Members
The five members will meet at least once per year (at the Annual General Meeting) to consider the following matters :
- Appointments, resignations or (in exceptional circumstances) removal of Trustees.
- Receiving the annual audited accounts for the Trust and the appointment of auditors.
Trust Board
Nine trustees are appointed to support and develop the strategic direction of MITRE. They meet at least twice per term.
General Board Remit
Scheme of delegation review
Due diligence review
Terms of reference
CEO report
Growth plan
Local Governing Body minutes
Policy reviews
Reports from committees
Finance and Business Remit
Internal audit
Finance and pay policy
Health and safety
Capital projects and funds
Risk register
Annual accounts and budget
School Improvement and Standards Remit
HR policy
Employee conduct
Safeguarding
Quality assurance
Academic outcomes
Ofsted and SIAMS
Ethos and Christian distinctiveness
Trust Leadership
MITRE is led on a day-to-day basis by the leadership team:
Chief Executive Officer - CEO
Mr Matthew Parris
Accounting Officer for the Trust
Trust Strategy
- Aims, objectives and values
- Corporate structure
- Liaison and representation with stakeholders
- Plans and evaluation, including growth and sustainability
Oversight of Finance and Procurement
Annual Budget Reviews
Oversight of Compliance
- Safeguarding
- Data Protection
- Funding Agreements
Partnership Development
- Teaching School
- Local and National Initiatives
- Skill sharing across MITRE
- Parents, Students, Staff, Directors, Governors
- Trust Membership
Leadership and Management
- Policy Development and Implementation
- Data Management
- Quality Assurance
- Communications
- Schemes of Delegation
- School Governance
Oversight of Resources
- Succession Planning and Recruitment
- Senior Staff Development
Oversight of School Improvement
- Maintaining Standards in Teaching and Learning
- Appraisal
- School to School Support
- School Quality Assurance, Evaluation and Improvement Planning
Chief Operating Officer - COO
Mrs Jacqueline Straw
Chief Financial Officer for the Trust
Finance and Procurement
- Financial Systems and Reports
- Funding Streams
- Budgeting
- Procurement and Value for Money
- Companies House and Charity Commission Compliance
- Audit
Health and Safety
Planning and Risk
- Business Plans
- Growth Plan and Strategy
- Due Diligence
- Risk Management
Leadership and Management
- Policy Development and Implementation
- Development of Shared Services
- HR and Recruitment
- Legal Services
- Pay
Resource Management
- Asset Management across MITRE
- Resource Allocation
- Capital Projects
School Improvement Lead
Currently Vacant
- School Improvement Strategy
- Professional Learning
- School Quality Assurance
- School Evaluation and Improvement Planning
- Educational Due Diligence
- Commissioning School to School Support
- Leadership Development.
The diagram available to download below summarises the structures which support the successful leadership of Minster Trust for Education.