How does multi-academy trust governance work?
A multi-academy trust (MAT) runs multiple academies, as opposed to a single academy trust, which runs 1.
All academy trusts have 2 layers of governance:
- The members of the trust
- The board of trustees
Many MATs also have local governing bodies (LGBs) for some or all of their academies.
The members found the trust. They:
- Sit above the trust board and make sure the board is governing the trust effectively
- Have the power to step in if the governance is failing
- Members of trusts that include church academies must also make sure that the religious character of the academy is preserved and developed
Academy trustees sit on the board of trustees. They:
Local governors sit
