Chepping View Primary Academy Committee

THE ROLE OF THE ACADEMY COMMITTEE

Inspiring Futures Partnership Trust (IFPT) Board have established an “Academy Committee” for Chepping View Primary Academy. The overarching purpose of an Academy Committee is to support and provide effective challenge around the strategic direction and performance of the relevant academy within the framework and parameters set by the Trust Board. Those serving on an Academy Committee are accountable to the Trust Board and must ensure that at all times they act in good faith and in the best interests of the academies and the Trust, exercising reasonable care and skill having particular regard to the personal knowledge and experience. The role and responsibilities of the Academy Committee is detailed in the Academy Committee Terms of Reference.

An Academy Committee’s core duties are:

Ensuring clarity of vision, ethos and strategic direction
Effective challenge of the principal for the educational performance of the academy and its pupils
Effective review and challenge of the financial performance of the academy to ensure that its money is well spent.

The diagram below highlights where the Academy Committee sits within IFPT’s governance structure.