Governance
Since the formation of The Park Academies Trust (TPAT), governance at Lydiard Park Academy has been led by a Local Advisory Board (LAB). The LAB is a committee of the main Board of the Trust and is accountable to the TPAT Trustees for its decisions.
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The LAB is responsible for a range of areas, including:
- Ensuring that standards of attainment and progress by all students at the school are high.
- Taking a strategic role in the governance of the school.
- Acting as a ‘critical friend’ to the school and its staff.
- Ensuring that TPAT’s vision for the school is carried forward.
The following people are members of the Lydiard Park Academy LAB:
Kathryn Sanders – Chair & Safeguarding LAB Representative
Mike Pook – Vice Chair & Community LAB Member
Gary Pearson – Principal
Lesley Stewart – Community LAB Member & Health and Safety LAB Representative
Susannah Fernandez - Community LAB Member and SEND LAB Representative
Helen James - Community Member
Freddie Colquhoun - Community Member
Paul Belle - Community Member
Joe Lee - Community Member
Laura Brake - Staff Member
Governance Officer to the LAB: Stephanie Connolly
For full details of their terms of office and business/personal interests, please see the attached document.
If you have any queries in relation to the LAB, or to request copies of minutes for the LAB, please email the clerk: clerk@lydiardparkacademy.org.uk.
Also, if you are interested in finding out more about the work of the LAB, especially if you would like to be part of its work, please email the clerk: clerk@lydiardparkacademy.org.uk