Governance arrangements
Appleton Primary School is a member of The Constellation Trust.
The Constellation Trust (the “Trust”) is governed by a Board of Trustees (the “Trustees”) who are accountable to the Department for Education (DfE) and have overall responsibility and ultimate decision making authority for all of the work of the Trust, including establishing and running of the academies operated by the Trust.
In order to assist with the discharge of their responsibilities, the Trustees have established a local advisory board for each academy. The terms of reference shall be reviewed at least annually and otherwise as determined by the Trustees.
Constitution of the Local Advisory Boards (LAB)
Members of the LAB shall be known as “LAB representatives”.
The Trustees have the right to appoint such persons to the LAB as they shall determine from time to time. For schools/academies that require improvement or are subject to the Ofsted category of special measures the Trustees may require to appoint or replace members of the LAB.
The composition of the LABs shall be as follows:
– the Head of School;
– no fewer than 2 elected parent LAB representatives; and
– no fewer than 2 community LAB representatives.
| LAB representative | Role | Type | Term | Attendance |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tony Garner | Chair | Community | July 2022 4 Years |
3/3 |
| Mary Langton | Headteacher | Staff | July 2022 4 Years |
3/3 |
| Claire Spicer | Staff | Staff | July 2022 4 Years |
3/3 |
| James Zborowski | Elected parent | Community | July 2022 4 Years |
3/3 |
| Governors | Business and Pecuniary interests | Other Educational Establishments Governed | Relationship with other Governors / Staff |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tony Garner | None | None | None |
| Mary Langton | None | Bricknell Primary | None |
| Claire Spicer | None | None | None |
| James Zborowski | None | None | None |
The Constellation Trust – Governance information
“Big shout out to the teachers – doing a great job.”
“Resources have been really helpful and provided challenge.”
“You do an amazing job with our children.”
“Thank you from myself and my boys – we just wanted to show our appreciation.”
“Had a lovely morning visiting the school. It’s always a pleasure to meet with teachers who value the importance of the Arts in education.”
“It looks like the children are really enjoying themselves.”
“Very enthusiastic pupils with lots of energy and impeccable behaviour.”
“Fantastic school, students were brilliant. Thanks for having us.”
“Thank you to all teachers. Good teaching changes lives.”
“My son is sad to be leaving Appleton. He has loved his time at the school.”
“Thank you for your support at this time – it has really meant a lot.”
“Thank you for your efforts, it makes a huge difference to the kids!”
“Thanks as always for putting the school work onto the website for my children.”
“Thank you to everyone involved in producing that work as it is a perfect indicator of what levels and subjects to go with.”
“The children were an absolute delight, full of smiles and energy. Thank you for a lovely afternoon.”