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Westvale Park Primary Academy Local Academy Board

Governance Information

Full Name 

Category/

Appointing Body

Term of office

Date of appointment

Expiry

Meetings attended in 2025/26

Mr Andy Wright

(Chair)

Chair – appointed by Trust

4 years

first appointed as parent LAB member 10/11/2020

Term as chair 01/09/2022

Re-appointed 01/09/2026

31/08/2030

5 out of 5

Mrs Susan Kelly

Headteacher

Ex officio

10/11/2020

 

4 out of 5

Nikinder Baller Parent - elected by parents 4 years 01/12/2023 30/11/2027 5 out of 5
Ms Catherine Collins Parent - elected by parents 4 years 10/11/2024 09/11/2028 5 out of 5
Mr Ryan Farrant Staff - elected by staff 4 years 02/11/2023 01/11/2027 5 out of 5

Mr Philip Smith

Co-opted – appointed by LAB

4 years

22/02/2022

reappointed 22/02/2026

 

21/02/2030

5 out of 5

Ms Ushma Olaitan

Co-opted – appointed by LAB

4 years

14/06/2022

reappointed 14/06/2026

 

13/06/2030

5 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 2024/25
               

Register of Interests

Full Name

Relevant business and pecuniary interests

Mr Andy Wright

(Chair)

Family: Child at the school, from 04/11/2022

Family: Wife staff member at the school, from 07/06/2022

Mrs Susan Kelly (Headteacher)

Family: Child at the school, from 01/09/2023

Family: Husband is Assistant Headteacher at the school, from 01/09/2025

Nikinder Baller

Family: Children at the school, from 01/09/2020

Employment: Praxis Advisory LLP, from 01/01/2023

Member of Institute of chartered accountants

Catherine Collins

Family:  Two children at the school, from 07/05/2021

Employment:  Quietroom Ltd, from 03/10/2022

Ryan Farrant Employed by Aurora Academies Trust

Mr Philip Smith

Nil return

Ms Ushma Olaitan

Governance role: Burstow Primary School, from 01/09/2022

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