Chair
Colin Cattanach	Interim Chief Executive Officer
Paul Todd	Headteacher
Victoria Jones (Tor)	Support Staff Representative
Vacancy	Teaching Staff Representative
Elizabeth Hackling	Academy Councillor
Jonathan Hucker	Parent/Carer Representative
Vacancy	Parent/Carer Representative

 

To contact the Clerk please telephone 0117 456 6513 or email using elizabeth.jahn@learnmat.uk 

 

 

Role	Councillor with Responsibility
Finance Councillor
Pupil Premium Councillor
Safeguarding Councillor
Children in Care Councillor
Young Carers Councillor
Curriculum
Special Educational Needs & Disability Councillor

Meet the Academy Council
 

Paul Todd  

Headteacher 

Appointed by Learn@ MAT Board, Ex-Officio

As the Headteacher at Lansdown Park Academy, Paul has developed excellent working relationships with Primary and Secondary Schools in South Bristol and the Local Authority where Lansdown Park Academy has worked to ensure young people are assessed appropriately to move on to their next educational destinations.   As a result of good working relationships there has been an increase in the number of pupils successfully returning to mainstream and specialist schools (with EHCP’s) and a reduced number of pupils moving onto other alternative provisions. 

 

Tor (Victoria) Jones, Support Staff Representative 

Elected by staff from 23 September 2020 - 22 September 2023

Tor has lived in South Gloucestershire all her life. She is a busy Mum of 3 boys. 

She has worked in Mental Health and Learning disabilities for 24 years, starting her career in Hanham Hall hospital with the elderly who coped with dementia and learning disabilities. She then continued supporting young adults with mental health and learning disabilities to live independently in their local community.

She started working in education in 2005 as a Teaching Assistant in a mainstream secondary school where she stayed for 6 years supporting SEND, EAL and inclusion, sparking an interest in young people struggling to access mainstream education.

In 2012, Tor was successful in her application to join the Special Schools Nursing Team in Bristol, where she stayed for 6 years delivering PSHE, drop in clinics, delivering mental health and well-being support, sexual health advice and continence support.

Tor became a Learning Mentor for Lansdown Park Academy Rush Hill in Sept 2018. With her knowledge of mental health, Tor secured the Advanced Mental Health and Well Being Badge for Lansdown Park Academy via Bristol City Council. She is the Lead for Mental Health and Wellbeing across Rush Hill, embedded the Thrive Approach to support the nurture and emotional wellbeing of students, and is Mental Health first aid trained.

 Being a Lead DSL (Designated Safeguarding Lead) on site she supports SLT with the most vulnerable students accessing the provision. Tor's vision is to continue with mental health and well-being support at Rush Hill, capturing the voice of the child at the fore front of the provision, and continued  professional development to ensure young people receive the best quality of pastoral support available. 

Tor has achieved Level 3 and  Level 4 "City and Guilds Work with Parents", Roehampton University National PSHE CPD Programme module, alongside many CAMHS courses for supporting Mental Health and attachment.

Tor has a love of nature, in particular hedgehogs, and is an avid bird spotter using photography alongside.

 

Elizabeth Hackling

Appointed by Learn@ MAT Board from 18 July 2022 - 17 July 2025

After graduating from UWE in 2002, Elizabeth completed her PGCE at Bristol University. For the next five years she worked in two Secondary Schools across the Clifton Diocese as a science teacher and head of year.   In 2008, Elizabeth moved to Granada and taught in an international school before returning to Bridge Learning Campus in 2009 as head of science and then assistant head. She is currently responsible for personal development and wellbeing across the campus.   In the past Elizabeth has held governor roles at Wansdyke Primary and Parson Street Primary Schools.

 

Jonathan Hucker 

Appointed by Lern@ MAT Board from 20 June 2022 - 19 June 2025

Jonathan is a Councillor for Stockwood Ward on Bristol City Council, having been elected in May 2021. He serves on many council committees and is also a member of the Avon and Somerset Police and Crime Panel. Jonathan is an accountant by profession. He has many years’ experience and has held senior roles in business. He is active in the voluntary sector, being a Director and Trustee of Dr Thomas Whites Charity and a Trustee of the Rotary Club of Bristol South. He has previously served as a governor of Bedminster Down School.

 

 

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Please contact Elizabeth Jahn, Clerk, for further information if you are interested in joining Lansdown Park Academy Council: Elizabeth.Jahn@learnmat.uk