What are Local Advisory Boards?
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 [link] 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
Sladewood Local Advisory Board
The Clerk to the Sladewood LAB is Hannah Kelly. If you have any LAB related queries or need to contact the Chair of the LAB, please email Hannah.Kelly@sladewood.sandmat.uk
| MEMBER | CATEGORY | RESPONSIBILITIES | TERM OF OFFICE | APPOINTED BY |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Peter Beaudro | Community Member | Chair of LAB | 01.09.23 to 31.08.27 | Trust Board |
| Graham Dakin | Community Member | Curriculum link Curriculum Committee |
21.11.24 to 20.11.28 | Trust Board |
| Stuart Dean | Parent | Curriculum Committee | 12.11.24 to 11.11.28 | Parent Body |
| David Drew | Community Member | SEND (Inc PP & Sports funding) | 28.02.2024 to 27.02.28 | Trust Board |
| Katy Hanna | Headteacher | Curriculum Committee | 01.09.23 – ex officio | Trust Board |
| Soshannah Harper | Parent | 12.11.24 to 11.11.28 | Parent Body | |
| Martin Jakes | Community Member | 01.09.23 to 31.08.27 | Trust Board | |
| Craig Johnson | Community Member | OPAL | 21.11.24 to 20.11.28 | Trust Board |
| Jacky Martel | Community Member | Safeguarding, behaviour & attitudes | 21.11.24 to 20.11.28 | Trust Board |
| Molly Macaulay | Staff | H&S Curriculum Committee |
11.09.23 to 10.09.27 | Staff |
Members who have left within the last 12 months:
| Member | Category | Appointed by | Term of Office | Date left |
| Michelle Eastment | Parent | Parent Body | 17.04.24 to 16.04.28 | 12.11.24 |
LAB Declaration of Interests
LAB Meeting Dates
Dates of Sladewood LAB meetings 2024-25
15 January / 5 March / 30 April / 25 June
Sladewood LAB - Register of Attendance 2024/25
| 2.10.2024 | 20.11.2024 | 15.01.2025 | 05.03.2025 | 30.04.2025 | 25.06.2025 | attendance | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Peter Beaudro | apologies | apologies | |||||
| Graham Dakin | n/a | Y | |||||
| Stuart Dean | n/a | Y | |||||
| David Drew | Y | Y | |||||
| Michelle Eastment | Y | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a | 100% |
| Katy Hanna | Y | Y | |||||
| Shoshannah Harper | n/a | Y | |||||
| Martin Jakes | Y | Y | |||||
| Craig Johnson | n/a | Y | |||||
| Jacky Martel | n/a | Y | |||||
| Molly Macaulay | apologies | Y |