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Our Academy Governing Council

Diane Gill

Full Name	Diane Gill
Date of appointment	1 July 2022
Term of office	4 years
Category of Governor	Staff
Appointed by	Elected by staff
Subcommittees	N/A
Declarations of Interest	18 July 2022 to present: Employed by Co-op Academy Southfield 18 July to present: Daughter is a governor at Wibsey Primary School. Bradford
Attendance at Academy Governing Council meetings 2022-2023	4/6
Attendance at subcommittee meetings 2022-2023	N/A

Eleanor Pinfield

Full Name	Eleanor Pinfield
Date of appointment	9 March 2023
Term of office	4 years
Category of Governor	Sponsor, Chair of Governors
Appointed by	Appointed by the sponsor
Subcommittees	N/A
Declarations of Interest	27 July 2020 to present: Employee of the Co-operative Group
Attendance at Academy Governing Council meetings 2022-2023	2/3
Attendance at subcommittee meetings 2022-2023	N/A

Kevin Brown

Full Name	Kevin Brown
Date of appointment	17 May 2021
Term of office	4 years
Category of Governor	Sponsor, Chair of Governors
Appointed by	Appointed by the sponsor
Subcommittees	Pay Committee
Declarations of Interest	None
Attendance at Academy Governing Council meetings 2022-2023	4/6
Attendance at subcommittee meetings 2022-2023	Pay Committee: 1/1

Shazia Zia

Full Name	Shazia Zia
Date of appointment	7 February 2023
Term of office	4 years
Category of Governor	Community
Appointed by	Appointed by the Academy Governing Council
Subcommittees	N/A
Declarations of Interest	None
Attendance at Academy Governing Council meetings 2022-2023	4/4
Attendance at subcommittee meetings 2022-2023	N/A

Suhaib Ishtiaq Ben Ahmed

Full Name	Suhaib Ishtiaq Ben Ahmed
Date of appointment	27 June 2022
Term of office	4 years
Category of Governor	Parent
Appointed by	Elected by parents
Subcommittees	N/A
Declarations of Interest	None
Attendance at Academy Governing Council meetings 2022-2023	2/6
Attendance at subcommittee meetings 2022-2023	N/A

William Lockwood

Full Name	William Lockwood
Date of appointment	7 February 2023
Term of office	4 years
Category of Governor	Community
Appointed by	Appointed by the Academy Governing Council
Subcommittees	N/A
Declarations of Interest	None
Attendance at Academy Governing Council meetings 2022-2023	4/4
Attendance at subcommittee meetings 2022-2023	N/A

Victoria Clough

Full Name	Victoria Clough
Date of appointment	6 September 2023
Term of office	N/A
Category of Governor	Ex-officio
Appointed by	By virtue of appointment as Interim Headteacher
Subcommittees	N/A
Declarations of Interest	None
Attendance at Academy Governing Council meetings 2022-2023	0/0
Attendance at subcommittee meetings 2022-2023	N/A

Claire Bennett

Full Name	Claire Bennett
Date of appointment	28 September 2023
Term of office	4 years
Category of Governor	Community
Appointed by	Appointed by the Academy Governing Council
Subcommittees	Awaiting information
Declarations of Interest	None
Attendance at Academy Governing Council meetings 2022-2023	0/0
Attendance at subcommittee meetings 2022-2023	0/0

Sally Birkbeck

Full Name	Sally Birkbeck
Date of appointment	6 September 2023
Term of office	4 years
Category of Governor	Community, Interim Chair of Governors
Appointed by	Appointed by the Trust
Subcommittees	N/A
Declarations of Interest	17 January 2018 to 27 July 2021: Co-opted governor at Calverley Parkside School. 1 June 2019 to present: Community Governor at Co-op Academy Delius. 1 June 2019 to present: Community governor at Co-op Academy Grange. 6 July 2023 to present: Interim Chair of Governors (Autumn term 2023-24) at Co-op Academy Southfield.
Attendance at Academy Governing Council meetings 2022-2023	1/1
Attendance at subcommittee meetings 2022-2023	N/A

Past governors

Erica Smith

Full Name	Erica Smith
Date of Appointment	15 November 2019
Term of office	4 Years
Category of Governor	Parent
Appointed by	Elected by parents
Sub-committees	N/A
Declarations of Interest	None
Attendance at Local Governing Body Meetings in 2022/23	3/6
Attendance at Sub-committee Meetings in 2022/23	N/A
Date of Resignation	9 November 2023

Kerry Cawley

Full Name	Kerry Cawley
Date Appointment	01/05/2019
Category of Governor	Parent
Appointed by	Appointed by election
Sub-committees	None
Declarations of Interest	Member, National Portage Association; Employee, Bradford Metropolitan District Council; Member, Unison; Freeland Regional Tutor, Makaton Charity
Attendance at Local Governing Body Meetings in 2020/21	0/6
Attendance at Sub-committee Meetings in 2020/21	N/A
Date of Resignation	16 August 2021

Parveen Saddique

Full Name	Parveen Saddique
Date Appointment	01/05/2019
Term of Office	4 Years
Category of Governor	Staff
Appointed by	Appointed by election
Sub-committee membership (2021-2022)	None
Declarations of Interest	None
Attendance at Academy Governing Council Meetings in 2021/22
Attendance at Sub-committee Meetings in 2021/22
Date of Resignation	31 March 2022

Mégane Cocquet

Full Name	Megane Cocquet
Date of appointment	1 December 2020
Term of office	4 years
Category of Governor	Community
Appointed by	Appointed by the Academy Governing Council
Subcommittees	N/A
Declarations of Interest	None
Attendance at Academy Governing Council meetings 2022-2023	0/1
Attendance at subcommittee meetings 2022-2023	N/A
Date of resignation	23 November 2022

Sally Newsome

Full Name	Sally Newsome
Date of appointment	8 December 2021
Term of office	4 years
Category of Governor	Community
Appointed by	Appointed by the Academy Governing Council
Subcommittees	N/A
Declarations of Interest	None
Attendance at Academy Governing Council meetings 2022-2023	0/0
Attendance at subcommittee meetings 2022-2023	N/A
Date of resignation	11 October 2022

Gaynor Bainbridge

Full Name	Gaynor Bainbridge
Date Appointment	01/05/2019
Term of Office	4 Years
Category of Governor	Staff
Appointed by	Appointed by election
Sub-committee membership (2021-2022)	None
Declarations of Interest	None
Attendance at Academy Governing Council Meetings in 2021/22	2/5
Attendance at Sub-committee Meetings in 2021/22	N/A
Date of Resignation	01/07/2022

Lakota Penny

Full Name	Lakota Penny
Date of appointment	27 September 2021
Term of office	4 years
Category of Governor	Sponsor
Appointed by	Appointed by the sponsor
Subcommittees	Pay Committee
Declarations of Interest	None
Attendance at Academy Governing Council meetings 2022-2023	2/2
Attendance at subcommittee meetings 2022-2023	Pay Committee: 1/1
Date of resignation	9 January 2023

Adeel Siddique

Full Name	Adeel Siddique
Date of appointment	27 June 2022
Term of office	4 years
Category of Governor	Staff
Appointed by	Elected by staff
Subcommittees	N/A
Declarations of Interest	None
Attendance at Academy Governing Council meetings 2022-2023	0/2
Attendance at subcommittee meetings 2022-2023	N/A
Date of resignation	16 December 2022

Danielle Poole

Full Name	Danielle Poole
Date of appointment	7 September 2022
Term of office	4 years
Category of Governor	Sponsor
Appointed by	Appointed by the sponsor
Subcommittees	N/A
Declarations of Interest	None
Attendance at Academy Governing Council meetings 2022-2023	1/2
Attendance at subcommittee meetings 2022-2023	N/A
Date of resignation	19 January 2023

Sandra Teasdale

Full Name	Sandra Teasdale
Date of appointment	31 May 2019
Term of office	4 years
Category of Governor	Sponsor
Appointed by	Appointed by the sponsor
Subcommittees	Pay Committee
Declarations of Interest	None
Attendance at Academy Governing Council meetings 2022-2023	6/6
Attendance at subcommittee meetings 2022-2023	Pay Committee: 1/1
Date of resignation	6 July 2023

Michelle Farr

Full Name	Michelle Farr
Date of appointment	12 January 2022
Term of office	The governor will remain in post for as long as they are Headteacher
Category of Governor	Ex-officio
Appointed by	By virtue of appointment as Headteacher
Subcommittees	Pay Committee
Declarations of Interest	None
Attendance at Academy Governing Council meetings 2022-2023	6/6
Attendance at subcommittee meetings 2022-2023	Pay Committee: 1/1
Date of resignation	26 July 2023

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