Creating opportunity and success for all our pupils
|
Full Name |
Category/ Appointing Body |
Term of office |
Date of appointment |
Expiry |
Meetings attended in 2024/25 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
Mr Stephen Richard Etherington (Chair) |
Chair, appointed by Trust |
4 years |
14/11/2017 As chair 01/09/2024 |
31/08/2028 |
3 out of 5 |
|
Mr James Towner |
Headteacher |
Ex officio |
22/04/2025 | 2 out of 2 | |
| Clare Akehurst | Parent, elected by parents | 4 years | 22/03/2024 | 21/03/2028 | 5 out of 5 |
| Ms Charlotte Daniels | Staff, elected by staff | 4 years | 03/12/2022 | 02/12/2026 | 5 out of 5 |
| Cherrie Joy | Co-opted, appointed by LAB | 4 years | 22/10/2024 | 21/10/2028 | 3 out of 5 |
| Gina Potter | Co-opted, appointed by LAB | 4 years | 26/09/2022 | 25/09/2026 | 5 out of 5 |
| Gemma Smith | Parent, elected by parents | 4 years | 22/03/2024 | 23/03/2028 | 5 out of 5 |
|
Full Name |
Category/ Appointing Body |
Term of office |
Date of appointment |
Date stepped down |
Meetings attended in 2024/25 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Natasha Baker | Headteacher | ex-officio | 23/01/2021 | 25/10/2024 | 1 out of 1 |
| Laylee Pocock | Headteacher | ex-officio | 26/10/2024 | 21/04/2025 | 3 out of 3 |
| Mrs Pamela Doodes | Co-opted, appointed by LAB | 4 years | 07/03/2024 | 28/05/2025 | 2 out of 3 |
|
Full Name |
Relevant business and pecuniary interests |
|---|---|
|
Mr Steven Richard Etherington (Chair) |
Nil return |
|
James Towner (Headteacher) |
Nil return |
| Clare Akehurst |
Family: Child at the school Employed at East Sussex County Council |
| Ms Charlotte Daniels | AAT Employee |
| Cherrie Joy | Family: Child at the school, from 01/09/2020 |
| Gina Potter | Governance role: Bethersden Primary School, from 04/09/2025 |
| Gemma Smith |
Family: Child at the school Employed at Hastings Borough Council |
|
Full Name |
Relevant business and pecuniary interests |
|---|---|
| Ms Natasha Baker (Headteacher) |
Parent of pupil |
| Laylee Pocock | Nil return |
| Mrs Pamela Doodes (resigned 28/05/2025) | Nil return |
To request minutes of LAB meetings, please contact the Governance Manager ruthali@auroraacademies.org.uk
Tackling the democratic deficit of young and diverse governors on school governing boards. Over a third of Inspiring Governance's current governor appointments are from an ethnic minority and nearly half are under 35 years old, yet there is a fast-growing divergence in the wider school system between those making and implementing decisions in our schools and those on the receiving end of those decisions.