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<p>Under the Academies Act 2010 an academy is a charitable company limited by guarantee
and is therefore required under the Companies Act 2006 to have members and a board
of trustees/ directors.</p><p> </p><p>In a Multi-Academy Trust (MAT), individual academies
do not have a separate legal identity and are all under the control of the trust board.
Whether the board establishes local governing boards for each academy or local governing
bodies to oversee groups of academies, and the range of functions delegated to any
such boards, are both a matter for the board to determine – but in all cases the board
remains accountable for all the academies in the MAT.</p><p> </p><p>Fewer, higher
quality and more highly skilled boards overseeing groups of schools is central to
the Government’s strategy for improving the quality of governance. It is also the
key to schools realising a wide range of other financial and educational benefits.
While every academy may not therefore have its own governing body, our guidance in
the Governance Handbook makes clear that boards should have meaningful and effective
arrangements in place for engaging with and listening to the views and needs of parents,
staff and the wider local community.</p>
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