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Heron Park Primary Academy Local Academy Board

 

Governance Information

Full Name (Including title)

Category/

Appointing Body

Term of office

Date of appointment

Expiry

Meetings attended in 2024/2025

Mr Roland Stewart Ashworth Chair/appointed by Trust 4 years

03/12/2018

Re-appointed 03/12/2022

Chair from 14/09/2023

13/09/2027 5 out of 5

Mrs Helen Crees

Headteacher

Ex officio

03/01/2023  

5 out of 5

Mr Mohamed Awad Co-opted, appointed by LAB 4 years 11/02/2026 10/02/2030 n/a
Mr Nicholas Bond Staff LAB member, elected by staff 4 years

16/06/2022

re-elected from 30/06/2026

 

29/06/2030

3 out of 5
Karen Martin

Co-opted, appointed by LAB

4 years

10/01/2023-05/12/2023 as Parent LAB member

Appointed 06/12/2023

 

 

05/12/2027

5 out of 5
Vicki Orbell Co-opted, appointed by LAB 4 years 01/06/2026 31/05/2030  
Mrs Sarah Turner Co-opted, appointed by LAB 4 years 24/02/2025 23/02/2029 2 out of 2

LAB members who served in the past 12 months

Full Name (Including title)

Category/

Appointing Body

Term of office

Date of appointment

Date of retirement

Meetings attended in 2024/25
Vanessa Tagala Parent LAB member, elected by parents 4 years 19/05/2025 05/11/2025 0 out of 1
Mrs Julie Homan Parent LAB member, elected by parents 4 years 06/12/2023 27/03/2026 5 out of 5
Jasmine Tomsett Parent LAB member, elected by parents 4 years 20/11/2025  13/04/2026 n/a
Karen Martin

Co-opted, appointed by LAB

4 years

10/01/2023-05/12/2023 as Parent LAB member

Appointed 06/12/2023

 

 

15/07/2026

5 out of 5

Register of Interests

Full Name 

Relevant business and pecuniary interests

Mrs Helen Crees

Aurora Employee

Mr Roland Stewart Ashworth

Semi-retired. Runs a part-time Electronic Design Consultancy specialising in Embedded Microprocessor Systems & Software, from 19/09/2021

Mr Mohamed Awad Employment: Edward Vacuum

Mr Nicholas Bond

Aurora Employee, from 03/07/2023

Mrs Julie Homan (resigned 27.03.2026) Family: Child at the school
Karen Martin

Director of House of Martin Ltd, from 11/09/2013

Victoria Baptist Church - Pastoral Care Co-ordinator, from 01/08/2025

Vicki Orbell

Employment: East Sussex College, from 01/06/2026

Family: Daughter works at the school, from 01/06/2026

Vanessa Tagala (until 05.11.2025) Nil return
Jasmine Tomsett (resigned 13.04.2026) Family: Child at the school, from 01/09/2025
Mrs Sarah Turner

Family:  Child at the school, from 24/02/2025

Employment: Ansvar insurance, from 01/08/2012

To request minutes of LAB meetings, please contact the Governance Manager ruthali@auroraacademies.org.uk