We Are Laidlaw Schools Trust Partnership Agreement

WE ARE LST

PARTNERSHIP AGREEMENT

OUR COMMITMENT TO YOU

As a central Trust team our role is to develop partnership working with colleagues within Academies to support the Academy business strategy. We will work hand in hand with colleagues across our academies to deliver support, understand your priorities and provide a service that enables you to achieve your Academy cross-Trust objectives.

Our purpose is to work in partnership with colleagues across the Trust to provide specialist support which enable Academy leaders to focus on providing excellent teaching and learning. As enablers, each of our functions will support you to meet your strategic goals and run an efficient Academy.

This partnership aims to foster a collaborative and mutually beneficial relationship in the pursuit of educational excellence and the advancement of our shared vision of transforming lives through extraordinary education.

& Sally

Best Wishes, Rob

“EVERY CHILD DESERVES TO DREAM. EVERY PUPIL DESERVES TO SOAR ABOVE THE SAME HIGH BAR, SO WE PROVIDE LADDERS AND GUIDE ROPES AND SAFETY NETS”

- LAIDLAW FOUNDATION MANIFESTO

CENTRAL TEAM

GABRIELLE REDDINGTON DIRECTOR OF SECONDARY

IMPROVEMENT

GABRIELLE.REDDINGTON@LAIDLAWSCHOOLSTRUST.COM

07966215094

CONTACT ME ABOUT: OUTCOMES, CURRICULUM, ENRICHMENT, DESTINATIONS, LEADERSHIP

KEELEY WOOD DIRECTOR OF PRIMARY

IMPROVEMENT

KEELEY.WOOD@LAIDLAWSCHOOLSTRUST.COM

079595820524

EXECUTIVE SCHOOL

IMPROVEMENT LEAD

MARK.FOSTER@LAIDLAWSCHOOLSTRUST.COM

EXECUTIVE SCHOOL

IMPROVEMENT LEAD

CRAIG.HUTTON@LAIDLAWSCHOOLSTRUST.COM

CONTACT ME ABOUT:

OUTCOMES, CURRICULUM, ENRICHMENT, EARLY YEARS, LEADERSHIP

CONTACT ME ABOUT:

BEHAVIOUR, SAFEGUARDING, WELFARE, CLIMATE, PASTORAL

CONTACT ME ABOUT:

BEHAVIOUR, SAFEGUARDING, WELFARE, CLIMATE, PASTORAL

MARK FOSTER

CRAIG HUTTON

WHAT WE HAVE RESPONSIBILITY FOR?

CULTURE: Creating a culture in all LST Academies that is motivating and ambitious for all, especially for disadvantaged children and children with SEND, so that students can achieve their full potential.

CURRICULUM: Overseeing the design and implementation of ambitious, broad, well-sequenced and knowledge-rich curricula in all LST Academies.

STUDENT OUTCOMES:

Ensuring we achieve good outcomes for all LST students by delivering education that is both high-quality and inclusive.

ENRICHMENT:

Enabling children to take part in sport, music and cultural opportunities that enrich the curricula and support children’s wider development.

HOW WE WILL DO THIS?

Working with key stakeholders within individual Academies we will-

• Embed and sustain systems and structures that enable teachers to develop and embed their expertise.

BEHAVIOUR & ATTENDANCE: Ensuring our Academies are places where all students attend regularly, are kept safe, feel calm and supported, and are able to actively participate and progress.

DESTINATIONS:

ACCESSIBLE TO ALL: Operating fair access. Welcoming and effectively teaching disadvantaged children and children with SEND from our local areas.

INCLUSIVE PASTORAL SUPPORT:

Supporting students and our Academies when addressing issues so students can stay in mainstream school where possible. Supporting students to re-join mainstream education when they have spent time in Alternative Provision.

Ensuring all children leave our Academies well prepared for the next stage of education, employment or training and prepared to be confident citizens.

COLLABORATION: Working collaboratively with Academies, trusts, local authorities, dioceses, parents and other civic partners to ensure the delivery of statutory functions and acts in the wider interests of the local community.

• Embed and sustain systems that monitor and track the quality of teaching across the Trust, which takes account of limitations in reliability and validity and feed into data-driven improvement activity.

• Monitor the progress that all children are making, taking into account the differences on what good progress is for individuals.

• Embed a culture of reading, including supporting all pupils to develop their vocabulary and read fluently.

• Create the best learning environment for individual children, ensuring that children with SEND learn in mainstream classrooms where it is in their best interests.

• Hold regular review meetings with key stakeholders to address emerging issues.

• Facilitate regular workshops/training sessions on School Improvement topics and subject areas.

• Provide appraisal for Head Teachers.

• Provide Local Governing Bodies with accurate school performance information.

• Lead curriculum conversation meetings to identify priorities and target resources.

• Facilitate partnerships so all Academies can learn from the best practice, both within LST and beyond.

• Provide coaching and training for aspiring leaders.

Providing professional employee relations support and advice to line managers across the trust at informal and formal stages. This includes policy review to ensure legislative compliance (inc KCSIE) and best practice update. We support managers with advice at informal stages of casework up to acting as investigating officers and supporting at formal hearings. We will forge and maintain relationships with Union colleagues and consult as appropriate.

WHAT WE HAVE RESPONSIBILITY FOR?

We lead on the TUPE to support the onboarding of new schools, restructure and reorganisation initiatives including partnering with leadership teams to develop workforce and talent plans.

We provide specialist advice to managers in all aspects of people management including early resolution and formal workplace mediation. We will design and facilitate proactive, regular upskilling and training sessions.

Collating and effectively using staff data to highlight key areas for support e.g. sickness absence data.

We will act as central health and wellbeing specialists and work with key school contacts to devise strategies and implement interventions. This will include specialist occupational health advice and advising on reasonable adjustments in the workplace.

We advise on all aspects of pay, benefits and reward

We provide a specialist people and culture administrative advisory service, providing colleagues with contracts, letters and templates for employment. We own the relationship with our payroll bureau and provide an administrative ‘People and Culture guide’ to individual schools to aid self-service on all people related administration.

We lead on Keeping Children Safe in Education (KCSIE) employment matters, administering and advising on appropriate pre-employment checks including DBS, medical and overseas clearance.

We provide specialist advice in all aspects of recruitment, selection and onboarding.

We will support talent development initiatives through a review of our performance management cycle, linking workforce planning to ensure career pathways are identified cross Trust.

HOW WE WILL DO THIS?

Working with key stakeholders within individual Academies, we will:

• Hold regular review meetings with key stakeholders.

• Facilitate regular workshops/training sessions on People and Culture topics.

• Run termly staff pulse surveys with a focus on different issues as highlighted by staff, this will involve updates on actions taken from previous surveys.

• Provide Senior Leadership Teams with a ‘People Dashboard’ with key metrics and commentary to inform actions.

• Provision of online, phone and in-person advice and guidance notes.

• Attend management and INSET days as appropriate to seek feedback and share initiatives.

• Utilise support from 3rd parties.

HOW WE CAN MAKE THIS WORK TOGETHER?

• Managers are expected to be efficient and effective in managing their teams, working in partnership with the central People and Culture team on early intervention strategies.

• We need you to engage and provide feedback at regular intervals including participating in staff surveys.

• Co-develop the ‘People and Culture guide’ with us and follow the guidance within it including timely payroll, pre-employment checking and recruitment and selection information.

KEY STRATEGIC PRIORITIES 23/24

• Review of recruitment and selection practices including refreshing our website, advert, job description and person specification templates.

• Introduction of a number of cost of living support initiatives including an employee healthcare cash plan.

• Review of performance management cycle with links to talent management and development inc POD programme, Trust career development and use of apprenticeship levy.

• Support the development of a Trust behavioural framework that will embed Trust values within our everyday activities.

• Review of current people policies, including pay policy to ensure working practices are fit for purpose.

• Ongoing measurement of staff engagement and wellbeing via regular staff pulse surveys to inform action planning.

• Implement the trust EDI action plan.

• Review employee wellbeing offer, including flexible working options and formulation of a trust-wide wellbeing plan.

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WHAT WE ARE RESPONSIBLE FOR HOW WE WILL DO THIS

DEVELOP AN ESTATES STRATEGY THAT CONSIDERS FUTURE GROWTH ALONGSIDE THE EVOLVING NEEDS OF THE ACADEMIES

HOW THE ACADEMY CAN SUPPORT US

STANDARDISE OPERATIONAL PROCEDURES ACROSS THE TRUST

IDENTIFY OPPORTUNITIES TO IMPROVE UTILISATION OF PHYSICAL RESOURCES ACROSS THE TRUST

IDENTIFY OPPORTUNITIES TO IMPROVE ECONOMIES OF SCALE

DEVELOP A GREATER UNDERSTANDING OF THE CONDITION AND PERFORMANCE OF THE TRUST’S ASSETS

IMPLEMENT AN EFFECTIVE ESTATES MANAGEMENT INFORMATION SYSTEM

COMMISSION CONDITION SURVEYS AND RESULTS

OVERSEE MAINTENANCE AND REPAIR PROGRAMMES

COLLABORATE WITH THE CENTRAL TEAM TO DEVELOP BEST PRACTICE

COMMUNICATE AND SUPPORT TRUST WIDE INITIATIVES AND PROCEDURES

SUPPORT WITH DATA COLLECTION OF ASSETS

MAINTAIN ACCURATE RECORDS

ENSURE MAINTENANCE AND REPAIR PROGRAMMES ARE IN PLACE AND CLOSED OUT IN A TIMELY MANOR. REPORT ALL MAINTENANCE AND REMEDIAL WORK

FULLY EMBRACE AND UTILISE TECHNOLOGY SOLUTIONS TO ENHANCE DATA DRIVEN DECISION MAKING

WORK WITH US TO CREATE AND IMPLEMENT SYSTEMS AND PROCESSES REPORT BUSINESS CRITICAL CONCERNS TO CENTRAL TEAM

OVERSEE THE MANAGEMENT OF PHYSICAL ASSETS TO OPTIMISE THE LEARNING ENVIRONMENT AND ENSURE IT IS SAFE AND EFFICIENT

PLAN AND PRIORITISE CAPITAL PROJECTS

OVERSEE EXECUTION OF CAPITAL PROJECTS

LIAISE WITH FINANCE TO OPTIMISE AVAILABLE FUNDING

OVERSEE HEALTH & SAFETY AND COMPLIANCE TO ENSURE REGULATIONS AND STANDARDS ARE MET

SUBMIT CAPITAL PROJECT REQUESTS WITHIN TIMESCALES

WORK FOR US TO OPTIMISE BEST USE OF FUNDS

BE SUPPORTIVE DURING PLANNED WORKS

FOSTER GOOD RELATIONSHIPS WITH STAFF AND CONTRACTORS

ENSURE RESOURCES ARE IN PLACE TO SUPPORT STAFF TO DO THEIR JOB EFFECTIVELY, EFFICIENTLY AND SAFETY

IMPLEMENT STANDARD WHICH ARE CONSISTENT ACROSS THE TRUST REGULARLY MONITOR AND REVIEW THE EFFECTIVENESS OF ALL SAFETY MEASURES AND SUPPORT COMPLETION OF ACTIONS

PUT IN PLACE AND REVIEW ESTATE RELATED POLICIES AND PROCEDURES

ENSURE INTERNAL AND EXTERNAL AUDITS ARE IN PLACE TO CONTINUALLY IMPROVE STANDARDS AND CHALLENGE SHORTCOMINGS

REPORT FINDINGS TO THE LGB AND ESTATE COMMITTEE

INTRODUCE TRUST LED TRAINING

OVERSEE EXECUTION OF CAPITAL PROJECTS

PROVIDE SUITABLE PPE AND EQUIPMENT

PROVIDE SUPPORT AND GUIDANCE STAFF RECTUITMENT

SUPPORT WITH THE ROLL OUT AND COMMUNICATION OF HEALTH AND SAFETY MEASURES

ENGAGE WITH OPPORTUNITIES TO IMPROVE HEALTH AND SAFETY ENVIRONMENT

ASSIST WITH ROLL OUT AND COMMUNICATION OF HEALTH AND SAFETY POLICY AND PROCEDURE

CHAMPION GOOD HEALTH AND SAFETY CULTURE

SUPPORT THE DAY-TO-DAY MANAGEMENT STAFF

ENSURE TRAINING IS CARRIED OUT AND A TRAINING MATRIX IS UP TO DATE

ENSURE PPE ISSUED AS INSTRUCTED AND IS CORRECTLY STORED AND MAINTAINED

SEEK SUPPORT AND GUIDANCE WHEN IN DOUBT

INDUCT NEW STAFF MEMBERS

MY ROLE INCLUDES:

MY ROLE INCLUDES: MANAGEMENT ACCOUNTS, BUDGET SETTING, FOUNDATION FUNDING MONITORING, BUDGET MONITORING

MY

CLAIRE DINNING

CATHERINE LEE

ASSISTANT

CLAIRE.DINNING@LAIDLAWSCHOOLSTRUST.COM

(0191) 66 22 417

PURCHASE LEDGER CLERK

(0191) 66 22 414

MY ROLE INCLUDES: PROCESSING OF INVOICES, PAYMENT RUNS, ORDER QUERIES, CREDIT CAD RECONCILIATIONS

JACK TURNER FINANCE APPRENTICE

MY ROLE INCLUDES: PURCHASE ORDERS, PURCHASE INVOICES, FINANCE ADMINISTRATION

ACTIVITY

BUDGET SETTING

BUDGET MONITORING

SUPPLY SPENDING MONITORING

ACADEMY RESPONSIBILITY

ENSURE ORGANISATION STRUCTURE IS UP TO DATE AND SBS MATCHES

ORG STRUCTURE. CHECK BUDGET STATEMENTS, ENSURE ORDERS ARE WITHIN BUDGET AND COMMITMENT IS REVIEWED REGULARLY.

CENTRAL TEAM

FINANCE RESPONSIBILITY

UPDATE SBS WITH INFLATION RATES, NI, PENSION CONTRIBUTIONS AND THE LATEST SALARY SCALES. REMOVE OLD COMMITMENT, ACCRUE FOR COSTS NOT YET INCURRED.

OUR OTHER RESPONSIBILITIES:

• Purchase orders sent out daily

• Processing of invoices and preparing payment runs

• Meet monthly with Heads of school and Business Managers.

• Maintain the balance sheet and other accounting records.

• Assist in the preparation of reports to Local Governing Body

• Process VAT returns

• Ensure each academy are complying with value for money policy

• External/Internal Audit

• Annual Financial Statements

• ESFA Finance Returns

• Finalising Foundation Funding claims

UPDATE SUPPLY TRACKER ON A DAILY BASIS WITH THE REASONS FOR SUPPLY AND POST COVERED.

REVIEW THE CORRELATION BETWEEN SUPPLY COST AND ANY SALARY VARIANCE.

PAYROLL RECONCILIATION

REVIEW PAYROLL RECONCILIATION AND COMMENT ON ANY ADVERSE VARIATIONS. UPDATE SBS WITH STARTERS, LEAVERS, CHANGES IN WORK PATTERN.

YOUR OTHER RESPONSIBILITIES:

EMAIL PAYROLL SUMMARY TO ABM, THEN UPLOAD SALARY INFORMATION TO SBS FROM PAYROLL WITHIN 2 DAYS.

MANAGEMENT ACCOUNTS

ADDITIONAL INCOME STREAMS

SUBMIT RECHARGES BY 4TH WORKING DAY OF THE MONTH FOR PROCESSING. PROVIDE BANKING ANALYSIS OF ANY ADDITIONAL INCOME AND ANY APPLICABLE TERMS AND CONDITIONS.

PREPARATION AND PRESENTATION OF MONTHLY MANAGEMENT ACCOUNTS INCLUDING VARIANCE ANALYSIS. CHECK INCOME RECOGNITION IS IN LINE WITH FINANCIAL REPORTING STANDARDS.

• Raise and approve purchase orders on PS Purchasing

• Confirm goods have been received (GRN)

• Complete the Barclay card reconciliation by 4 th working day of the following month,

• ensuring all spend has an approved order and all VAT receipts are present

• Review the google drive, keeping it up to date

• To provide information when requested by the Finance Team.

• Follow all finance procedures and policies. Link to Finance Manual

KEY DATES FOR ACADEMIES TO BE AWARE OF:

W/C 23rd OCTOBER 2023 EXTERNAL AUDIT - MINIMAL FBP VISITS

12TH DECEMBER 2023 YEAR END - SIGN OFF AUDIT COMMITTEE

W/E 15TH DECEMBER 2023 ACADEMY BUDGET PREP. - ORGANISATIONAL

STRUCTURE AND BUDGET SOFTWARE UPDATE

21ST DECEMBER 2023 YEAR END - FINAL SIGN OFF AT TRUST BOARD

W/E 8TH JANUARY 2024 CENTRAL BUDGET PREP. - ORGANISATIONAL

STRUCTURE AND BUDGET SOFTWARE UPDATE

W/C 4TH MARCH 2024 CENTRAL BUDGET PREP. - APPLY ACTUAL INCOME

FIGURES TO BUDGET, PRESENT TO OPS.

17TH MAY 2024 ACADEMY BUDGET - FINALISED PROPOSED

ROB.ATKIN@LAIDLAWSCHOOLSTRUST.COM

CONTACT ME ABOUT:

IT NETWORK INFRASTRUCTURE

IT SERVICE DELIVERY

IT SECURITY

SUPPORT TEAM

IT HELPDESK

ITSUPPORT@LAIDLAWSCHOOLSTRUST.COM

CONTACT ME ABOUT:

ANY IT REQUIREMENT

CURRICULUM SUPPORT REQUESTS

IT TRAINING

ROB ATKIN HEAD OF IT

WHAT WE HAVE RESPONSIBILITY FOR?

POLICIES & PROCEDURES?

• Infrastructure 24/7 Monitoring

• Cyber Security and Protection

• Onesite 1st, 2nd, 3rd Line and Remote Support

• Physical Servers and Storage Devices (SANs)

• Physical Switches (Edge and Core)

• Local Server Services (Active Directory, File Servers, Mail Exchange, Network Protection Servers, Remote Access Servers)

• Wireless Services

• Firewall Services

• CCTV

• Telephony

• Local Network Services - The LST Wide Area Network

• Remote Access Services

• Cloud Services (Google / Office 365)

• Internet Network Services

• Backup Services

• Contract Management

• IT Service Desk

• Operational Contract Management

• Trust wide strategic IT planning – three, five and ten year plan.

• IT Asset Management

WHAT YOU WILL RECEIVE FROM US AND WHEN?

WHAT WE WOULD LIKE TO ASK OF YOU?

• Acceptable Use Policies

• Online Safety Policy

• Information Security Policy

• Password Policy

• Disaster Recovery Policy and Procedure

• CCTV Policy

Service Desk

• This provides the ability to record, manage and report incidents affecting IT Services. The service is available by phone during core hours and 24/7 online. This service includes the following:

• Incident logging

• Onesite 1st, 2nd, 3rd Line and Remote Support

• Incident tracking

• Task and Project Planning

• Change Management

• Problem Management

• Knowledge Desk

• https://helpdesk.laidlawschoolstrust.co.uk/

Service Management

• KPI management & reporting as per required frequency (monthly, half termly or termly)

• Ongoing performance review of KPIs bespoke reporting including RAG reports

• Ensure Service Delivery targets are met.

• End User Satisfaction

• Policies and Procedures

• Report all ICT requests via the central ICT helpdesk providing clear information to support a quick resolution

• Consult with Central ICT on hardware and software purchases to ensure compliance and compatibility

• Responsibility for managing the physical environment where the IT infrastructure is located including access, power, and cooling

• Be responsible for communicating with their own staff when information relating to IT or IT policies needs to be passed on

• Follow escalation procedures for issues relating to IT

• Provide reasonable notice for any additional support requirements from the ICT Team

WHAT I HAVE RESPONSIBILITY FOR?

• Producing and analysing Trust wide performance data

• Providing ‘Power BI’ dashboards so that Academy and Trust leaders can analyse their demographic, attendance and exclusion information in real time

• Ensure accountability measures and definitions are understood in line with national expectations

• Ensure standardisation of the Trust-wide MIS system

• SIMS contract management

WHEN WILL YOU SEE ME?

• You are looking at developing data systems

• When working on staffing deployment analysis and curriculum-led financial planning

• If your teams need additional support in my areas of expertise

WHAT WILL I DO FOR YOU?

• Advise, support and lead on new data systems for your Academy and across the Trust

• Support you to meet DfE and external stakeholder returns, i.e. School Census

• Support you in using available systems to analyse your school performance information

• Ensure the data dashboard provides high and in-depth analysis at Academy and Trust level

• Assist in the setup and management of assessment and monitoring of pupil progress within the MIS and associated systems

• Support the use of curriculum-led financial planning across the Trust

• Act as the Trust’s Data Protection Officer, providing support to academies to meet their obligations under the Data Protection Act

WHAT I WOULD LIKE TO ASK OF YOU?

• Maintain high standards of pupil and staff data across all Academy systems

• Complete all statutory returns within the statutory time frames

• Ensure sufficient resources are in place to manage key assessment dates in the academic year, including examination results, and change of year processes in the MIS

• Identify an Academy Data Protection Lead to ensure effective implementation of the Data Protection Policy at an academy level including the management of Subject Access Requests and Data Breaches in conjunction with the Trust’s Data Protection Officer

• Use curriculum-led financial planning and changing demographic information to inform any staffing decisions

• Consult with the team on any new data system implementations for your Academy or across the Trust

• Provide reasonable notice for any support requirements from the LST Data and Systems Team

POLICIES, PROCEDURES AND HELPFUL GUIDANCE:

• LST Data Protection Policy - laidlawschoolstrust.co.uk/21/ policies-and-documents/category/20/data-protection

• DFE Secondary Accountability Measures - gov.uk/ government/publications/progress-8-school-performancemeasure

• DFE Primary School Accountability - gov.uk/government/ publications/primary-school-accountability

• DFE School Census guidance - gov.uk/guidance/complete-theschool-census

2ND SCHOOL WORKFORCE CENSUS DATE

7TH

8TH CLFP SUBMISSION DEADLINE

5TH SUMMER CENSUS SUBMISSION (TRUST DEADLINE)

JUNE KS2 TEACHER ASSESSMENT SUBMISSION

16TH

SCHOOL WORKFORCE CENSUS SUBMISSION (TRUST DEADLINE)

CENSUS DATE

BTEC REGISTRATIONS DEADLINE 18TH SPRING

SUMMER CENSUS DATE

JUNE

EYFS PROFILE SUBMISSION

JUNE ENSURE KS4 & KS5 COURSES AND QUALIFICATIONS FOR NEXT YEAR

CONTRIBUTE

TOWARDS SCHOOL PERFORMANCE

MEASURES

WHAT WE HAVE RESPONSIBILITY FOR?

WHAT WE WILL DO FOR YOU?

• Manage all governance related matters and ensure governance structures are compliant, meeting statutory and regulatory legislation.

• Advise the Trust Board and it’s committees of legal and regulatory frameworks. This should include annual reviews of the Articles of Association and Scheme of Delegation for the Trust.

• Work closely with Chairs on preparation of papers.

• Manage governing body memberships including vacancies and expiring terms of office.

• Provide a fully thought-out induction programme of governors and Trustees. This includes completion of all paperwork, code of conduct, initial support, guidance and information on MAT governance.

• Manage all Governor and Trustee recruitment.

• Manage all permanent exclusion panel meetings.

• Manage all complaints which meet central threshold.

WHEN WILL YOU SEE ME?

• For any Governance related matters, permanent exclusion panels or complaint panels.

• Curate, maintain and distribute the governance calendar, with draft agendas for the upcoming academic year.

• Work with the Chair of Governors and Principals /Headteachers to amend any agendas and discuss ‘hot topics’ upcoming in governance.

• Ensure the governance web-page is kept up to date inclusive of Governor profiles.

• Update and monitor Governor declaration of interests and attendance documents, publishing these online to ensure compliance with the ATH.

• Ensure the Get Information About Schools website is kept up to date with Governors and Trustees terms of office

• Manage all elements of governor recruitment, inclusive of parent governors.

• Follow and maintain the induction process for all Governors, inclusive of managing DBS, keeping the Governor and Trustee single central record updated

• Consistently liaise with all governors ensuring details and information are kept updated and to ensure attendance at LGB meetings.

• Manage all academy complaints when reaching the required level for governance intervention.

• Manage all permanent exclusions for all academies

• Provide support and guidance to the Trust in all matters relating to governance, inclusive of all Academies where they require this.

• Create, distribute and evaluate all LGB and Trustee skills audit, presenting these during LGB meetings.

WHAT I WOULD LIKE TO ASK OF YOU?

POLICIES AND PROCEDURES:

• Complete all required documentation for any governance related meeting.

• Redact where necessary any required documents for Governors, Trustees or any third parties.

• Meet with Governors and Trustees where needed to ensure there is a fluid cycle of communication and governance (link Governor meetings).

• Check all Governors’ paper DBS at Academy level after initial review from the central governance team.

• Complete all relevant academy related policies in regards to statutory compliance and in line with the Trust Policy Delegation documentation.

• Attend all LGB meetings and any extraordinary/panel meetings as necessary.

• Ensure systems are in place to allow for the recruitment of parent governors as managed by the central governance team.

• Follow safer recruitment procedures and record this on the central governance SCR.

• Monitor and review the complaints policy an Governor visit policy.

• We will monitor review and ask for any necessary policies in line with Trust cycle and policy delegation.

FINALISED GOVERNANCE CYCLE

FINALISED

WHAT I HAVE RESPONSIBILITY FOR?

WHAT WILL I DO FOR YOU?

• Creating and implementing our Annual Marketing Strategy - this will focus on key strategic priorities of the Trust such as staff recruitment, early years promotion and brand awareness

• Annual marketing campaign plan - this takes into account objectives that better all LST Academies

• Laidlaw Schools Trust social media, with the aim of raising the profile of LST

• Internal communications from LST Central Team

• Brand guidelines alignment

WHEN WILL YOU SEE ME?

I will be around intermittently depending on what marketing activity is going on at your Academy at the time, e.g. when we are running activity to increase numbers in Early Years, I may be around to get your input, take photos if necessary, and map out the best way to communicate our message to your specific community.

If you have any big news or events please invite me along - I’d love to help spread the word whether it’s through increasing press coverage, assisting with photography or even just to help with ideas.

• Coverage of Academy news and events via LST LinkedIn, Twitter and website. This will be fed to me through the quarterly form as well as reactive

• Transition marketing to guide pupils through our primary, secondary and 6th forms - this will include a transition brochure and a prospectus for each LST academy

• A branding pack so you have all of the information in one easy to access place

• Increasing awareness of our academies and their unique selling points through signage

• Social media, marketing and comms guidance any time you want it, just get in touch

• Website guidance or I can organise full training through Cleverbox

• Branding support on how to use guidelines

• Graphic design and event support - levels of support will vary and be judged against LST objectives

WHAT I WOULD LIKE TO ASK OF YOU?

• Fill our a three-monthly form with school events, news and updates that I can share on LST social media and crossacademy communications. *timeline for this - when I will send information request and how long academy will have to fil it in*

• Co-operation with parent comms when needed

• Assistance in visual asset collection such as photography/ videography days

Run targeted marketing campaigns to react to LST and Academy needs for 2023/24, including:

• Early Years Enrolment

• Increase enrolment numbers to ensure as many first preference admissions as possible

• Increase awareness of LST and it’s Academies to attract the best teachers and support staff into our vacant roles

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