--- title: "Local Governance" url: "https://www.inspireacademy.org.uk/our-academy/local-governance" school: "Inspire Academy" --- # Local Governance - Local Governance - Academy Councillors The Academy Council collectively provide a challenge and support function to the Head of Academy and the Senior Leadership Team. The setting of rigorous and clear targets, and the frequent detailed monitoring and questioning of progress, is fundamental to providing the educational aspirations that Inspire Academy desires for all its students. The Academy Council of an academy or Free School is responsible for ensuring that it is run to promote excellent pupil outcomes. Its duties include: - Holding the Headteacher to account as a "critical friend" - Supporting the Headteacher - Agree policies delegated to this Council - Making visits to the school to meet staff and pupils - Monitoring the spend of the delegated budget, including Pupil Premium ### Our Governors | Eleni Kyriazi | Chair of Academy Council | |---|---| | Daniel Peck | Interim Head of School | | Kerrie Nash | Vice Chair of Academy Council | | Lynda Harris | Co-opted Governor - Headteacher of Wandle Valley Academy | | Anthony Clements | Co-opted Governor - Headteacher of Ramsden Hall Academy | | Fiona Levy | Academy Council Member | ### Declaration of Conflicts of Interest and Attendance IA Academy Council Meeting Attendance 2024/25 137 KB [Open for printing](https://files.schudio.com/inspireacademy/files/documents/Meeting_Attendance_PLT_Inspire_AC_2024.25.pdf) IA Academy Council PLT Declaration of Pecuniary & Personal Interest - September 2025 759 KB [Open for printing](https://files.schudio.com/inspireacademy/files/documents/IA_Academy_Council_PLT_Declaration_of_Pecuniary_-_Personal_Interest.pdf) IA Academy Council Meeting Attendance 2023/24 148 KB [Open for printing](https://files.schudio.com/inspireacademy/files/documents/Meeting_Attendance_PLT_Inspire_AC.pdf) Declarations of Conflicts of Interest 2023-24 65 KB [Open for printing](https://files.schudio.com/inspireacademy/files/documents/Declarations-Inspire_Academy_2023.pdf) IA Academy Council Meeting Attendance 2022/23 36 KB [Open for printing](https://files.schudio.com/inspireacademy/files/documents/IA_attendance_2022_-_23.pdf) Declaration of Interests Summary - May 2023 59 KB [Open for printing](https://files.schudio.com/inspireacademy/files/documents/Inspire_DOI_22-23.pdf) IA Academy Council Meeting Attendance 2021/22 73 KB [Open for printing](https://files.schudio.com/inspireacademy/files/documents/IA_Attendance_2021-22.pdf) Declaration of Interests Summary - May 2022 133 KB [Open for printing](https://files.schudio.com/inspireacademy/files/documents/DOI_Summary_May-22.pdf) IA Academy Council Meeting Attendance 2020/21 72 KB [Open for printing](https://files.schudio.com/inspireacademy/files/documents/IA_Attendance_2020-21.pdf) IA Academy Council Meeting Attendance 2019/20 73 KB [Open for printing](https://files.schudio.com/inspireacademy/files/documents/Attendance_template_for_academies__(00000002).pdf) #### Eleni Kyriazi Eleni joined the academic council in 2022. She has a science background with expertise on organic chemistry and fire retardants. She has worked for year in both Higher and Further Education sectors as a lecturer. She is currently working for an awarding body, responsible for VQ assessments. Eleni has a thorough understanding of teaching, learning and assessment. She has significant experience in quality assurance processes in education. Apart from science, Eleni is a keen hiker and enjoys Greek cooking. #### Lynda Harris Lynda didn’t become a teacher until 1999, previously she was a Youth Worker and ran the Outreach Support for Hertfordshire. Alongside this, she was a Teaching Assistant in a large secondary school and an Outdoor Educational leader. Before Wandle Valley, she ran the behaviour support unit in a secondary school and assisted in the behaviour support across the borough. During her working career she has delivered CPD in a number of schools and in a DFE setting. ​ #### Fiona Levy Fiona has more than 35 years’ experience in banking having held several client facing & people leader roles before joining HR in 2007. Fiona has undertaken both HR Change Manager & HR Partner roles. Fiona took on her current role in June 2022 as People Director for the offshore and investment banking arms of NatWest Group. In her spare time Fiona enjoys travelling and spending time with friends and family. #### Kerrie Nash Kerrie has spent the past 20 plus years of her career working in the international multi-sport event sector, including Olympic and Paralympic Games in Sydney and London. Kerrie was most recently HR Director for the Birmingham Commonwealth Games and has also undertaken a wide variety of operational roles, including event operations, facilities management, volunteer mobilisation and information technology management. 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