East Brent and Lympsham CofE Academies Local Governing Body
The Local Governing Body (LGB) provides strategic leadership and accountability for the schools. The main purpose of the LGB is:
To meet this purpose, the role of the LGB includes assisting with:
The LGB is constituted as a committee of the Wessex Learning Trust Board of Directors in accordance with the Trust’s Articles of Association. The Local Governing Bodies of East Brent and Lympsham CofE Academies have combined so that one LGB covers the two schools. The organisation of the LGB was reconstituted in September 2021 in accordance with the Trust’s Scheme of Governance.
Alan Davies
Chair of Governors
Composition of the Governing Body
The Governing Body currently comprises nine governors. Each governor serves a term of office of four years apart from the Headteacher.
Name | Category | Appointing Body | Term of Office/ Appointed |
Responsibilities
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Mr Alan Davies | Community | Local Governing Body | 1/11/2016- 31/8/2024
| Chair – Leadership, Raising Standards, Finance |
Mr Roland Smith | Community | Local Governing Body | 1/9/2021- 31/8/2024 | Vice Chair, Finance and Business Services (East Brent), Pupil data, Health and Safety |
Mr Christian Oliver | Elected Parent (Lympsham) | Lympsham parents | 1/11/2016-31/10/2022
| Safeguarding and Learner Welfare, Raising Standards/pupil data (Lympsham) |
Mrs Rachael Holland | Community | Local Governing Body | 1/11/2016- 31/8/2024 | Early Years Health and Safety (Lympsham) |
Mrs Patricia Payton | Foundation | Diocese of Bath & Wells | 1/05/2018- 31/8/2024 | Values and Ethos, SIAMS, RE Pupil Premium/Vulnerable Learners and SEND (Lympsham) |
Mrs Lucy Kelly | Elected Parent (East Brent) | East Brent parents | 30/11/2020-29/11/2024 | Pupil Premium/Vulnerable Learners and SEND, (East Brent) |
Mr Michael Frost | Elected Parent (East Brent_ | East Brent parents | 30/11/2020-29/11/2024 | Safeguarding and Learner Welfare (East Brent) Health and Safety |
Mr Kevin Evans | Elected Parent (Lympsham) | Lympsham parents | 03/12/2018 – 02/12/2022 | Finance and Business Services (Lympsham) Head Teacher’s Performance Management Panel |
Mrs Fiona Robertson | Headteacher | Local Governing Body/WLT | 25/07/2001 |
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Mrs Lynette Blacklock | Clerk to the Governors | Local Governing Body | 01/01/2018 | Non-voting |
The Chair of Governors can be contacted via the school office
All members of the governing body have a statutory duty to disclose any business or personal interests that may affect their position or work as a governor.
Name | Business or personal interests | Other governor posts | Other |
Mr Alan Davies | None | None | None |
Mr Roland Smith | None | None | None |
Mrs Fiona Robertson | None | None | None |
Mr Christian Oliver | None | None | None |
Mrs Rachael Holland | None | None | None |
Mr Kevin Evans | None | None | None |
Mrs Patricia Payton | None | None | None |
Mrs Lucy Kelly | None | None | None |
Mr Michael Frost | None | None | None |
Mrs Lynette Blacklock | None | None | None |
The LGB meets six times a year. In addition, the Ethos and Values Working Group supports the school in maintaining and developing its Christian ethos and promoting important British values in accordance with the school’s Vision and Values.
The attendance record at full board and committee meetings over the last academic year 2020/21 is given in the table below.
Name | Full Governing Body | Finance/HR Committee | Standards Committee |
Mr Alan Davies | 5/5 | 2/2 | 3/3 |
Mr Anthony Barkle (resigned 31/10/2020.) | 2/2 |
| 0/0 |
Mr David Harries (resigned 18.5.2021) | 3/4 | 1/2 |
|
Mrs Natasha Steele (resigned 31/09/2020) | 0/1 | 1/2 |
|
Mrs Gemma Fryer (resigned 11/10/2021) | 2/2 |
| 0/1 |
Mrs Fiona Robertson | 5/5 | 2/2 | 3/3 |
Mrs Jo Brayley (staff governor until 31/8/21) | 4/5 |
| 3/3 |
Mr Christian Oliver | 4/5 |
| 3/3 |
Mrs Rachael Holland | 3/5 |
| 1/3 |
Mrs Patricia Payton | 5/5 |
| 2/3 |
Mr Kevin Evans | 4/5 | 2/2 |
|
Mrs Katie Turner (staff governor until 31/8/21) | 4/5 |
| 3/3 |
Mrs Lucy Kelly | 4/4 |
| 0/2 |
Mr Michael Frost | 1/4 | 0/1 |
|
Mr Roland Smith | 4/4 | 1/1 |
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