School Structure

The School is governed by a Board of elected Partner representatives with Shaun McCarthy OBE as the independent chair. The Board is responsible for the fiscal governance and strategic direction of the School.

The Board is supported by a variety of Partner-led Leadership Groups, focusing on specific sectors, topics or categories of spend, collaborating to develop annual business plans which direct the focus of the learning in that area.

An Operations Group of Partner representatives is also convened to look at the intricate details of the running of the School to ensure continuous improvement on areas such as website development, marketing and membership.

Groups meet 4 times per financial year to discuss key issues in that area, where the learning should focus and to ensure that the School is delivering the agreed business plan. Business plans are agreed by each group, the Board and then all Partners at an Annual General Meeting. It is the responsibility of each Group and the Delivery Partner, Action Sustainability, to ensure business plans and targets are achieved.

Action Sustainability are the Delivery Partner of the School; leading the day-to-day running of the learning platform, developing and achieving business plans annually and delivering the programme of training and learning to members.

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