Governance

Vision

To be an exceptional and responsive academy sponsor providing life changing education, skills and experiences for individuals in our academies and in their communities.

Values

We believe that education can transform lives
We respect the individual, relishing the contribution that diversity brings
We strive to be the best we can be, actively and with pride
We look after our environment to keep it safe, healthy and inclusive
We lead by example and work as a team
We take responsibility for our own actions and are active in finding solutions to any problems
We respond flexibly to the needs of our students and take advantage of opportunities in the City of Leeds and the wider world

Leeds City Academy LAB Members

	Richard Chattoe Ex-officio Richard is the Principal of Leeds City Academy.
	John Leach - Chair 22/09/2022 – 24/09/2025 Professor John Leach recently retired from a 40-year career in education. He has held various senior leadership positions in Higher Education, and has served as a Head of Department, Dean and Pro Vice-Chancellor in 4 Universities. He has longstanding experience as a Non-Executive Director, including school governance across the maintained, independent and academies sectors at primary and secondary levels.
	Jill Wood - Board Appointee 23/11/2021 - 22/11/2024 Jill was previously a Headteacher at Little London Primary School.
	Paula Rego - Parent Governor 23/11/2021 - 22/11/2024
	Sophia Din - Parent Governor 18/01/22 - 17/01/2025 Sophie is a Regional Diversity, Inclusion Participation Manager at Health Education England
	Christine Harvey - Staff Governor 07/03/2023- 09/03/2026 Christine is the Director of ICT & Digital Learning at Leeds City Academy
	Samuel Wilson - Board Appointee 18/11/2022-17/11/2025 Director of Student Education, Lecturer of Computing at University of Leeds.
	Jacob Pyrah 26/10/2023-26/10/2026 Jacob works at the HMRC and has various roles within the Finance Data department.
	Jane Ball 26/10/2023-26/10/2026 Jane is a visiting Lecturer and Link Tutor at Leeds Trinity University, team leader for Criminology BTEC external exams at WJEC, NPQ assessing and QA moderating / lead assessor ar Roehamption University and self employed assessing counselling students and conducting access arrangement assessments for schools/colleges/apprenticeship providers.