HTB Terms of Reference
If you need to contact the SCITT Governance Committee or have any questions relating to Governance, please contact:
Marie Collier
Governance Professional Clerk, Community First Academy Trust
Email: info@cfat.org.uk Telephone: 01942 487999
Community First Academy Trust's Governing Board is supported by a Headteacher Board (HTB) made-up of Kingsbridge partner school Headteachers.
The HTB takes a responsibility for ensuring the training leads to very effective and well-trained teachers. All the members of the HTB committee share a long experience with, and commitment to, Kingsbridge and initial teacher training.
The core principles of good governance are:
- clarity of purpose
- openness and transparency
- integrity
- accountability
- effectiveness
To view Community First Academy Trust's statutory governance information, please click here.
HTB Meetings
The committee is a sub-committee of the Trust Board and as such, is accountable to the Trust Board for all decisions.
It will meet termly. Any additional meetings would be by exception and agreed by the Chair of the committee in discussion with the appointed Governance Professional and Trust central team.
The agenda and all paperwork relating to the meeting will be circulated 5 school days prior to each meeting, usually via Governor Hub.
All committee meetings will be minuted by the appointed Governance Professional for CFAT or, in their absence, someone appointed by the Trust Central Team or Chair. The minutes will be available to all Governors on Governor Hub.
The Chair of the Committee will lead the preparation of any requested reports on matters relating to the work of the Committee, for the Trust Board.
HTB Committee Members
https://www.kingsbridgeteachertraining.co.uk/statutory-information/trust-info
The CEO, COO, CFO and the SCITT Training Managers are Ex Officio members.
For all other members the term of office will be four years, consistent with other governance bodies in the Trust.
HTB Quorum
The Committee will be quorate when at least three Committee members including the Director of SCITT are present.
HTB Committee Chair
For the academic year 2021/22 the Chair will be Jen Machaj, Director of SCITT.
The Chair is appointed/re-appointed each September, by the Trust Board. If the Chair is absent from a meeting, the Vice Chair, will lead the meeting.
The Vice-Chair is elected by the SCITT HTB Board and approved by the Trust Board.
HTB Overall Purpose
The committee will provide strategic leadership and overall quality assurance of the SCITT and its Level 6 Teacher Apprentice Providing (including End Point Assessment Service) management and provision, as delegated by Community First Academy Trust (CFAT) Board.
- The CEO will be the person responsible for signing the Financial Memorandum and the Accounting Officer with overall responsibility. This is also countersigned by the Chair of the Trust.
- The Director of SCITT will provide a written report bi-monthly to the HTB Board on all aspects of the SCITT’s performance (including apprenticeship and end point assessment work). Reports will be provided by Governor Hub.
- The Director of SCITT will in addition formally report to the SCITT Headteacher Board (HTB) Committee, at a termly meeting.
HTB Key Responsibilities
The HTB Governance Committee will:
- Strategically direct the Director of SCITT and its Management Team and drive the development of the SCITT.
- Receive the delegated budget from CFAT Board followed by summary reports from the Trust CFO, monitoring and ensuring financial accountability.
- Oversee regular evaluation of the scope of provision and identification of new opportunities including evaluating the success and impact of the SCITT’s apprenticeship and end point assessment work.
- Approve and monitor key priorities identified from the evaluation of data and any new developments in ITT.
- Approve and monitor the Self-Evaluation Document.
- Review trainee teacher progression, achievement, attainment and employability.
- Review external examiner summary reports and approve the response to external examiner reports.
- Report progress on a bi-monthly basis to the Community First Academy Trust.
HTB Termly Meeting Standing Items
- Declaration of any personal or business interests
- Director of SCITT Report to Governance Committee Including.
- SCITT Operations Update (currently to include Update on the impact of COVID 19 and SCITT Operation)
- Update against SCITT Strategic Plan
- SCITT KPI Update
- Finance & Resources Report
- Trainee Teacher Progression Report
- Apprenticeship Report
- End Point Assessment Report
- Curriculum Update
- Risk Review Report
- Partnership Update
- Ofsted Framework & Governance Related Updates
- Summary of Complaints and Appeals
HTB Terms of Office
Term of Office: annually approved by CFAT Board of Trustees (click here)
2021-22 HTB Scheme of Delegation
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Function or Task |
CFAT |
SCITT |
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Board of Trustees |
Central Team |
Headteacher Board (HTB) |
SCITT Director |
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SCITT Programme |
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Implementing training content |
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O |
O |
R |
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Maintaining standards of training |
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O |
O |
R |
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Responsibility for trainee’s training |
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O |
A |
R |
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Target Setting |
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Setting targets for trainee achievement |
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C |
C |
R |
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Monitoring progress against the achievement of these targets |
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O |
O |
R |
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Monitoring failure to meet key targets, ensuring management actions are in place to address |
O |
C |
C |
R |
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Discipline |
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Implementing the Disciplinary / At Risk of Failure Policy |
O |
A |
C |
R |
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Safeguarding |
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Monitoring safeguarding issues within Kingsbridge |
O |
A |
C |
R |
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SCITT Organisation / Strategy |
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Setting the times of training sessions |
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A |
C |
R |
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Preparing the Kingsbridge Improvement Plan |
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C |
C |
R |
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Approving the Kingsbridge Improvement Plan |
R |
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C |
C |
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Amending the Kingsbridge Improvement Plan |
R |
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C |
C |
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Monitoring, reviewing and evaluating progress of Kingsbridge Improvement Plan |
O |
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O |
R |
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Preparing the SED |
O |
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C |
R |
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Delivering the Kingsbridge Improvement Plan |
O |
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C |
R |
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Governance |
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Implementing policies and standard operating procedures |
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C |
O |
R |
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Maintain a risk register in accordance with the Trust’s risk management framework |
O |
R |
O |
A |
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Developing a business continuity plan in accordance with the Trust’s framework |
O |
R |
O |
A |
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Setting the model agenda and frequency of meetings of the Headteacher Board |
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R |
C |
C |
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Adapting the model agenda for Headteacher Board meetings |
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O |
C |
R |
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Conducting meetings of the Headteacher Board in accordance with the Trust framework |
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O |
R |
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Monitoring the reports of the External Auditor and ensuring implementation of actions |
R |
O |
O |
A |
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Monitoring Ofsted reports and ensuring implementation |
R |
O |
O |
A |
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Monitoring the reports of internal auditors and ensuring implementation of actions |
R |
O |
O |
A |
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Finance |
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Monitoring termly income and expenditure |
R |
O |
O |
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Approving the intended use of surplus balances |
R |
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A |
A |
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Staffing |
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Approving Kingsbridge staff structure framework |
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R |
C |
C |
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Recruiting to the Kingsbridge staff structure |
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R |
C |
C |
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Communication |
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Preparing and publishing the Kingsbridge prospectus/website |
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A |
O |
R |
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Developing partnerships with stakeholders for the benefit of Kingsbridge |
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A |
R |
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Implementing public relations activities for Kingsbridge |
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R |
O |
A |
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Implementing Kingsbridge brand guidelines |
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R |
O |
A |
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Determining extended Kingsbridge work |
R |
A |
C |
C |
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Delivering extended Kingsbridge work |
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A |
O |
R |
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Ceasing to provide extended Kingsbridge work |
R |
A |
C |
C |
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