Local Academy Committee (Governors)
Local Academy Committee (LAC) members support the school and help to drive school improvement through involvement in school self-evaluation, agreeing priorities for development and monitoring and evaluating the actions taken and their impact on pupils. LAC members take the lead for a link area and provide the connection between the LAC and the school.
The LAC has the following key link areas:
- Leadership & Management
- Disadvantaged & SEND Children
- Literacy
- Numeracy
- Safeguarding and Health & Safety
- Wellbeing (including behaviour and emotional wellbeing)
- Wider Curriculum and EYFS
As a school we recognise that a diversity of thought, voices and perspectives is essential to good governance and the effective running of any organisation. We regularly collect diversity information from our governors and, depending on current data, can use this to:
- target recruitment to address gaps in experience and diversity
- develop and adapt board practices to ensure full participation
- prioritise training and awareness-raising in identified areas
- address potential ‘blind spots’ through seeking wider advice and perspectives on current and upcoming opportunities, challenges and risks
However, we are unable to publish this information as it would mean that individual members of our governing body are identifiable.
Meet the team
HEADTEACHER
MRS. CAROLINE BEAUMONT
Mrs Beaumont is the headteacher of Parkroyal Community School and was previously a year 6 teacher. She is currently a specialist leader in education for the Emotionally Healthy Schools programme. Personal interests include art and visiting art galleries, climbing and exploring cities around the world.
JOINT CHAIR & LAC LINK GOVERNOR FOR LEADERSHIP & MANAGEMENT & WELLBEING
MRS. HANNAH NORTON (Parent governor)
Hannah teaches Biology at secondary level. Her daughter is a pupil at Parkroyal.
JOINT CHAIR & LAC LINK GOVERNOR FOR LITERACY
DR. SARAH LONGSHAW (Co-Opted Governor)
Sarah is a former secondary science teacher, who now works as an education consultant. She is currently responsible for the Science Learning Partnership & Computing Hub for Cheshire and Wirral, as well as being Secondary Science subject expert for the Cheshire East SCITT. Sarah also works for the Association for Science Education, managing two of the ASE's projects.
LAC LINK GOVERNOR FOR DISADVANTAGED AND S.E.N.D. PUPILS
MRS. SEREN HATHWAY (Co-Opted governor)
Seren has been a senior leader in primary schools for over 14 years, with a key interest in Inclusion for pupils with diverse learning styles, Special Needs and Disability. She has a son in year 2 and a daughter in year 4 at Parkroyal.
CO LAC LINK GOVERNOR FOR SAFEGUARDING AND HEALTH & SAFETY
LAURA BURTON (Parent governor)
LAC LINK GOVERNOR FOR MATHEMATICS
DR. FRANCIS WATSON (Co-opted governor)