The Nottingham Emmanuel School is a member school of Archway Learning Trust. The Trust Board has appointed an Academy Advisory Board for The Nottingham Emmanuel School.

Details of the structure and responsibilities of the Members, Trustees, Committees and Academy Advisory Boards and their remit  can be found below in the below Governance & Scheme of Delegation Document.

Governance & Scheme Of  Delegation

Meet the Academy Advisory Board

Jeremy Larner, AAB Chair

Jeremy is a parent governor and has a son and a daughter who are both current students at the school.  He works as a lecturer in economics and is the director of undergraduate programmes at Nottingham University Business School, and has lived in Nottingham for the last 14 years.  Before coming to Nottingham, Jeremy spent 10 years teaching English in several countries around the world, including Brazil, Japan and China, and speaks fluent Portuguese and Japanese.

Sandra Stapleton, Principal

Sandra Stapleton has been the Principal of Nottingham Emmanuel School since January 2021.  Sandra attended Djanogly CTC and completed her degree and PGCE at Cambridge University.  She qualified as a Science teacher in 2004 and since then has worked at three other schools across Nottinghamshire prior to moving to Nottingham Emmanuel School.  Sandra was the first person in her family (alongside her twin sister) to go to university having grown up in council estates around Nottingham.  She strongly believes in the transformational power of education and is keen to ensure that all barriers to learning are removed from the students within Nottingham Emmanuel School.  Sandra is a committed Christian and is an Elder at Bulwell United Reform Church in Bulwell.  Outside of school Sandra is married and a Mum to two energetic and unique sons.

Margaret Oldroyd

Margaret is a member of the congregation at St Paul’s, Boundary Road in West Bridgford.  Margaret qualified as a Chartered Librarian and her various jobs all involved working with students and support staff in further and higher education. For the last twenty years of her career she was a Staff and Quality Development Manager at De Montfort University.

Dizzy Prentice – Nominated by the Diocesan Board of Education

Dizzy Prentice is a member of St Giles’ Church, West Bridgford and she has a lifelong interest in education. After a number of years as a Business Studies and IT lecturer in Further Education, she worked in educational management, first in an FE College and then, in a large engineering school at the University of Nottingham. The post involved the management of a large number of professional staff. It was here that she implemented significant changes in finance and business processes and was also responsible for identifying and mitigating areas of risk to the organisation. These skills transfer to her interests in governance.

George White

George is our local vicar and leads St Wilfrid’s Church just down the river from the school. George became a Christian in his teens and passionately believes that the best thing anyone can do with their life is to become a follower of Jesus.

As a member of the AAB, George’s focus is on encouraging the Christian Distinctiveness of the school.

George is married to Kate and they have a young son (Isaiah).’

Bethany Leddie – Staff Member

Bethany Leddie has been the Head of Music at The Nottingham Emmanuel School since September 2018.  Bethany studied Music in Cambridge and completed her PGCE at Nottingham Trent University before embarking on her teaching career. Bethany is a mother of two energetic children.  As a Musician, Bethany strongly believes in the power of opportunities to stretch and broaden students’ aspirations and experiences.  She is committed to removing the barriers for learning, especially in the Arts, to enable students to feel success and achieve more than they think they are capable of.

Michelle Harrison

Michelle Harrison has worked at Bluecoat Aspley for 10 years, moving from Assistant Principal for Teaching and Learning to Vice Principal for Quality of education. Michelle completed her PGCE at Nottingham University with her specialism in Science, and gained her degree in Biological Sciences in Oxford. She has had experience at three schools, leading busy Science departments and teaching and learning across various schools. Michelle is passionate about ensuring that pupils have the best experience they possibly can in school as she knows how it improves their life chances. She has two children of her own so knows how important a great education is for young people.

Alexis Arungwa

Alexis is a parent governor and has four years’ experience as a parent governor at the St Augustine’s Catholic Primary School.

She works for the Royal College of Nursing as a Regional Officer and has worked for the RCN for 18 years. In her role, she focuses on negotiating the best outcomes for the people she represents.

Alexis is a devout Christian who is passionate about education.

Lillieth Miller

More information coming soon.

You can contact the Academy Advisory Board through the Clerk:

Clerk to the 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.

Further information about governance is available below:

• Academy Trust Governance Guide
• National Governance Association (NGA) Website
• Ofsted
• DfE
• Diocese of Southwell & Nottingham

Trust Governance Documents

Details for the Governance of Archway Learning Trust can be accessed by clicking the link here. This will detail things like our: annual accounts; business and pecuniary interests; governance arrangements; Trust annual report; memorandum and articles of association; membership; and funding agreement.

AAB information

Information is given for all those who have served on the Academy Advisory Board during the last 12 months:

Declaration Of Employment And Business Interests 2024