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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 - School Year 2021/22 
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, Ramblers Group Sec, Ecumenical Minister at St Joseph Darwen Volunteer Role. Member Albany Academy Darwen Town Deal Board Member

10/10/2023

Brian Johnson Parent 09/05/23 09/05/23-08/05/27 0 out of 2 TBC TBC
Julie Bateman Trust 14/04/22  14/04/22-13/04/26 5 out of 6 Director of Jobs for Students, University of Bolton 13/10/2023
Michelle Price Parent / Vice Chair  10/07/19 10/07/19-09/07/23 5 out of 6 Snr School Business Mgr Rumworth school 30/10/2023
Jacqui Buckley Parent  19/05/22  19/05/22-18/05/26 6 out of 6 Employee - St Ann’s RC Primary School, Governor St James CE School Lower Darwen 13/10/2023
Michelle Savage Parent 09/05/23 09/05/23-08/05/27 1 out of 2 None 22/05/2023
Claire Bailey  Principal 06/06/22 06/06/22-Present 1 out of 1 Governor Bawtry Mayflower Primary School 04/10/2022
Thomas Longhill Staff 30/09/22 30/9/22-29/9/26 4 out of 5 None 18/10/2023

Previous Members of the Local Governing Committee:

Janette Begbie - Trust - 16/07/19-15/07/23(Term Expiry)

John Keating- Trust- 22/10/20-10/02/23(Resigned)

David May- Staff- 17/03/21- 31/01/23(Resigned)

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