Local Academy Committees
The Local Academy Committees (LAC) are responsible for each of our school academies.
Local Academy Committees are largely responsible for four local tier functions of Governance, including Special Educational Needs and Disabilities (SEND), Safeguarding, Stakeholder Engagement and Standards (Educational and other).
LAC members play a vital role in reporting to Trustees on their delegated roles and responsibilities, which include:
- Upholding the mission and values of the Trust and supporting the delivery of the Trust and School Improvement Plan priorities.
- Receiving and scrutinising the Headteacher’s reports to monitor and challenge outcomes and school improvement for the local tier functions.
- Ensure high-quality and inclusive education is in practice, that is motivating and ambitious for all, including disadvantaged children and children with SEND and English as an Additional Language (EAL), so that children can achieve their full potential.
- Ensure robust and rigorous safeguarding procedures are in place.
- To agree, review and monitor Pupil Premium and Sports Premium funding and spend.
- Creating a positive culture and climate for all stakeholders and engaging with stakeholders (staff, parents and families) regularly and acting as an ambassador for the Trust.
- Ensuring a culture of wellbeing for pupils and staff and governors and health and safety.
- Approving school level policy documents.
- Georgina Ketih-Hill, Chair of Governors, Safeguarding and Early Years and SEND Governor (co-opted governor)
- Shelley Shocolinksy-Dwyer, Stakeholder Engagement (Parent / Family Governor)
- Carol Gretton, staff governor (Senior Family Liaison Officer), Pupil Premium
- Lauren Wharmby / Lisa Paez, Co-Headteachers
- Douglas Slocombe (co-opted governor)
- Courtney Brice (co-opted governor)
- Vacancy (co-opted governor)
Warden House:
- James Walker (Chair of Governors)
- Zoe Cooper, Headteacher at Warden House
- Jane Grant (staff governor)
- Lauren Roden (parent governor)
- Richard Hubbert, (co-opted governor)
- Nick Atkinson (co-opted governor)
- Sharon Irvine (co-opted governor)
- Lynn Lawrence (co-opted governor)
- Vacancy (co-opted governor)
Pilgrims' Way Primary School:
- Thomas Collie - Chair of Governors
- Ann Taylor-Williams - SEND Governor (co-opted governor)
- Lucy Sutcliffe - Early Years Governor (parent governor)
- Ellie Hurst (co-opted governor)
- Emma Campbell, Headteacher at Pilgrims' Way
- Stefan Colley (co-opted governor)
- Eutalia Leonte (co-opted governor)
- Radu Stancu (co-opted governor)
Key Governor / LAC Documents:
LAC member resignations in the past 12 months:
- Lucy Watson-Russ - (Warden House LAC)
- Doreen McVeigh - (Warden House and Pilgrims' Way LACs)
- Emma Garnett (Warden House LAC)
- Tracy Marsh (Warden House LAC)
- Peacenance Chikurukata - (Mundella LAC)
- Jill Crump - (Warden House LAC)
- Ian Jackson - (Mundella LAC)