The Long Eaton School is a member school of Archway Learning Trust. The Trust Board has appointed an Academy Advisory Board (AAB – previously known as the Local Governing Body or LGB) for The Long Eaton School.
Details of the structure and responsibilities of the Members, Trustees, Committees and Academy Advisory Board and their remit can be found below in the Governance and Scheme of Delegation Document.
ALT Governance Scheme of Delegation & Terms of Reference
The members of the AAB are shown below, along with information about their business/pecuniary interests, governance roles in other schools, and attendance record.
The Long Eaton School Advisory Board
Information is given for all those who have served on the Academy Advisory Board during the 12 months to 30 September 2023

Name | How appointed | Date of appointment or last reappointment | Term of office | Business/pecuniary interests declared | Governance roles in other educational institutions | Attendance 2022/23 | Attendance 2023/24 |
Mark Shipman | Ex-officio as Principal | 1 January 2023 | n/a | Employed by Archway Learning Trust | None | 100% | 100% |
Ant Fox | Staff AAB | 19th June 2023 | n/a | Employed by Archway Learning Trust | None | 100% | 100% |
Melanie Ennis | Trustees | 16 June 2021 | 4 years | None | None | 100% | 100% |
Steve Hall | Appointed | 30 March 2021 | 4 years | None | None | 100% | 100% |
David Hawker | Parent | Resigned 3 July 2023 | 4 years | Employed by and a Trustee of Trinity Methodist Church / Director of DSJ Hawker - Clinical Psychology Services | None | 100% | NA |
Chris Gell | Parent | 9 March 2022 | 4 years | None | None | 100% | 100% |
Barbara James | Appointed | 22 September 2023 | 4 years | None | Governor at Firfield Primary School | NA | - |
You can contact the AAB through the Clerk:
info@longeaton.derbyshire.sch.uk
For information on Archway Learning Trust, visit their website.