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City Academy Whitehawk Local Academy Board

Governance Information

Full Name 

Category/

Appointing Body

Term of office

Date of appointment

Expiry

Meetings attended in 2025/26

Mrs Janis Taylor

(Chair)

Chair, appointed by Trust

4 years

first appointed as co-opted LAB member 21/09/2017

chair from 01/09/2018

current term from 01/09/2026

31/08/2030

5 out of 5

Miss Florella Scozzafava

Headteacher

Ex-officio

14/02/2026   2 out of 2

Mr Richard Benton-Stace

Co-opted, appointed by LAB

4 years

first appointed 20/09/2018

current term from 23/09/2026

22/09/2030

3 out of 5

Ms Danielle Delaney Staff - elected by staff 4 years 29/04/2024 28/04/2028 4 out of 5

Mr Lawrence Fry

Co-opted, appointed by LAB

4 years

01/09/2017 

reappointed 23/09/2021

current term from 23/09/2025

22/09/2029

4 out of 5

Mrs Katy Hampshire

Co-opted, appointed by LAB

4 years

22/10/2021

reappointed from 22/10/2025

21/10/2029

4 out of 5

Mr Graham Kennedy Parent, appointed by LAB due to no election candidates 4 years

21/10/2022 - 27/01/2025 as co-opted

28/01/2025 

27/01/2029 4 out of 5

Mrs Margaret Mansell

Co-opted

4 years

27/09/2017 - 30/11/2023 as staff LAB member

01/12/2023

30/11/2027

2 out of 5

Mr Michael Waller Parent - elected by parents 4 years 02/10/2024 01/10/2028 1 out of 5

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 2025/26
        Mr Russell Wood         Headteacher  ex-officio 01/09/2024 13/02/2026  2 out of 3

Register of interests

Full Name

Relevant business and pecuniary interests

Mrs Janis Taylor (Chair)

Governance role at Moulsecoomb Primary School, from 01/09/2022

Brighton and Hove School Partnership Advisor, from 01/09/2015 to 31/07/2025

Mr Russell Wood (Headteacher) (resigned 13/02/2026) Nil return
Miss Florella Scozzafava (Interim Head of School) Nil return

Mr Richard Benton-Stace

Nil return

Ms Danielle Delaney Aurora Employee

Mr Lawrence Fry

Nil return

Mrs Katy Hampshire

Employment: Sutton Trust, from 06/03/2023

Mr Graham Kennedy Family:  Children at the school

Mrs Margaret Mansell

Aurora employee

Mr Michael Waller

Employment:  Downs View Link College, from 02/06/2024

Family:  Children at the school, from 01/09/2024

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