Governance

The GLC Governance Structure

The governance structure, outlined below, has been established to support the strategic development of the Gateway Learning Community and to ensure that all students and pupils receive their entitlement to the best possible education.

The GLC Members

The members of the trust are the subscribers to the trust’s memorandum of association. Members have a limited financial liability to the trust and can appoint and remove trustees.

Members will meet at least once a year at the GLC AGM. At this meeting members will:

Receive a report from the CEO on the performance of the Trust in the last academic year:
Agree the annual accounts;
Approve the auditors for the coming year.

Members	Name
Ormiston Trust	Peter Murray
Ormiston Trust	Di Murray
Ormiston Trust	Duncan Murray
GLC Board of Directors	Hilary Hodgson
GLC Board of Directors	Maggie Smith
GLC Board of Directors	Lynda Pritchard
Total	6

The GLC Board of Directors Composition

The directors [or trustees] oversee the running of the MAT and determine its strategic direction. They are also responsible for ensuring compliance with charity and company law and the academy trust’s funding agreement. They are accountable to the members of the trust and the Secretary of State.

Category	Name	Appointment Status	Expertise	Responsibilities
Chair/Member	Lynda Pritchard	Board appointment	Education	Safeguarding, Quality of Education, SEND, People [Pay]
Director/Member/ Vice Chair	Hilary Hodgson	Sponsor appointment	Third Sector, Education, Sponsor	Quality of Education
Director	Paul Connew	Sponsor appointment	Finance, Policy, Risk Management	Quality of Education, Finance & Risk
Director	Lucy Harris	Board appointment	PR, Community, Inclusion	SEND, Inclusion, Community
Director	Bronwen Seaton Wood	Board appointment	HR/Remuneration & Pay	People [Pay]
Director	Courtney Freese	Board appointment	Education	Quality of Education
Director	Gary Vincent	Board appointment	Engineering, Leadership	Quality of Education
CEO	Viki Reid	Ex Officio	Education
Total	8

In a MAT, the board of directors may delegate some of its functions to ‘local governing bodies’ in each or some of the schools. Local governors who sit on local governing bodies are not trustees unless they also sit on the trust’s board.

GLC Committees

Committee of the GLC Board of Directors	Scheme of Delegation	Membership	Meetings
GLC Quality of Education Boards	Leadership and Management Curriculum breadth, quality and compliance Academic standards for all and groups of pupils Pupils’ personal development Pupils’ behaviour, attendance and attitudes to learning [including its impact on progress] Safeguarding Preparation for transitions	Governors	Half Termly [except summer 1]
GLC Action Groups	Teaching and Learning Early Years RWI Curriculum English Maths Personal Development SEND Disadvantaged More Able Reputation & Community incl Projects & Partnerships Sustainability	Governors	Half Termly
GLC Attendance Panel	Attendance Policy Implementation and impact of the attendance strategy	Chris Coles Paul Connew	Half Termly
GLC Inclusion Panel	Behaviour & Relationships Policy SEND Policy Implementation and impact of the inclusion strategy Prevention of suspensions and exclusions	Robin Atkins Chris Coles Lucy Harris Anne Fraser	Half Termly
GLC Finance & Risk Committee	Resource management [short and long term] Audit Compliance Risk Management Policies: Charging & Remissions Director & Governor Expenses or Allowances Data Protection GDPR Anti Fraud & Corruption Business Continuity Debt Recovery Financial Authority & Business Funding for High Level CPD Lettings Pensions Reserves Risk Management Subject Access Request [SAR] Staff Expenses	Paul Connew Lynda Pritchard Anne Fraser Stuart Marshall Anis Rahman	Half Termly
GLC Health & Safety Committee	Policies: Health & Safety Bomb Evacuation Critical Incident Defibrillator Disabled Persons Evacuation Procedure Educational Visits Employment of Disabled Persons Fire Evacuation Procedures LPA Flood Warning TPA Flood Warning Lone Worker Positive Handling Smoking at Work	Chris Coles Stuart Marshall Allison Taylor	Termly
GLC People Committee	People Strategy HR policy, implementation and monitoring Recruitment and Retention Wellbeing Employee Relations Policies: Appraisal & Capability Grievance Pay Staff Disciplinary Disabled Persons’ Evacuation Procedure Employment of Disabled Persons Flexible Working Leadership & Steering Group Code of Conduct Long Service Harassment, Bullying & Victimisation [Staff] Induction for New Staff Menopause Probation Procedure Staff Code of Conduct Staff Counselling Staff Leave of Absence Staff Sickness Absence Management Staff Wellbeing Volunteer	Bronwen Seaton Wood Lynda Pritchard Allison Taylor Juniper	Termly
GLC Pay Committee	These will convene annually [before 31^st December in each academic year] to consider the performance of the CEO and to make pay recommendations and to set performance targets for the academic year. See Appendix 10, Schedules 13	As People Committee	Annually
GLC Discipline Panel	Convenes as necessary to hear permanent exclusion cases		As required
GLC Scrutiny Committee	To oversee the appointment of directors and governors as necessary	Chair of Board QE Board CEO Head	As required

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GLC

Governance

The GLC Governance Structure

The GLC Members

The GLC Board of Directors Composition

GLC Committees

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