Governance

Bluecoat Beechdale Academy is a member school of Archway Learning Trust. The Trust Board has appointed an Academy Advisory Board (AAB – previously known as the Local Governing Body or LGB) for Bluecoat Beechdale.

Details of the structure of the Trust, and the responsibilities of the AAB, its committees and its delegated powers can be found below in the Scheme of Delegation and Terms of Reference.

The members of the AAB are shown in the table below, along with information about their business/pecuniary interests, governance roles in other schools, and attendance record.

Bluecoat Beechdale Academy Advisory Board

AAB members who have served at any point over the 12 months to 30 September 2020

Name	How appointed	Date of appointment or last reappointment	Term of office	Business/pecuniary interests declared	Governance roles in other educational institutions	Attendance 2019/2020	Attendance 2020/2021
Sarah Bailey	Ex-officio as Principal	1 September 2019	n/a	Employed by Archway Learning Trust	None	2/2	3/3
Peter Bevington	By Trustees	Resigned with effect from 7 October 2019	4 years	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
Alan Butters	Staff member, appointed by Trustees	23 October 2018	4 years	Employed by Archway Learning Trust	None	2/2	3/3
Janet Doar (Chair)	By Trustees	4 January 2020	4 years	None	None	n/a	1/1
Daniel Gray	By Trustees	23 October 2018	4 years	Employed by Coventry University	None	2/2	1/3
Carole Hutchinson	Parent member, appointed by Trustees	18 October 2017	4 years	None	None	1/2	0/3
David Stewart OBE DL (Vice chair)	By Trustees	1 April 2018	4 years	None	None	2/2	3/3
Ben Summers	Parent member, appointed by Trustees	28 March 2018	4 years	None	None	1/2	0/3