Local Academy Committee

With the Merger to Furness Education Trust to the Governing Body is now known as the Local Academy Committee.
The Governing Body was re-constituted as from lst September 2015.

The structure of the Local Governing Body is:-

Chair
Vice-chair
Headteacher
1 Staff Governor
3 Parent Governors
6 Co-opted Governors
1 Associate Member

GovernorDate of
appointment
term of officeDate of
step down
appointed by                  meeting
attended 2017/2018
Mrs. Caroline Walker 1st September 20194 years  Head3 FGB
8 Comm
Mrs. Laura Kendall
(Chair)
1st  December 20194 years Gov. bodyco-opted3 FGB
7 Comm
Mr John Burgess
(Vice Chair)
1st September 20164 years Gov. bodyco-opted2 FGB
3 Comm 
Miss Roxanne Marks * 1st September 20194 years Gov. bodystaff3 FGB
6 Comm
Mr David Marks *1st September 20164 years Gov. bodyco-opted2 FGB
3 Comm 
Mr. Peter
Thomas
1st September 20194 years Gov. bodyco-opted3 FGB
3 Comm 
Miss Abigail Webb1st September 20154 years Gov. bodyassociate2 FGB
3 Comm 
Mrs Christiane Clarke 1st December 20154 years Gov, bodyco-opted2 FGB
3 Comm
Mrs Nicola Higginson 5th April 20174 years Gov. Bodyparent2 FGB
Miss Helena Southall 5th April 20174 years Gov Bodyparent2FGB
Mr Daniel Griffiths 1st September
2018
4 Years Gov Bodyco-opted1 FGB
1Comm

Miss Abigail Webb Associate Governor attends Governing Body meetings and Standards and Curriculum Committee Meetings but does not have any voting rights.

 * Governors are related

Chair of the Local Governing Body Laura Kendall works for the Local Authority Early Years Improvement Service Team.
LGB member Roxanne Marks is Assistant Headteacher of the School
LGB member David Marks is the Manager of Nuffied Health club.
LBG member John Burgess works at BAE systems and is a STEM ambassador.
LGB member Christiane Clarke works at BAE systems.

Non of the Governors have any pecuniary interests

During the last Academic Year the Governing Body have faced and addressed 3 key issues : 1.the extension of age range of Parkside from 2-11  This has included staffing, building works and finance. 2. Moving to becoming an electronic information only  paper free Academy 3. Preparing for the merger of ILMAT and Furness Acadmey Trust September 2019

For more details please speak to Mrs Walker or Mrs Kendall, or click here to contact us.