Common use of Central Services Clause in Contracts

Central Services. 1 To determine the scope of mandatory core services to be delivered by the Company on behalf of its Academies A R FARC 2 To identify those additional services to be procured on behalf of individual academies A R FARC 3 To ensure centrally procured services provide value for money A R FARC FINANCE AND BUDGETS 4 To develop and approve a Finance Policy A R FARC 5 To determine the proportion of the overall Academy budget to be delegated to individual Academies A R Trust Board 6 To develop the Academy budget and propose to the LGB and the Trust Financial Controller A, R 7 To propose the individual Academy budget plan to the Board by the date set by the Trust. First formal budget plan to be submitted to the Trust by the end of May through the Trust’s budget software (BPS). R A Full LGB 8 To approve the formal budget plan each financial year A R FARC No RESPONSIBILITY Members Trust Board CEO LGB Headteacher Comments 9 To monitor expenditure against budget on a regular basis A R Resources Committee 10 Within the limits of the Trust's Financial Policy, to take day to day management decisions regarding virement between budget headings and report to the LGB providing that the overall budget result is unchanged from that agreed by the Trust A, R 11 To propose to the Trust Financial Controller likely budget overspends where this would produce a deficit and to seek approval from the Trust A R Resources Committee 12 To establish financial decision levels and limits in accordance with section 6 of the Scheme of Delegation and the Trust Finance Policy A R FARC 13 To establish a charging and remissions policy (see also 48) A R FARC 14 To appoint the Accounting Officer A R Trust Board 15 To manage the miscellaneous financial expenditure outside of the agreed budget A, R 16 To enter into contracts of less than one year up to the limits of delegation and within an agreed budget A R Resources Committee 17 To enter into contracts of more than one year up to the limits of delegation and within an agreed budget. A R FARC / COO 18 To receive annual accounts (statutory financial reporting) A R R No RESPONSIBILITY Members Trust Board CEO LGB Headteacher Comments STAFFING 19 To appoint the Chief Executive Officer A, R Trust Board 20 To appoint the Trust senior team A, R R Trust Board 21 To make Headteacher appointments (selection panel) in accordance with 6.5.1 of the Scheme of Delegation. A R Trust Board 22 To make Deputy appointments (selection panel) A R Full LGB 23 To appoint other teachers A R Panel 24 To appoint non-teaching staff A R Panel 25 To agree a pay policy and other HR policies and procedures A R Personnel Committee 26 To implement the Pay Policy and procedures in line with agreed budget A, R 27 To approve pay discretions in accordance with the agreed Pay Policy A R Resources Committee No RESPONSIBILITY Members Trust Board CEO LGB Headteacher Comments 28 To manage day to day decisions on staff pay and hours to ensure effective operation of the Academy within agreed budget. A, R 29 To establish disciplinary/capability procedures A R Personnel Committee 30 To dismiss Headteacher/Deputy Headteacher (for Secondary only) A R Trust Board 31 To dismiss other staff A, R 32 To suspend Headteacher/Deputy Headteacher (for Secondary only) A R Trust Board 33 To suspend other Staff A, R 34 To end suspension (Headteacher/Deputy Headteacher) (for Secondary only) A R Trust Board 35 To end Suspension (other Staff) A, R 36 To determine Staff complement within agreed budget A R Resources Committee 37 To approve dismissal payments / early retirement / settlement agreements A R Personnel Committee No RESPONSIBILITY Members Trust Board CEO LGB Headteacher Comments CURRICULUM 38 To develop and review the curriculum and planning policy A R Standards & Curriculum Committee 39 To implement curriculum and planning policy A, R 40 To be responsible and accountable for standards of teaching A, R 41 To hold the Headteacher to account for standards of teaching R A Full LGB 42 To be responsible and accountable for individual child's education A, R 43 To hold the Headteacher to account for individual child's education R A Full LGB 44 To develop and keep up to date a written policy regarding the provision of relationships and sex education A R Trust Board 45 To develop a Religious Education Policy A R Trust Board 46 To ensure provision of Religious Education in line with the Trust’s Religious Education policy. A R Ethos & Community Committee No RESPONSIBILITY Members Trust Board CEO LGB Headteacher Comments 47 To ensure compliance with the Prevent Duty A R Full LGB 48 To implement the Trust’s Charges and Remissions Policy for activities at the Academy (see also 13) A R Resources Committee PERFORMANCE MANAGEMENT 49 To develop a performance management policy A R Personnel Committee 50 To implement the performance management policy excluding the Headteacher A, R 51 To lead and implement the Headteacher’s performance management A R Personnel Committee 52 To review annually the performance management policy A R Personnel Committee STANDARDS AND BEHAVIOUR 53 To propose targets for pupil achievement A, R 54 To approve targets for pupil achievement A R SSDC No RESPONSIBILITY Members Trust Board CEO LGB Headteacher Comments 55 To be responsible and accountable for pupil outcomes A, R 56 To hold the Headteacher to account for pupil outcomes A A R SSDC and Full LGB 57 To develop and approve the Behaviour Policy A R Standards & Curriculum Committee 58 To implement the Behaviour Policy A, R 59 To appoint the members of the panel to review whether to uphold an exclusion or direct the reinstatement of a pupil (immediately or on a particular date) R A Full LGB