Trustee position

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TVED is a strong, caring and outward facing multi-academy trust currently comprising five academies based in Middlesbrough and Redcar and Cleveland local authorities (LAs): four mainstream primary academies, two with specialist units and a special academy for pupils with severe learning difficulties (SLD). This special academy was opened in 2017 as a primary academy and, with LA and regional DfE approval, is now developing all-through provision from nursery until age 16 and beyond.

Our academies all serve areas of considerable social and economic deprivation. As a trust, we are passionate about the difference a good education can make to the life chances of the children who attend our schools and their families. This means that we aspire to ensure that all pupils have the best possible education and achieve outstanding outcomes whatever their starting points and ongoing vulnerabilities. Recent Ofsted reports and national assessment results (SATs) demonstrate considerable success in achieving this ambition on which we continue to build in most academies. As a learning organisation, we are committed to continuing to develop and grow our particular expertise in order to make a difference and to improve.

TVEd have vacancies for 2 Trustees with expertise in the following areas:

• SEND, Inclusion, Disability
• HR, School Systems

The experience, expertise and commitment of our trustees is fundamental to ensuring the effective governance that is crucial to achieve our vision and mission.

Trustees

• are also directors registered with Companies House;
• work with TVED’s CEO and senior management to set the trust’s strategic direction for the next three to five years;
• are expected to support and constructively challenge TVED’s CEO and senior leadership team to ensure the trust’s vision becomes a reality;
• review strategic plans and ensure the operation of the trust complies with legal requirements;
• satisfy themselves that the trust is using resources efficiently and effectively to change children’s lives and improve their life chances through ensuring the best possible education offer and pastoral support as well as out of school enrichment opportunities.

Trustees collectively comprise the trust board. This meets four times a year either in TVED’s central offices in Middlesbrough or on-line. Most trustees also sit on either the board’s standards or audit, risk and finance committees that meet once a term, three times a year. Trustees are also expected to participate in an annual training and development meeting where they can work with TVED’s senior leaders to learn about key policy developments and consider the implications for the trust.

All trustees must:

• be over 18 years of age;
• complete an enhanced DBS check; and
• fulfil Companies House criteria for being a company director.

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