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  • THE AURORA MISSION

    Creating opportunity and success for all our pupils

    Glenleigh Park Primary Academy Local Academy Board

    Governance Information

    Full Name

    Category/

    Appointing Body

    Term of office

    Date of appointment

    Expiry

    Meetings attended in 2023/24

    Ms Dianne Ryan

    (Chair)

    Chair - appointed by Trust

    4 years

    01/09/2023

    31/08/2027

    5 out of 5

    Ms Libby Barnard

    Headteacher

    Ex officio

    01/09/2024

     

    n/a

    Liam Berriman Co-opted, appointed by LAB 4 years 29/09/2022 28/09/2026 4 out of 5
    Eleanor Mary Gibson Parent, appointed by LAB due to no election candidates 4 years 01/12/2022 30/11/2026 4 out of 5
    Mr John Lucas Parent, appointed by LAB due to no election candidates 4 years 01/12/2022 30/11/2026 5 out of 5
    Mr Sam Marchant Staff, elected by staff 4 years 22/11/2024 21/11/2028 n/a

    LAB members who served in the past 12 months

    Full Name Category / Appointing Body Term of Office Date of Appointment Date stepped down

    Meetings

    attended in 2023/24

    Mrs Laylee Pocock Headteacher  Ex officio 01/09/2019 31/08/2024 5 out of 5
    Tess Gale Co-opted, appointed by LAB 4 years 12/07/2022 22/04/2024 2 out of 4
    Tracy Ramsden Staff, elected by staff 4 years 24/03/2022 28/03/2024 0 out of 3

    Register of interests

    Full Name  Relevant business and pecuniary interests

    Ms Dianne Ryan (chair)

    Nil return

    Ms Libby Barnard

    Employed of AAT

    Liam Berriman Nil return
    Eleanor Mary Gibson

    Employed by Trade Union Congress, from 05/03/2007

    Membership GMB Union, from 01/12/2022

    Committee member of Bexhill Maritime, from 16/11/2023

    Chair Bexhill and Battle Labour Party, from 14/11/2023

    Vice Chair Bexhill on Sea Trades Council, from 14/11/2023

    Volunteer Ambassador Little Gate Farm, from 20/06/2024

    Family: Parent of pupil

    John Lucas

    Family:  Parent of pupil

    Family:  Partner of Parent helper, from 16/03/2023

    Sam Marchant to follow
    Retired LAB members  
    Laylee Pocock (Headteacher) - resigned 31/08/2024 Nil return
    Tess Gale - resigned 22/04/2024 Nil return 
    Tracy Ramsden - resigned 31/03/2024 Aurora Employee

    To request minutes of LAB meetings, please contact the Governance Manager ruthali@auroraacademies.org

    Everyone on Board 2023

    Tackling the democratic deficit of young and diverse governors on school governing boards. Over a third of Inspiring Governance's current governor appointments are from an ethnic minority and nearly half are under 35 years old, yet there is a fast-growing divergence in the wider school system between those making and implementing decisions in our schools and those on the receiving end of those decisions.

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