Essentially, there are two elements to the governance of the TSAT academies – local governance which is delivered via the Academy Advisory Board (AAB) and regional governance, delivered via the Regional Governing Bodies (RGB).
There is an Academy Advisory Board for each school and each Regional Governing Body is linked to a Director or Education a covers a cluster of academies; The Board of Directors is the final decision making body which sits above the Regional Governing Bodies.
The AAB consists of a group of people made up of Parents, Staff and Community members, with a minimum or 6 and maximum of 9 in addition to the Headteacher. A member of each the AAB will be invited to sit on the Regional Governing Body.
The TSAT Board has established five key roles for the Academy Advisory Board:
The main purpose of these roles is enable AABs to be able to express and act on local views and issues – views of parents and the community etc.
The five roles translate specifically into the following tasks that the AAB undertakes:
AAB Members | |
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Principal | Steven Hulme |
Chair | Vacancy |
Staff Member | Colleen Farnham |
Staff Member | Vacancy |
Community Member | Jessica Hunter |
Community Member | Jessica Cunningham |
Community Member | Maggi Douglas-Dunbar |
Community Member | Susan Clarke |
Parent Member | Vacancy |
Parent Member | Vacancy |
If you would like to join our governing body, or contact us about any concerns or issues, please contact the Clerk to the Governing Body via the school:
Clerk to the Governing Body
Lodestar Academy
South Parks Road
Torquay
Devon
TQ2 8JE
The Torbay Regional Governing Body governs The Lodestar Academy, for information on the role of the RGB, members and minutes from meetings please follow the link here
For information on the role of the Board of Directors, members and minutes please follow the link here