Governance Arrangements

Minsthorpe Academy Trust is a single academy trust. Minsthorpe Academy Trust (the Trust) is a company limited by guarantee (registration number 7635467) and an exempt charity. The Trust was established on 16 May 2011 in place of Minsthorpe Community College which ceased to exist as a local authority-controlled school on 31st July 2011. The Trust's memorandum and articles of association are the primary governing documents of the Trust.

The Members

Minsthorpe Academy Trust has five members who have a similar role to shareholders of a company limited by shares. The members are kept informed by the trustees about trust business, so they can be assured that the board is exercising effective governance and use their powers to step in if governance is failing. This includes providing the members with the Trust’s audited annual report and accounts.

The Trustees

The trustees of Minsthorpe Academy Trust are both charity trustees and company directors. The trustees (governors) are responsible for setting general policy, approving and adopting an annual plan and budget, monitoring the Trust by the use of budgets and making major decisions about the direction of the Trust, capital expenditure and appointment of senior staff.

The Governing Body have two types of committee:

1. policy committees - which focus on monitoring the operation and effectiveness of key areas of Governing Body policy and planning such as the curriculum, standards, inclusion, student behaviour, finance, personnel and premises.
2. implementation committees - whose role is to consider individual cases in the light of the Governing Body's policy and make decisions on the Governing Body's behalf - e.g. deciding on staff salaries, reviewing a student exclusion or considering a parental complaint.

All trustees are members of at least one of the sub-committees which report back to the full board of trustees' meetings.

January 2025