Trusts

	Find all the information you need on why you should recruit from the world of business, eligibility criteria and how to start recruiting to your board.

Why recruit

Non-executive directors can help an academy trust with strategy, financial stewardship, and performance - your trust is likely to need and gain from different board member skills at different stages of growth and development.

How to recruit

Working with Academy Ambassadors is easy - we provide a one-to-one Advisor to guide you through the recruitment process to make a successful board appointment.

Hear from Greenacre Trust's Chair and CEO

Nikki King and Andrew Reese, CEO of the Trust, discuss the dynamics of the executive and non-executive role as business and education work together to benefit Greenacre Trust.

Free Guide to Recruiting

The Academy Ambassadors Guide to Recruiting provides more information on how to run a recruitment to attract and appoint high-calibre people from business and other sectors to your board.

I would like to thank you again for the support and contribution to the board of trustees at Unity Schools Trust (UST) both recently and since 2016. With your help we have changed the board from one based on representation from governing bodies to one that is now predominantly skills based; since 2016 we have appointed three trustees via Academy Ambassadors (AA) and are about to interview candidates from you for a fourth independent trustee role. The range and quality of candidates has always been of a standard which has enabled us to identify individuals with the personal attributes and business skills required at that time. While I realise that we have, at times, been very selective, we have learned to rely on your advice and the services provided by AA to support the transformation of our board and the ongoing success of the trust. Thank you for your support. Philip White, Chair, Unity Schools Trust

Philip White, Chair

Unity Schools Trust

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