Governors

Governors

Moorland Local Advisory Committee

The Moorland LAC has recently been expanded to now include Wolborough academy, who join Ilsington, Moretonhampstead and Widecombe-in-the-Moor academies and the former Newton and Teign Hub, Bearnes  and Hennock academies. The Moorland LACclerk is Nicol Bush, she can be contacted through her email address Nicol.Bush@thelink.academy. This Committee is more recent in its formation but has a very strong group of experienced governors collaborating to support the academies. The Moorland LAC was initiated in February 2020 when the academies were re-brokered into the Link.

Oliver Heathman - Moorland

Chair, Trustee Appointed

Lynda Cooper - Moorland

Parent Governor - Hennock

James Gething - Moorland

Parent Governor - Moretonhampstead

Robert Steemson - Moorland

Trustee Appointed

Rosie Stamp - Moorland

Parent Governor - Ilsington

Gareth Regan - Moorland

Foundation Governor

Richard Nutbeam - Moorland

Parent Governor - Wolborough

East Devon Local Advisory Committee

The East Devon LAC serves Drakes, Otterton, Littleham, Branscombe, Broadhembury, Farway and Woodbury Salterton primary academies who were previously parts of separate federations. This committee started small with just Drake's and Otterton, but this year has grown significantly with the addition of five more schools to strengthen this area. The East Devon LAC is clerked by Fran Mills and can be contacted on this email address Fran.mills@thelink.academy

Corinna Tigg - East Devon

Chair, Trustee Appointed

Martin Jacques - East Devon

Foundation Governor

Louise Jacques - East Devon

Trustee Appointed

Claire Appleby - East Devon

Staff Governor

Claire Lister - East Devon

Parent Governor - Otterton

Robert Williams - East Devon

Parent Governor - Drake's

Robert Pickering - East Devon

Parent Governor - Woodbury Salterton

Totnes Local Advisory Committee

Totnes LAC serves Broadhempston, Diptford, Harbertonford, Landscove, Sparkwell and Stoke Gabriel primary academies. The Totnes LAC clerk is Nicol Bush, she can be contacted through her email address Nicol.Bush@thelink.academy. Totnes and Newton and Teign Federations were the first Hubs to be formed as they were operating as such when the Trust was established in April 2016 and then with Sparkwell recently joining the Link in 2023.

Cat Radford - Totnes

Trustee Appointed

Nanya Coles - Totnes

Lead in Safeguarding, Parent Governor Broadhempston

James Buchanan - Totnes

Parent Governor - Diptford

Caroline Lucas - Totnes

Parent Governor - Sparkwell

Helen Hall - Totnes

Parent Governor - Stoke Gabriel

Lucy Gibson

Parent Governor - Landscove

Kate Burch - Totnes

Foundation Governor

Mid Devon Local Advisory Committee

Mid Devon LAC serves Cheriton Bishop, Tedburn St Mary, Yeoford and Morchard Bishop C of E primary academies. The Mid Devon LAC Board is clerked by Pam Down and can be contacted on this email address Pam.Down@thelink.academy. The three Woodleigh schools joined the Trust in March 2018, they were a Federation and the Local Board simply moved across,  with Morchard Bishop adding to the group most recently in October 2021.

Joanna Hooper - Mid Devon

Chair/Foundation Governor

Rebecca Richards - Mid Devon

Staff Governor

Bruce Abbott - Mid Devon

Parent Governor - Yeoford

Tom Woodley - Mid Devon

Parent Governor - Tedburn St Mary

Matthew Boult - Mid Devon

Parent Governor - Cheriton Bishop

Catherine Cozen - Mid Devon

Parent Governor - Morchard Bishop

Clerks
 
Nicol Bush - Moorland LAC - Bearnes, Hennock, Ilsington, Moretonhampstead, Widecombe-in-the-Moor and Wolborough  Nicol.Bush@thelink.academy 
Nicol Bush - Totnes LAC  - Broadhempston, Diptford, Harbertonford, Landscove, Sparkwell and Stoke Gabriel   Nicol.Bush@thelink.academy
Fran Mills - East Devon LAC - Branscombe, Broadhembury, Drake’s, Farway, Otterton and Woodbury Salterton   Fran.Mills@thelink.academy
Pam Down  - Mid Devon LAC - Cheriton Bishop, Tedburn St Mary,  Yeoford and Morchard Bishop Pam.Down@thelink.academy