We are very pleased to welcome you to the governors’ page of the Loders Primary Academy website.
Whilst the school operates under the umbrella of Acorn Multi Academy Trust and its Board of Directors, we retain our own Local Governing Body (LGB) and through this we work hard to preserve the individual character of our school.
Within the framework of our Terms of Reference and the Trust Board Scheme of Delegation, governors work as a team with children, parents, staff and the community to ensure the best outcomes for pupils. We are constantly striving to improve our own skills to strengthen the leadership of the school in order to fulfil these aims and obligations.
The focus of the governors has always been the well-being of our children. We want them to be the best they can be; happy, safe and healthy within a caring, positive and Christian environment which nurtures and celebrates their talents and provides the highest possible standards of education.
These aims are enhanced by the increased management and teaching expertise across the six schools of the Trust. As staff develop and share skills and knowledge together the curriculum and the extra-curricular opportunities for all the children at Loders will be extended.
Correspondence for the governors should be sent to the Clerk to Governors, Veronica Dower: clerk@acornacademy.org . Or contact the Chair, Jody Leaf at Loders CE Primary Academy, Loders, Bridport, DT6 3SA
Our governors are comprised of parents, staff, and representatives from the community and diocese.
Safeguarding governor: Heather Burnett
| Loders CE Primary Academy – LOCAL GOVERNING BODY | Attendance at LGB meetings | 2018-2019 |
| Name | Type of Governor | Appointing Body | Office | Term | Role | Registered | Possible | Attendance |
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| Ms Claire Pooley | Acting Head of School | Ex Officio | Acting Head of School | 01.09.19 | None | 0 | 0 | |
| Mr Jody Leaf | Parent | Elected by Parents | Chair | 15.03.18 - 14.03.22 | None | 6 | 6 | |
| Mr Jim Fisher | Community | Trust Board | Vice Chair | 02.04.19 – 01.04.23 | SEN/PP | Proprietor JEM (Dorset) | 2 | 1 |
| Mrs Sarah Sutton | Foundation | Salisbury Diocese | 01.04.16 – 31.03.20 | None | 6 | 4 | ||
| Revd Chris Grasske | Ex Officio | Salisbury Diocese | 01.09.17 | None | 6 | 3 | ||
| Ms Bethan McGrath | Staff | Elected by staff | 01.04.16 – 31.04.20 | None | 6 | 2 | ||
| Mr Robert Stephenson | Parent | Parents | 16.10.19 - 15.10.23 | MD - RN Stephenson Electrical Contractors | 0 | 0 | ||
| Mrs Heather Burnett | Community | Trust Board | 16.03.20 - 15.02.24 | Safeguarding |
None Governor at St Mary's Thorncombe |
0 | 0 | |
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| Ian Gowrie | Parent | Parents | 31.03.20 | Redweb, Dev Director | 6 | 5 | ||
| Peter Beare | Head | Ex Officio | Head of School | 31.08.19 | None | 6 | 6 | |
| Steve Lincoln | Associate | Trust Board | 23.07.19 | P&L Accounts, Director | 6 | 5 | ||
| Lis Dunn | Co-opted | Trust Board | 5.04.19 | None | 4 | 4 |
The Trust Board of Acorn Multi Academy Trust has agreed to submit a request for a variation to be made to the Admissions arrangements for Loders CE Primary Academy for 2021-22, in respect of the over-subscription criteria relating to church attendance.
The variation requested is that " In the event that during the period specified for attendance at worship the church has been closed for public worship and has not provided alternative premises for that worship, the requirements of these [admissions] arrangements in relation to attendance will only apply to the period when the church or alternative premises have been available for public worship". Please follow this link to the amended 2021 Admissions Policy and Supplementary Information Form (SIF).