Volunteer Trustee with HR, EDI or Facilities and Premises Management experience

What will you be doing?

Our Trustees are responsible for the three core governance functions: 

Setting the strategic direction of the trust and the academies within the trust.  Engaging with all stakeholders to set out and embed the vision and ethos in all areas of school life.  Work effectively with senior leaders to set strategic objectives to help the schools reach their goals.  Hold CEO and Senior Leadership to account for the educational and financial performance of the school.  Creating robust accountability for school leaders through rigorous analysis of performance data and financial information.  Ensure the Trust’s financial success and probity Including compliance with charity and company law and the academy trust’s funding agreement.

For all Trustees, there will be a minimum of 6 Board meetings per academic year. Meetings are either during the day or evening, dependent on Trustee availability. While there is the facility to attend occasional meetings online, it is expected that in the main, meetings will be attended in person. For more information, please see the attached Candidate Pack. 

What are we looking for?

The Auriga Academy Trust and its schools have a written code of conduct so that all Trustees know what is expected of them. The code of conduct includes the following principles and says that all Trustees should: 

Have the well-being and success of the school or academy as their central concern.  Act fairly and without prejudice at all times. Understand that all Trustees have equal status.  Appreciate that in general no Trustee has individual power.  Be actively involved in the work of the Board and accept a fair share of responsibility.  Make every effort to attend and participate in the meetings and prepare for them by reading papers and thinking about agenda items. They must accept decisions made by the majority.  Work in partnership with the CEO and all the staff.  Understand and balance their own strategic role with the CEO’s responsibility for the implementation of policy and the day-to- day management of the Trust.  Make the effort to get to know the schools in the trust and their staff, pupils, and parents. This includes supporting the school’s activities.  Ensure that matters discussed in meetings that are deemed confidential are not discussed outside the meeting.  Know and comply with the procedures adopted by the Board for dealing with criticisms and complaints.

What difference will you make?

Our new Trustees will profoundly impact The Auriga Academy Trust by ensuring high standards of governance and accountability, and positioning the Trust as a centre of excellence and innovation in special needs education. They will foster strong community engagement and promote sustainable and ethical practices and through these efforts, Trustees help the Trust achieve its mission of providing outstanding special needs education to its community.