Governance

We are a part of the Co-op Academies Trust, which is a multi-academy trust. Our Trust Board is legally responsible for the effective running of the whole Trust. To learn more about trust-level governance, please visit our Trust’s central website here.

Our Academy Community Council (ACC) is made up of our Community Council Members (CCMs) who are responsible for ensuring a high-quality pupil experience that meets the needs of our local community. Learn more about them below.

Our Academy Community Council

Chris Barry

Full Name	Chris Barry
Date Appointment	11/07/2024
Term of office	4 years
Category of CCM	Community
Appointed by	Appointed by the Academy Community Council
Declarations of Interest	Communications agency employee. LansdecU+I (retained client) is leading the development at Mayfield, Manchester, which requires stakeholder outreach and engagement in the local community, which includes Brunswick and Ardwick
Attendance at Academy Governing Council meetings 2023/24	N/A
Attendance at subcommittee meetings 2023/24	N/A

Alicia Brighouse

Full Name	Alicia Brighouse
Date Appointment	01/01/2024
Term of office	4 years
Category of CCM	Staff
Appointed by	Elected by staff
Declarations of Interest	Nothing to declare
Attendance at Academy Governing Council meetings 2023/24	4/4
Attendance at subcommittee meetings 2023/24	N/A

Hazel Remeika (Chair)

Full Name	Hazel Remeika
Date Appointment	01/01/24
Term of office	4 years
Category of CCM	Sponsor (Chair)
Appointed by	Appointed by the sponsor
Declarations of Interest	Co-op Employee, Co-op Academies Business Partner, Chair of Governors CLIC
Attendance at Academy Governing Council meetings 2023/24	4/4
Attendance at subcommittee meetings 2023/24	N/A

Aisha Riaz

Full Name	Aisha Riaz
Date Appointment	01/01/24
Term of office	4 years
Category of CCM	Parent
Appointed by	Elected by parents
Declarations of Interest	Nothing to declare
Attendance at Academy Governing Council meetings 2023/24	4/4
Attendance at subcommittee meetings 2023/24	N/A

Andy Gibson

Full Name	Andy Gibson
Date Appointment	01/01/24
Term of office	4 years
Category of CCM	Sponsor
Appointed by	Appointed by the sponsor
Declarations of Interest	Employee of the Co-op Academies Trust: Head of Initial Teacher Training (ITT) and the Early Career Teacher (ECT) framework (since 01/01/24)
Attendance at Academy Governing Council meetings 2023/24	3/4
Attendance at subcommittee meetings 2023/24	N/A

Jonathan Brown

Full Name	Jonathan Brown
Date Appointment	01/01/24
Term of office	N/A
Category of CCM	Ex-officio
Appointed by	Holds office by virtue of being Headteacher
Declarations of Interest	Spouse works for the Primary Languages Network (since 01/01/24).
Attendance at Academy Governing Council meetings 2023/24	4/4
Attendance at subcommittee meetings 2023/24	N/A

Cally Torbica

Full Name	Cally Torbica
Date Appointment	01/01/24
Term of office	4 years
Category of CCM	Sponsor
Appointed by	Appointed by the sponsor
Declarations of Interest	Nothing to declare
Attendance at Academy Governing Council meetings 2023/24	2/4
Attendance at subcommittee meetings 2023/24	N/A

Qiqing (Reese) Deng

Full Name	Qiqing/Reece Deng
Date Appointment	18/01/24
Term of office	4 years
Category of CCM	Community
Appointed by	Appointed by the Academy Community Council
Declarations of Interest	Nothing to declare
Attendance at Academy Governing Council meetings 2023/24	3/4
Attendance at subcommittee meetings 2023/24	N/A

Robin Preece

Full Name	Robin Preece
Date Appointment	18/01/24
Term of office	4 years
Category of CCM	Community
Appointed by	Appointed by the Academy Community Council
Declarations of Interest	Nothing to declare
Attendance at Academy Governing Council meetings 2023/24	2/4
Attendance at subcommittee meetings 2023/24	N/A

Shifat Alam

Full Name	Shifat Alam
Date Appointment	01/01/24
Term of office	4 years
Category of CCM	Parent
Appointed by	Elected by parents
Declarations of Interest	Nothing to declare
Attendance at Academy Governing Council meetings 2023/24	4/4
Attendance at subcommittee meetings 2023/24	N/A

Simon Gatenby

Full Name	Simon Gatenby
Date Appointment	18/01/24
Term of office	4 years
Category of CCM	Community
Appointed by	Appointed by the Academy Community Council
Declarations of Interest	Nothing to declare
Attendance at Academy Governing Council meetings 2023/24	3/4
Attendance at subcommittee meetings 2023/24	N/A

Chris Tomlinson

Full Name	Chris Tomlinson
Date Appointment	01/01/24
Term of office	4 years
Category of CCM	Sponsor
Appointed by	Appointed by the sponsor
Declarations of Interest	Nothing to declare
Attendance at Academy Governing Council meetings 2023/24	3/4
Attendance at subcommittee meetings 2023/24	N/A

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