Academy Monitoring Committees are established by the Board of Trustees.
Each Academy forms an Academy Monitoring Committee (AMC), where committee members are appointed initially for a four year term of office.
Delegated by the Board of Trustees, the Chief Executive Officer, is responsible for the work of AMCs, working with the Director of Primary Education and Safeguarding to set work programmes and schedule training. The Director or Primary Education will also be appointed to each Primary Academy’s AMC, supporting the Principal and Chair.
All Academy Monitoring Committee Members must undertake our strict vetting procedures as we would undertake for al staff, governors and volunteers in line with the requirements for their specific role. For example, they must have a enhanced DBS (Disclosure & Barring Service) and section 128 direction check, which identifies whether someone is barred from management and/or governance.
An AMC’s role is to provide both support and challenge to the school and its leadership to ensure that it works to its targets for the year and that the voices of each stakeholder group are taken into account.
Meetings are supported by a a Governance Professional and/or clerk who prepares agendas and maintains records of the meetings to help support the challenge to the school to deliver for its young people.
Chairs of Governors may meet on an informal basis, four times per year. They will be briefed on Trust matters, discuss key areas for development and help to formulate AGC business; the aim is to bridge the gap between trustees and governors.
It is important that Academy Monitoring Committee members feel free to make visits to the Academy, this should be arranged through the Principal and appropriate Governance Professional. Trustees will also visits schools to review progress.
Each AMC will elect a governor for the following areas; Safeguarding/ Child Protection, Attendance and Behaviour, SEND and Pupil Premium.
Each Academy forms an Academy Monitoring Committee (AMC), where governors are appointed initially for a four year term of office.
Delegated by the Board of Trustees, the Chief Executive Officer, is responsible for the work of AMCs, working with the Director of Primary Education to set work programmes and schedule training.
The Director or Primary Education will be appointed to each Primary Academy’s AGC, supporting the Principal and Chair.