Academy Council
Lime Academy Larkswood is governed by an Academy Council who meet four times per year in line with the Lime Trust annual governance planner.
Chair of Academy Council: Stacey McCarthy
Contact details for Chair: If you would like to contact the Chair of the Academy Council, please email the Governance & Communication Lead, Kelly Smith at: kelly.smith@limetrust.org
Academy Council Members:
Stacey McCarthy: Stacey joined the Academy Council as a Trust-appointed Governor in August 2022.
David Bryant: David joined the Academy Council as a Trust-appointed Governor in December 2024
Teneille Dardis: Teneille is a Trust-appointed Governor.
Baiju Naik: Baiju joined the Academy Council as a Parent Governor in January 2022. He works for John Lewis in an operation role, managing up to 200 staff. In addition, he chairs a staff network and has previous governance experience at director level within the company.
Kelly Padley: Kelly joined the Academy Council as a Parent Governor in November 2023
Rachael Holland: Rachael is the Trust Staff Rep on the Academy Council. Prior to her current role as Interim Deputy CEO and Director of Education for Lime Trust, Rachael was a Headteacher with the Trust for 3 years. She has over 25 years’ teaching experience, has taught throughout the primary age range, was a SENCO for a number of years, as well as a Local Authority moderator. She successfully managed and led the academisation process at Lime Academy Abbotsmede and the school has seen improvements in outcomes at all key milestones as a result. Her qualifications include a BA (Hons) in Law, PGCE, SENCO accreditation, NPQH and she is currently studying for the NPQEL qualification.
Lime Trust Governance: To view details of how the Lime Trust and its academies are governed, please click here.