Page | 43 challenging the Headteacher in relation to the impact of interventions and support and agreeing followup action or celebrating achievements. 2. Monitor and evaluate how deeply the Christian ethos (formerly VA/VC schools), vision and values are embedded in the school, including in the published curriculum statement of intent, implementation, and impact. 3. Note and adopt designated Trust policies. 4. Approve local level school policies and internal procedures in line with the school’s ethos and values. 5. Monitor and evaluate t h e impact of the school’s Stakeholder Engagement Plan, ensuring it is aligned to the Trust’s key messages and promotes the voice of parents, staff and pupils. 6. Appoint a designated governor for Safeguarding and SEND, and a link governor for Disadvantaged/Vulnerable Pupils (including Pupil Premium), GDPR, Health and Safety, Early Years, Maths and English. It is for LGBs to determine how they wish to group these specified designated and link roles, and whether to combine them with other monitoring roles of their choice. 7. Part of the governor monitoring role will be to undertake regular pre-arranged and accompanied visits to triangulate data and evidence. Governors are also invited to attend termly/half termlyNote of Visit meetings by the Director of Education or their representative, SIAMS and Ofsted inspection meetings, in order to identify school areas of strength and improvement and opportunities to share best practice. 8. Contribute to the appointment of school leaders/teachers, and performance management of the Headteacher. 9. Ensure school compliance with statutory duties and ensuring that the governance areas of the school website and GIAS are fully up to date and compliant, in accordance with DfE/ Academy Trust Handbook requirements. Compliance guidance is provided within the Internal Finance Procedures Manual. 10. Self-evaluate LGB performance and impact on pupils’ outcomes and spiritual development annually. Terms of Reference – Resources Committee General provisions 11. A minimum of three meetings per academic year is required for the Resources Committee, if LGBs choose to have this separate committee. 12. These committee meetings will not be open to the public, but minutes shall be made available. 13. Information relating to a named person or any other matter that the committee considers confidential does not have to be made available for public inspection. 14. In the absence of the Chair, the committee shall choose an acting Chair for that meeting from among their number. This committee should not be chaired by a member of staff. 15. In the absence of the local governance professional the committee shall choose a clerk for that meeting from among their number (someone who is not the Headteacher). 16. The draft minutes of each meeting will be circulated with the agenda for the next full meeting of the Local Governing Body and will be presented at that meeting by the Resources Committee Chair (or in his/her absence another member of the committee). 17. Any decisions taken must be determined by a majority of votes of committee members present -no vote can be taken unless a majority of those present are LGB governors. Risk 18. To monitor and maintain a risk register for the school on a termly basis, to ensure its effective operation in accordance with the Academy Trust Handbook. 19. To monitor processes for contingency and business continuity plans.
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