Bluecoat Trent Academy is a member school of Archway Learning Trust. The Trust Board has appointed an Academy Advisory Board (AAB – previously known as the Local Governing Body or LGB) for Bluecoat Trent.
Details of the structure of the Trust, and the responsibilities of the AAB, its committees and its delegated powers can be found below in the Scheme of Delegation and Terms of Reference.
The members of the AAB are shown in the table below, along with information about their business/pecuniary interests, governance roles in other schools, and attendance record.
Download our ALT Governance & Scheme Of Delegation.
Bluecoat Trent Academy Advisory Board
| Name | How appointed | Date of appointment or last reappointment | Term of office | Business/pecuniary interests declared | Governance roles in other educational institutions | Attendance 2022/2023 | Attendance 2023/2024 | Attendance 2024/2025 |
| Claire McManus | Ex-officio as Principal | 01/09/2021 | N/A | Employed by Archway Learning Trust | N/A | 3/3 | 4/4 | 3/3 |
| Sarah Fox | Staff Member (appointed by Trustees) | 01/09/2022 Resigned 01/10/2025 | 4 years | Employed by Archway Learning Trust | N/A | 2/3 | 3/4 | 3/3 |
| Kathryn Gardiner | By Trustees | 01/09/2021 | 4 years | Employed by Nottingham Trent University | N/A | 2/2 | 2/2 | 2/3 |
| Louise Henley | Parent Member (appointed by Trustees) | 12/10/2021 | 4 years | Employed by Archway Learning Trust | N/A | 2/3 | 2/4 | 2/3 |
| Lou Rudkin | Parent Member (appointed by Trustees) | 01/09/2021 | 4 years | Employed by Nottinghamshire Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust | N/A | 3/3 | 4/4 | 3/3 |
| Frances Walker | Staff Member (appointed by Trustees) | 09/01/2023 Resigned 01/10/2025 | 4 years | Employed by Archway Learning Trust | N/A | 2/2 | 3/4 | 3/3 |
| Caron Cox | By Trustees | 01/01/2024 | 4 years | None | N/A | N/A | 3/3 | 2/3 |
| Catherine Beswick | By Trustees | 10/07/2025 | 4 years | Employed by The University of Nottingham | N/A | N/A | N/A | 0/4 |
| Julie Nightingale | By Trustees | 15/05/2025 | 4 years | Freelance journalist for The Guardian. Also works with ASCL | N/A | N/A | N/A | 0/4 |
| Christopher Charles Pritchard | By Trustees | 15/05/2025 | 4 years | Employed by University and College Union at Nottingham Trent University. Regional secretary and Regional higher chair for East Midlands Region | Branch secretary for NTU for University and College Union. Regional secretary and regional higher education chair for East Midlands region. | N/A | N/A | 0/4 |
You can contact the Academy Advisory Board through the Clerk:
Clerk to the Bluecoat Trent AAB
Archway Learning Trust
Aspley Lane
Nottingham
NG8 5GY
Tel: 0115 929 7445
Email: clerk@archwaytrust.co.uk
For information on Archway Learning Trust, visit their website.