Within Horizons Specialist Academy Trust’s Articles of Association, detail is provided with regard to the Company’s ('the Trust’s') Object, which is restricted to the following:
“to advance for the public benefit education in the United Kingdom, in particular but without prejudice to the generality of the foregoing by establishing, maintaining, carrying on, managing and developing schools (“the mainstream Academies”) offering a broad and balanced curriculum or educational institutions which are principally concerned with providing full-time or part-time education for children of compulsory school age who, by reason of illness, exclusion from school or otherwise, may not for any period receive suitable education unless alternative provision is made for them (“the alternative provision Academies”) or 16 to 19 Academies offering a curriculum appropriate to the needs of its students (“the 16 to 19 Academies”) or schools specially organised to make special educational provision for pupils with Special Educational Needs (“the Special Academies”).”
In order to ensure the Trust is focussed on the Object and also that the Board of Trustees is fulfilling its core functions of:
- Strategic leadership
- Accountability and assurance
- Strategic engagement,
the Board of Trustees has a structure in place which can be found here. There is a robust Committee Structure in place, the membership of which is reviewed annually.
Within the Trust Board's Terms of Reference and Scheme of Delegation, detail is provided with regard to the the purpose of each committee and the Academy Councils (committees of the Board), the frequency of meetings, membership and quorum, how meetings will be arranged and those functions that have been delegated by the Board.
