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Smestow Academy are proud to be sponsered by the University of Wolverhampton Multi Academy Trust.

Trust Local Academy Committees (TLACs)

In large MATs, the board may decide to appoint committees that oversee groups of academies. UWMAT Board has made the decision to appoint Trust Local Academy Committees (TLACs) and these are grouped into hubs. TLACs may include MAT trustees but can be anyone that the board selects based on their skills and knowledge.

Boards of trustees decide what to delegate

It is also up to the board to decide which, if any, of its functions it wants to delegate to TLACs a MAT must have a scheme of delegation setting out how and what it delegates.

Advisory boards

Some MATs choose to have ‘advisory boards’. These are bodies whose role it is to engage with parents and local communities, understand their views and needs and listen to their feedback.

Boards should be closely linked to advisory boards and take into account and respond to any issues or risks that they identify and feed back to the board.

To view the members of the Trust Local Academy Committees, please click here or visit the GIAS website

 

Click here for the Trustees, Members and Executive Leadership Team.

The Academy currently has an Interim Advisory Board consisting of colleagues with significant experience in educational settings.  Colleagues are appointed through our sponsors - University of Wolverhampton Multi Academy Trust.

 

IAB Members - 2020/21

Name	Date of Appointment	Term of Office	Voting Rights	Business/Pecuniary Interest	2020/21 - Meeting Attendance	2019/20 Meeting Attendance
Dr Mike Rickhuss (Chair)	24/09/2019	31/08/2021	Yes	University of Wolverhampton (Employee)	4 out of 4 meetings	6 out of 6 meetings
Jane Gaffney (Vice Chair)	24/09/2019	31/08/2021	Yes	ESPRIT Multi Academy Trust (Chair of Trustees) Newfriars College (General Council Member)	2 out of 4 meetings	3 out of 6 meetings
Clive Jones (ex-officio)	24/09/2019	31/08/2021	Yes	None Declared	4 out of 4 meetings	6 out of 6 meetings
Phillip Scott	12/10/2020	31/08/2021	Yes	Finance Director - University of Wolverhampton Multi Academy Trust	2 out of 4 meetings	Not Applicable
Shila Malhotra	24/09/2019	31/08/2021	Yes	HR Director - University of Wolverhampton Multi Academy Trust	4 out of 4 meetings	5 out of 6 meetings
Martin Chalk	24/09/2019	31/08/2021	Yes	None Declared	3 out of 4 meetings	5 out of 6 meetings
Bill Hague	21/10/2019	31/08/2021	Yes	City of Wolverhampton Council (Employee)	3 out of 4 meetings	2 out of 5 meetings
Bill Myers	24/09/2019	31/08/2021	Yes	University of Wolverhampton (Employee) Ormiston South Wolverhampton & Bilston Academy (Chair)	3 out of 4 meetings	5 out of 6 meetings
Georgina Lahiri	24/09/2019	31/08/2021	Yes	None Declared	4 out of 4 meetings	3 out of 6 meetings

Following feedback, The school is planning to relaunch a “Friends of Smestow School” group, open to all parents. Email enquiries@smestow.uwmat.co.uk if you are interested.