The seminary has a Senate that oversees academic governance, including curriculum, assessment, quality assurance, as well as regulating student discipline and appointing external examiners.

The seminary is committed to the Scriptures and the Westminster Confession of Faith, aiming to maintain high academic standards comparable to universities.

Key responsibilities include providing strategic leadership, chairing the Senate, managing academic and non-academic staff, participating in teaching, and maintaining external relations.

The Principal and Course Organizers must be ordained ministers in the Free Church of Scotland and subscribe to the Westminster Confession of Faith.

In that year: A five-year review of ETS is conducted by a committee appointed by the General Assembly to ensure ongoing quality and relevance.