Governance

The information on governance included here supplements that described in the Trustees' Report and in the Statement of Trustees' Responsibilities. This attendance information is based on meetings held from September 2022 to August 2023. The Board of Trustees meets a minimum of six times a year. The Board has formally met seven times during the reporting period.  

The Board of Trustees attendance was as follows:

Trustee	Meetings attended	Out of a possible
Jane Sheat	7	7
Tom Brooke	7	7
Andrew Blit	7	7
Stephen Cole	5	7
Alister Gourlay	6	7
Revd Sally Letman	7	7
Sarah Rees	7	7
Karen Williams	7	7
Pete Bloomfield	3	3

 

The Finance and Audit Committee is a sub-committee of the main Board of Trustees.  It meets a minimum of five times a year and its purpose is to take a strategic view on the forward planning of MAT finances, make recommendations to the Board on the financial sustainability of prospective schools, monitor income and expenditure and consider financial risks and audit recommendations.

The Finance and Audit Committee attendance was as follows:

Trustee	Meetings attended	Out of a possible
Jane Sheat	4	5
Andrew Blit	5	5
Karen Williams	5	5
Sarah Rees	3	5
Pete Bloomfield	2	2

 

The Standards Committee meets three times a year. Attendance at the meetings in the year was as follows:

Trustee	Meetings attended	Out of a possible
Jane Sheat	3	3
Sarah Rees	3	3
Stephen Cole	1	3
Andrew Blit	3	3
Alister Gourlay	3	3
Pete Bloomfield	2	2

 

The Premises & Risk Management Committee meets three times a year. Attendance at the meetings in the year was as follows:

Trustee	Meetings attended	Out of a possible
Jane Sheat	3	3
Tom Brooke	1	3
Revd Sally Letman	1	3
Karen Williams	3	3
Pete Bloomfeild	2	2