Effective governance is crucial to the success of schools and academy trusts. The Governance Handbook sets out the key elements of effective governance as:

• Strategic leadership that sets and champions vision, ethos and strategy;
• Accountability that drives up educational standards and financial performance, and effectively manages risk;
• People with the right skills, experience, qualities and capacity;
• Structures which reinforce clearly defined roles and responsibilities;
• Compliance with statutory and contractual requirements; and
• Evaluation to monitor and improve the quality and impact of governance.

Read more about the governance of our academy trust and about our local governing body.