To support the work of schools and the Trustees, Dartmoor Multi Academy Trust ensures the local stakeholder voice is represented and heard through our Local Governors in our primary schools and Local Stakeholder Boards within our secondary settings. They provide a local level of access and accountability for our parents and carers designed to build and deepen partnership and connection. This is the place where the individual pupil and parent voice is heard and understood; where the lived experience of our provision and offer is felt and triangulated.
Governors meet trustees at the Primary Governing Board (split into two committees) which comes together 4 times a year to receive reports and hear stakeholder voice feedback directly.

There are three types of Local Governor:
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• Pupil/Parent Governor – who are elected by the school community
• Community Governor – who are appointed by the Trust Board
• Foundation Governor – approved by the Diocese (within church schools only)

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 South Tawton Primary School Advocates:

Parent & Pupil Governor: Isabella Peck ipeck@dmatschools.org.uk 
Community Governor: Ella Curnow ecurnow@dmatschools.org.uk