Governors

ACADEMY COUNCIL

The Diocese of Bristol Academies Trust (DBAT) is overseen by a Board of Directors who are responsible for the management and administration of DBAT and schools run by DBAT. DBAT is accountable to external government agencies including the Department for Education, the Education Funding Agency and the Charity Commission, for the quality of the education provided by the schools and its management of public funds and it is required to have systems in place through which it can assure itself of quality, safety and good practice.

In order to assist in the discharge of these responsibilities the Board of Directors of DBAT appoints Local Academy Council members for particular schools. The Local Academy Council for Lydiard Millicent CE Primary and Ridgeway Farm CE Academy has been established to ensure the good governance of both schools and to ensure that the business of the Academies is conducted in accordance with their purpose and ethos. The people appointed to the Local Academy Council have connections to the schools and/or communities and churches they serve.

The Local Academy Council of Lydiard Millicent CE Primary and Ridgeway Farm CE Academy meet six times a year. It monitors progress, ratifies policies, plans future work and discusses issues relevant to the schools. Much work is carried out by sub-committees who give feedback at these meetings on the work they have carried out.

 

 

	Name and Role
	Stuart James Chair of Academy Council Maths Academy Council Member
	Matthew Young Vice Chair of Academy Council Parent Academy Council Member Safeguarding Academy Council Member
	Carly Luce Executive Principal
	Joanne Lakin Wider Curriculum Academy Council Member Wellbeing Academy Council Member
	Tudor Roberts Christian Distinctiveness Academy Council Member
	Alex George Staff Academy Council Member
	Sadie Herbert SEND Academy Council Member

 

Sub-committees and working parties meet frequently to look at matters relevant to Curriculum, Staffing, Finance, Special Educational Needs, Site Management, Target Setting, Travel Planning, etc. In addition to this, individual Academy Council members are also designated a subject responsibility and they spend time in class and with teachers learning more about this.

 

Types of Academy Council members (previously called Governors):

* DBAT Members – appointed directly by the Main Board of Directors;

* Foundation Members – appointed by the appropriate Parochial Church Council in accordance with such Diocesan procedures as may be in place from time to time but subject to the prior written consent of the main Board;

* Ex-officio Foundation Member – the principal officiating minister of the parish in which the relevant Academy is situated or, if he/she declines to act, a person appointed to act in his/her stead by the Archdeacon of the Archdeaconry in which the Academy is situated;

* Community Members – appointed by the AC with the consent of the Academy Council, provided that the person lives or works in the community served by the Academy or, in the opinion of the Academy Council, is committed to the Academy Council members and success of the Academy;

* Staff member – elected by employees of DBAT working at the relevant schools in accordance with such procedure as the Main Board may direct;

* Parent Members – elected or appointed by parents of registered pupils at the relevant academies in accordance with such procedure as the AC may determine;

 * Principal/Head Teacher – the Principal/Head teacher of each Academy shall be an ex-officio AC member;

 * Co-opted Academy Council members– appointed by the Local Academy Council, these are people with specific skills chosen to help members with their responsibilities or as potential members to ensure succession planning.  Co-opted Academy Council members are not full members of the Academy Council and do not have a vote.

Who we are

 

All Academy Council member roles have a 4 year tenure (date of appointment is 4 years prior to end of term) except the ex officio roles where there is no start or finish.

 

Academy Council Member Name (including the Principal and Clerk)	Position on the AC	Date of appointment	Length of term of office	Date of end of term / Date of resignation	Appointing body	Additional responsibilities	Business or pecuniary interest
Stuart James Community AC	Chair	15.03.2017	4 YEARS	15.03.2021	Academy Council	Maths AC Finance AC	None
Matthew Young Parent AC	Vice chair	11.10.2019	4 YEARS	11.10.2023	LM Parenting Body	Parent AC Safeguarding AC	Parent of child at LM
Carly Luce	Principal	N/A	N/A	N/A	Reserved Position	N/A	None
Rev. Tudor Roberts Ex-Officio Foundation	Christian Distinctiveness	N/A	N/A	N/A	Reserved Position	Christian Distinctiveness	N/A
Joanne Lakin Community AC	Wider Curriculum & Welling Being	16.09.2020	4 YEARS	15.09.2024	Academy Council	Wellbeing AC Wider Curriculum AC	Parent of child at LM
Sadie Herbert Community AC	SEND AC Member	22.05.2019	4 YEARS	22.05.2023	Academy Council	SEND English AC	None
Alex George Staff	Staff	22.05.2019	4 YEARS	22.05.2023	Staff	Staff AC	None
Caroline Kafka-Markey Parent AC	Parent	5.04.2021	4 YEARS	5.04.2025	RF Parenting Body	Parent AC	Parent of child at RF
Derek Hill	Foundation	24.05.2021	4 YEARS	24.05.2025	Diocesan Board of Education	Foundation AC	None
Carli Williams	Clerk	01.10.2019	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A

 

Academy Council Members who have resigned in last 12 months

 

Academy Council Member Name	Position on the AC	Date of appointment	Length of term of office	Date of end of term / Date of resignation	Appointing body	Additional responsibilities	Business or pecuniary interest
David Cain Foundation	Chair	30.08.2016	4 YEARS	10.08.2020	DBAT	Finance AC	Self employment as Management Consultant since 1980. Director of Ducklet Limited since 2006. Chairman of Exeter Diocesan Board of Finance since 2010. Chairman of Exeter Diocesan Property Services Ltd since 2010. Director and Member and Finance Portfolio Holder of All Saints Church of England Academy since 2011. Member (Diocesan Synod) of Bristol Diocesan Board of Finance Limtied since 2015. Chairman of Exeter Diocesan Trust since 2010.  Trustee of All Saints Church of England Academy, Plymouth since 2011. Custodian Trustee and Hon Treasurer of St Luke’s College Foundation since 20
Stephen Jones Community	Safeguarding & Prevent AC H&S AC	01.09.2019	4 YEARS	23.02.2021	Academy Council	Safeguarding AC H&S AC	None
John Blakiston Foundation AC	English AC	15.05.2017	4 YEARS	15.05.2021	DBAT	English AC	Director of Nameco

 

Lydiard Millicent & Ridgeway Farm, Academy Council Member Attendance Academic Year 2020-2021

 

	Carly Luce Principal	Stuart James Chair, CG	Matthew Young Vice-Chair, PG	Alex George SG	Sadie Herbert SG	Joanne Lakin CG	Tudor Roberts FG	Stephen Jones CG	John Blakiston FG	Caroline Kafka - Markey
16.09.2020 LGB	P	P	P	P	P	P	P	P	P
14.10.2020 LGB	A	P	P	P	P	P	P	P	P
18.11.2020 LGB	P	P	P	P	P	P	P	P	P
16.12.2020 LCM	P	P	P	P	P	P	P	A	P
20.01.2021 LGB	P	P	P	P	P	A	P	P	P
24.02.2021 LCM	P	P	P	P	P	P	P	N/A	P
16.03.2021 LGB	P	P	P	P	P	P	P	N/A	P
21.04.2021 LCM	P	P	P	P	A	P	P	N/A	A	p
19.05.2021 LGB	P	P	P	P	P	P	P	N/A	N/A	A

 

Key: P = Present          A= Absent                = not yet a member of the Academy Council on this meeting date                     = Resigned

 

 

 

 

 

Lydiard Millicent & Ridgeway Farm, Academy Council Attendance Academic Year 2019-2020

	Carly Luce Principal	David Cain Chair	Stuart James Chair, CG	Matthew Young Vice-Chair, PG	Alex George SG	Sadie Herbert SG	Joanne Lakin CG	Tudor Roberts FG	Stephen Jones CG	John Blakiston FG
09.10.2019 LC	P	P	P	N/A	P	P	A	A	P	A
20.11.2020 LGB	P	P	P	P	P	P	P	P	P	P
22.01.2020 LC	P	A	P	A	P	P	A	P	P	P
26.02.2020 LGB	P	P	P	P	P	P	P	A	P	A
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25.05.2020 LGB	P	P	P	P	P	P	P	P	P	A
24.06.2020 LGB	A	P	P	P	P	P	P	P	P	P
13.07.2020 LGB	P	P	P	P	P	P	A	P	P	P

 

Key: P = Present          A= Absent                = not yet a member of the AC on this meeting date                     = Resigned

 

 

 

For further information:

• Speak to them in school
• Leave a message at the school office or via the Clerk
• Meet with the Chair and Vice-Chair before any Academy Council meeting
• Email the Academy Council team at clerk@lydiardmillicentceps.org

  All Academy Council roles have a 4 year tenure (date of appointment is 4 years prior to end of term) except the ex officio roles where there is no start or finish.

  All Minutes of the Academy Council Meetings are available please contact – clerk@lydiardmillicentceps.org