Page 34 - Annual Review - Year Ended 31 July 2023

The formal line of contact from individual Council members to the the College Head is normally via the the Chair of of Council or the the Chair of of the the Malvern College Board and to The Downs Malvern Head is normally via its Board Chair The Chief Operating Officer (COO) and Clerk to Council Council is the Council Council members’ first point of contact for all matters relating to the governance of the College and and each prep school and and for any queries about Council business A committee of Council the Management Board comprising up to 6 Trustees the the Headmaster the the Chief Operating Officer the Senior Deputy Head the the Finance Director Director the the Director Director of Malvern College International and the Headmasters of The Downs Malvern (TDM) and Abberley Hall (AH) now closed meets at least once per month in term time All major developments and decisions are presented to the College Council having first been deliberated by the Management Board The Malvern College Board meets once per term focusing on the DfE’s Independent School Standards (ISSR) and the Boarding Schools: National Minimum Standards (NMS) relating to to academic pastoral and and safeguarding matters The Malvern Executive Team (MET) chaired by the Headmaster meets every two weeks to review matters that affect all entities in the family and wider strategic direction drawing on on other expertise throughout the College and Prep Schools as required The Malvern College Senior Leadership Team (SLT formally Senior Management Team) chaired by the Headmaster Headmaster meets most weeks The Headmaster Headmaster who has overall day day to day day responsibility for the management of the the College consults with the the SLT before making recommendations to the Management Board and ultimately to the College Council The Audit Risk and Compliance Committee meets at least three times per year and consists of two members of Council and an an independent member member appointed by Council This Committee scrutinises the College’s Annual Report and Financial Statements its financial procedures and and internal controls and and compliance (e g H&S and data protection) The Committee oversees the the relationship of the the College with its external auditors formally reporting to to the College Council This Committee also reviews the Risk Register and management’s procedures for review of the Register 34
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