Governors

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.

Governors

Jane Bates

Full Name	Jane Bates
Title	Chair of Governors
Date Appointment	01/09/2018
Category of Governor	Sponsor, Chair
Appointed by	An employee of the Co-op appointed by the sponsor
Sub-committees	Finance
Declarations of Interest	Awaiting Information
Attendance at Local Governing Body Meetings	2019/20 - 2/2
Attendance at Sub-committee Meetings	2019/20 Finance – 2/2

Ian Arnold

Full Name	Ian Arnold
Date Appointment	25/07/2019
Category of Governor	Sponsor
Appointed by	An employee of the Co-op appointed by the sponsor
Sub-committees	Finance Committee
Declarations of Interest	None to Declare
Attendance at Local Governing Body Meetings	2019/20 - 2/2
Attendance at Sub-committee Meetings	2019/20 Finance - 2/2

Christopher Beard

Full Name	Christopher Beard
Title	Headteacher
Category of Governor	Ex-Officio
Appointed by	N/A
Declarations of Interest	Awaiting Information
Attendance at Local Governing Body Meetings	N/A
Attendance at Sub-committee Meetings	N/A

Michelle Bond

Full Name	Michelle Bond
Date Appointment	25/10/2019
Category of Governor	Parent
Appointed by	Election
Sub-committees	HR and Curriculum
Declarations of Interest	Employee at Camberwell Park Specialist Support School. Son attends Co-op Academy Manchester and the 105th Manchester Scout group, which use the Academy facilities on a weekly basis.
Attendance at Local Governing Body Meetings	2019/20 - 2/2
Attendance at Sub-committee Meetings	2019/20 HR & Curriculum – 1/1

Ruth Brice

Full Name	Ruth Brice
Title	Staff governor
Date Appointment	04/01/2021
Category of Governor	Staff governor
Appointed by	Appointed by election

Richard Chew

Full Name	Richard Chew
Date Appointment	03/07/2020
Category of Governor	Sponsor
Appointed by	An employee of the Co-op appointed by the sponsor
Sub-committees	Finance
Declarations of Interest	Awaiting Information
Attendance at Local Governing Body Meetings	2019/20 - 1/2
Attendance at Sub-committee Meetings	2019/20 Finance – 2/2

Geoff Clarke

Full Name	Geoff Clarke
Title	Chair of HR and curriculum committee
Date Appointment	01/09/2018
Category of Governor	Co-opted
Appointed by	The governing body
Sub-committees	HR and Curriculum
Declarations of Interest	Co-op Academy Trust Board: Director, Co-op Pension Scheme: Pensioner, Oakdale School: Governor, Coop Academy Manchester: Governor
Attendance at Local Governing Body Meetings	2019/20 - 2/2
Attendance at Sub-committee Meetings	2019/20 HR & Curriculum – 2/2

Neil Dimelow

Full Name	Neil Dimelow
Title	Parent Governor
Date Appointment	04/01/2021
Category of Governor	Parent Governor
Appointed by	Appointed by election

Tracy Langton

Full Name	Tracy Langton
Title	Chair of Community Engagement Committee
Date Appointment	01/09/2018
Category of Governor	Co-opted
Appointed by	The governing body
Sub-committees	Community Engagement, Finance
Declarations of Interest	Cheetham Hill Centre: Trustee
Attendance at Local Governing Body Meetings	2019/20 - 2/2
Attendance at Sub-committee Meetings	2019/20 Community Engagement: 2/2, Finance - 1/2

Gail Lyon

Full Name	Gail Lyon
Date Appointment	01/09/2017
Category of Governor	Sponsor
Appointed by	An employee of the Co-op appointed by the sponsor
Sub-committees	Community Engagement, HR and Curriculum
Declarations of Interest	Chartered Institute of Marketing: Member
Attendance at Local Governing Body Meetings	2019/20 – 2/2
Attendance at Sub-committee Meetings	2019/20 Community engagement – 0/2, HR & Curriculum – 2/2

Naeem Moosa

Full Name	Naeem Moosa
Date Appointment	26/02/2018
Category of Governor	Staff
Appointed by	Election
Sub-committees	HR and Curriculum
Declarations of Interest	National Education Union: Member
Attendance at Local Governing Body Meetings	2019/20 – 2/2
Attendance at Sub-committee Meetings	2019/20 HR & Curriculum – 2/2

Fiona Moore

Full Name	Fiona Moore
Date Appointment	10/02/2020
Category of Governor	Co-opted
Appointed by	The governing body
Sub-committees	N/A
Declarations of Interest	None to Declare
Attendance at Local Governing Body Meetings	2019/20 - 1/1
Attendance at Sub-committee Meetings	N/A

Former governors

Elizabeth Atkinson

Full Name	Elizabeth Atkinson
Date Appointment	01/11/2018
Category of Governor	Staff
Appointed by	Election
Sub-committees	Finance, HR & Curriculum
Declarations of Interest	None to Declare
Attendance at Local Governing Body Meetings	2019/20 - 2/2
Attendance at Sub-committee Meetings	2019/20 Finance – 2/2, HR & Curriculum – 2/2
Date of Resignation	31/12/2020

Stephen Brice

Full Name	Stephen Brice
Title	Principal
Category of Governor	Ex-officio
Sub-committees	Community Engagement, Finance
Attendance at Local Governing Body Meetings	2018/19 – 4/4
Attendance at Sub-committee Meetings	2018/19 Community engagement – 2/3 Finance – 3/3
Date of Resignation	01/09/2020

Lorna Holden

Full Name	Lorna Holden
Date Appointment	13/03/2018
Category of Governor	Parent
Appointed by	Election
Sub-committees	HR & Curriculum, Community Engagement
Declarations of Interest	Pike Fold Primary: Governor - Vice Chair
Attendance at Local Governing Body Meetings	2019/20 - 2/2
Attendance at Sub-committee Meetings	2019/20 HR & curriculum – 2/2, Community engagement – 1/2
Date of Resignation	31/12/2020

Melanie McMorrow

Full Name	Melanie McMorrow
Category of Governor	Ex-Officio
Appointed by	N/A
Sub-committees	Community Engagement, Finance
Declarations of Interest	Awaiting Information
Attendance at Local Governing Body Meetings	N/A
Attendance at Sub-committee Meetings	N/A
Date of Resignation	30/10/2020

Louise Quinn

Full Name	Louise Quinn
Date Appointment	15/03/2016
Category of Governor	Partnership
Sub-committees	Community Engagement
Attendance at Local Governing Body Meetings	2018/19 Community engagement – 1/3
Date of Resignation	14/03/2020