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Governance

The overarching responsibility and accountability for governance of the Trust and its academies lies with the Board of Trustees, who meet throughout the year.  

The Trustees are responsible for setting and monitoring strategic objectives, as well as ensuring compliance with charity and company law and the Trust’s funding agreement.

The Trust Board has delegated these responsibilities to three committees, each with its own terms of reference. Chaired by a Trustee, each committee meets termly with their minutes submitted to the Board of Trustees for noting, comment and action. 

  • Education and Safeguarding
  • Finance and Resources
  • Pay and Performance 

The Members protect the Charitable and Educational objectives, including the Ethos of the Trust. They take part in annual and extraordinary general meetings and appoint the Directors to the Trust Board. 

Statutory Policies adopted by the Trust Board are reviewed on a rolling cycle.  The Education and Safeguarding Committee oversees the educational performance of each school and the personal development and wellbeing of pupils.  The responsibility of the Education and Safeguarding Committee is to ensure all pupils in each school receive the very best education through a broad, balanced and engaging curriculum in a safe environment.

Each school has a Local Governing Body (LGB), composed of parents, staff and Trust appointed members. Their primary role is to enable school leaders to achieve the highest educational outcomes for all pupils, through monitoring the quality of education and by providing effective support and challenge. In cases where any school requires rapid improvement an Interim Management Board is formed in place of a LGB to deliver the necessary improvements until such time the Trust Board deems appropriate.

The Trust Board is accountable for the financial performance of each school and delegates the operational management, regulation and oversight to the Chief Financial Officer (CFO), in accordance with the scheme of delegation. The CFO reports to the Finance and Resources Committee. The Finance and Resources Committee have responsibilities for issues of finance, risk, control and governance.

To find out more about the Governance of the Connect Education Trust or to see the statutory information click here: Connect Education Trust Governance

 

Carterhatch Junior School Local Governing Body Education Committee

Position 

Name 

  Date Appointed 

Term of Office 

 

Trust Appointed Governor  (Chair)


Alex Monk
   
12.05.2021

11.05.2025
 
Headteacher

Helen McGovern

 01.01.2018

N/A

 
Staff Governor

Amy Fry

 08.02.2022

07.02.2026

 
Parent Governor Vacancy      

Trust Appointed Governor 

Olufunmilola Adesiyan

 11.07.2023      

10.07.2027

 

Trust appointed Governor

Huw Margetts  12.09.2023         11.09.2027  

Connect Register of Business Interest 2023 - 2024

ELT Governance and Trustee Attendance Register 2022-2023

Connect Governance Structure September 2023

Scheme of Delegation Sept 2023 - 2024

Deed of Variation to the Supplemental Funding Agreement 2019

Mainstream Academy and Free School: Supplemental Funding Agreement

Contact details for the Chair of the Carterhatch Local Governing Body are as follows:

Alex Monk - enquiries@carterhatchjun.org

Carterhatch Junior School, Carterhatch Lane, Enfield EN1 4JY