Governance

Governors are one of the largest volunteer forces in the country and have an important part to play in raising standards in schools.

At our academy, governors include representatives of staff, parents, our sponsor The Co-op, and other local organisations. To contact our governors please use the main academy contact details. You can find out more about the Governance process at the Co-op Academies Trust here.

Current Governors

Paul Davies

Full Name	Paul Davies
Date of appointment	26/01/2024
Term of office	4 years
Category of Governor	Parent
Appointed by	Elected by parents/carers
Subcommittee membership (2022-2023)	N/A
Declarations of Interest	Awaiting information
Attendance at Academy Governing Council meetings (2022-2023)	N/A
Attendance at subcommittee meetings (2022-2023)	N/A

Courtney Glennie

Full Name	Courtney Glennie
Date of appointment	17/01/2024
Term of office	4 years
Category of Governor	Staff
Appointed by	Elected by staff
Subcommittee membership (2022-2023)	N/A
Declarations of Interest	Awaiting information
Attendance at Academy Governing Council meetings (2022-2023)	N/A
Attendance at subcommittee meetings (2022-2023)	N/A

Jane Burrows

Full Name	Jane Burrows
Date of appointment	11/05/2022
Term of office	4 years
Category of Governor	Community
Appointed by	Appointed by Academy Governing Council
Subcommittee membership (2022-2023)	N/A
Declarations of Interest	Awaiting information
Attendance at Academy Governing Council meetings (2022-2023)	5/6
Attendance at subcommittee meetings (2022-2023)	N/A

Matt Hacker

Full Name	Matt Hacker
Date of appointment	29/08/2019
Term of office	N/A
Category of Governor	Ex-officio
Appointed by	By virtue of appointment as Principal
Subcommittee membership (2022-2023)	Finance Committee Pay Committee
Declarations of Interest	Awaiting information
Attendance at Academy Governing Council meetings (2022-2023)	6/6
Attendance at subcommittee meetings (2022-2023)	Finance Committee: 1/1 Pay Committee: 1/1

Mark Speak

Full Name	Mark Speak
Date of appointment	19/01/2024
Term of office	4 years
Category of Governor	Sponsor
Appointed by	An employee of the Co-op appointed by the sponsor
Subcommittee membership (2022-2023)	N/A
Declarations of Interest	TBC
Attendance at Academy Governing Council meetings (2022-2023)	n/a
Attendance at subcommittee meetings (2022-2023)	n/a

Nicola Wallwork

Full Name	Nicola Wallwork
Date of appointment	20/05/2022
Term of office	4 years
Category of Governor	Parent
Appointed by	Elected by parents/carers
Subcommittee membership (2022-2023)	Pay Committee
Declarations of Interest	Awaiting information
Attendance at Academy Governing Council meetings (2022-2023)	4/6
Attendance at subcommittee meetings (2022-2023)	Pay Committee 1/1

Rachel Sneddon

Full Name	Rachel Sneddon
Date of appointment	17/05/2022
Term of office	4 years
Category of Governor	Staff
Appointed by	Elected by staff
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

Brittany Brown

Full Name	Brittany Brown
Date of appointment	01/10/2022
Term of office	4 years
Category of Governor	Sponsor
Appointed by	An employee of the Co-op appointed by the sponsor
Subcommittee membership (2022-2023)	Pay Committee
Declarations of Interest	Nothing to declare
Attendance at Academy Governing Council meetings (2022-2023)	5/5
Attendance at subcommittee meetings (2022-2023)	Pay Committee 1/1

Shahrokh Taromsari

Full Name	Shahrokh Taromsari
Date of appointment	17/10/2022
Term of office	4 years
Category of Governor	Sponsor
Appointed by	An employee of the Co-op appointed by the sponsor
Subcommittee membership (2022-2023)	Pay Committee
Declarations of Interest	Chair of Governors at St Paul's CE School
Attendance at Academy Governing Council meetings (2022-2023)	3/5
Attendance at subcommittee meetings (2022-2023)	Pay Committee 1/1

Steve Nolan

Full Name	Steve Nolan
Date of appointment	06/10/2023
Term of office	4 years
Category of Governor	Sponsor
Appointed by	An employee of the Co-op appointed by the sponsor
Subcommittee membership (2022-2023)	N/A
Declarations of Interest	Awaiting info
Attendance at Academy Governing Council meetings (2022-2023)	N/A
Attendance at subcommittee meetings (2022-2023)	N/A

Fay Flatt

Full Name	Fay Flatt
Date of appointment	11/10/2023
Term of office	4 years
Category of Governor	Community
Appointed by	Appointed by Academy Governing Council
Subcommittee membership (2022-2023)	N/A
Declarations of Interest	Awaiting information
Attendance at Academy Governing Council meetings (2022-2023)	N/A
Attendance at subcommittee meetings (2022-2023)	N/A

Chloe Thomson

Full Name	Chloe Thomson
Date of appointment	11/10/2023
Term of office	4 years
Category of Governor	Community
Appointed by	Appointed by Academy Governing Council
Subcommittee membership (2022-2023)	N/A
Declarations of Interest	Awaiting information
Attendance at Academy Governing Council meetings (2022-2023)	N/A
Attendance at subcommittee meetings (2022-2023)	N/A

Our previous Governors

Amy Jeffey

Full Name	Daniel Hershaw
Date of Resignation	16/11/2021

Daniel Hershaw

Full Name	Daniel Hershaw
Date of Resignation	24/01/2022

Jacob Beaver

Full Name	Jacob Beaver
Date of Resignation	28/04/2022

Kirsty Peet

Full Name	Kirsty Peet
Date of Resignation	27/04/2022

Ayede Ejere

Full Name	Ayede Ejere
Date of Resignation	13/02/2023

Sharon Fowles

Full Name	Sharon Fowles
Date of Resignation	30/09/2022

Claire Hardwick

Full Name	Claire Hardwick
Date of Resignation	30/11/2022

Keith Halliwell

Full Name	Keith Halliwell
Date of Resignation	30/09/2022

Laura Edwards

Full Name	Laura Edwards
Date of Resignation	31/08/2023

Emma McLean

Full Name	Emma McLean
Date of Resignation	21/11/2023

Nathan Green

Full Name	Nathan Green
Date of Resignation	14/01/2024

Oona Cassidy

Full Name	Oona Cassidy
Date of Resignation	27/01/2024

Chris Tomlinson

Full Name	Chris Tomlinson
Date of Resignation	12/10/2023

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