Our Governors
West Lakes Academy is governed by a governing body (“the Governing Body”) who are the directors of the company under the Memorandum and Articles of the Academy Trust. The Governing Body exercises its powers and functions with a view to fulfilling a largely strategic role in the running of the academy and considers any advice given by the principal. The Governing Body largely exercises its powers and fulfils its functions through the principal and the ‘Academy Leadership Group’.
The Governors of West Lakes Academy are:
- Claire Maxwell-Smith, Sponsor Governor NDA (Chair)
- Susan Alderson, Parent Governor (Vice Chair)
- Dan Bloomer, Sponsor Governor, NDA
- Suzanne Wilson, Sponsor Governor, UCLan
- Steve Glasson, Sponsor Governor, Sellafield Ltd
- Jeremy Gilmour, Sponsor Governor, NDA
- Claire James, Sponsor Governor, Sellafield Ltd
- Craig Ivison, Co-opted Governor
- David Southward, Community Governor
- Grant Tebay, Staff Governor
- James Jackson, Principal
Clerk to the Governing Body: Michaela Dockray
Governors and the clerk can be contacted via governors@westlakesmat.org.uk