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.

Our Academy Governing Council

Alicia Brighouse

Full Name	Alicia Brighouse
Date Appointment	01/01/2024
Term of office	4 years
Category of Governor	Staff
Appointed by	Elected by staff
Sub-committee membership (2023-24)	N/A
Declarations of Interest	None to declare
Attendance at Academy Governing Council meetings (2022-23)	N/A
Attendance at subcommittee meetings (2022-23)	N/A

Hazel Remeika (Chair)

Full Name	Hazel Remeika
Date Appointment	01/01/24
Term of office	4 years
Category of Governor	Sponsor (Chair)
Appointed by	Appointed by the sponsor
Subcommittee membership (2023-24)	N/A
Declarations of Interest	Awaiting information
Attendance at Academy Governing Council meetings (2022-23)	N/A
Attendance at subcommittee meetings (2022-23)	N/A

Aisha Riaz

Full Name	Aisha Riaz
Date Appointment	01/01/24
Term of office	4 years
Category of Governor	Parent
Appointed by	Elected by parents
Subcommittee membership (2023-24)	N/A
Declarations of Interest	None to declare
Attendance at Academy Governing Council meetings (2022-23)	N/A
Attendance at subcommittee meetings (2022-23)	N/A

Andy Gibson

Full Name	Andy Gibson
Date Appointment	01/01/24
Term of office	4 years
Category of Governor	Sponsor
Appointed by	Appointed by the sponsor
Subcommittee membership (2023-24)	N/A
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 (2022-23)	N/A
Attendance at subcommittee meetings (2022-23)	N/A

Jonathan Brown

Full Name	Jonathan Brown
Date Appointment	01/01/24
Term of office	N/A
Category of Governor	Ex-officio
Appointed by	Holds office by virtue of being Headteacher
Subcommittee membership (2023-24)	N/A
Declarations of Interest	Spouse works for the Primary Languages Network (since 01/01/24)
Attendance at Academy Governing Council meetings (2022-23)	N/A
Attendance at subcommittee meetings (2022-23)	N/A

Cally Torbica

Full Name	Cally Torbica
Date Appointment	01/01/24
Term of office	4 years
Category of Governor	Sponsor
Appointed by	Appointed by the sponsor
Subcommittee membership (2023-24)	N/A
Declarations of Interest	Awaiting information
Attendance at Academy Governing Council meetings (2022-23)	N/A
Attendance at subcommittee meetings (2022-23)	N/A

Qiqing (Reese) Deng

Full Name	Qiqing Deng
Date Appointment	18/01/24
Term of office	4 years
Category of Governor	Community
Appointed by	Appointed by the Academy Governing Council
Subcommittee membership (2023-24)	N/A
Declarations of Interest	None to declare
Attendance at Academy Governing Council meetings (2022-23)	N/A
Attendance at subcommittee meetings (2022-23)	N/A

Robin Preece

Full Name	Robin Preece
Date Appointment	18/01/24
Term of office	4 years
Category of Governor	Community
Appointed by	Appointed by the Academy Governing Council
Subcommittee membership (2023-24)	N/A
Declarations of Interest	None to declare
Attendance at Academy Governing Council meetings (2022-23)	N/A
Attendance at subcommittee meetings (2022-23)	N/A

Shifat Alam

Full Name	Shifat Alam
Date Appointment	01/01/24
Term of office	4 years
Category of Governor	Parent
Appointed by	Elected by parents
Subcommittee membership (2023-24)	N/A
Declarations of Interest	None to declare
Attendance at Academy Governing Council meetings (2022-23)	N/A
Attendance at subcommittee meetings (2022-23)	N/A

Simon Gatenby

Full Name	Simon Gatenby
Date Appointment	18/01/24
Term of office	4 years
Category of Governor	Community
Appointed by	Appointed by the Academy Governing Council
Subcommittee membership (2023-24)	N/A
Declarations of Interest	None to declare
Attendance at Academy Governing Council meetings (2022-23)	N/A
Attendance at subcommittee meetings (2022-23)	N/A

Chris Tomlinson

Full Name	Chris Tomlinson
Date Appointment	01/01/24
Term of office	4 years
Category of Governor	Sponsor
Appointed by	Appointed by the sponsor
Subcommittee membership (2023-24)	N/A
Declarations of Interest	None to declare
Attendance at Academy Governing Council meetings (2022-23)	N/A
Attendance at subcommittee meetings (2022-23)	N/A

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Category of Governor
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Subcommittee membership (2023-24)
Declarations of Interest
Attendance at Academy Governing Council meetings (2022-23)
Attendance at subcommittee meetings (2022-23)

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