes.
• To maintain oversight of trust-wide educational standards through monitoring, evaluating, advising, and reporting.
• To provide scrutiny, challenge and approve any appropriate policies in line with the Trust scheme of delegation.
• To identify any risks, such as those relating to reputation, Ofsted, educational performance, and refer these to the Audit & Risk Committee.
• To receive feedback from Ofsted following inspections.

 

The committee covers:

1. Monitoring the standards in schools

2. Supporting Local Academy Councils to hold schools to account

3. Pupil Premium and Sports Premium

4. Performance of schools

5. SEND (Special Educational Needs)

6. Policies

7. SMSC (Social, Moral, Spiritual and Cultural Education)

8. Behaviour

9. CPD of staff

10. Safeguarding

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Please see attached the Terms of Reference for this committee.