Schemes of delegation (maintained schools and single academies)

Understand what decisions you can delegate (and to whom) in your school. Save time by downloading our template schemes of delegation for maintained schools and single-academy trusts.

Last reviewed on 28 April 2025See updates
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Contents
  1. A scheme of delegation sets out who makes decisions and carries functions on your board 
  2. Maintained school template
  3. Single-academy trust template
  4. Review annually
  5. If you're in a multi-academy trust, this document is a little different 

A scheme of delegation sets out who makes decisions and carries functions on your board 

Tasks are usually delegated to:

  • The governing board
  • Committees
  • Individual governors
  • The headteacher

There are some things you can't delegate

Read the full list of what can and can't be delegated in our other article, Committees: what they are and what they do (scroll down to the section 'rules and restrictions on delegation').

Maintained school template

Download: governing board scheme of delegation template - maintained schools DOCX, 683.8 KB
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Single-academy trust template

Download: governing board scheme of delegation (single academy) DOCX, 681.8 KB
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Review annually

Maintained schools: do this as good practice.

These annual reviews