The Academy Improvement Board for Barrow Hill Primary Academy is part of a delegated structure within the Cavendish Learning Trust. For more information please visit the Cavendish Learning Trust Website by following the link below. 

• Cavendish Learning Trust Website Local Governing Board

Welcome to the Academy Improvement Board section. 

Our Academy Improvement Board is structured to reflect the three schools under the leadership of our Executive Headteacher and includes associates that link directly to the individual schools and key associates that oversee specific areas of responsibility.

The Academy Improvement Board Associates for Barrow Hill Primary Academy have a wide background of experience gained in both Public and Private sectors, bringing together a range of skills. The names, categories, responsibilities and terms of appointment for each associate are detailed below.

Their main role is to support the Executive Headteacher, the Head of Academy and the staff – the phrase often used to describe this role is ‘a critical friend’. We help them to set and reach targets and to strive for excellence across the whole spectrum of school life.

 

The two key documents used for this are the School Improvement Plan (SIP) and the Self Evaluation Summary (SES). The SIP sets out a strategic plan for the school, with targets that everyone works towards and the SES sets out how well the school is doing and where we aim to make improvements.

 

Our delegated duties include:-

 

setting the school's local direction, policies and objectives

monitoring the spend of the school budget at local level

reviewing progress against the school's objectives

challenging and supporting the Executive Headteacher

 

The Academy Improvement Board meets at least once every term. 

There are two categories of associate, appointed by different groups that have an interest in the school. These are Key Associates and Link Associates , which may include Parents and Staff. All associates have equal status, however they are appointed.

We have also provided an Annual Statement at the end of this page. This details work we have undertaken as an Academy Improvement Board this year and our priorities for next year. 

 

Name	Associate Type	Date Started	End Date	Business or Pecuniary Interest	Attendance at Meetings  2019-2020
Joanne Mappin	Executive Headteacher	Sept 2019	/	No
Rebecca Vodden Page	Head of Barrow Hill	Sept 2019	/	No
Lauren Kay	Head of Gilbert Heathcote	Sept  2019	/	No
Louise Parker	Head of Poolsbrook	Sept 2019	/	No
Gemma Thorp	Link Associate BHPA	Sept 2019	Aug 2023	No
Sally Potter	Link Associate GHS	Sept 2019	Aug 2023	No
Lorraine Gosnell	Link Associate PBPA	Sept 2019	Aug 2023	No
Glenda Ward	Key Associate	Sept 2019	Aug 2023	No
Helen McVicar	Key Associate	Sept 2019	Aug 2023	No
Andrew Crowther	Chair of AIB	Sept 2019	Aug 2023	No