Governance
Oxlip Learning Partnership is a charity and company limited by guarantee with Members that are akin to the shareholders of a company. They have ultimate control over the Trust, with the ability to appoint some of the Trustees and the right to amend the Trust's Articles of Association, a legal statement and rules defining how the company will be managed.
The Trust Board is accountable to external government agencies, including the Education and Skills Funding Agency (ESFA) and the Department for Education for the quality of the education they provide and, as such, responsible for the management and administration of the Trust and its schools.
Local Boards have been established to ensure the good governance of each of the schools and arrangements have been tailored to meet the needs of individual schools.
Our Governance Structure is shown below:
The Scheme of Delegation identifies the key decision-making authorities for schools within Oxlip Learning Partnership.
Scheme of Delegation
The need for a framework that provides clarity about the duties, roles and responsibilities of all parties is imperative for all organisations in order to secure effective systems of leadership, management, and operation to manage risk effectively and secure required outcomes.
The scheme of delegation is in place to address:
- Who in the organisation has the power to make decisions
- The decisions individuals or groups are empowered to make
- Where and with whom consultation needs to take place before decisions are made
Oxlip Scheme of Delegation (Sept 2024)
Oxlip Record of Financial Responsibility (Sept 2024)
For information on Members, Trustees and our Local Boards, please see the other pages in this section.