Consilium is a Multi-Academy Trust with a family of eight schools across the North West, North East and Yorkshire.  Within each school a Local Academy Board has been established.  Local Academy Boards (LABs) may also be known at other Trusts as ‘Academy Committees’, ‘Local Governing Boards’ or ‘Local Advisory Committees'.

Each LAB is composed of different members, usually two parent places are within the Board.  Parent members are elected through a process which is defined in a key document called the ‘Articles of Association.’

Parent Trustees and Parent LAB members play an important role within the board.  The role is to support the Trust itself and provide insight on behalf of other parents of students who attend the school.  A key function of the LAB is to engage meaningfully with all parents and carers as a whole.  

The Trust Board determines the level of delegation or responsibility which is to be passed to the Local Academy Boards.  This is subject to review on a yearly basis and responsibilities can be added or removed dependent on how well the Trust Board feel that the LAB is managing.  Local Academy Boards are a formal and important part of the governance of Consilium Academies and the contributions of members are very much valued by the Trust Board.  Some of the typical areas which are covered at local level may be;

• Support of the efficient and effective operation of the Trust and its policies
• Support and challenge (where appropriate) to the school leaders
• Share issues and risks with the Trust Board if necessary
• Scrutiny of reports which may be supplied by school leaders or members themselves
• Provide a meaningful link with the community, parents and the students of the school, sharing feedback with the Board, regarding challenges but also to celebrate successes
• Provide feedback to the Trust Board in relation to policies and practices which are personal to the school, (policies which are delegated to the LAB are identified in a document called the Scheme of Delegation.

Contact our Local Academy Board Members

For any matter related to Thornhill Local Academy Board you may contact the Chair, Mrs Denise Nicholson, at thr-enquiries@consilium-at.com.

For any matters or queries relating to governance please contact Ms Emma Whitehead, Head of Governance for Consilium Academies, please do so by writing to Ms Emma Whitehead, 5th Floor, 1 City Approach, Albert Street, Eccles, M30 0BL.

Our Local Academy Board Members are:

Name	Member Type	Term From	Term To
Mrs Sue Hamilton	Headteacher	01.09.2021	N/A
Mrs Denise Nicholson	Chair	10-05-2021	09-05-2025
Mrs Annette Parr	Trust Appointed	11-03-2019	09-05-2027
Mrs Jackie Robson	Trust Appointed	10-05-2021	09-05-2025
Mrs Victoria Basford	Support Staff Member	19-11-2021	18-11-2025
Mrs Deborah Todd	Teaching Staff Member	19-11-2021	18-11-2025
Mrs Wuraola Olaifa	Parent Member	08-11-2021	07-11-2025

Leavers 2022-2023

Mr Ramanathas Kumareswaradas

Ms Afsana Miah

 

LAB Attendance 2020/21

Name	13.10.20	26.11.20	02.02.21	23.03.21	18.05.21	28.06.21
Mr Ian Redford	Present	Present	Present	Present	Present	Present
Mrs Denise Nicholson	Present	Present	Present	Present	Present	Present
Mrs Lindsay Briggs	Not-Present	Not-Present	Not-Present	Not-Present	Not-Present	Present
Mrs Victoria Cavanagh	Not yet elected	Not-Present	Present	Present	Present	Not-Present
Mrs Annette Parr	Present	Present	Present	Present	Present	Present
Mrs Debbie Todd	Present	Present	Present	Present	Present	Present
Mrs Jackie Robson	Present	Not-Present	Present	Present	Not-Present	Present
Ms Asana Miah	Not yet elected	Not yet elected	Not yet elected	Present	Not-Present	Present

Declaration of Interests 2021-2022:

 

Leavers 2020/21

Mrs Helen Smith — Resigned 7th June 2021

Mr Ian Redford — Resigned 31st August 2021

Mrs Victoria Cavanagh — Resigned 31st August 2021

Vacancies

1 Vacancy - Parent Member

Those with Local Academy Board Member complaints should follow the link here