Terms of Reference

The Full Management Committee and the ‘Staffing & Finance’, ‘Quality of Education’ and ‘Personal Development, Behaviour and Attitudes’ sub-committees meet termly.

Members have been allocated to sub-committees based on expressions of interest and the skills audit completed.

Staffing and Finance Sub-committee

Staffing

To keep under review the staffing structure in consultation with the Headteacher
To establish and approve on an annual basis (statutory requirement), a Pay Policy for all categories of staff and to be responsible for its administration and review including the staffing structure
To oversee the appointment procedure for all staff to include ensuring the school has adequate arrangements in place to complete pre-employment checks
To review and agree policies as delegated by the Management Committee, including a Performance Management policy for all staff
To review job descriptions for staff as appropriate and recommended by the headteacher
To oversee the process leading to staff reductions
To keep under review staff work/life balance, working conditions and well-being, including the monitoring of absence
To make decisions regarding personnel related expenditure, including pay discretions
To make any decisions under the Management Committee’s personnel procedures e.g. disciplinary, grievance, capability where the Headteacher is the subject of the action*
To make any decisions relating to any member of staff other than the Headteacher, under the Management Committee’s personnel procedures
To be responsible, with the LA, for determining dismissal payments / early retirement
To be responsible for the suspension and/or dismissal of staff (including the Headteacher)
To be responsible for the ending of a suspension for staff (including the Headteacher)
To undertake the Headteacher Performance Review.

*cannot be delegated to an individual

Finance

To ensure that the school operates within the Financial Regulations of the County Council
In consultation with the Headteacher, to consider the first formal budget plan of the financial year, carry out revisions and monitor the budget (termly).
To establish and maintain an up to date 3 year financial plan
To consider a budget position statement including virement decisions at least termly and to report significant anomalies from the anticipated position to the Management Committee
To review the Outturn Report and report any significant variances from the original budget to the Management Committee
To consider a Medium term plan report annually to inform the recovery of deficit if applicable
To monitor expenditure of all voluntary funds kept on behalf of the management committee
To establish and review SFVS documentation as required: agree an action plan and timetable for remedial action and take a recommendation for formal approval of the SFVS to the Management Committee annually
To review and agree policies relating to Finance as delegated by the Management Committee e.g. Financial Management Policy
To review and approve the charges and remissions policies and expenses policies and best value statement
To make decisions in respect of service agreements and contracts (over £25,000) in line with the Scheme of Delegation
To make decisions in respect of insurance (buildings and public liability)
To make decisions on expenditure (over £25,000) following recommendations from the headteacher, in line with the Scheme of Delegation.
To ensure, as far as is practical, that Health and Safety issues are appropriately prioritised
To determine whether sufficient funds are available for pay increments as recommended by the Headteacher
In the light of the Headteacher Performance Management Group’s recommendations, to determine whether sufficient funds are available for increments
To be responsible for determining dismissal payments/ early retirement
To maintain an overview of and ensure an up-to-date asset register is maintained together with an inventory
To consider an Audit report from the Local Authority and agree a detailed action plan with evidence of regular monitoring, where appropriate
To review benchmarking data on an annual basis

Membership: Chair – Michael Priestley; Daniel Gee, Amanda Telford, Lee Todd

Staffing Appeals Sub-committee

To consider any appeal against a decision to dismiss a member of staff made by the Staffing and Finance Committee
To consider any appeal against a decision short of dismissal under the Management Committee’s personnel procedures e.g. disciplinary, grievance, capability*
To consider any appeal against selection for redundancy*

*cannot be delegated to an individual

Membership: (cannot be the Headteacher, or any other member of the Staffing and Finance sub-committee) Chair: Richard Cox; Deborah Naylor, Vacancy

Quality of Education Sub-committee

To provide challenge for the head and staff on issues of performance and quality in teaching and learning matters.
To review and discuss anonymised data on pupil progress including SATS, GCSE, FFT and other data including that on small – steps assessments.
To consider pupil progress, including priority groups, and how the school is targeting areas of under-performance and weakness.
To review the quality of teaching in the centre, teaching practice and teacher performance through the receipt of reports on observation and assessment.
To monitor the centre impact by reviewing the destinations of those leaving KS4 and the performance of those who reintegrate into mainstream schools.
To discuss (using anonymised data), set and publish targets for pupil performance.
To consider and advise the Management Committee on standards and other matters relating to the school’s curriculum, including statutory requirements.
To consider curricular issues which have implications for staffing and finance decisions and to make recommendations to Staffing and Finance sub- committee or the Management Committee.
To monitor progress and evaluate the effectiveness of the priorities allocated to the sub-committee within the School Development Plan and subsequent development plans.
To review and agree policies for the curriculum, including examination policies and procedures.
To consider and review the quality of education with sub-contracted and satellite providers.

Membership: Chair – Richard Cox; Daniel Gee, Deborah Naylor, Lee Todd, Michael Priestley

Personal Development, Behaviour & Attitudes Sub-committee

To monitor the effectiveness of the school in ensuring the health, safety and well-being of staff and pupils
To evaluate the school’s ability to effectively safeguard children and young people
To provide challenge to the head and staff on school performance on behaviour and safety matters.
To evaluate pupils’ attendance and punctuality at school and in lessons and the impact of the school’s actions to improve attendance.
To evaluate pupils’ attitudes to learning and conduct in lessons and around the school.
To evaluate pupils’ behaviour, how well it is managed and the effectiveness of the school’s actions to improve it
To ensure systems of recording behaviour and safety incidents are in place and to monitor those records and reports.
To review and agree policies related to Health, Safety and Well-being
To monitor the implementation of policies and procedures covering issues of health, safety and well-being.
To agree improvement priorities in relation to behaviour and safety
To monitor progress and evaluate the effectiveness of the priorities allocated to the sub-committee within the School Development Plan and subsequent development plans.

Membership: Chair – Deborah Naylor; Daniel Gee, Michael Priestley, Amanda Telford

In addition to the 3 x sub-committees, the following responsibilities have been delegated by the Full Management Committee:

Recruitment Panel (SLT posts)

To agree a job description and person specification
To agree and implement the recruitment process
To recommend any appointment to the Full Management Committee for consideration

Membership: Chair – Michael Priestley; Membership drawn from the Full Management Committee

Head Teacher’s Performance Review Group

To meet with the External Adviser to discuss the Headteacher’s performance targets
To decide, with the support of the External Adviser, whether the targets have been met and to set new targets annually
To monitor through the year the performance of the Headteacher against the targets
To make recommendations to the Staffing and Finance Sub-committee in respect of awards for the successful meeting of targets set

Membership: Chair: – Michael Priestley, Richard Cox, Lee Todd

Delegation of Responsibility to Individuals

To liaise with the appropriate member(s) of staff
To visit the school with the purpose of gathering information concerning their area of responsibility and to increase their knowledge of the school
To monitor progress of the School Development Plan when linked to a specific subject / area of delegation
To regularly report to the Management Committee on developments and progress within their area of responsibility
To raise the profile of the area of responsibility when related matters are considered by the Management Committee
To attend training as appropriate

Safeguarding: Amanda Telford

Pupil Premium: Richard Cox

SEND: Michael Priestley

Looked After Children: Michael Priestley

Health and Safety: Lee Todd

Attendance: Deborah Naylor, Michael Priestley

The sub-committees will report their work and progress to the Management Committee which should reduce the time necessary to complete full MC body meetings.

The full MC body is to carry out an annual evaluation of leadership and management in the school including a self evaluation of the management committee.