Guidance Notes

The guidance provides an outline of the core roles and responsibilities of the company secretary in an academy trust.

This CGIUKI guidance note is aimed at trustees/directors/governors of academy trust schools and can be adapted for any size of academy to reflect good practice for each organisation’s needs.

This guidance note offers the company secretary of an academy, which will also be a charitable company limited by guarantee, an outline of the information that should be considered when dealing with the change of trustee, director and governor.

It is unrealistic for each and every trustee/director/governor to be fully versed with the issues facing the academy at their first board meeting, but each trustee/director/governor should be working towards gaining that comprehensive knowledge. The induction pack is just one method in which necessary information can be imparted.

This guidance note offers the company secretary of an academy, registered as a charitable company limited by guarantee, an outline of the information that should be considered when dealing with a change of an academy member who is also a trustee/director.

This document sets out some of the issues a candidate should research before applying for a board position in an academy.

This guidance note offers an outline of the information that should be considered when dealing with the change of trustee, director and governor.

This guidance note provides an overview of multi-academy trust governance and provides details of those areas that can contribute towards building good governance in the organisation, with a particular focus on the role of trustees and directors.

This guidance note is aimed at trustees/directors of multi-academy trusts (MATs) in England and can be adapted for any size of MAT to reflect good practice for each academy’s needs.