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How to write your scheme of delegation
You're required to have a scheme of delegation that shows who does what in your trust's governance structure. Follow our tips on what to include and what to consider when writing or reviewing your scheme. Learn how other trusts have written theirs.
Contents
- Requirements
- Clarify the role and responsibilities of all stakeholders
- Have detailed lines of accountability so there's no ambiguity
- Adapt it to your trust
- Create it and review it in consultation with others
- Train everyone up once the scheme is in place
- Writing a scheme: case studies
- Examples from other trusts
- Template scheme for church schools
- Academy trust AGM: attendance and agenda
- Checks on trustees, members and local governors
- Disqualification of trustees and local governors
- Governance Handbook 2020: summary of changes New
- Legal responsibilities of trustees in a MAT
- Members of the trust: appointment, removal and resignation
- Members of the trust: roles and responsibilities
- Register of people with significant control
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