Governance and Academy Council

Meridian Trust was established (as Cambridge Meridian Academies Trust - CMAT) on 1st April 2011 by Swavesey Village College, with a simple and clear vision: 'to ensure high-quality education at the heart of the community'. Following successful growth, CMAT became Meridian Trust in March 2022.

The focus of the  Meridian Trust is upon:

• The strategic direction of the Trust as it responds to local and national demands and policy;
• Efficiency and effectiveness of executive leadership and services across the schools;
• Standards and achievements across the Trust’s schools.

Whilst the Trust is the employer of all staff, it has delegated powers to the Local Governing Bodies (Academy Council) to exercise governance arrangements for the academies within the Trust.

The Academy Council is focused upon the individual school contexts, monitoring standards and achievement and their local community needs and aspirations.

• Setting strategic priorities and plans
• Monitoring standards and achievement within the school
• Ensuring Trust policies are implemented
• Engaging with all stakeholders to improve outcomes
• Supporting and positively challenging practices within the school, through the School Leadership Team.

Parents can apply to be on the Academy Council, when a vacancy arises, by completing this self-nomination form and declaration form.

Academy Council

Any correspondence to the Chair of Academy Council should be addressed to : C/o Graham Whiting, Clerk to the Academy Council, Swavesey Village College, Swavesey, Cambridgeshire CB24 4RS. gwhiting@gov.meridiantrust.co.uk

Copies of approved minutes of Academy Council meetings can be obtained by contacting governance@meridiantrust.co.uk