Role of the Local Academy Board

Consilium is a Multi-Academy Trust with a family of eight schools across the North West, North East and Yorkshire.  Within each school a Local Academy Board has been established.  Local Academy Boards (LAB’s) may also be known at other Trusts as ‘Academy Committees’, ‘Local Governing Boards’ or ‘Local Advisory Committees.

Each LAB is composed of different members, usually two Parent places are within the Board.  Parent members are elected through a process which is defined in a key document called the ‘Articles of Association.’

Parent Trustees and Parent LAB members play an important role within the board.  The role is to support the Trust itself and provide insight on behalf of other parents of students who attend the school.  A key function of the LAB is to engage meaningfully with all parents and carers as a whole.  

The Trust Board determines the level of delegation or responsibility which is to be passed to the Local Academy Boards.  This is subject to review on a yearly basis and responsibilities can be added or removed dependent on how well the Trust Board feel the LAB is managing. Local Academy Boards are a formal and important part of the governance of Consilium Academies and the contributions of members are very much valued by the Trust Board.  Some of the typical areas which are covered at local level may be;

• Support of the efficient and effective operation of the Trust and its policies
• Support and challenge (where appropriate) to the school leaders
• Share issues and risks with the Trust Board if necessary
• Scrutiny of reports which may be supplied by school leaders or members themselves
• Provide a meaningful link with the community, parents and the students of the school, sharing feedback with the Board, regarding challenges but also to celebrate successes
• Provide feedback to the Trust Board in relation to policies and practices which are personal to the school, (policies which are delegated to the LAB are identified in a document called the Scheme of Delegation.

Our Local Academy Board Members are:

Name	Member Type	Term From	Term To	Roles
Mrs. Tracey Copestake	Non-Teaching Staff Member	30 Mar 2021	29 Mar 2025
Mr. Chris Davis	Headteacher	01 Feb 2020	N/A	Headteacher
Miss Kathryn Doyle	Appointed Member	05 Nov 2020	04 Nov 2024
Mr. Peter Hulley	Teaching Staff Member	11 Feb 2021	10 Feb 2025
Mrs. Zoe Ogden	Appointed Member	01 May 2020	30 Apr 2024
Dr. Jonathan Sly	Appointed Member	12 Feb 2021	11 Feb 2025	Chair
Ms. Julie Sutcliffe	Appointed Member	02 Dec 2020	01 Dec 2024
Ms. Katrina Williams	Parent Member	13 May 2021	12 May 2025
Mrs. Stacey Corlett	Parent Member	20 July 2021	19 July 2025
Mr. Alex Negad	Appointed Member	15 July 2021	14 July2025

 

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LAB Meeting Attendance 2020/2021

Governor	15/10/2020	11/02/2021	25/03/2021	27/05/2021	01/07/2021
Adrian Brocklehurst	Absent	Absent	Left	Left	Left
Tracey Copestake	Not Applicable	Not Applicable	Not Applicable	Present	Present
Chris Davis	Present	Present	Present	Present	Present
Kathryn Doyle	Not Applicable	Present	Present	Present	Present
Wendy Gardner	Not Required	Present	Present	Not Required	Not Required
Kate Hewson	Present	Present	Not Required	Not Required	Not Required
Peter Hulley	Not Applicable	Not Applicable	Present	Absent	Absent
Zoe Ogden	Present	Present	Absent	Present	Present
Christopher Read	Present	Present	Present	Present	Present
Samantha Robinson	Present	Present	Present	Absent	Absent
Helen Ryles Dean	Present	Present	Present	Absent	Absent
Jonathan Sly	Present	Present	Present	Present	Present
Carol Smalley	Present	Present	Present	Present	Absent
Julie Sutcliffe	Not Applicable	Present	Present	Present	Present
Katrina Williams	Not Applicable	Not Applicable	Not Applicable	Present	Present

LAB Meetings 2021/2022

Meetings are scheduled to take place on Thursdays at 16:30pm

Governor	30/09/2021	02/12/2021	03/02/2022	24/03/2022	19/05/2022	14/07/2022