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  • THE AURORA MISSION

    Creating opportunity and success for all our pupils

    Heron Park Primary Academy Local Academy Board

     

    Governance Information

    Full Name (Including title)

    Category/

    Appointing Body

    Term of office

    Date of appointment

    Expiry

    Meetings attended in 2025/26

    Mr Roland Stewart Ashworth Chair/appointed by Trust 4 years

    03/12/2018

    Re-appointed 03/12/2022

    Chair from 14/09/2023

    13/09/2027 4 out of 4

    Mrs Helen Crees

    Headteacher

    Ex officio

    03/01/2023  

    4 out of 4

    Mr Mohamed Awad Co-opted, appointed by LAB 4 years 11/02/2026 10/02/2030 2 out of 2
    Mr Nicholas Bond Staff LAB member, elected by staff 4 years

    16/06/2022

    re-elected from 30/06/2026

     

    29/06/2030

    3 out of 4
    Vicki Orbell Co-opted, appointed by LAB 4 years 01/06/2026 31/05/2030 n/a
    Mrs Sarah Turner Co-opted, appointed by LAB 4 years 24/02/2025 23/02/2029 4 out of 4

    LAB members who served in the past 12 months

    Full Name (Including title)

    Category/

    Appointing Body

    Term of office

    Date of appointment

    Date of retirement

    Meetings attended in 2025/26
    Vanessa Tagala Parent LAB member, elected by parents 4 years 19/05/2025 05/11/2025 0 out of 1
    Mrs Julie Homan Parent LAB member, elected by parents 4 years 06/12/2023 27/03/2026 2 out of 3
    Jasmine Tomsett Parent LAB member, elected by parents 4 years 20/11/2025  13/04/2026 2 out of 2
    Karen Martin

    Co-opted, appointed by LAB

    4 years

    10/01/2023-05/12/2023 as Parent LAB member

    Appointed 06/12/2023

     

     

    15/07/2026

    4 out of 4

    Register of Interests

    Full Name 

    Relevant business and pecuniary interests

    Mrs Helen Crees

    Aurora Employee

    Mr Roland Stewart Ashworth

    Semi-retired. Runs a part-time Electronic Design Consultancy specialising in Embedded Microprocessor Systems & Software, from 19/09/2021

    Mr Mohamed Awad Employment: Edward Vacuum

    Mr Nicholas Bond

    Aurora Employee, from 03/07/2023

    Mrs Julie Homan (resigned 27.03.2026) Family: Child at the school
    Karen Martin (resigned 15.07.2026)

    Director of House of Martin Ltd, from 11/09/2013

    Victoria Baptist Church - Pastoral Care Co-ordinator, from 01/08/2025

    Vicki Orbell

    Employment: East Sussex College, from 01/06/2026

    Family: Daughter works at the school, from 01/06/2026

    Vanessa Tagala (until 05.11.2025) Nil return
    Jasmine Tomsett (resigned 13.04.2026) Family: Child at the school, from 01/09/2025
    Mrs Sarah Turner

    Family:  Child at the school, from 24/02/2025

    Employment: Ansvar insurance, from 01/08/2012

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