The Blue Kite Academy Trust model of governance is made up Members, Trustees and Governors.

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Members
The members have ultimate control over the academy trust, with the ability to appoint 10 of the trustees and the right to amend the trust’s articles of association.

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Trustees
Trustees are responsible for setting the direction of the Trust, holding the CEO to account and ensuring financial probity. As charity trustees, they must also ensure compliance with charity law requirements. Academy trusts are charitable companies therefore trustees are also Company Directors and must comply with company law requirements.

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Trustees have overall responsibility and ultimate decision making authority for all the work of the Company, including the establishing and running of schools. This is largely exercised through strategic planning and the setting of policies. It is managed through business planning, monitoring of budgets, performance management, the setting of standards and the implementation of quality management processes. The Trustees have the power to direct change where required and have a duty to act in the fulfillment of the Company’s objects.

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Governors
Individuals who sit on local governing bodies (LGBs) are referred to as governors. Trustees have complete discretion over what is delegated to each LGB. They may, for example, decide to delegate all governance functions to schools in the trust that are performing well and only a few to those schools that need greater support. Details of what has been delegated to the LGBs can be found in the document called The Scheme of Delegation.

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If you would like to view a copy of any public documents, please email the Head of Governance at arichardson@bluekitetrust.org