
STEP Governance
As a group, the Board set the overall strategic direction of the Trust. They scrutinise, challenge and support our educational and operational performance data, stability, and emerging risks/opportunities.
Accordingly, the Board delegate certain powers and duties to Academy Committees. This is explained in our Scheme of Delegation.
Their role is to design and implement a strategic development plan, the STEP Compass, which will enable the mission and vision of the Trust to be achieved.
Guided by the STEP Compass, they are responsible for developing and implementing Academy Improvement Plans and Service Improvement Plans, so that all parts of the organisation achieve the STEP Standard.
Academy Committees have a vital role to play in providing assurance to the Trustees that the standards they and the Executive Team set are being met and that resources are used efficiently to give every child the best possible education.
They also play a key role in ensuring all our academies are at the heart of their local communities.
This team is responsible for the performance and management of the Academy.
“STEP First” is the notion that, first and foremost, everyone is committed to being part of STEP Academy Trust. All governors must be fully aligned to the Trust’s Mission, Vision and Values. Although serving one or more particular Academies, governors are members of the wider STEP team. We are all one team, in one organisation, working towards the same goal: to be excellent in all we do – STEP First!
- Board of Trustees Meeting Minutes – 12.10.2022
- Board of Trustee Meeting Minutes – 14.12.2022
- Board of Trustees Development Day Minutes – 19.01.2023
- Board of Trustees Development Day / Board Meeting Minutes – 27.09.2021
- Board of Trustees Meeting Minutes – 11.10.2021
- Board of Trustees Meeting Minutes – 15.12.2021
- Board of Trustees Meeting Minutes – 30.03.2022
- Board of Trustees Meeting Minutes – 18.07.2022
- Board of Trustees Development Day / Board Meeting Minutes – 28.09.2020
- Board of Trustees Meeting Minutes – 06.10.2020
- Board of Trustees Meeting Minutes – 17.12.2020
- Board of Trustees Meeting Minutes – 08.02.2021
- Board of Trustees Meeting Minutes – 01.04.2021
- Board of Trustees Meeting Minutes – 19.07.2021
- Board of Trustees Meeting Minutes – 30.09.2019
- Board of Trustees Development Day Minutes – 30.09.2019
- Board of Trustees Meeting Minutes – 16.12.2019
- Board of Trustees Meeting Minutes – 02.04.2020
- Board of Trustees Meeting Minutes – 03.06.2020
- Board of Trustees Meeting Minutes – 20.07.2020
- Board of Trustees Meeting Minutes – 11.07.2019
- Board of Trustees Meeting Minutes – 01.05.2019
- Board of Trustees Meeting Minutes – 17.12.2018
- Board of Trustees Meeting Minutes – 24.09.2018
- Board of Trustees Meeting Minutes – 18.07.2018
- Board of Trustees Development Day Minutes – 06.06.2018
- Board of Trustees Meeting Minutes – 28.03.2018
- Board of Trustees Meeting Minutes – 18.12.2017
- Board of Trustees Meeting Minutes – 18.09.2017
- STEP Board of Trustees Members Information (including Register of Interests) 2021-2022
- STEP Board of Trustees Committee Membership 2021-2022
- STEP Board of Trustees Meeting Attendance 2021-2022
- STEP Board of Trustees Members Information (including Register of Interests) 2020-2021
- STEP Board of Trustees Committee Membership 2020-2021
- STEP Board of Trustees Meeting Attendance 2020-2021
- STEP Board of Trustees Members Information 2019-2020
- STEP Board of Trustees Register of Interests 2019-2020
- STEP Board of Trustees Meeting Attendance 2019-2020
- STEP Board of Trustees Members Information 2018-19
- STEP Board of Trustees Register of Interests 2018-19
- STEP Board of Trustees Meeting Attendance 2018-2019
- STEP Board of Trustees Members Information 2017-18
- STEP Board of Trustees Register of Interests 2017-18
- STEP Board of Trustees Meeting Attendance 2017-2018
- STEP Board of Trustees and Members Meeting Information 2016-2017
- STEP Board of Trustees Register of Interests 2016-2017
- STEP Master Funding Agreement 2011
- Deed of Variation of Funding Agreement 2013
- STEP Master Funding Agreement 2018
- STEP Master Funding Agreement 2022
- Angel Oak Academy SFA
- Applegarth Academy Order
- Applegarth Academy SFA
- Beddington Park Academy Deed of Novation and SFA
- Benedict Academy SFA
- Meeching Valley (Breakwater) Academy Order
- Breakwater Academy SFA
- Burfield Academy SFA
- La Fontaine Academy SFA
- Hawkes Farm Academy Order
- Hawkes Farm Academy SFA
- Heathfield Academy SFA
- High Cliff Academy SFA
- Park Academy SFA
- Peacehaven Heights Academy SFA
- Phoenix Academy SFA
- Telscombe Cliffs Academy SFA
- Turnham Academy SFA
- Westbridge Academy SFA
- White House Academy SFA
- Wolsey Academy Order
- Wolsey Junior Academy SFA
- Wolsey Infant and Nursery School SFA
- Deed of Termination of Wolsey Supplemental Funding Agreement
- Tudor Academy Deed of Variation to Supplemental Funding Agreement
- Annex to SFA – David Livingstone Academy
- Annex to SFA – Gonville Academy
- Ltr re Funding Agreement La Fontaine Academy
- Ltr re Funding Agreement Gonville Academy
- Ltr re Funding Agreement Gloucester Primary School
- Ltr re Funding Agreement Heathfield Academy
As a charitable company limited by guarantee, STEP Academy Trust is defined by a number of key documents including: Articles of Association, Schemes of Delegation and Funding Agreements. In addition, the Trust is required to make public its accounts which are audited annually.
Strategic Partners
These valued partners help STEP Academy Trust in a number of ways, supporting us with their expertise.