School & trust leaders
The trust as a good employer
This session can be booked as an individual workshop or as part of the Development for MAT trustees programme.
Training & development
09/07/2024
18:00-20:00
Zoom
Event date
09/07/2024
Time
18:00-20:00
Location
Zoom
As the employer, a MAT is legally responsible for all staff in the trust and schools. This session explores how trustees can fulfil this responsibility and lead a clear strategic approach that allows individuals to flourish in their roles.
At a glance
This session will cover:
Meeting legal requirements
Establishing a people strategy and staying strategic – understanding who does what
Appointing, performance managing and rewarding senior leaders
Ensuring staff development and staff engagement
Performance management across the trust
Contributing to staff wellbeing and reasonable workloads
About this workshop
- New MAT trustees or those soon to start in the trustee role
- Existing MAT trustees looking to check or refresh their understanding of the role
- Trust leaders wanting to develop their understanding of good MAT governance
This session will develop your understanding of:
- How MAT boards should approach the employer role of governance, sharing common difficulties, challenges and solutions
- The legal requirements placed on MATs for their employees
- Governance approaches to monitoring that legal requirements are being met by the CEO and management team
- How the board can fulfil its role in developing and monitoring a suitable people strategy for the MAT that moves beyond compliance
- How the board and MAT staff should work together to achieve effective performance management and staff development in all areas, seeking professional HR support and third party assurance where necessary.
- Led by an experienced facilitator with expertise in MAT governance, this small-group session will allow you to work with other MAT trustees to understand how your board can make an effective contribution to ensuring that the MAT is a good employer
- The session will be interactive using a mixture of participant activities and facilitator-led explanation and discussion
- It will be supported by session materials, including a Resource Toolkit to direct your next steps
about this programme
Choose your learning option
Development for MAT trustees programme
- take the full Development for MAT trustees programme
- book the whole programme and assign different members of your trust board to the most appropriate workshop for their governance role
- choose your cohort and book
Individual workshops
- select individual workshops to fill any gaps in knowledge
- choose your session(s) and book
Member price
£
120
for each workshop
Non-member price
£
145
for each workshop
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