Dereham Neatherd High School

Governance 

Local Academy Committee (LAC) of Dereham Neatherd High School, part of the Enrich Learning Trust.

Dereham Neatherd High School is a member of Enrich Learning Trust. This is a charitable trust and, like all similar academy groups in England, has three levels of governance. At the Trust level, there are Members and Trustees. See this page on the Trust site for all the Trust governance information. Currently Enrich Learning Trust comprises of Dereham Neatherd High School, Diss High School, Kenninghall Primary School, Long Stratton High School, Millfield Primary School, Spooner Row Primary School, Taverham High School and Wymondham High Academy. Every school within the Trust then has its own board of local governors: the Local Academy Committee (LAC).

The constitution for Neatherd’s LAC provides for:

1. a) The headteacher
2. b) Three parent representatives
3. c) One staff representative (other than the headteacher)
4. d) Four Trust-appointed representatives

Current members of the LAC are:

• Mr Ian Osley – Chair of Governors (parent representative)
• Ms Georgia Cranmer – Vice-Chair of Governors (Trust-appointed representative)
• Mr Jaime Mallett (Headteacher)
• Mr Jason Cole (Trust-appointed representative)
• Ms Anna-Marie Zalums (parent representative)
• Mrs Sarah Charman (parent representative)
• Mrs Katherine Rix (staff representative)

We currently have vacancies for up to two Trust-appointed representatives.

Meeting attendance records and business interests:

Attendance code:

    Y                        Present                        
    N                       Absent – consent granted                     
    N(x)                  Absent – consent not granted

Former governors (within past twelve months)

A skills audit will be completed on a regular basis and further representatives will be appointed (or, in the case of parent representatives, elected if there is more than one candidate for each position) to ensure that the LAC covers the full set of skills required for effective governance.

Members of the LAC are appointed or elected for a period of four years. They may then be re-appointed or re-elected for one further term of office, giving a maximum of eight years in total.

All representatives are required to disclose any interests they may have which could relate to their role as a member of the LAC. A list of disclosures and interests can be found here.

LAC members are bound by the NGA Code of Conduct and the conventions established in the Nolan Committee’s “Seven Principles of Public Life”.

The Scheme of Delegation, outlining the LAC’s remit and responsibilities, can be found here.

Neatherd’s “School Funding Agreement” with the Department for Education can be found here.

The clerk to the Local Academy Committee (the Governance Professional) is Mr Christopher Perry-Yates. If you would like to contact the clerk or the governors, please email office@neatherd.org.

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