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Local Advisory Board (LAB)
Local Advisory Boards are vitally important in ensuring the good governance of each academy and are constituted to provide local scrutiny and challenge for Head Teachers and Principals within the individual academies.
According to the NGA latest report here, the general trend in MATs is that the traditional local governing bodies are changing to local advisory boards as a result of the role of MAT Trustees. The functions of the local board are focused on the importance of monitoring educational standards and school life as well as community engagement and accountability to stakeholders. “A number of trusts are moving the local tier into a specific community or stakeholder engagement role. This is a valid move, as those at academy level often have a strong connection to their individual school and are part of the local community. As such, they volunteer at school level because they want to put something back into the community and help improve education for local children”, NGA June 2019
The LAB exercises the powers and responsibilities delegated to them by the Trust Board. Details of these powers and responsibilities are set out in the Scheme of Delegation and other key policies.
Membership
| Elected Parent LAB Governor | Elected Staff LAB Governor | Appointed LAB Governor | Principal / Head of School | Total |
| 2 | 1 | 6 | 1 | 10 |
Chair of the Local Advisory Board
| Name | Date Appointed as Chair | Contact |
| Raminder Shergill | 1/03/2023 | LABChair@atamacademy.com |
Local Advisory Board Governors
| Name | Governor Type | Chair / Vice Chair | Appointed Date | Term | Status |
| Rajeshree Patel-Dhanjal | Staff LAB Governor | 31/03/2020 | 4 Years | Active | |
| Chris Steed | Principal | 01/09/2022 | Exofficio | Active | |
| Raminder Shergill | LAB Governor | Chair | 01/03/2022 | 4 Years | Active |
| Kulvir Singh Sidhu | Parent LAB Governor | 31/03/2020 | 4 Years | Active | |
| Teena Singh Pathak | Parent LAB Governor | Vice Chair | 09/07/2021 | 4 Years | Active |
| Gurtej Singh Thukral | LAB Governor | 04/09/2022 | 4 Years | Active | |
| Sukhvinder Singh | LAB Governor | 31/03/2020 | 4 Years | Active |
Resignations
| Name | Governor type | Date of Resignation |
| Navdeep Bansal | LAB Governor | 05/09/2022 |
ATAM Academy LAB Meeting Attendance Record
Register of Business/Pecuniary Interest
Register of Business/Pecuniary Interest 2022/2023