Matthew Arlnold School

Governance

Matthew Arnold School Governing Body

Matthew Arnold School is part of the Acer Trust.

The Acer Trust Board of Trustees is the non-executive body accountable for all aspects of the conduct and performance of the schools in the Trust. The responsibilities of the Board are defined in the Acer Trust Principles of Governance and Delegation document.

The Board of Trustees of Acer Trust delegates the day-to-day management of Matthew Arnold School and its delegated budget to the Headteacher and the school’s Leadership Team.  

The school Governing Body has the oversight of the management of the school and its budget. Acer Trust Trustees are responsible for ensuring that the governors are exercising their governance functions in line with the relevant duties. 

The Governing Body will:

  • Ensure that the school has set its vision, ethos and strategic direction, including oversight of the School Improvement Plan within the Acer Trust principles and values; 

  • Hold the school leaders to account for the educational performance of the school and its pupils, and the performance management of staff;

  • Oversee the financial performance of the school, its delegated budget and ensure financial regularity, propriety and value for money in the use of public funds in the achievement of Acer Trust’s aims.

We provide here the following information:

List of the governors currently serving on the Governing Body

Pupil Premium Strategy report

Record of Governing Body meeting attendance for the previous year

Register of governors' declared interests

School Improvement Plan

SEND Information Report

Term of Reference of the Governing Body

Governors of Matthew Arnold School as of January 2025

Pupil premium strategy statement 2023 - 2026

Attendance of meetings

Declarations 2024-2025

Governing Body Terms of Reference 

School Improvement Plan

SEND Information Report 2023-24

 

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