Bluecoat Wollaton Academy 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 Bluecoat Wollaton.
Details of the structure and responsibilities of the AAB, its committees and its powers can be found below in the Scheme of Delegation and Terms of Reference.
ALT Governance Scheme of Delegation & Terms of Reference 2024-2025
Bluecoat Wollaton Academy Advisory Board 2024/25
Current members of the AAB are shown below, along with information about their role.
- Jennifer Lewis-Smith – Chair & Intent (Strategy & Detail)
- Laura Cameron – Vice Chair – Safeguarding, SEND & Inclusion
- Jonny Cook – Safeguarding
- Andy Pearson – Transition & Implementation
- Phil Rowson – Principal
- Ghurfan Shah – Community, Impact & Transition out
- Helen Shirtcliffe – Staff Representative & Link Charity Ambassadors
- Reverand R Brewis – Incumbent at St Mary’s Church Wollaton & SIAMS/Christian Distinctiveness
Below are all AAB members who have served at any point over the 12 months to 1 September 2024.
The former members of the AAB are also shown below, along with information about their business/pecuniary interests, governance roles in other schools, and attendance record.
| Name | How appointed | Date of appointment or last reappointment | Term of office | Business/pecuniary interests declared | Governance roles in other educational institutions | Attendance 2021/2022 | Attendance 2022/2023 | Attendance 2023/2024 | Attendance 2024/2025 |
| Jennifer Lewis Smith | By Trustees | 14 May 2022 | 4 years | None | Governor at Derby Cathedral School | 1/1 | 4/4 | 3/4 | 1/5 |
| Laura Cameron | Parent member, appointed by Trustees | 11 February 2022 | 4 years | None | Governor at Beeston Fields Primary School | 2/2 | 4/4 | 4/4 | 1/5 |
| Jonny Cook | By Trustees | 1 September 2021 | 4 years | Employed by Archway Learning Trust | None | 2/3 | 4/4 | 2/4 | 1/5 |
| Andrew Pearson | By Trustees | 1 October 2021 | 4 years | Employed by Boots Management Services & Trustee of Woven Churches | None | 3/3 | 3/4 | 3/4 | 1/5 |
| Philip Rowson | Ex-officio as Principal | 1 September 2022 | n/a | Employed by Archway Learning Trust | None | None | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| Ghufran Shah | Parent member, appointed by Trustees | 11 February 2022 | 4 years | None | Middleton Primary School | None | 3/4 | 3/4 | 1/5 |
| Helen Shirtcliffe | Staff member, appointed by Trustees | 1 October 2021 | 4 years | Employed by Archway Learning Trust | None | None | 4/4 | 2/4 | 1/5 |
| Reverend R Brewis | Incumbent from St Mary’s Church, Wollaton | 28 January 2025 | 4 years | Incumbent from St Mary’s Church, Wollaton | None | None | None | None | 1/5 |
Declaration of Business Interests 2024 – 2025
You can contact the AAB through the Clerk:
Clerk to the Bluecoat Wollaton AAB
Archway Learning Trust
Aspley Lane
Nottingham
NG8 5GY
Tel: 0115 929 7445
Email: clerk@archwaytrust.co.uk
For information on Archway Learning Trust, visit their website.
