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.
To find out more about our governance structure, please see the governance page on the Trust website.

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	Community Pastoral and Wellbeing; Finance; Quality of Education and Curriculum
Declarations of Interest	None declared
Attendance at Local Governing Body Meetings	3/4
Attendance at Sub-committee Meetings	4/6

Christopher Beard

Full Name	Christopher Beard
Title	Principal
Category of Governor	Ex-Officio
Appointed by	N/A
Sub-committees	Community Pastoral and Wellbeing; Finance; Quality of Education and Curriculum
Declarations of Interest	North Manchester Primary Federation - Governor Sept 2020; National Association of Head Teachers - Council Member Sept 2019
Attendance at Local Governing Body Meetings	3/3
Attendance at Sub-committee Meetings	6/6

Michelle Bond

Full Name	Michelle Bond
Date Appointment	25/10/2019
Category of Governor	Parent Governor
Appointed by	Election
Sub-committees	Quality of Education and Curriculum
Declarations of Interest	Son attends the academy; Son attends Scout Group held at the academy
Attendance at Local Governing Body Meetings	4/4
Attendance at Sub-committee Meetings	2/2

Ruth Brice

Full Name	Ruth Brice
Title	Staff governor
Date Appointment	04/01/2021
Category of Governor	Staff governor
Appointed by	Appointed by election
Declarations of Interest	Husband - Executive Headteacher Greater Manchester; Daughter Year 9 student at Co-op Academy Manchester

Neil Dimelow

Full Name	Neil Dimelow
Date Appointment	04/01/2021
Category of Governor	Parent Governor
Appointed by	Appointed by election
Sub-committees	Quality of Education and Curriculum
Declarations of Interest	Son Year 9 student at Co-op Academy Manchester
Attendance at Local Governing Body Meetings	3/3
Attendance at Sub-committee Meetings	2/2

Gail Lyon

Full Name	Gail Lyon
Date Appointment	02/07/2021
Category of Governor	Sponsor
Appointed by	An employee of the Co-op appointed by the sponsor
Sub-committees	Community Pastoral and Wellbeing; Quality of Education and Curriculum
Declarations of Interest	Chartered Institute of Marketing: Member
Attendance at Local Governing Body Meetings	2/4
Attendance at Sub-committee Meetings	3/4

Fiona Moore

Full Name	Fiona Moore
Date Appointment	10/02/2020
Category of Governor	Community Governor
Appointed by	The governing body
Sub-committees	Finance
Declarations of Interest	None to Declare
Attendance at Local Governing Body Meetings	4/4
Attendance at Sub-committee Meetings	2/2

Former governors

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; Quality of Education and Curriculum
Declarations of Interest	None to Declare
Attendance at Local Governing Body Meetings	4/4
Attendance at Sub-committee Meetings	4/4
Date of Resignation	12/11/2021

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

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	Nothing to declare
Attendance at Local Governing Body Meetings	3/4
Attendance at Sub-committee Meetings	2/2
Date of Resignation	11/10/2021

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
Date of Resignation	02/03/2021

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

Tracy Langton

Full Name	Tracy Langton
Date Appointment	01/09/2018
Category of Governor	Community Governor
Appointed by	The governing body
Sub-committees	Community Pastoral and Wellbeing
Declarations of Interest	Cheetham Hill Centre - Trustee; Manchester City Council - Employee
Attendance at Local Governing Body Meetings	3/4
Attendance at Sub-committee Meetings	2/2
Date of Resignation	11/10/2021

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

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
Date of Resignation	14/07/2021