Our Governance

The Hayesbrook School Governance

The Academy Council is the foundation stone of the system of governance operating across Brook Learning Trust and has replaced the Local Governing Body. All three academies in the Trust have Academy Councils and councillors’ advocacy and monitoring roles are replicated across each.

For more information about how the new system of governance operates, please follow this link to the Brook Learning Trust website.

The Academy Council

Roles & Responsibilities	Councillors
Chair of Academy Council	Jane Grier
Vice Chair of Academy Council	Julia Richards
Health & Safety Link Councillor	Ruth Lowe
Safeguarding Link Councillor	Julia Richards
Pupil Premium / SEND Link Councillor	David Athey & Simon Banham
Student Advocate Councillor	Alison Smith
Staff Advocate Councillor	Lucy Davenport
Parent Advocate Councillor	Alison Smith
Community Liaison Councillor	Ruth Lowe
Standards Panel	Jane Grier
Audit & Risk Committee (in attendance)	Julia Richards
Councillor whose term of office runs to 07/12/2019	David Athey

Executive Principal: Daniel Hatley Trustee attached to the Academy Council: Linda Garratt
Clerk to the Governors: Alison Bird

Each councillor role listed above has its own remit. A brief description of each role is included in the document published below which is available for you to download.

Councillors also monitor progress made in respect of the key priorities identified in the Academy Improvement Plan. The priorities are summarised as follows:

Core Priority 1:	Ensure exceptional leadership and management, at all levels of the organisation, which directly impacts on standards, quality of provision and the continued growth and development of the academy and its people.
Core Priority 2:	Embed an inspirational curriculum experience which fully ensures students are rich in knowledge, proficient in skill and offers them the chance to engage in a full range of exciting opportunity and motivating experiences and gives them the cultural capital needed for their future.
Core Priority 3:	Increase student attainment across the key stage 4 ability range and accelerate the rate of progress for all groups in key stage 3.

If you are interested in joining the Academy Council we would like to hear from you. Please contact Nicola Taylor, at TaylorN@brooklearningtrust.org.uk or 01580 712754 ext 268.