Governance (Academy Council/Governing Body)

Should you to make contact with any of our Academy Council, please do so via the Clerk to the Academy Council.

The Clerk to NPA’s Academy Council is: Louise Sturman – LSturman@gov.meridiantrust.co.uk

Any paper correspondence to the Chair of the Academy Council should be addressed to:

Mr R Macnair

Academy Council Chair

C/O Nene Park Academy

Oundle Road

Peterborough

PE2 7EA

For a complete list of our Academy Council members please see the document below:

Key information for the trust, including the governance structure, scheme of delegation and key legal and financial documents can be found on Legal Documents – Meridian Trust

More information about Meridian trustees and members is on Board of Trustees – Meridian Trust Please contact Governance@meridiantrust.co.uk if you would like access to approved minutes of the Academy Council or the trust board

Meridian Trust is a Multi-Academy Trust established by the Swavesey Village College on 1st April 2011.

The focus of the Trust is upon

• The strategic direction of the Trust as it responds to local and national demands and policy;
• Efficiency and effectiveness of executive leadership and services across the schools;
• Standards and achievements across the Trust’s schools.

Whilst the Trust is the employer of all staff, it has delegated powers to the executive and Academy Council to exercise governance arrangements for the academies within the Trust.

The Academy Council is focused upon the individual school contexts, monitoring standards and achievement and their local community needs and aspirations.

• Setting strategic priorities and plans
• Monitoring standards and achievement within the school
• Ensuring Trust policies are implemented
• Engaging with all stakeholders to improve outcomes
• Supporting and positively challenging practices within the school, through the SLT.

As a sponsored academy, the Trust appoints a majority of the Academy Council.

Nene Park Academy is part of Meridian Trust.  The school has an Academy Council which provides local governance.  It includes members from the local community, parents, headteacher and colleagues from Meridian.  Our Academy Councillors provide support to school leaders on the successful development of the school and offer challenge in evaluating and monitoring the school’s progress and aiming to help the school provide the best education possible for its children and young people.

Our Academy Council is chaired by Ryan Macnair who can be contacted via the academy office or Governance@meridiantrust.co.uk