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Dixons McMillan Academy

Governance

Our trust has three levels of governance. Our members are the protectors and custodians of our trust and make sure that our values are respected and upheld. They hold our trustees to account for the governance of our trust. Our trustees set the strategic direction of our trust. They are responsible for compliance with all financial regulations and are accountable to our members and the Department for Education.

The third tier is a local academy board who are accountable to the community in which they serve and are part of our focus on community anchoring, where the academy is at the heart of the community and everyone has shared responsibility to provide a safe, healthy environment for our children to develop. They are tasked with meaningful engagement with local stakeholders and provide our trustees with expert intelligence from the local tier to drive strategy.

The local academy board will look after three academies in its community, Dixons McMillan, Dixons Trinity and Dixons Music Primary, to truly understand the needs of the whole community and to ensure we work together in collaboration.

If you would like to be part of the local academy board please contact Kathryn Berrill, Head of Governance and Executive Services on kberrill@dixonsat.com

The full powers and duties are laid out in our Scheme of Delegation which can be found on our trust website Document Library.

Local academy board ambassadors can be contacted via the academy address or by completing the contact form on our Contact us page.


NameType of GovernorStart DateEnd Date
Anthony DevineChair

Co-opted

2 March 20201 March 2024
Kat LangPrincipal - DMA4 January 2022Ex officio
Emma SteelePrincipal - DTA / DMP1 September 2021Ex officio
Nicola ParryHead of School - DMP24 April 2023Ex officio
Clare SkeldingExecutive Director1 September 2021Ex officio
Julia LeaCo-opted

31 March 2023

30 March 2027
Farhana HussainParent1 December 201930 November 2023
Zain MahmoodStaff (DTA)1 September 202131 August 2025

Paul Lunn

Co-opted1 September 201831 August 2023
Asif HanifCo-opted1 September 202031 August 2024

Governors can be contacted via the academy address or by completing the contact form on our Contact us page.