Platt Bridge Community School - Local Academy Board

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Local Academy Board (LAB)

Each school across Community First Academy Trust has its own Local Governing Body referred to as a Local Academy Board (LAB) .

This body of governors reports to the Trustees of Community First Academy Trust.

At Platt Bridge Community School our Local Academy Board is chaired by Mr Michael Farrell.

The role of Local Academy Board members within a multi-academy trust is a valuable one in providing local governance as well as offering assistance to the trustees in the fulfilment of their duties.

The Local Academy Board discharges their responsibilities and duties as outlined within the Scheme of Delegation. to view the Trusts Scheme of Delegation please visit www.cfat.org.uk/trust-information/statutory-information

The Scheme of Delegation identifies the key decision-making authorities for all schools, academies and the SCITT within the Trust. It also determines the functions undertaken by the Board of Trustees and those which have been delegated by the Board of Trustee to either the Trust Central Team, a Local Academy Board, the SCITT Headteacher Board or one of the Trusts Headteachers/Heads of Schools.

The Trust Scheme of Delegation applies to all school/academies within the Trust and its SCITT.

Local Academy Board of Platt Bridge Community School

Name	Type of Representative	Date of Appointment	Term of Office	l Date of Resignation ( if within the last 12 months)
Mrs Sue Darbyshire	Chief Executive Officer	by virtue of role	ex-officio
Mr Michael Farrell	Parent Representative / Chair	1st May 2017	4 Years
Mr Dave Baxter	Community Representative	1st October 2016 (re appointed 13th July 2020 for a further 4 year term)	4 Years
Miss Charlotte Hindley	Teacher Governor	1st September 2017	4 Years
Mrs Sherry Higham	Support Staff Governor	1st September 2017	4 Years
Alison Eaton	Community Representative	1st January 2018	4 Years
Rob Dubelbeis	Parent Representative	1st September 2019	4 Years

Specific Responsibilities - Trustees

Name

Responsibility

Mrs Lynne Hamnett

SEND and Vulnerable Groups

Mr Jack Pugh

Safeguarding and Staffing

Cllr Carl Sweeney

Pupil Premium and CLA

Mrs Jane Chambers

Pupil Progress and Outcomes (including Curriculum)

Mr Mark Rowland

Health & Safety and Estates

Specific Responsibilities - Local Academy Board

Name	Responsibility
Sherry Higham / Michael Farrell	Safeguarding / Child Protection / SEN Governor
Rob Dubelbeis	Vulnerable Groups Governor (including Pupil Premium and LAC)
Michael Farrell	Chair of Local Academy Board / Finance Governor
David Baxter	Vice Chair of Local Academy Board / Teaching, Learning & Outcomes
Sherry Higham / Michael Farrell	Personal Development and Behaviour Governor
Alison Eaton	Health & Safety Governor
Alison Eaton / Charlotte Hindley	Phonics and Transition of Phonics to Reading

Record of Attendance - Academic Year 2020-21

All Platt Bridge Community Schools Local Academy Board meetings take place at the schools address which is Rivington Ave, Platt Bridge, Wigan, WN2 5NG and generally start at 17:30 hrs unless stated otherwise.

Minutes of meetings are available once approved for inspection on request from the Trusts registered office.

P – present

A – apology received and accepted

N – apology received but not accepted

D – did not attend, no apology received

n/a - not required to be in attendance

Name	Autumn Term Wednesday 11th November 2020	Spring Term Wednesday 3rd March 2021	Summer Term Meeting / Annual Conference Tentative 17th July 2020	Attendance - out of a possible 3 meeting
Mr Michael Farrell (Chair)	P
Mr D Baxter (Vice Chair)	P
Ms A Eaton	P
Mrs S Higham	P
Miss C Hindley	P
Mr R Dubelbeis	P
Mrs S Darbyshire	P

in attendance

Mr M Haskayne

Executive Team

Craig Holden

Carol Brockbank

Previous Academic Years LAB Record of Attendance

Click here to review: Record of Attendance - Academic Year 2019-20

Click here to review: Record of Attendance - Academic Year 2018-19

Click here to review: Record of Attendance - Academic Year 2017-18

Register of Business Interest - as of 2020-21 (updated at the 11th November 2020 meeting)

Name of Local Academy Board Member	Job title if member of staff	Details of Business Interests Declared	Details of any Business interests of immediate members of family	Date of Declaration
Mr Michael Farrell	n/a	none	none	November 2019
Mr David Baxter	n/a	Abram Ward Community Co-operative Embrace Wigan & Leigh Wigan Council Community Partnership Team Keys Federation Multi-Academy Trust Trustee	none	November 2019
Mrs Ann Howard	Head of School	none	none	November 2019
Mr Martin Haskayne	Deputy Headteacher	none	none	November 2019
Mrs Lisa Butler	School Operations and Facilities Officer	none	Susan Darbyshire - sister in law	November 2019
Ms A Eaton	n/a	none	none	November 2019
Mrs S Higham	HLTA	none	none	November 2019
Miss C Hindley	Assistant Headteacher	none	none	November 2019
Mrs M Swales	Class Teacher	none	none	November 2019
Mr R Dubelbeis	n/a	Parent Governor	none	August 2019

To review the trusts Members and Trustees register of business interest please click here

Training

All Trustees and Local Academy Boards are invited for ongoing training. Recent training has included the following:

Name	Training	Date
Gill Rowlands	Safeguarding Children in Education V1.1	24th February 2017
Carole Anderton	Safeguarding - Rainford High School	1st December 2016
	Safer Recruitment Training	1st March 2017
	Safeguarding Children in Education V1.1	14th March 2017
Makala Swales	Ofsted - Rainford High School	15th October 2016
	E-Safety - Guidance for Practitioners Working with Children	10th March 2017
	Safer Recruitment Training	10th March 2017
Dave Baxter	Aspirational Careers and Enterprise in Schools	29th March 2017
	Safeguarding Everyone – Protecting Children, Young People and Adults at Risk V4	9^th May 2017
Michael Farrell	New to Governance Part 1	8th March 2018
	Wigan Governors Conference 2018	10th March 2018
	Effective Budget Monitoring	15th May 2018
	New to Governance Part 3	25th June 2018
Alison Eaton	Safeguarding Children in Education V3	29th October 2018
Mr R Dubelbeis	Safer Recruitment Induction	July / August 2019

To view Trustee training please visit www.cfat.org.uk/trust-information/statutory-information

Request for Copies
If you would like a copy of any of the meeting minutes please contact our Clerk in the first instance by emailing info@cfat.org.uk Please review our model publication policy and our schools' guide to information by visiting: https://www.cfat.org.uk/policies/gdpr

Contact
To contact any member of your Local Academy Board or member of the Trusts Governing Board, please contact the school on the main school number Tel: 01942 487973 in the first instance or by emailing info@cfat.org.uk

Parent/Staff Local Academy Board / Governor Recruitment

Community First Academy Trust is always keen to hear from anyone who may have an interest in becoming a governor for any of its schools. If you think governance may be for you, please contact the Clerk in the first instance to find out more. The clerk can be reached via email on info@cfat.org.uk, or on the telephone 01942 487999. Staff Governors are elected from within the staff body of the school when there is a vacancy.