Airfield Primary 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.
Chair of Academy Council
Adrian Coleman, Chair of Academy Council
Adrian is a Chartered Accountant who has held senior property positions in listed companies across a variety of sectors including Vice President for Strategy and Performance in the Rolls Royce PLC global property team and Head of Property Services at TUI.
He is a non-executive director for the Bright English Medium School in Tanzania, Chairman of Crowle Searchers Football Club and is married with three sons. He enjoys watching sport, travelling and skiing.
Local Academy Councillors
Fiona Mayne, Sponsor Councillor
Fiona is a Pioneer Minister for the Church of England and leads Haywood Village Church based at Haywood Village Academy and was previously Academy Councillor for Haywood Village Academy for 9 years. She works on community building and community engagement at Haywood Village and also runs Take 5 pop up Cafe there. She has two adult children and two rescue dogs and her hobbies involve anything outdoors including cycling, wild swimming, paddle boarding, rowing and hiking
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Karen Ryan, Sponsor Councillor
