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Information on Smith’s Wood Academy Governors & FMAT Governance

Smith’s Wood Academy is part of the Educational Charity Fairfax Multi-Academy Trust which is governed by the Trust’s Board of Directors. The Trust Board is comprised of volunteers and is responsible for:

The Trust’s CEO is responsible for holding Stephen Huntington – Principal to account for the academic performance and standards in each academy.

The Trust Board have established a sub-committee known as the ‘Academy Governing Body’ at each of its academies to provide the Trust Board with local oversight. The Chair of the Smith’s Wood Academy Governing Body is Andrew Best.

The Trust Board establishes the remit and terms of reference for the Academy Governing Body. The Academy Governing Body meet at least four times a year, and have responsibilities which include:

If you wish to contact the Chair or any member of the Academy Governing Body, you can e-mail them via the Academy’s General Office
office@smithswood.fmat.co.uk

or write c/o Smith’s Wood Academy, Windward Way, Birmingham, West Midlands, B36 0UE.

Parents/Carers and members of the local community are invited to join the Academy Governing Body (for a period of four years).  If you are interested in finding out more about the role please contact the Chair of the Trust Board Andrew Best (r.sullivan@fmat.co.uk) or write c/o Chair of FMAT, Fairfax Road, Sutton Coldfield, West Midlands B75 7JT

For further information on the Trust’s governance arrangements, please visit:
http://www.fmat.co.uk/trustgovernance/

Financial Information for the Trust can be found here:
http://www.fmat.co.uk/our-trust/financial-information-2/

Trust Policies can be accessed here:
http://www.fmat.co.uk/our-trust/fmat-policies/

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