Academy Committee
LAAT Local Governance - Academy Committee
Morton CE Primary School operates governance as an Academy Committee.
The Scheme of Delegation allows the Academy Committee to:
- help the Board of Directors fulfil its core functions by:
- Helping shape a vision for the school appropriate to it foundation
- promoting the academies place in its community
- helping the Board of Directors have the understanding it needs to improve outcomes for all pupils
- helping the Board of Directors have the understanding it needs to hold the CEO to account.
- help the CEO and school leader fulfil their roles by:
- supporting and challenging the school's senior leader to improve certain aspects of the academy
- providing external input to processes
- helping the School's senior leader to understand the local community, including commerce and industry
- building links with the wider local community including parents
- looks at the school through the lens of the child:
- seeking to answer on behalf of the board and executive: "what it is like to attend this School?"
In areas of finance and school standards, the Academy Committee will be aware of the position of the school through reports, information from the Headteacher, and central trust team.
Academy Committees will not be expected to monitor these as this is done by skilled Education Development Advisors, in conjunction with peer visits.
To contact the Chair of our Academy Committee or any other member of the Committee please email: enquiries@morton.laat.co.uk
Our Academy Committee meets on a regular basis and reports to LAAT (our Muli-Academy Trust) via the Scheme of Delegation.
Academy Committee Members
NAME |
CATEGORY |
APPOINTING BODY |
DATE OF APPOINTMENT |
TERM OF OFFICE |
RESPONSIBILITIES |
DECLARATION OF INTERESTS |
Heather, Andrew |
Parent |
Parents |
31/12/2022 |
30/12/2026 |
Health and Safety |
None Declared |
Lincoln, Chris |
Chair / Community |
Trust |
14/06/2021 |
13/06/2025 |
|
None Declared |
Morris, Abbegail |
Community |
Trust |
01/02/2022 |
31/01/2026 |
Safeguarding |
None Declared |
O'Riordan, Sue |
Foundation |
Trust |
11/09/2021 |
10/09/2025 |
Pupil Premium |
None Declared |
Thomas, Kelly |
Head of School |
By virtue of post |
01/09/2022 |
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None Declared |
Trafford, George |
Executive Headteacher |
By virtue to post |
04/08/2008 |
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Executive Headteacher at Ruskington Chestnut Street C of E Primary Academy and Horbling Brown's CE Primary School |
Walker, Natalie |
Community |
Trust |
01/06/2022 |
31/05/2026 |
Attendance |
None Declared |
Megan Wallis |
Parent |
Parents |
03/12/2024 |
02/12/2028 |
SEND |
None Declared |
Vacancy |
Ex-officio Foundation Governor |
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Four meetings of the Academy Committee are held per year, at which all members attend and have voting rights. In the case of a split vote the Chair of the Academy Committee will cast the deciding vote.
Additional committees/working parties will be formed as and when required depending on the needs of the school. All members attending these additional meetings will have voting rights.
Previous Governing Board Members (within last academic year)
NAME |
CATEGORY |
APPOINTING BODY |
RESIGNATION DATE |
|
| Rev Neil Bullen | Ex-officio Foundation Governor | By virtue of post | 28/12/2024 | |
| Keep, Rebecca | Head of School | By virtue of post | 31/08/2022 | |
| Palmer, Richard | Parent | LAAT | 31/08/2022 | |
| Richard Reed | Parent | LAAT | 31/08/2023 |
Governance documents - LAAT (thelaat.co.uk)
Clerk to the Academy Committee
Kelly Pottle
enquires@morton.laat.co.uk