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What is Drapers' Multi-Academy Trust

Drapers’ Multi-Academy Trust was founded in July 2014. The trust aims to deliver first-class education to all the educational institutions they are involved in and create the opportunity for all pupils to succeed. The Drapers’ Trust is supported by The Drapers’ Company and Queen Mary University of London.

All academies that are a part of a Multi-Academy Trust are governed by one trust and a single board of directors. The directors are responsible for decisions relating to each academy such as the curriculum and staffing. Drapers’ Trust has taken the decision to create a local governing body for each of its academies.

Further information on becoming an Academy or part of a Multi-Academy Trust can be obtained from the following website:

Becoming an Academy/Multi Academy Trust

Drapers’ Multi-Academy Trust

The Trust adopted new Articles of Association in July 2014, and entered into a Master Funding Agreement for its existing Academy Schools.

Articles of Association Master Funding Agreement - July 2014 Supplementary Funding Agreement - Drapers' Academy - Original Supplementary Funding Agreement - Drapers' Academy - New Supplementary Funding Agreement - Drapers' Brookside Junior SchoolWhen the Trust agreed with the Secretary of State to open a Free School, a second master Funding Agreement was required for this school, and all future schools.

Master Funding Agreement - March 2015 onwards Supplementary Funding Agreement - Drapers' Maylands Primary SchoolOn 1st September 2016, two additional schools joined the Trust, and this required a consolidated single new Master Funding Agreement and Supplemental Funding Agreements to replace the previous agreement. The Articles of Association remain unchanged. These new Funding documents are:

Deed of Variation - Drapers' Multi-Academy Trust Schedule 1 - Original Master Funding Agreement Schedule 4 - Existing Drapers' Maylands Primary School Master Funding Agreement Schedule 5 - Existing Drapers' Maylands Primary School Supplemental Funding Agreement Schedule 6 - New Master Funding Agreement Schedule 7 - New Drapers' Academy Supplemental Funding Agreement Schedule 8 - New Drapers' Brookside Junior School Supplemental Funding Agreement Schedule 9 - New Drapers' Maylands Primary School Supplemental Funding Agreement Drapers' Brookside Infant School - Supplemental Funding Agreement Deed of Variation - Pyrgo Priory Academy Trust

Schedule 1 - Existing Funding Agreement Schedule 2 - New Drapers' Pyrgo Priory School Supplemental Funding AgreementThe Trust Board has ultimate accountability for the schools and they exercise this accountability through Trust Board meetings and Local Governing Bodies for each school. The Local Governing Bodies have their authority defined by the Scheme of Delegation.

In addition to the Local Governing Bodies, the Trust Board has established two committees which are listed below, with their Terms of Reference.

Finance, Risk & Audit Committee - Terms of Reference Remuneration Committee - Terms of Reference