St Ann's CE Primary School - Local Academy Committee

Local Academy Committee (LAC)

Welcome to the section of the website where you can find out more about our school Local Academy Committee, and the work that we do.

The Role of the Local Academy Committee

St Ann's CE Primary School is led by the Executive Headteacher and the Leadership Team. The Local Academy Committee oversees the effectiveness of the school and together with the Executive Headteacher provides strategic direction for the work and improvement of the school. It also supports, monitors, and evaluates the effectiveness of the school and monitors the budget. Finally, it holds the school to account for the standards achieved and the quality of education.

The Local Academy Committee is accountable to the LDBS Academies Trust. St Ann's Scheme of Delegation

The day to day running and operations of the school is led by the Head of School.

What is a Local Academy Committee Governor?

For more information about the role of the governor please read the Academy Trust Governors Job Description

Membership and Structure

The committee comprises of ten governors, bringing together the key institutions that have an interest in the school. Our committee have a range of skills and interests and the membership includes a Executive Headteacher, a Head of School...

Name	Appointed by	Responsibility	Declaration of interest
Simon KnowlesExecutive Headteacher	LDBS Academy Trust	Executive Headteacher of St Ann's N15, Holy Trinity N17, St Michael's N22 & Little Engineers Nursery	None
Mark Lancaster Head of School	LDBS Academy Trust	Operations of school, implementation of school improvement and school ethos.	None
Rev Jess SwiftIncumbent	LDBS Academy Trust	Religious Education, SEIP Key concept learning in history / geographyCollective Worship	None

Four Governors are appointed by the LDBS Academies Trust.
Jasmin ArchibaldExp. 27/09/2025	LDBS Academy Trust	Child Protection	None
Brian FosterExp. 09/12/2023	LDBS Academy Trust	EnglishInclusion (inc Pupil Premium)	None
Amanda Szewczyk-RadleyExp. 30/08/2025	LDBS Academy Trust	SEIP Early YearsSEIP Fluency of language within the curriculum and a focus for EAL	None
Liz AamliExp.14/05/2023	LDBS Academy Trust	Chair of the Committee Strategic LeadershipSafeguarding Finance and Administration,	None
Two Governors are nominated by parents at the school.
Kelli KirwanExp. 08/07/2023	LDBS Academy Trust	SEIP Early reading Premises, Health & Safety	None
Nicholas Magnus-GeorgeExp. 27/09/2025	LDBS Academy Trust	MathsSEIP Curriculum provision for 'character education'.	None
One Governor is nominated by the school staff.
Rebecca HarrisonExp. Pending	LDBS Academy Trust	Attendance and BehaviourGovernor Training	None
Also members of the Senior Leadership Team (SLT) attend all meetings as advisors.
Jayne Reeve	N/a	Executive Business Manager	None
Elliott Bergin	N/a	School Business Manager	None