Trustees
Nigel Rees
Leadership, governance, finance, business
Janis Hill
HR, community, education, staffing, Foundation
Roy Davey
Education – Primary and secondary, School improvement, Foundation
Jono Tregale
Community development, communication, strategic planning and pastoral care, Foundation
Phil Tebbatt
Finance, legal, commercial
Caryl Plewes
Strategic, Governance, School improvement, Primary education, Foundation
Tim Bartley
Business, project leadership, finance, asset management
Tony Cooke
Strategic leadership, business, commercial
Peter Tait
Education – primary, secondary, national education writer, school leadership
John Ponsonby OBE
Strategic, business, commercial, training
Helen Dawes
Foundation, education, pastoral care
Steve Hillier
CEO
Trustee Overall purpose
Trustees are responsible for the strategic direction, broad policy framework and oversight of the Trust and all its schools. They take decisions that are in the best interests the MAT as a whole and are not representative of any one of the constituent academies. The Trustees are also Directors of the Academy which is a company limited by guarantee and registered as such at Companies House.
Main duties and responsibilities
- To ensure that the activities of the Trust fulfil the objectives as described in the Articles of Association and the Memorandum of Understanding
- To ensure compliance with the Trust’s duties under company and charity law
- To ensure the schools are compliant with all statutory obligations (eg curriculum, SEND, safeguarding)
- To safeguard the assets of the Trust
- To ensure the solvency of the trust and to abide by the agreements made with the Department for Education and Educational Funding Agency including the Master Funding agreement and the Supplemental Funding Agreement and as defined in the current issue of the Academies Financial Handbook
- To determine the overall strategic direction and development of the Trust through good governance and clear strategic planning
- To approve the Trust’s strategic plan
- To challenge and support the Trust’s Executive Principal, senior staff and academy leaders to achieve the outcomes of the strategic plan
- To oversee the performance of the Trust and its schools and direct change where performance falls short of expectation
- To agree policies across the schools within the Trust
- To ensure that risks are mitigated where possible and otherwise effectively managed
- To review the Trust Board’s terms of reference on a regular basis and to recommend any changes to the Board of Members
- To approve the terms of reference of the Board’s committees
- To approve the terms of reference of the Local Governing Bodies for the schools
- To, approve the Trust’s annual budget and monitor progress through the receipt of regular reports and to commission auditors
- To approve the annual budget for each school and monitor expenditure against the budgets
- To approve the annual and other statutory reports to Members and the EFA*
- To agree and review from time to time the scheme of delegation to the schools
- To review the effectiveness and skill set of the Board and recommend appropriate changes to the Board of Members
- To appoint and if deemed necessary to remove the Executive Principal
Expected time commitment – 6 Board meetings per year plus committees
*Trustees appointed by the Diocese are required to provide prescribed reports to the Salisbury Diocesan Board of Education.
SAST Trust Board Committees:
Finance & Resources Committee
Core Purpose
- Finance
- Audit
- Premises
- Financial compliance
- 5 meetings per year
Membership: At least 5 Trustees, the CEO, SAST Finance Director, 2 Headteachers
Trustees: Phil Tebbatt (Chair), Tomy Cooke (Vice Chair), Nigel Rees, Tim Bartley, John Ponsonby
Headteachers: Nicki Edwards, Nicki Ralph
SAST Teaching and Learning Improvement Committee
Core Purpose
- Performance & standards
- Educational development
- Staffing
- Safeguarding
- Other compliance
Membership: At least 5 Trustees, the CEO, the SAST Head of Improvement, 2 Headteachers
Trustees: Peter Tait (Chair), Caryl Plewes (Vice Chair), Roy Davey, Jono Tregale, Ben Gudgeon, Janis Hill
Headteachers: Neela Brooking, Jen Jacklin
SAST Pay & Remuneration Committee
Core Purpose
- Staff pay and appraisal
- Staff expenses
Membership: At least 3 Trustees, the CEO, the SAST Head of HR
Trustees: Caryl Plewes (Chair), Tim Bartley (Vice Chair), Jono Tregale, Tony Cooke, Phil Tebbatt
Trustee Meeting Attendance 2019-20
SAST Register of Business Interests 2019-2020