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Governance

As a member of the Aldridge Education family of schools our Local Governing Committee is part of the overall governance structure of the multi-academy trust.

You can see details of the Trust's governance here

Details of the Trust's policies that the school and our Local Governing Committee follow can be found here

As a member of the Aldridge Education family of schools, our Local Governing Committee is part of the overall governance structure of the multi-academy trust. Please see the Aldridge Education website for further information on Governing Policies and Accountability.

Governor details

Governor Name  Type of Governor / Appointed by  Date of Appointment  Term of Office   Meeting Attendance Declared Business and Pecuniary Interests  Date of Declaration
Glenda Brindle Trust / Chair  10/12/13 10/12/13-09/12/25 6 out of 6

Director Artists Access to Art College, Member Albany Academy Chorley

30/09/24

Brian Johnson Parent 09/05/23 09/05/23-14/04/28 2 out of 6 Security Officer, The Jockey Club 30/09/24
Michelle Price Parent / Vice Chair  09/05/23 10/07/19-09/07/23 5 out of 6 Snr School Business Mgr Rumworth school 30/09/24
Nick Bamber Parent  03/04/25 03/04/25-02/04/29 1 our of 1 TBC 15/04/2025
Claire Bailey  Principal 06/06/22 06/06/22-Present 6 out of 6 DACA employee 01/10/24
Thomas Longhill Staff 30/09/22 30/9/22-29/9/26 3 out of 6 DACA employee 30/09/24
Andy Collyer Trust 03/04/24 03/04/25-02/04/29 1 out of 1

Self Employed consultant, Collyer & Co, IEB Chair Federation of Beaufort & Langley schools 

Member Denmark Road High School Gloucester, Director Raphaels Room CIC 

01/10/24
Colin Grand Trust 17/10/24 09/09/24-08/09/28 2 out of 2

Aldridge Education employee

30/09/24
Louise Turnbull Parent 17/04/24 17/04/24-08/09/24 2 out of 3

Burnley College employee

06/08/24

Previous Members of the Local Governing Committee:

Julie Bateman - Trust - 14/04/22-20/05/24

Michelle Savage - Parent - 09/05/23-18/01/24

Jackie Buckley - Trust - 19/05/22-10/10/24

Jenna Harty - Trust - 15/04/24-27/11/24

Contact information for the Chair of the Local Governing Committee is as follows:
Email: - chair@daca.uk.com
Telephone: - 01254 819 500
Address - Darwen Aldridge Community Academy, Sudell Road, Darwen BB3 3HD