Purple Oaks Academy is a member of the Greenwood Academies Trust (GAT) and as such is governed in a way that ensures the right level of bespoke support for the academy.

Greenwood Academies Trust take seriously their accountability to the pupils and parents* served by the academy. Because of this, they have reworked their local governance model to ensure a focus on parental engagement.

Our academy seeks feedback from all stakeholder groups to feed into our governance. In addition, each academy within GAT now recruits a number of 'Academy Parent Ambassadors (APAs)' who perform some local governance functions as detailed in the GAT Governance Structure document.

This may include the convening of Governor Disciplinary Committees (GDCs) and complaint panels as required by our policies and statutory guidance.

More information about our APAs is available by contacting the academy.

It is worth remembering that the GAT Board of Trustees retains full accountability for the work and performance of each academy within the trust, alongside the relevant executive teams.

*we consider 'parent' to include any person who has parental responsibility for or care of one of our pupils