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  • Westvale Park Primary Academy Local Academy Board

    Governance Information

    Full Name 

    Category/

    Appointing Body

    Term of office

    Date of appointment

    Expiry

    Meetings attended in 2025/26

    Mr Andy Wright

    (Chair)

    Chair – appointed by Trust

    4 years

    first appointed as parent LAB member 10/11/2020

    Term as chair 01/09/2022

    Re-appointed 01/09/2026

    31/08/2030

    5 out of 5

    Mrs Susan Kelly

    Headteacher

    Ex officio

    10/11/2020

     

    4 out of 5

    Nikinder Baller Parent - elected by parents 4 years 01/12/2023 30/11/2027 5 out of 5
    Ms Catherine Collins Parent - elected by parents 4 years 10/11/2024 09/11/2028 5 out of 5
    Mr Ryan Farrant Staff - elected by staff 4 years 02/11/2023 01/11/2027 5 out of 5

    Mr Philip Smith

    Co-opted – appointed by LAB

    4 years

    22/02/2022

    reappointed 22/02/2026

     

    21/02/2030

    5 out of 5

    Ms Ushma Olaitan

    Co-opted – appointed by LAB

    4 years

    14/06/2022

    reappointed 14/06/2026

     

    13/06/2030

    5 out of 5

    LAB members who served in the past 12 months

     

    Full Name 

     

    Category/

    Appointing

    Body

    Term of office

    Date of appointment

    Date stepped down

    Meetings attended in 2024/25
                   

    Register of Interests

    Full Name

    Relevant business and pecuniary interests

    Mr Andy Wright

    (Chair)

    Family: Child at the school, from 04/11/2022

    Family: Wife staff member at the school, from 07/06/2022

    Mrs Susan Kelly (Headteacher)

    Family: Child at the school, from 01/09/2023

    Family: Husband is Assistant Headteacher at the school, from 01/09/2025

    Nikinder Baller

    Family: Children at the school, from 01/09/2020

    Employment: Praxis Advisory LLP, from 01/01/2023

    Member of Institute of chartered accountants

    Catherine Collins

    Family:  Two children at the school, from 07/05/2021

    Employment:  Quietroom Ltd, from 03/10/2022

    Ryan Farrant Employed by Aurora Academies Trust

    Mr Philip Smith

    Nil return

    Ms Ushma Olaitan

    Governance role: Burstow Primary School, from 01/09/2022

    To request minutes of LAB meetings, please contact the Governance Manager ruthali@auroraacademies.org.uk