Our Local Advisory Board are a fantastic group of volunteers who support the school by acting as critical friends, by challenging us and holding us to account and by supporting school improvement. They monitor learning and behaviour in school and closely analyse progress and attainment throughout the year. 

Our Local Advisory Board meet every half-term and the Chair and Vice Chair are voted in annually during the first half of the Autumn Term.  A copy of the Local Advisory Board minutes are available upon request.

Our Governors

• Staff governors are voted in by staff, parent governors are voted in by parents and co-opted governors are voted and decided by the LAB and are verified by The Wensum Trust.
• If spaces are shown in the table above, this indicates places within the constitution which can optionally be filled. Where vacancies are shown, this indicates places within the constitution which should be filled.

Governors appointed to the Local Advisory Board for Heather Avenue Infant School & Kinsale Infant School

Name	Position of Responsibility	Category	First Appointed	Term Start	Term End	Declaration of Interest	Attendance at meetings 2024-25 N/A
Stacey Coleman	Personnel / SIDP	Headteacher	02/07/2025	02/07/2025	01/07/2029	24/09/2025
Emma Godwin	SIDP	Staff Governor (KIS)	02/07/2025	02/07/2025	01/07/2029	Governor at Drayton Junior School 24/09/2025
Ruth Lilley	SIDP	Staff Governor (HAIS)	02/07/2025	02/07/2025	01/07/2029	19/09/2025
Peter Balcombe	Pupil Premium Funding / Sport Premium /SIDP	Co-opted Governor	02/07/2025	02/07/2025	01/07/2029	Governor at KJS & FJS   22/09/2025
Beth Clennell	SIDP	Co-opted Governor	02/07/2025	02/07/2025	01/07/2029	Trustee at Hellesdon Pre-School 24/09/2025
Laura Holloway	Vice Chair Attendance Head’s PM – deputy SIDP	Co-opted Governor	02/07/2025	02/07/2025	01/07/2029	24/09/2025
John Hughes	Safeguarding / SIDP	Co-opted Governor	02/07/2025	02/07/2025	01/07/2029	Daughter in law works as TA for WT 23/09/2025
David Rye	SEND/LAC/Vulnerable Groups - SIDP	Co-opted Governor	02/07/2025	02/07/2025	01/07/2029	24/09/2025
Sarah Smith	Chair Head’s PM SEND / Vulnerable Groups/LAC - deputy SIDP	Co-opted Governor	02/07/2025	02/07/2025	01/07/2029	23/09/2025
Boyce Ward	SIDP	Co-opted Governor	02/07/2025	02/07/2025	01/07/2029	24/09/2025
Vacancy		Parent Governor (HAIS))
Marc Lillystone	Safeguarding – deputy SIDP	Parent Governor (KIS)	02/07/2025	02/07/2025	01/07/2029	24/09/2025

 

• Headteacher: Ms Stacey Coleman
• Chair of Governors: Mrs Sarah Smith
• Vice Chair of Governors: Mr Peter Balcombe
• Clerk to the Governors: Mrs Cathryn Heseltine

You can contact our Local Advisory Board through the school office by phoning 01603 426438 by email: office@heatheravenue.norfolk.sch.uk or by post: Heather Avenue Infant School, Warren Avenue, Hellesdon, Norwich NR6 6LT

To contact the Chair of Governors, please email ssmith3vry@nsix.org.uk