Below is important information relating to the governing body of Seabridge Primary School
Shaw Education Trust Local Academy Councils
Shaw Education Trust Board Governance
Accountability is a key part of our values and, as such, our local governance model is vital to this. We have two models operating across our schools as follows:
- Academy Councils (ACs)
- Interim Executive Boards (IEBs)
Academy Councils offer a more traditional model of local governance, with an appointed membership board working regularly with schools under our scheme of delegation. Academy Councils work to a standardised agenda produced by SET, which covers a wide range of school business to ensure the school is meeting the needs of its pupils and the local community. As such, the Academy Council will have 2 parents as members.
IEBs are an interim measure put in place when SET judges a school to require rapid impact. IEBs are made up of education and support services professionals from within the Trust who have the expertise to challenge and support the school to succeed. Once the school has achieved improvement expectations, the IEB will transition into an Academy Council.
Within Shaw Education Trust our function of governance at local level is:
“To be responsible for supporting and challenging our Academy and Trust leaders, ensuring that decisions made at a local level are for the benefit of pupils, and directly linked to the strategic vision of the Academy and Trust. To ensure these decisions consider the views of our other stakeholders (parents, staff and local community) and effective communication exists between all. These decisions centre mainly around areas of educational standards & provision, and operational functions, as detailed in the Scheme of Delegation.”
Seabridge Primary School currently works with an Academy Council.
We aim to develop a culture of diversity, equality and inclusion in which all those connected to Shaw Education Trust feel proud of their identity and ability to participate fully in school life. Across our multi-academy trust, our governance roles are composed of approximately 85% white British, 5% minority ethnic background* and 10% wishing not to share their information.”
*Similar to pupil data, any individual who is of any origin other than white British, is defined as being of minority ethnic background.
The current members of our Academy Council are as follows:
Andrew Purcell
(chairofgovernors@seabridgeprimary.org.uk)
Chair
Term of Office Start Date: 01/09/2021
Term of Office End Date: 01/09/2025
Relationships with other governors or school staff: Partner works at school
Relevant Business and Pecuniary Interests including governance roles in other educational institutions: None
John Axon
Co-opted Governor
Term of Office Start Date: 23/11/2021
Term of Office End Date: 23/11/2025
Relationships with other governors or school staff: None
Relevant Business and Pecuniary Interests including governance roles in other educational institutions: None
Matt Bennett
Staff Governor
Term of Office Start Date: XX/04/2022
Term of Office End Date: XX/04/2026
Relationships with other governors or school staff: None
Relevant Business and Pecuniary Interests including governance roles in other educational institutions: None
Simon Caton
Co-opted Governor
Term of Office Start Date: 23/11/2021
Term of Office End Date: 23/11/2025
Relationships with other governors or school staff: None
Relevant Business and Pecuniary Interests including governance roles in other educational institutions: Child attends school
Sally Sanders
Headteacher
Term of Office Start Date: Continuous whilst in the position of Headteacher
Term of Office End Date:
Relationships with other governors or school staff: None
Relevant Business and Pecuniary Interests including governance roles in other educational institutions: None
Richard Leech
Co-opted Governor Vice Chair
Term of Office Start Date: 23/11/2021
Term of Office End Date: 23/11/2025
Relationships with other governors or school staff: None
Relevant Business and Pecuniary Interests including governance roles in other educational institutions: Child attends school
Peter Lewis
Co-opted Governor
Term of Office Start Date: 09/05/2023
Term of Office End Date: 08/05/2027
Relationships with other governors or school staff: None
Relevant Business and Pecuniary Interests including governance roles in other educational institutions: None
Mark Charlton
Parent Governor
Term of Office Start Date: 02/02/2024
Term of Office End Date: 01/02/2028
Relationships with other governors or school staff: None
Relevant Business and Pecuniary Interests including governance roles in other educational institutions: child attends school
Kirsty Townsend
Parent Governor
Term of Office Start Date:17/01/2024
Term of Office End Date: 16/01/2028
Relationships with other governors or school staff: None
Relevant Business and Pecuniary Interests including governance roles in other educational institutions: child attends school
Previous Academy Councillors who have served within the last 12 months
Daniel Drakeley
Staff Governor
Term of Office Start Date: XX/04/2022
Term of Office End Date: 31/08/2024
Relationships with other governors or school staff: None
Relevant Business and Pecuniary Interests including governance roles in other educational institutions: None
