Local Academy Board
Role of the LAB
What is a Local Academy Board?
Woodlands Primary Academy is part of South Pennine Academies Trust. The Trust's members, the Board of Trustee's, and the Local Academy board all play a vital role in the governance of South Pennine Academies. The board of Trustee's provides the strategic direction for the Trust as a whole and offers invaluable support, insight and challenge to the executive team and senior leaders across the Trust. The board is responsible and accountable for all the academies within the Trust and oversees the financial performance of the Trust and its academies.
The Board of Trustees delegates some of its responsibilities to the Local Academy Boards, who work closely with the Academy Principal and provide support and challenge to the Academy senior leadership.
The Local Academy board for Woodlands Primary Academy is made up of volunteers from the community and are appointed by the board of Trustees or elected by the Academy's parents/carers or by the Academy's staff. The Local Academy board plays an important role in steering our Academy and Trust strategies to ensure outcomes and success for our students.
An Academy Board has an important function within the Academy. Its main aims are as follows:
- To provide a strategic view – working closely with the Principal helping to decide the strategy for improvements.
- To act as a critical friend - supporting the staff but also asking challenging questions.
- To ensure accountability - monitoring and evaluating Academy effectiveness and performance.
Our Local Academy Board meets four times a year as a full board and also have a Standards Committee which oversees the performance of the schools.
Each Local Academy board member brings valuable experiences, skills and knowledge to their role and use their expertise to support the Academy, Principal and Senior Leadership Team as best they can.
Further details can be found in the document South Pennine Academies Scheme of Delegation
The Academy Board is committed to working for the benefit of the Academy and is always happy to receive your feedback. Minutes of all meetings are available from the Academy office and on our website.
If you wish to contact our Chair of the Local Academy board, please contact Roz Batley (Chair of LAB) via the Academy Office.
Woodlands Primary Academy
Broadbent Road
Oldham
OL1 4HU
If you are interested in becoming a member of the Local Academy Board, we would love to hear from you. Please contact the Academy Office for further details.
Governors General Information
Governance and Scheme of Delegation