Fairfax Multi-Academy Trust Member (Governor)

The Role

FMAT are offering an opportunity for the right person to make a real difference to the outcomes and life chances of young people across Birmingham.

This is an opportunity to give something back to the local community and use and develop your own skills in a board-level environment. We need individuals willing to commit some of their time and apply their skills and experience to be a director of our Multi-Academy Trust. We need your help.

FMAT has 4 schools, 3 are secondary schools and 1 is an all-through school (4 to 16) with over 4,000 students. We serve students from wide range of backgrounds including some in challenging circumstances. We have higher than average proportions of students from disadvantaged homes and with special education needs. We firmly believe that every student has the right to realise their full potential, and to do that they need to experience a high-quality education in a supportive environment to help them achieve their career aspirations and live their lives to the full.

The Members of FMAT are the subscribers to the Trust's Articles of Association. They have oversight of the governance arrangements of the Trust and have the power to appoint and remove directors. 

Commitment:

• 2 meetings per year

Responsibilities:

• Are signatories to the Trust's articles of association
• Furthering the Trust's charitable objects
• Appoint and remove Directors
• Holding Directors to account for the successful governance of the Trust
• Can pass special resolutions
• Can appoint and remove the Trust’s auditors
• Can change the name of the Trust, and ultimately wind it up

Should stay informed about how the board is performing. This includes:

• Receiving the audited annual reports and accounts
• Having an awareness of when they may need to exercise their powers to ensure effective governance

Fairfax Multi-Academy Trust is committed to the safeguarding and welfare of children and young people and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. The successful candidate will therefore be required to undertake an Enhanced Disclosure via the Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS).

This post is exempt from the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (2013 and 2020). This means that certain convictions and cautions are considered ‘protected’ and do not need to be disclosed to employers, and if they are disclosed, employers cannot take them into account. Guidance about whether a conviction or caution should be disclosed can be found on the Ministry of Justice website: https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/new-guidance-on-the-rehabilitation-of[1]offenders-act-1974