Governance

Good governance is essential to the success of any organisation. The purpose of governance at The Rose Learning Trust is to ensure it achieves its mission by:

• Setting the ethos, culture and vision

• Making decisions about policy and strategy

• Overseeing and scrutinising organisation performance

• Ensuring organisational accountability

The Rose Learning Trust has three levels of governance, to hold the CEO and Principals to account, and to ensure that the trust operates as a charity and a limited company should do. 

For more information around Academy Trust Governance, please see the Academy Trust Governance Guide

Members

The Members meet on an annual basis. They have an important role to play in overseeing and holding the Trustees to account for the governance arrangements of the trust. 

Trustees

The Trust Board meets at least 4 times a year and has collective accountability and strategic responsibility for the trust. It has a focus on ensuring the trust delivers an excellent education to pupils while maintaining effective financial management and must ensure compliance with:

• the trust’s charitable objects

• regulatory, contractual and statutory requirements

• their funding agreement

The board also has:

• strategic and statutory responsibility for safeguarding and special educational needs and disabilities (SEND) arrangements within (and across) the academy trust ensuring the promotion of pupil welfare and for keeping their estates safe and well-maintained

• a role in making sure that it delivers its commitment to other schools and academies, however it is done

It is assisted in this work by the Finance, Audit and Risk committee and the Education Standards committee. These committees check that the trust complies with all relevant legal obligations and regulations, financially, educationally and operationally.

Local Governing Bodies (LGBs)

Local Governing Bodies meet 3 times a year and examine the performance of each academy in detail holding the Headteachers to account.

The Scheme of Delegation sets out which functions will be delegated.

Click on a school name to visit their Local Governing Body pages:

Rose Learning Trust Members 2024-2025

Members left within the last 12 months

Rose Learning Trust Trustees 2024-2025

Terms of Office 2024-2025

Trustees left within the last 12 months

Finance Audit and Risk Committee 2024-2025

Peter Haynes (Chair)

Sami Mirza

Paul Davies

Helen Bellinger

Education Standards Committee 2024-2025

Helen Bellinger

Rebecca Rowett

Safeguarding Trustee

Helen Bellinger

Accounting Officer

Jeremy Harris

Chief Finance Officer

Amy Skelton

2024/2025 Meeting Attendance Record

Full Trust Board

Finance Audit and Risk Committee

Education Standards Committee

Annual General Meeting

Historic Attendance Records

The Rose Learning Trust Declarations of Interest