Our Local Academy council

The role of Local Academy Councils

Local governance is delivered through Local Academy Councils.

The Trust Board has delegated specific governance oversight functions (through the Scheme of Delegation) to Local Academy Councils.

Councils meet at least 4 times every academic year (September, December, March and July) and are focused on ensuring the academy’s School Development Plan and performance is progressing, they have a line of communication with the Trust Board through its sub-committees. The LAC are also kept informed of wider academy issues including safeguarding, finance, estates and policy compliance (where defined within the SDP).

Local Academy Councils perform a key role in ensuring that our academies are providing the best possible education for every child, year in, year out.

Each LAC consists of a Chair, Vice Chair, Executive Headteacher (or Headteacher), Parent Elected Councillors and Trust Appointed Councillors.

Our Local Academy Council

Name	Role	Term of Office/Appointed by	Business Interests
Owen McColgan	Chair of the Local Academy Council	01.09.2020 to 31.08.2024 Trust Appointed Councillor	Employee - CEO - The Howard Academy Trust Partner - Medway Academy of Performing Arts Member - Inspiring Change Multi Academy Trust
Angus MacKay	Vice-Chair of the Local Academy Council	01.09.2018 to 31.08.2022 Parent Elected Councillor	Connected party - Spouse works at Featherby Primary School
Fay Fautley		01.09.2018 to 31.08.2022 Parent Elected Councillor	Employee - Featherby Primary School
Bob Love MBE		01.09.2018 to 31.08.2022 Trust Appointed Councillor	Councillor at the following Maritime Academies - Featherby, Greenacres and Nightingale Trustee and Director - Southwark Diocesan Board of Education Governor - Deansfield Primary School Trustee at the following - Bacon's Educational Foundation Green Coat Educational Trust Kennington Oval National School (Now Known as Lambeth, St Mark's Church of England Primary School Shirley Church of England School St Bartholomew's School Sydenham, Trust Fund The Easterbrook Thorley Scholarship of The Boutcher Schools The Winter Exhibition
Dave Marsh	Executive Headteacher	16.04.2018 to date Ex-officio	Executive Headteacher for the following Maritime academies - Barnsole, Greenacres and Featherby Trustee - Greenacres PTA
Amy Eccles	Headteacher	01.09.2018 to 31.08.2022 Appointed by IEB/Trust	Employee - Featherby Primary School Connected party - J. Finch (ESBM) Maritime Academy Trust

Councillors that have served within the last 12 months

Name	Role	Term of Office/Appointed by	Business Interests
Tiffany Beck	Chair of LGB - Transition Board	01.07.2017 to 31.08.2020 Appointed by Trust	Chair of Trustees Maritime Academy Trust Employee - PLMR as Communications, PR and Public Affairs Ambition Institute, Education Charity - Consults on 0-2 trust diagnostic reviews per year
Nick Osborne		01.07.2017 to 31.08.2020 Appointed by Trust	Employee - CEO Maritime Academy Trust Related party - Spouse employed by Maritime Academy Trust
Terry Miller		01.07.2017 to 31.08.2020 Appointed by Trust	Employee - Finance Director Maritime Academy Trust