What are LABs?
Local Advisory Boards (LABs) are a key part of the governance structure within SAND Academies Trust and are integral to supporting the vision for the Trust in ensuring the individual identity of each school.
The Trust Board is the accountable body and has ultimate responsibility for the strategic functions of governance as follows:
- Ensuring there is clarity of vision, ethos and strategic direction
- Holding executive leaders to account for the educational performance of the organisation and its pupils and the performance management of staff
- Overseeing the financial performance of the organisation and making sure its money is well spent
What does the LAB do?
The LAB supports the Trustees in fulfilling the strategic functions at a local level and within the powers delegated to them through the Scheme of Delegation. The LAB will consider how the school is performing today as well as thinking about the future and how the school can improve in order to offer the best possible education and outcomes for its students.
The role of the LAB is to:
- Uphold SAND Academies Trust ethos, vision and aims and ensure these are embedded throughout the school and in all LAB discussions and decisions
- Ensure that the school promotes equality, diversity and inclusion for all its pupils, staff and stakeholders
- Behave in an honest and open way and follow the LAB Code of Conduct and the seven Nolan Principles of public life
- Ensure the safety and wellbeing of pupils and staff at all times
- Build and maintain good relationships with the school, the trust, the headteacher, staff, pupils and other stakeholder groups
- Promote links with the school’s community at every opportunity
- Work with the central team to ensure the school is well supported, and promote positive relationships across the trust
- Attend and support school events where possible
- Ensure the school is clear and ambitious for the pupils and in line with the trust’s strategic plan
- Monitor targets for the school around pupil achievement, school improvement and curriculum development
- Ensure that the school is best able to achieve its objectives over the long term
- Hold the headteacher to account for the management of the school, delivery of pupil outcomes and for carrying out any LAB decisions.
Who make up the LAB?
Local Advisory Boards draw on different stakeholder groups for their membership. The different categories of LAB members are as follows:
- Staff – elected by the staff at the school
- Parent – elected by the parent/carer community at the school
- Headteacher – is an ex-officio member by virtue of their role in the school
- Community – representative of the local community or to bring a specific skillset
Statutory information
The following statutory information for SAND Academies Trust can be found on the SAND website https://www.sandmat.uk/governance/
- Governance structure – including statutory information for Members and Trustees
- Scheme of Delegation
- Terms of Reference for board committees and LABs
- Articles of Association
- Funding agreements
- Annual report and audited accounts
- Executive Pay statement
- Gender Pay Gap information
Contact Details
The Clerk to the LAB is Nikkie Morrissey. If you have any LAB related queries or need to contact Tracy Millard, LAB Chair, please email nicola.morrissey@calton.sandmat.uk or write to us at Calton Primary & Pre-School, Calton Road, Gloucester, Gloucestershire, GL1 5ET.
LAB Members
| NAME | CATEGORY OF GOVERNOR | APPOINTED BY | TERM OF OFFICE | LINK ROLE |
| Jane Barker-Doe | Head Teacher | Ex Officio | 01.09.2023 | N/A |
| Sarah Bennett | Co-opted Governor | Governing Body | 02.07.2022 – 01.07.2026 | Special Educational Needs & Disability; History & Geography |
| Carina Goodwin | Co-opted Governor | Governing Body | 04.12.2023. – 03.12.2027 | Looked After Children; Modern Foreign Languages |
| Phillip Jones | Co-opted Governor | Governing Body | 09.03.2023. – 08.03.2027 | Safeguarding; Religious Education |
| Tracy Millard | Chair – Co-opted Governor | Governing Body | 20.01.2022. – 19.01.2026 | Curriculum Lead; Science |
| Kirstie Norris | Co-opted Governor | Governing Body | 04.12.2023. – 03.12.2027 | PHSE |
| Robert Panou | Parent Governor | Parents / Carers | 05.12.2023. – 04.05.2027 | DT & Computing |
| Emma Richardson | Co-opted Governor | Governing Body | 02.07.2022. – 01.07.2026 | Pupil Premium; EYFS; English |
| Kate Simpson | Co-opted Governor | Governing Body | 07.12.2020. – 06.12.2024 | Staff Liaison & Wellbeing; Music & Art |
| Stella Smithson | Staff Governor | School Staff | 23.11.2023. – 22.11.2027 | English |
| Alice Tocknell | Parent Governor | Parents / Carers | 03.12.2021. – 02.12.2025 | Physical Education |
| Vacancy | Co-opted Governor | Governing Body | ||
| Vacancy | Co-opted Governor | Governing Body |
Terms of Office are for four years unless otherwise stated, then a further two years if re-elected.
All members have voting rights.
Historical LAB Members
| NAME | CATEGORY OF GOVERNOR | APPOINTED BY | TERM OF OFFICE | DATE OF STEPPING DOWN |
| Andrew Miller | Local Authority Governor | GCC | 04.12.2023. – 03.12.2027 | 1st September2024: Resigned |
| Nicola Blatchly-Lewis | Co-opted Governor | Governing Body | 11.10.2021. – 10.10.2025 | 13th May 2024: Resigned |
| Kirstie Norris | Associate Governor | Governing Body | 01.07.2023. 30.06.2027 | 3rd December 2024: Appointed to Co-opted |
| Lyn Ackroyd | Local Authority | GCC | 03.02.2020. – 02.02.2024 | 15th November 2023: Resigned |
| Stella Smithson | Staff Governor | School Staff | 08.11.2019. – 07.11.2023 | Term of Office Completed |
| Sarah Bunce | Head Teacher | Ex Officio | Resigned from post |
Other lab details
LAB Meeting Dates
30 September 2024 – 18 November 2024 – 20 January 2025 – 10 March 2025 – 12 May 2025 – 30 June 2025
LAB Register of Business & Pecuniary Interests
Calton Primary School Governor Details
Governance Information, Annual Reports & Accounts
Please visit the SAND Academies Trust website for more details.