Academy Council
Governance within a Multi-Academy Trust
Broadoak Academy is part of the Cabot Learning Federation, a multi-academy trust that is responsible for a number of academies across Bristol, South Gloucestershire, North Somerset, Gloucester and Somerset. Governance for a multi-academy trust operates at two levels. At trust level, there is a Board of Directors. The directors are accountable to the Department for Education and external government agencies, including the Charity Commission, for the quality of the education the trust provides and the effective use of the associated academy funding. They are required to have systems in place through which they can assure themselves of quality, financial probity, safety and good practice. The Board is provided assurance on a number of these areas through various sub-committees, as shown in the diagram below. Visit the CLF website for more information about the board.
At a local level, each academy has an Academy Council comprising of up to 9 Academy Councillors. Academy Councils are responsible for holding Principals and their leadership teams to account for the quality and effectiveness of the academic experience of the students under their care with the aim of securing effective school improvement. They do this through monitoring performance against an annual academy improvement plan, through monitoring risks and responses to risks, and by overseeing systems and processes for the safeguarding of children and the health, safety and wellbeing of academy staff.
Academy Council Members:
| 1 | Sponsored Academy Councillor Chair of Academy Council | Becky Frise |
| 2 | Sponsored Academy Councillor | Susan Marshall |
| 3 | Sponsored Academy Councillor |  Sarah Matthews “My name is Sarah Matthews. I’ve been a sponsored councillor at Broadoak for over 5 years and I’m currently the vice chair of the council. I worked as a senior leader in a Bristol secondary school for many years, and have since then moved into national educational regulation and policy development.” |
| 4 | Sponsored Academy Councillor | Stuart Harrington |
| 5 | Sponsored Academy Councillor | Vacancy |
| Elected Councillors | ||
| 6 | Parent Academy Councillor | Stuart Veale |
| 7 | Parent Academy Councillor | Josh Hodder |
| 8 | Staff Academy Councillor (Support Staff) | Catherine Back |
| 9 | Staff Academy Councillor (Teacher) | Catherine McCaw Aldworth |
| 10 | Clerk to Academy Council | Jasmine Legrand |
