PARENT/CARER ACADEMY COUNCILLOR

WE ARE LOOKING TO FILL ONE PARENT/CARER ACADEMY COUNCILLOR VACANCY TO JOIN OUR ACADEMY COUNCIL. YOUR CHILD MUST ATTEND OUR SCHOOL AND YOU MUST HAVE PARENTAL RESPONSIBILITY TO PUT YOURSELF FORWARD.  IF YOU ARE INTERESTED IN THIS ROLE THEN PLEASE CONTACT SCHOOL ON (01332) 832746.

Our Academy Council

The Academy Council consists of: 

Name 

Designation 

Declarations of Interest

Melsa Buxton 

Academy Council Chair

School Improvement Director, SET 

Contact details: melsa.buxton@shaw-education.org.uk

Relative employed at St Martins School

Cath Spender

Strategic Finance Lead, SET 

Contact details: cath.spender@shaw-education.org.uk

None

Sue Wilkins 

Joint Vice Chair of Academy Council 

Contact details: sue.wilkins@sas.set.org

Academy Councillor at St Giles (Spencer Academy)

David Braybrooke 

Headteacher, St Andrews’s Academy 

Contact details: david.braybrooke@sas.set.org

None
Julie Ashman

Staff (Teacher) Academy Councillor

Contact details: julie.ashman@sas.set.org

 None
Julie Norton

Joint Vice Chair of Academy Council and Parent Academy Councillor

Contact details: julie.norton@sas.set.org

 None
Amy Harker

Staff (Support) Academy Councillor

Contact details: amy.harker@sas.set.org

 Relative employed at St Andrew's Academy

Academy Council Board

Local governance and accountability is secured through our Academy Council, with the Trust Board retaining overall legal control of its academies in line with Department for Education and Education Funding Agency expectations.

Our Academy Council are responsible for the conduct of the school and work to promote high standards. The key roles of the Academy Council are:

  • To ensure clarity of vision, ethos and strategic direction of the school
  • To hold the Headteacher to account for the educational performance of the school and its pupils, and the performance management of staff
  • To oversee the financial performance of the school and make sure its money is well spent

Shaw Education Trust Governance: Click here to read more

Academy Council Information

Governors Hub (For Academy Council use)
Our Academy Councillors use this site to access the paperwork and information they require