Moorland Local Advisory Committee
The Moorland LAC has recently been expanded to now include Wolborough academy, who join Ilsington, Moretonhampstead and Widecombe-in-the-Moor academies and the former Newton and Teign Hub, Bearnes and Hennock academies. The Moorland LACclerk is Nicol Bush, she can be contacted through her email address Nicol.Bush@thelink.academy. This Committee is more recent in its formation but has a very strong group of experienced governors collaborating to support the academies. The Moorland LAC was initiated in February 2020 when the academies were re-brokered into the Link.
Chair, Trustee Appointed
Parent Governor - Hennock
Parent Governor - Moretonhampstead
Trustee Appointed
Parent Governor - Ilsington
Parent Governor - Wolborough
Staff Governor
East Devon Local Advisory Committee
The East Devon LAC serves Drakes, Otterton, Littleham, Branscombe, Broadhembury, Farway and Woodbury Salterton primary academies who were previously parts of separate federations. This committee started small with just Drake's and Otterton, but this year has grown significantly with the addition of five more schools to strengthen this area. The East Devon LAC is clerked by Fran Mills and can be contacted on this email address Fran.mills@thelink.academy.
Chair, Trustee Appointed
Foundation Governor
Trustee Appointed
Staff Governor
Parent Governor - Otterton
Parent Governor - Woodbury Salterton
Parent Governor - Drake's
Parent Governor - Broadhembury
Totnes Local Advisory Committee
Totnes LAC serves Broadhempston, Diptford, Harbertonford, Landscove, Sparkwell and Stoke Gabriel primary academies. The Totnes LAC clerk is Nicol Bush, she can be contacted through her email address Nicol.Bush@thelink.academy. Totnes and Newton and Teign Federations were the first Hubs to be formed as they were operating as such when the Trust was established in April 2016 and then with Sparkwell recently joining the Link in 2023.
Trustee Appointed
Lead in Safeguarding, Parent Governor Broadhempston
Parent Governor - Diptford
Parent Governor - Sparkwell
Parent Governor - Stoke Gabriel
Parent Governor - Landscove
Foundation Governor
Staff Governor
Mid Devon Local Advisory Committee
Mid Devon LAC serves Cheriton Bishop, Tedburn St Mary, Yeoford and Morchard Bishop C of E primary academies. The Mid Devon LAC Board is clerked by Pam Down and can be contacted on this email address Pam.Down@thelink.academy. The three Woodleigh schools joined the Trust in March 2018, they were a Federation and the Local Board simply moved across, with Morchard Bishop adding to the group most recently in October 2021.
Chair/Foundation Governor
Staff Governor
Parent Governor - Yeoford
Parent Governor - Tedburn St Mary
Parent Governor - Cheriton Bishop
Parent Governor - Morchard Bishop