--- title: "Local Advisory Board (LAB)" url: "https://www.atamacademy.com/about-us/local-advisory-board-lab" school: "ATAM Academy" --- # Local Advisory Board (LAB) ## Local Advisory Board (LAB) Local Advisory Boards are vitally important in ensuring the good governance of each academy and are constituted to provide local scrutiny and challenge for Head Teachers and Principals within the individual academies. According to the NGA latest report[ **here**](https://www.nga.org.uk/Knowledge-Centre/), the general trend in MATs is that the traditional local governing bodies are changing to local advisory boards as a result of the role of MAT Trustees. The functions of the local board are focused on the importance of monitoring educational standards and school life as well as community engagement and accountability to stakeholders. “A number of trusts are moving the local tier into a specific community or stakeholder engagement role. This is a valid move, as those at academy level often have a strong connection to their individual school and are part of the local community. As such, they volunteer at school level because they want to put something back into the community and help improve education for local children”. The LAB exercises the powers and responsibilities delegated to them by the Trust Board. Details of these powers and responsibilities are set out in the Scheme of Delegation and other key policies. ### Local Advisory Board | Name | Governor Type | Chair / Vice Chair | Appointed Date | Term | Status | |---|---|---|---|---|---| | Chris Steed | Principal | | 01/09/2022 | Ex officio | Active | | Raminder Shergill | LAB Governor | Chair | 01/03/2026 | 4 Years | Active | | Danielle Watts | LAB Governor | | 21/05/2025 | 4 Years | Active | | Kamaljit Kahlon | Staff Governor | | 08/10/2024 | 4 Years | Active | | Ranveer Kaur | LAB Parent Governor | | 28/01/2025 | 4 Years | Active | | Dr Gurmit Dhillon | LAB Governor | | 06/06/2025 | 4 Years | Active | | Lukvinder Singh | LAB Parent Governor | | 07/Jan/26 | \| 4 Years \| | Active | |---|---| | Jagdeep Singh Sahota | LAB Governor | | 19/03/2026 | 4 Years | Active | **Past LAB Members** | Ms Virinder Rai | LAB Governor | 11/2/2026 | |---|---|--:| | | | | ### Governance Documents LAB Code of Conduct 280 KB [Open for printing](https://files.schudio.com/atam-academy/files/documents/LAB_Code_of_Conduct.pdf) ### Our School - [Mission, Vision & Equality](https://www.atamacademy.com/) - [Our Academy Policies](https://www.atamacademy.com/about-us/policies) - [Performance & Ofsted](https://www.atamacademy.com/about-us/ofsted) - [Our Building](https://www.atamacademy.com/about-us/facilities) - [Our Staff](https://www.atamacademy.com/about-us/staff) - [GDPR](https://www.atamacademy.com/parents/data-protection) - [Governance](https://www.atamacademy.com/about-us/local-advisory-board-lab) - [Pupil and Sport Premium](https://www.atamacademy.com/inclusion/pupil-premium) - [Vacancies](https://www.atamacademy.com/job-vacancies) ![ATAM Academy](https://files.schudio.com/atam-academy/images/logo/atam-logo.png) ### ATAM Academy ATAM Academy, Little Heath, Romford, Chadwell Heath, RM6 4XX 020 8252 9831 ### Quick Links - [Welcome](https://www.atamacademy.com/about-us/vision-mission-ethos-and-values) - [Curriculum](https://www.atamacademy.com/curriculum/subjects) - [Parents](https://www.atamacademy.com/parents/attendance-and-punctuality) - [Accessability Statement](https://www.atamacademy.com/accessibility-statement) - [Privacy Policy](https://onemat.org.uk/privacy-policy) - [Contact Us](https://www.atamacademy.com/contact) ### Social Media - [Facebook](https://www.facebook.com/atamacademy) - [Instagram](https://www.instagram.com/academy_atam/) ### Translation © Copyright 2024–2026 ATAM Academy School & Trust Websites by [ ![Schudio logo](https://www.atamacademy.com/img/logo/light.png) ](https://www.schudio.com/)