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.

Scheme of Delegation

LGB Terms of Reference

For further details of the Acorn MAT Trust Board of Directors and the governance structure, please click on the link below:

AMAT Trust Board of Directors

Governor Information

Axminster Primary Academy - Local Governing Body

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

 

08/02/24 - 07/02/28

 

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

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

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