Governance & Key Information
Board of Trustees
Meridian Trust is governed by a board of trustees made up of business people and educational specialists. All trustees are company directors for the purposes of company law.
Trustees’ and Members’ Register of Interests, Link Allocations and Attendance
Meetings 2026/27: 7 September 2026, 12 October 2026 (Away Day), 9 December 2026, 8 February 2027, 22 March 2027, 14 May 2027, 7 July 2027 (Away Day)
The Board of Trustees is responsible for:
- Ensuring clarity of vision, ethos and strategic direction of the trust
- Holding executive leaders to account for the educational performance of the trust schools and their pupils, and performance management of staff
- Overseeing the financial performance of the trust and making sure that money is well spent
- ensuring voices of stakeholders are heard.
The board has three Policy & Scrutiny Committees: Finance and Resources, Audit & Risk and Curriculum & Standards. For more information please see Policy and Scrutiny Committees. There is also a Teaching School Hub Committee and a Remuneration Committee. Each academy has an Academy Council which provides local governance. For an overview of the governance structure please see Governance Overview
Approved minutes of the Trust Board, AGMs, all policy and scrutiny committees and Academy Councils are available to anyone who requests them. Please contact governance@meridiantrust.co.uk for approved minutes.