The Charter Schools Educational Trust Decision Matrix

Transcription

1 The Charter Schools al Decision Matrix Strategy = pprove/ccountability udit Strategic Leadership Setting the values, vision and strategic aims for the Set the long term strategy of the through a plan that is robust, accountable and promotes outstanding student outcomes. Contextualising the s values, vision and strategic aims into values, vision and strategic direction for each school Establishing the scheme of financial delegation for each school gree/renew rticles of ssociation ppoint/remove members ppoint/remove trustees gree role descriptions for trustees, chair of trustees, committee members C TCSED DECSON MTX JULY

2 = pprove/ccountability udit Strategic Leadership ppoint/remove governors, including holding elections for staff and parent governors Deciding the committee structure for the and appointing/removing committee members Deciding the sub-committee structure for LGBs ppointing/removing LGB committee members ppoint/remove and agree role description for Clerk to and LGBs Generating Terms of eference for all and LGB committees and reviewing annually pproving a format for each School s SDP C C C TCSED DECSON MTX JULY

3 = pprove/ccountability udit Strategic Leadership pproving a format for each School SEF C pproving the SEF for each School Developing a format for Headteachers eports Planning the schedule of work for the Planning the schedule of work for LGBs Promote collaboration externally and identify and support the development of strategic partnerships that support the vision of the C C Establish panels to hear, exclusions, parental complaints, staff grievances. Establish an independent panel to hear each schools admission appeals TCSED DECSON MTX JULY

4 = pprove/ccountability udit cademy mprovement Set KPs to be reported to the MT that enable continuous improvement in student achievement and quality of T&L Scrutinise KPs Detailed scrutiny by LGB Scrutinise external data on school improvement including SE online ssist the schools leadership teams in the development of the curriculum which meets the schools specific needs and has regard to: ny nationally recognised curriculum priorities and initiatives The obligation to provide religious education, sex education and physical education Special educational needs National testing and attainment targets and ny policies teaching objectives and priorities adopted by the for all schools TCSED DECSON MTX JULY

5 = pprove/ccountability udit cademy mprovement Quality assuring self-evaluation processes for each School Monitoring and evaluating the quality of teaching and learning Monitoring and evaluating value for money at the school Monitoring and evaluating behaviour, safety, welfare and engagement with stakeholders Monitoring and evaluating safeguarding practices in each school TCSED DECSON MTX JULY

6 = pprove/ccountability udit Financial Management pproving financial procedures in accordance with legal and DfE C requirements and best practice Ensuring that the financial procedures are implemented effectively Establish and oversee a system for administering reserves Establish protocol for carry forward of surpluses for each school Establish protocol for schools to make use of MT reserves eview the protocol for development of shared services through top slice or SL principle eview the maintanence of accurate, reconciled and up to date school level records to provide financial and statistical information Ensure a rigorous budget approval process eview school level asset registers in accordance with financial procedures TCSED DECSON MTX JULY

7 = pprove/ccountability udit Financial Management Ensuring that any disposal of assets complies with the financial procedures Maintaining a register or pecuniary and business interests of trustees, governors and staff Establishing and maintaining procedures for effective audit in accordance with legal and DfE requirements eceiving reports from audit inspections and the resulting ction Plan Ensuring appropriate insurance arrangements in accordance with the financial procedures To approve the first formal budget plan each financial year in accordance with DfE timeframes eview reports from internal audit and ensure delivery of agreed actions TCSED DECSON MTX JULY

8 = pprove/ccountability udit ( Pay Panel) Staffing / H ecruiting & ppointing Headteacher s C ecruiting and appointing Deputy Headteacher s Develop a set of H policies and contracts to be used by all schools having regard to all legal responsibilities and the equality duty Set staff disciplinary and grievance procedures Facilitate discussion with staff representative bodies, including the Unions at both level and within the School Performance management of Head Teacher Headteacher appraisal and performance oversight Performance management of Clerk and dviser TCSED DECSON MTX JULY

9 = pprove/ccountability udit ( Pay Panel) Staffing/H Pay review for Headteacher s Validating or challenging a process of recommendations regarding pay structure and remuneration of all employees in each School Suspend or dismiss Head teachers C pprove any leaving payments (redundancy, dismissal, early retirement) in accordance with school policy ecommend the overall staffing structure for each School TCSED DECSON MTX JULY

10 = pprove/ccountability udit Policies Determine wide policies Policy document appended to decision matrix C Determine school level policies Monitoring the implementation and evaluating the impact of all policies. Ensure statutory information is published on school or website TCSED DECSON MTX JULY