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 student experience that meets the needs of our local community. Learn more about them below.

Aideen McCaffrey, Chair of ACC

Full Name	Aideen McCaffrey
Date of appointment	01/09/2022
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

Allan Glover, Principal

Full Name	Allan Glover
Date of appointment	01/10/2023
Appointed by	Ex-officio by virtue of office as headteacher/principal
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

Ruth Brice

Date of appointment	04/01/2021
Term of office	4 years
Category of CCM	Staff
Appointed by	Elected by staff
Declarations of Interest	Husband is Executive Headteacher for Greater Manchester
Attendance at Academy Governing Council meetings 2023/24	5/6
Attendance at subcommittee meetings 2023/24	N/A

Neil Dimelow

Full Name	Neil Dimelow
Date of appointment	04/07/2024
Term of office	4 years
Category of CCM	Community
Appointed by	Academy Community Council
Declarations of Interest	Nothing to declare
Attendance at Academy Governing Council meetings 2023/24	4/6
Attendance at subcommittee meetings 2023/24	N/A

Fiona Moore

Full Name	Fiona Moore
Date of appointment	10/02/2020
Term of office	4 years
Category of CCM	Community
Appointed by	Academy Community Council
Declarations of Interest	Nothing to declare
Attendance at Academy Governing Council meetings 2023/24	5/6
Attendance at subcommittee meetings 2023/24	Finance Committee: 2/2 Pay Committee: 1/1

Naeem Moosa

Full Name	Naeem Moosa
Date of appointment	30/09/2022
Term of office	4 years
Category of CCM	Staff
Appointed by	Elected by staff
Declarations of Interest	Member of NASUWT
Attendance at Academy Governing Council meetings 2023/24	5/6
Attendance at subcommittee meetings 2023/24	N/A

Olu Ogunbambo

Full Name	Olu Ogunbambo
Date of appointment	01/02/2022
Term of office	4 years
Category of CCM	Community
Appointed by	Academy Community Council
Declarations of Interest	Director of Agricorn Uk ltd Wife employed with Manchester City Council children and families department Chairman of Blackley FC Manchester Councillor for Higher Blackley ward
Attendance at Academy Governing Council meetings 2023/24	4/6
Attendance at subcommittee meetings 2023/24	Finance Committee 1/2

Michael Pinnock

Full Name	Michael Pinnock
Date of appointment	21/01/2022
Term of office	4 years
Category of CCM	Sponsor
Appointed by	Appointed by the sponsor
Declarations of Interest	Co-op Employee
Attendance at Academy Governing Council meetings 2023/24	5/6
Attendance at subcommittee meetings 2023/24	Finance Committee 1/2

Lily Pritchard

Full Name	Lily Pritchard
Date of appointment	30/09/2022
Term of office	4 years
Category of CCM	Sponsor
Appointed by	Appointed by the sponsor
Declarations of Interest	Nothing to declare
Attendance at Academy Governing Council meetings 2023/24	1/6
Attendance at subcommittee meetings 2023/24	N/A

Jane Hadcroft

Full Name	Jane Hadcroft
Date of appointment	10/01/2024
Term of office	4 years
Category of CCM	Sponsor
Appointed by	Appointed by the sponsor
Declarations of Interest	Nothing to declare
Attendance at Academy Governing Council meetings 2023/24	3/4
Attendance at subcommittee meetings 2023/24	N/A

Jennifer Wightman

Full Name	Jennifer Wightman
Date of appointment	12/10/2023
Term of office	4 years
Category of CCM	Parent
Appointed by	Elected by parents
Declarations of Interest	Nothing to declare
Attendance at Academy Governing Council meetings 2023/24	2/6
Attendance at subcommittee meetings 2023/24	N/A

Resigned Members

Kate Brown

Full Name	Kate Brown
Date of appointment	30/09/2022
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)	N/A
Declarations of Interest	Nothing to declare
Attendance at Academy Governing Council meetings (2022-2023)	2/5
Attendance at subcommittee meetings (2022-2023)	N/A
Date of Resignation	04/07/2024

Brittany Gray

Full Name	Brittany Gray
Date of appointment	23/03/2023
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	Family members employees at school
Attendance at Academy Governing Council meetings (2022-2023)	1/2
Attendance at subcommittee meetings (2022-2023)	N/A
Date of Resignation	04/07/2024

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