Trustee Terms of Reference. Approval of the School’s mission, strategy and long-term business plans • Approval of the Key Performance Indicators • Approval of systems of control and accountability, including financial and operational controls and risk assessment; procedures for handling internal grievances and managing conflicts of interest • Monitoring of the School’s performance against approved plans and KPIs • The consideration and creation of a staffing structure and whole school pay policy • To agree constitutional matters, including procedures where the Trustees has discretion • To hold at least three Trustees meetings a year (more regular meetings required in the first year of opening) • To appoint or remove the Chair and Vice Chair • To appoint or remove a Clerk to the Trustees • To establish and keep up to date the committees of the Trustees and their terms of reference • To appoint the Chair of any committee • To suspend a trustee • To decide which functions of the Trustees will be delegated to committees, groups and individuals, including the Principal • To receive reports from any individual or committee to whom a decision has been delegated and to consider whether any further action by the Trustees is necessary • To approve the strategic budget plan and the formal budget plan of the financial year • To keep the Health and Safety Policy and its practice under review and to make revisions where appropriate • To review the delegation arrangements annually Appendix 2 Audit, Risk, Finance, Physical and Human Resources Sub-Committee Terms of Reference • Implement a risk management strategy and report the outcomes to the full Board • Approval of the Risk Register and to ensure that this is reviewed on an annual basis • Consideration and approval of the of the plans for the professional development of all staff, alongside the resources required • Consideration and preparation of financial plans for the school budget of the academy in securing appropriate provision to meet the needs of students • To establish and maintain an up to date 3-year financial plan • The creation and allocation of budget headings within the school budget for each financial year; • The development and establishment of procedures for the financial management and oversight of the school by the Principal and Head of Finance, including risk to financial control and observance of ESFA Financial Regulations; • The consideration of the general view of the condition of the school buildings and site. • To conside...
