Governance Structure

The Members are responsible for some key decisions such as the appointment of the Directors and the auditors, but have no day to day involvement in the running of the company.

The Directors are responsible for:

• managing the business of the company in accordance with the Articles of Association;
• expending the funds of the company in such a manner as they shall consider most beneficial for the achievement of the object;
• entering into contracts on behalf of the company and exercise independent judgement;
• promoting the success of the company

Governors

The Governors who serve on the Local Governing Body are appointed by the Executive Board.  Local governing bodies include both parent and staff representatives.  The Local Governing Body (LGB) for each academy retains levels of authority that are very similar to those in maintained schools. LGBs report directly to SNMAT rather than to a local authority.

For further information on the composition and terms of office for the governing body in each of our partner academies, please refer to the website of each academy.

Types of Academies

There are three types of Academy in SNMAT. These are:

• Sponsored (fully sponsored)
• Supported (requires improvement)
• Supporting (good/outstanding)

The designation is determined by the amount of support that each academy requires to bring about improvement and become an academy that is at least good.  Those academies that are already good or outstanding have a great deal of autonomy. The designation for each academy is reviewed annually.

The three designations are reflected in the Scheme of Delegation. This document outlines the levels of authority.