All ODST schools have a Local Governing Body (LGB), with delegated powers to act on behalf of ODST Trustees as the school’s accountable body through the Scheme of Delegation. The LGB aims to ensure that children are attending an effective school which provides them with a good education and supports their well-being.

Members are volunteers who play a vital role in shaping the education of children and young people, by helping to set the ethos, vision, and strategy for our schools. 

Mutual Accountability
ODST operates on a principle of mutual accountability – we all work together towards our Common Vision for the Common Good.
We appreciate the many and varied roles played by each individual, each with their own set of accountabilities and key tasks. We are stronger together than we are as individuals, however, and we recognise that roles and responsibilities overlap and what we are achieving as an organisation is fundamentally a collective rather than an individual endeavour.