Local Advisory Board (LAB)

The Milestone School became part of SAND Academies Trust in 2019 and is now one of eight academies under the SAND umbrella. We work in partnership with the Trust to improve outcomes, opportunities and life chances for students, while maintaining our unique ethos, culture and identity.

The Trust Board is the accountable body, and has ultimate responsibility for the strategic functions of governance, as follows:

• Ensuring there is clarity of vision, ethos and strategic direction
• Holding executive leaders to account for the educational performance of the organisation and its pupils, and the performance management of staff
• Overseeing the financial performance of the organisation and making sure its money is spent well and wisely

The LAB supports the Trustees in fulfilling the strategic functions at a local level, and within the powers delegated to them through the Scheme of Delegation. LAB members consider how the school is performing today as well as thinking about the future and how the school can improve.

Their role is to:

• Uphold the SAND Academies Trust ethos, vision and aims, and ensure these are embedded throughout the school and in all LAB discussions and decisions
• Ensure that the school promotes equality, diversity and inclusion for all its pupils, staff and stakeholders
• Behave in an honest and open way and follow the LAB Code of Conduct and the seven Nolan Principles of public life
• Ensure the safety and wellbeing of pupils and staff at all times
• Build and maintain good relationships with the school, the Trust, the headteacher, staff, students and other stakeholder groups
• Promote links with the school’s community at every opportunity
• Work with the SAND central team to ensure the school is well supported, and promote positive relationships across the Trust
• Attend and support school events where possible
• Ensure the school is clear and ambitious for the students and in line with the Trust’s strategic plan
• Monitor targets for the school around pupil achievement, school improvement and curriculum development
• Ensure that the school is best able to achieve its objectives over the long term
• Hold the headteacher to account for the management of the school, delivery of student outcomes and for carrying out any LAB decisions

Members of Local Advisory Boards are drawn from different stakeholder groups. The different categories of LAB members are as follows:

• Staff – elected by staff at the school
• Parent – elected by the parent/carer community at the school
• Headteacher – an ex-officio member by virtue of their role in the school
• Community – representatives of the local community or to bring a specific skillset

The following statutory information for SAND Academies Trust can be found on the SAND website https://www.sandmat.uk/governance/ 

• Governance structure – including statutory information for Members and Trustees 
• Scheme of Delegation 
• Terms of Reference for board committees and LABs 
• Articles of Association 
• Funding agreements 
• Annual report and audited accounts 
• Executive Pay statement 
• Gender Pay Gap information 

The Clerk to the LAB is Erica Materacki. If you have any LAB related queries or need to contact the LAB Chair, please email erica.materacki@milestone.sandmat.uk or write to her at The Milestone School, Longford Lane, Gloucester, GL2 9EU.

Terms of Office are for four years; LAB members serve a maximum of two terms (a total of 8 years).

All members have voting rights.

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LAB Meeting Dates

Dates of Meetings for The Milestone School LAB 2025 – 2026

LAB Register of Business & Pecuniary Interests

Governance Information, Annual Reports & Accounts

Please visit the SAND Academies Trust website for more details.

Governor Attendance 2023-24

Governor Attendance 2022-23