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.

Parent Community Council Member

Parents are also welcome to apply for a role as a Parent CCM. This exciting opportunity offers training and guidance to allow you to become an active member of our Academy Community Council and school community

Contacting our Academy Community Council

If you’d like to send a message to our Academy Community Council, please use our contact page.

If you would like to write to the Academy Community Council, please enclose the letter in an envelope marked as confidential. This can be given to our main office, who will ensure it is delivered to the appropriate member of the ACC.

Community Council Members

Chris Wright, Chair of ACC

Full Name	Chris Wright
Date of appointment	11/11/2020
Term of office	4 years
Category of CCM	Sponsor (Chair)
Appointed by	Appointed by the sponsor
Declarations of Interest	Nothing to declare
Attendance at Academy Governing Council meetings 2023/24	6/6
Attendance at subcommittee meetings 2023/24	Finance Committee: 2/2 Pay Committee 1/1

Uzodhu Michael

Full Name	Uzodhu Michael
Date of appointment	06/12/2023
Term of office	4 years
Category of CCM	Community
Appointed by	Academy Community Council
Declarations of Interest	TBC
Attendance at Academy Governing Council meetings 2023/24	4/6
Attendance at subcommittee meetings 2023/24	Finance Committee: 2/2 Pay Committee: 1/1

Ben Brosnan

Full Name	Ben Brosnan
Date of appointment	05/12/2022
Term of office	4 years
Category of CCM	Sponsor
Appointed by	Appointed by the sponsor
Declarations of Interest	TBC
Attendance at Academy Governing Council meetings 2023/24	3/6
Attendance at subcommittee meetings 2023/24	N/A

Brian Foster

Full Name	Brian Foster
Date of appointment	20/01/2021
Term of office	4 years
Category of CCM	Sponsor
Appointed by	Appointed by the sponsor
Declarations of Interest	TBC
Attendance at Academy Governing Council meetings 2023/24	1/6
Attendance at subcommittee meetings 2023/24	N/A

Debbie Sin Hsia Yuen

Full Name	Debbie Sin Hsia Yuen
Date of appointment	17/01/2020
Term of office	4 years
Category of CCM	Parent
Appointed by	Elected by parents/carers
Declarations of Interest	TBC
Attendance at Academy Governing Council meetings 2023/24	3/6
Attendance at subcommittee meetings 2023/24	N/A

Jan Gough

Full Name	Janette Gough
Date of appointment	01/10/2018
Term of office	N/A
Category of CCM	Ex-officio
Appointed by	By virtue of appointment as Head of Academy
Declarations of Interest	TBC
Attendance at Academy Governing Council meetings 2023/24	6/6
Attendance at subcommittee meetings 2023/24	Finance Committee 2/2 Pay Committee: 1/1

Laura McCormick

Full Name	Laura McCormick
Date of appointment	6/12/2023
Term of office	4 years
Category of CCM	Staff
Appointed by	Elected by staff
Declarations of Interest	TBC
Attendance at Academy Governing Council meetings 2023/24	6/6
Attendance at subcommittee meetings 2023/24	N/A

Louise Waters

Full Name	Louise Waters
Date of appointment	01/11/2018
Term of office	4 years
Category of CCM	Parent
Appointed by	Elected by parents/carers
Declarations of Interest	Child attends Co-op Academy Broadhurst
Attendance at Academy Governing Council meetings 2023/24	5/6
Attendance at subcommittee meetings 2023/24	N/A

Sarah Jackson

Full Name	Sarah Jackson
Date of appointment	01/10/2018
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	6/6
Attendance at subcommittee meetings 2023/24	N/A

Past Governors

Qasim Sabar

Full Name	Qasim Sabar
Date of appointment	13/10/2021
Term of office	4 years
Category of Governor	Community
Appointed by	Appointed by Academy Governing Council
Declarations of Interest	Awaiting information
Attendance at Academy Governing Council meetings (2022-2023)	2/6
Attendance at subcommittee meetings (2022-2023)	Finance Committee: 0/2
Date of resignation	04/03/2024

Maureen Curley

Full Name	Maureen Curley
Date of appointment	01/10/2018
Term of office	5 years
Category of Governor	Community
Appointed by	Appointed by Academy Governing Council
Subcommittee membership (2022-2023)	N/A
Declarations of Interest	Nothing to declare
Attendance at Academy Governing Council meetings (2022-2023)	6/6
Attendance at subcommittee meetings (2022-2023)	N/A
Date of resignation	30/09/2023

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