Governors
Chair of LGB |
Mrs Jo Walsh |
Clerk |
Mrs V Dower |
We are very pleased to welcome you to the local governors’ page of Axminster Primary Academy's website.
Whilst the school operates under the umbrella of Acorn Multi Academy Trust and its Board of Directors, we retain our own Local Governing Body (LGB) and through this we work hard to preserve the individual character of our school.
Within the framework of our Terms of Reference and the Trust Board Scheme of Delegation (see links below), governors work as a team with children, parents, staff and the community to ensure the best outcomes for pupils. We are constantly striving to improve our own skills to strengthen the leadership of the school in order to fulfil these aims and obligations.
These aims are enhanced by the continued support and challenge of our Chief Executive Officer of the Trust (CEO), Andrea Rice, and the management and teaching expertise across the 7 schools of the Trust. As staff develop and share skills and knowledge together the curriculum and the extra-curricular opportunities for all the children will be extended.
The Local Governing Body is delighted with the way the children and staff have started the new school year with such vigour and determination. We are pleased with the way experienced staff have taken up new or changed responsibilities and new staff have arrived with energy and fresh ideas.
We look forward to a successful year.
Jo Walsh
Chair of Governors, Axminster Community Primary Academy, Stoney Lane, Axminster, Devon. EX13 5BU.
All correspondence for the chair and governors should be sent to the Clerk to Governors, Veronica Dower. Email: clerk@acornacademy.org.
For further details of the Acorn MAT Trust Board of Directors and the governance structure, please click on the link below:
Governor Information
Axminster Primary Academy - Local Governing Body |
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Name |
Type of Governor |
Appointing Body |
Term
|
Office/ Lead Role
|
---|---|---|---|---|
Jo Walsh | Community | Trust Board | 14/07.22 - 13/07/26 |
Chair Whistleblowing SEND |
Conrad Libischer |
Community |
Trust Board |
08/03/22 - 02/12/26 |
Vice Chair Safeguarding |
Claire Hulbert
|
Head of School |
|
Ex Officio |
|
Jill Farrow
|
Community
|
Trust Board
|
05/12/19 - 04/12/23 |
|
Matt Roe |
Parent
|
Trust Board
|
02/12/21 - 01/12/25 |
|
Michael Thompson |
Community |
Trust Board |
13/07/23 - 12/07/27 |
|
Emily Hicks |
Parent |
Trust Board |
13/07/23 - 12/07/27 |
|
Governors no longer serving |
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Lin Coley |
Community |
Trust Board |
15/06/23 |
|
Andrew Hunns |
Parent Governor |
Trust Board |
18/05/23 |
|
Luke Owen |
Head |
Trust Board
|
03/01/23 |
|
Business Interests & Attendance at Local Governing Body Meetings 01/09/22 - 31/07/23 |
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Governor |
Register of Interests |
Possible meetings attended 2022-23 |
Meetings attended 2022-23 |
Claire Hulbert |
None |
3 |
3 |
Luke Owen |
None |
2 |
0 |
Andy Hunns |
None |
3 |
3 |
Lin Coley |
None |
4 |
4 |
Conrad Libischer |
Company Director - Greengate Enterprise, legal consultancy |
5 |
5 |
Jill Farrow |
Mayor of Axminster Town Council and Trustee, Axminster Guildhall |
5 |
3 |
Matt Roe |
Company Director - Custom creative solutions (contracted to AMAT) Trustee - Uplyme PCC |
5 |
5 |
Jo Walsh |
Somerset County Council – Specialist Advisory Teacher |
4 |
3 |
Emily Hicks |
None |
0 |
0 |
Michael Thompson |
None |
0 |
0 |