Governance
The Green School Trust
The Green School Trust is a not-for-profit company limited by guarantee and an exempt charity. It operates two schools ('academies'), both of which have a Church of England foundation. The Memorandum and Articles of Association are the primary governing documents of the Trust.
The governance structure for The Green School Trust consists of three tiers: the Members, the Board of Directors and the Local Governing Bodies for the Trust's school.
Please note that our directors are both charity trustees and company directors. In a Trust with a religious character, trustees are commonly referred to as 'directors' to avoid confusing them with church trustees.
The Members
The Members represent the equivalent of shareholders in a commercial company. They receive the annual report and financial accounts of the Trust to ensure that it is fulfilling its core purpose, the provisions of the Companies Act and its charitable status. They hold the Directors to account for the governance of the Trust.
You can read more about the Members by clicking on the menu to the right hand side of this page.
The Board of Directors
The Trust's governing body is the Board of Directors. The Board is responsible for, and oversees, the management and administration of the Trust and the academies run by the Trust. The Directors are accountable to the Department for Education and the Charity Commission for the quality of the education provided by the Trust and they are required to have systems in place through which they can assure themselves of quality, safety and good practice. The Green School Trust has a Church of England foundation and therefore the Directors also accountable to the London Diocesan Board for Schools (LDBS) to ensure that each academy is conducted as a Church of England school. The Directors are also accountable to the parents/carers of children attending its schools for ensuring that their children’s experience at school reflects the standards required.
They are accountable to the Department for Education and the Charity Commission for the quality of the education they provide.
The Board of Directors has overall responsibility and ultimate decision making authority and fulfils this responsibility through strategic planning; setting standards and key targets; agreeing the main Trust policies and strategic aims; monitoring and appraising each school’s performance; and approving the budget. Much of the work is conducted through committees which have delegated responsibilities according to a formal scheme of delegation:
You can read more about the Directors and the Board's committees by clicking on the menu to the right hand side of this page.
The Local Governing Bodies
The school's Local Governing Bodies are committees of the Board of Directors.
You can find out more about the governance arrangements at the Trust's schools, by visiting their websites below: