School Governors

Our Local Governing Committee (LGC) members are drawn from a wide range of backgrounds. We have Staff and Parent Governors who are directly linked to Lapal and Governors who have been Co-opted to serve on the Governing Body in view of the particular skills they offer. The diversity of skills, experience and expertise we possess as a whole enables us to challenge, support and complement the work of Lapal. The LGC meets once a term as a minimum and also conducts school visits. Our membership structure is currently as follows:

Name	Governor Type	Appointed by	Area of Responsibility	Term of Office	Attendance 22/23	Attendance 23/24
^{Wendy Jackson}	^Co-opted	^Board	^{Chair of Governors, SEND & Curriculum}	^24/09/2019	^{Oct 2022, Nov 2022, March 2023, July 2023}	^{Sept 2023}
^{Kate Hall}	^{Co-opted Trust Senior Executive Leader}	^Board	^{(Director of Education)}	^01/09/2022	^{Oct 2022, Nov 2022, March 2023, July 2023}	^{Sept 2023}
^{Joanna Turner}	^{Executive Headteacher}	^Board	^{Executive Headteacher}	^12/06/2001	^{Oct 2022, Nov 2022, March 2023, July 2023}	^{Sept 2023}
^{Laura Atkinson}	^{Associate Governor (Head of School)}	^Trust	^{Head of School}	^01/09/2022	^{Oct 2022, Nov 2022, March 2023, July 2023}	^{Sept 2023}
^{Victoria Hanna}	^Co-opted	^Board	^{Pupil Premium}	^01/10/2018	^{Oct 2022, Nov 2022, March 2023}	^{Sept 2023}
^{Angela Mander}	^Co-opted	^Board	^{Safeguarding & Attendance}	^03/09/2019	^{Oct 2022, March 2023, July 2023}	^{Sept 2023}
^{Rebecca Weaver}	^{Associate Governor}	^Trust	^{(Hurst Hill Assistant Head of School)}	^03/09/2018	^{Oct 2022, Nov 2022, March 2023, July 2023}	^{Sept 2023}
^{Mark Simpson}	^{Associate Trust Senior Executive Leader}	^Board	^{(Chair of Board)}	^01/01/2019	^{Nov 2022, March 2023, July 2023}	^{Sept 2023}
^{Sally Cornfield}	^Parent	^{Chair & Executive Head by application}	^{Vice Chair, SEND & Sports Premium}	^01/09/22	^{Oct 2022, Nov 2022, March 202, July 2023}	^{Sept 2023}
^{Craig Hughes}	^Parent	^{Chair & Executive Head by application}	^{Sports Premium}	^01/09/23	-	^{Sept 2023}

The Trust Board has established two different types of committee:

Main Board Committees which are established to deal with Trust wide matters such as facilities and estates; and
Local Governing Committees which are established by the board to support the effective operation of each of the Trust schools (Academies).

The purpose of the LGC is to monitor the teaching, learning and pastoral provision across the school.

Your views are important to us, and we are always happy to hear your suggestions for school improvement. If you would like to pass on a suggestion, or if you are interested in finding out about how you can help our school, our Chair of Governors - Mrs Wendy Jackson can be contacted via the school office on 01384 818200 or email address school@lapal.dudley.sch.uk for further information.

Click here to access our Annual Governance Statement
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Click here to access our Company Documents
Click here for the Trusts Governance Structure
Click here for the Scheme of Delegation
Click here to access our Schools Financial Information
Click here for Governance Organisational structure
Click here to find out more about the role of a Governor
Click here to access the register of Governor interests
Click here to access the HVT Governance Arrangements