Governors
The LGB monitors the Academy's key performance indicators and acts as a critical friend to the Headteacher and the Academy's senior leadership team, providing challenge where appropriate. The LGB of Unity Primary Academy carries out its functions in relation to the Academy on behalf of the Trust Board and in accordance with policies determined by the Trust Board, the scheme of delegation that we use as a Trust can be found below.
The LGB of Unity Primary Academy is made up of:
4 x Trust Appointed Governors
2 x Staff Governors
2 x Parent Governors
1 x Co-opted Local Governors
Headteacher
The LGB also works alongside a cluster board where cluster issues are discussed. The Cluster Board is made up of volunteers, just like an LGB, with Headteacher representation and the Chairs of LGBs.
Unity Primary Academy
Local Governing Body
The full LGB meets at least once per half term, with smaller committees convened when required. The governing body can be contacted by email by filling in the below contact form.
LGB Membership
Trust Appointed Governors
Vice Chair - Mr. Andrew Harrison
Mr. Chris West
Mr. Dapo Aloa Odeleye
Vacancy
Co-Opted Governors
Chair of Governors - Mrs. Edyta Drabek
Vacancy
Staff Governors
Miss Natasha Oliver (Support Staff)
Mr. Aaron Bond (Teaching Staff)
Parent Governors
Vacancy
Vacancy
Headteacher
Mr Pieter Labuschagne Ex-Officio
Clerk to Governors
Mr Philip Freeman
Statutory Information - Declaration of Interests 2024 - 2025
Unity Primary Academy Membership March 2025 | ||||||||||
Name | Governor Type | Term From | Term To | Roles | Appointing Body | Committees | Relevant Business Interests | Membership of Other Governing Bodies | Relationship with Members of Staff | Attendance 2023/2024 |
Mr Andrew Harrison |
Appointed governor | 10 July 2024 | 09 July 2028 | Safeguarding & Attendance 11B411 | REAch2 | Statutory | None | None | None | 100% |
Mr Dapo Odeleye |
Appointed governor | 25 January 2023 | 24 January 2027 | Communication & Literacy GDPR & Risk | REAch2 | Statutory | None | None | None | 50% |
Vacancy |
Appointed governor | Health and Safety | REAch2 | Statutory | ||||||
Mr Christopher West |
Appointed governor | 30 November 2022 | 29 November 2026 | Wider Curriculum | REAch2 | Statutory | None | None | None | 66% |
Mr Pieter Labuschagne |
Headteacher | Finance Statutory Grants | Ex-officio | Statutory | None | None | None | 100% | ||
Vacancy |
Parent governor | Parent | Statutory | |||||||
Vacancy |
Parent governor | Parent | Statutory | |||||||
Miss Natasha Oliver |
Staff governor | 12 March 2020 | 11 March 2024 | Early years Foundation Stage (EYFS) SEND & Inclusion | Members of Staff | Statutory | None | None | None | 100% |
Mr Aaron Bond |
Staff governor | 25 September 2024 | 24 September 2028 | Pastoral Teaching and Learning | Members of Staff | Statutory | None | None | None | 100% |
Ms Edyta Drabek |
Co-opted governor | 11 December 2024 | 10 December 2028 | Chair, Problem Solving, reading and number | Parent | Statutory | None | None | None | 100% |
Term of office ended since 01/09/2023 | ||||||||||
Carol Ledger |
Appointed governor | 13 July 2022 | 31 August 2024 | Vice Chair, Safeguarding, Health & Safety | REAch2 | Statutory | None | None | Mother of Deputy Head - Anna Westcott | 100% |
Miss Oluwatosin Oshodi |
Appointed governor | 05 November 2020 | 31 December 2023 | Statutory Grants, Finance | REAch2 | Statutory | None | None | None | 50% |
Samuel Lees |
Parent governor | 30 November 2022 | 03 March 2025 | Parent | Statutory | None | None | None | 83% | |
Anna Westcott |
Staff governor | 01 November 2021 | 31 December 2024 | Members of Staff | Statutory | None | None | Daughter of Vice Chair of Governors - Mrs Ledger | 100% |