Governance

Introduction to our Academy Community Council

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

How our Academy Community Council is organised

The Academy Community Council (ACC) consists of 8 to 12 Community Council Members (CCMs), of which between 2 and 4 are appointed by the sponsor. In addition, the ACC includes up to 2 staff CCMs, 2 parent CCMs and the Head of School. The ACC can then appoint a number of community CCMs to be representative of the local community, provide insight into local partnership links, or bring a particular set of skills.

Contacting Community Council Members

Community Council Members can be contacted by writing to the Governance Officer for the academy at:

Lynda Podmore

Co-op Academy Glebe
Park Place
Fenton
Stoke-on-Trent
ST4 3HZ

lynda.podmore@coopacademies.co.uk

Our Academy Community Council

Kay Price (Chair of the ACC)

Full Name	Kay Price
Date of appointment	04/10/2022
Term of office	4 years
Category of CCM	Community: Chair of the ACC
Appointed by	Appointed by the Academy Community Council
Subcommittee membership (2024-25)	None
Declarations of Interest	None
Attendance at Academy Community Council meetings (2024-2025)	3/3
Attendance at subcommittee meetings (2024-25)	n/a

Chris Brady

Full Name	Christopher Brady
Date of appointment	04/10/2022
Term of office	4 years
Category of CCM	Community
Appointed by	Appointed by the Academy Community Council
Subcommittee membership (2024-25)	None
Declarations of Interest	Managing Director of PlaySmart UK since 1 April 2021
Attendance at Academy Community Council meetings (2024-2025)	2/3
Attendance at subcommittee meetings (2024-2025)	n/a

Hayley Norcup

Full Name	Hayley Norcup
Date of appointment	04/10/2024
Term of office	4 years
Category of CCM	Staff
Appointed by	Appointed by the staff
Subcommittee membership (2024-2025)	None
Declarations of interest	None
Attendance at Academy Community Council meetings (2024-2025)	3/3
Attendance at subcommittee meetings (2024-2025)	n/a

Tim Griffin

Full Name	Tim Griffin
Date of appointment	04/10/2022
Term of office	4 years
Category of CCM	Community
Appointed by	Appointed by the Academy Community Council
Subcommittee membership (2024-2025)	None
Declarations of interest	Owner/MD of GB Rescruitment (Staffs) Ltd since 29 September 2022
Attendance at Academy Community Council meetings (2024-2025)	2/3
Attendance at subcommittee meetings (2024-2025)	n/a

Kate Rushen

Full Name	Kate Rushen
Date of appointment	01/10/2022
Term of office	4 years
Category of CCM	Sponsor
Appointed by	Appointed by the sponsor
Subcommittee membership (2024-2025)	None
Declarations of interest	Co-op employee - Delivery in Technology Division.
Attendance at Academy Community Council meetings (2024-2025)	2/3
Attendance at subcommittee meetings (2024-2025)	n/a

Johnny Anderson

Full Name	Johnny Anderson
Date of appointment	18/05/2023
Term of office	4 years
Category of CCM	Community
Appointed by	Appointed by the Academy Community Council
Subcommittee membership (2024-2025)	None
Declarations of Interest	Chair of Trustees at St Barts Multi Academy Trust
Attendance at Academy Community Council meetings (2024-2025)	1/3
Attendance at subcommittee meetings (2024-2025)	n/a

Tana Owen

Full Name	Tana Owen
Date of appointment	30/01/2025
Term of office	4 years
Category of CCM	Community
Appointed by	Appointed by the Academy Community Council
Subcommittee membership (2024-2025)	None
Declarations of Interest	I work for the Hubb fondation as a school relationship manager.
Attendance at Academy Community Council meetings (2024-2025)	2/3
Attendance at subcommittee meetings (2024-2025)	n/a

Anthony Stott

Full Name	Anthony Stott
Date of appointment	20/10/2023
Term of office	4 years
Category of CCM	Parent
Appointed by	Elected by parents/carers
Subcommittee membership (2024-2025)	None
Declarations of Interest	None
Attendance at Academy Community Council meetings (2024-2025)	3/3
Attendance at subcommittee meetings (2024-2025)	n/a

Kirsty Suleman

Full Name	Kirsty Suleman
Date of appointment	17/07/2023
Term of office	n/a
Category of CCM	Ex-officio
Appointed by	By virtue of appointment as Headteacher
Subcommittee membership (2024-2025)	None
Declarations of Interest	None
Attendance at Academy Community Council meetings (2024-2025)	3/3
Attendance at subcommittee meetings (2024-2025)	n/a

Vicki England

Full Name	Vicki England
Date of appointment	04/10/2022
Term of office	4 years
Category of CCM	Community
Appointed by	Appointed by the Academy Community Council
Subcommittee membership (2024-2025)	None
Declarations of interest	Employed as Project Manager at Co-op Academies Trust since 23 August 2021
Attendance at Academy Community Council meetings (2024-2025)	2/3
Attendance at subcommittee meetings (2024-2025)	n/a

Resignations over the last 12 months

Lara Wilkinson

Full Name	Lara Wilksinson
Date of resignation	31/08/2024
Date of appointment	01/10/2022
Term of office	4 years
Category of CCM	Sponsor
Appointed by	Appointed by the sponsor
Subcommittee membership (2023-24)	None
Declarations of Interest	None
Attendance at Academy Community Council meetings (2023-24)	4/6
Attendance at subcommittee meetings (2023-24)	n/a

Daniel Jones

Full Name	Daniel Jones
Date of resignation	14/11/2024
Date of appointment	04/10/2022
Term of office	4 years
Category of CCM	Community
Appointed by	Elected by Academy Governing Council
Subcommittee membership (2023-24)	None
Declarations of Interest	Lead teacher KS3 Maths Co-op Academy Florence MacWilliams
Attendance at Academy Community Council meetings (2023-24)	4/6
Attendance at subcommittee meetings (2023-24)	n/a

Katherine Martin

Full Name	Katherine Martin
Date of resignation	25/11/2024
Date of appointment	01/10/2022
Term of office	4 years
Category of CCM	Parent
Appointed by	Elected by parents/carers
Subcommittee membership (2023-24)	None
Declarations of Interest	None
Attendance at Academy Community Council meetings (2023-24)	3/5
Attendance at subcommittee meetings (2023-24)	n/a