Our Governing Body
Our governors are responsible for the management of the academy. They must ensure that resources and finances are used with maximum efficiency and strong value for money.
Find out more about them here.
Trust Governance
Find out more about our Co-op Academies Trust governance, on our trust website.
Governance
| Full Name | Trust Governance |
How to contact the Governing Body
If you would like to contact our Governing Body please bring a letter to Main Reception marked ‘Confidential for Governors’ along with your contact details.
Or post a letter marked ‘To contact the Governing Body’ to ‘FAO Chair of Governors, Co-op Academy Priesthorpe, Priesthorpe Lane, Pudsey, Leeds, LS28 5SG
This will then be passed on to the Governing Body who will get in contact with you.
| Full Name | How to contact the Governing Body |
Rachael Bickerstaff (CoG)
| Full Name | Rachael Bickerstaff (CoG) |
| Date Appointment | 01/07/2017 |
| Category of Governor | Sponsor, Chair |
| Appointed by | An employee of the Co-op appointed by the sponsor |
| Sub-committees | Finance | Students, Standards and Community |
| Declarations of Interest | None |
| Attendance at Local Governing Body Meetings | 2019-2020: 3/3 |
| Attendance at Sub-committee Meetings | 2019-2020: Finance - 2/2 | Students, Standards and Community - 2/2 |
Adnan Naqvi
| Full Name | Adnan Naqvi |
| Date Appointment | 08/09/2020 |
| Category of Governor | Sponsor |
| Appointed by | An employee of the Co-op appointed by the sponsor |
| Sub-committees | Finance and Resources |
| Declarations of Interest | None |
| Attendance at Local Governing Body Meetings | N/A |
| Attendance at Sub-committee Meetings | N/A |
Amar Bhanabhai
| Full Name | Amar Bhanabhai |
| Date Appointment | 04/10/2019 |
| Category of Governor | Parent |
| Appointed by | Election |
| Sub-committees | Finance | Students, Standards and Community |
| Declarations of Interest | None |
| Attendance at Local Governing Body Meetings | 2019-2020: 3/3 |
| Attendance at Sub-committee Meetings | 2019-2020: Finance - 1/1 | Students, Standards and Community - 1/1 |
Angela Conway
| Full Name | Angela Conway |
| Date Appointment | 06/11/2017 |
| Category of Governor | Parent |
| Appointed by | Election |
| Sub-committees | Students, Standards and Community |
| Declarations of Interest | None |
| Attendance at Local Governing Body Meetings | 2019-2020: 3/3 |
| Attendance at Sub-committee Meetings | 2019-2020: Students, Standards and Community - 1/2 |
Carrie Burrows-Pinn
| Full Name | Carrie Burrows-Pinn |
| Date Appointment | 09/03/2020 |
| Category of Governor | Staff |
| Appointed by | Election |
| Sub-committees | None |
| Declarations of Interest | None |
| Attendance at Local Governing Body Meetings | 2019-2020: 1/1 |
| Attendance at Sub-committee Meetings | N/A |
Claire Pottage
| Full Name | Claire Pottage |
| Date Appointment | 09/02/2018 |
| Category of Governor | Sponsor |
| Appointed by | An employee of the Co-op appointed by the sponsor |
| Sub-committees | Students, Standards and Community |
| Declarations of Interest | None |
| Attendance at Local Governing Body Meetings | 2019-2020: 1/3 |
| Attendance at Sub-committee Meetings | 2019-2020: Students, Standards and Community - 1/1 |
Geoff Nash
| Full Name | Geoff Nash |
| Date Appointment | 01/07/2017 |
| Category of Governor | Co-opted |
| Appointed by | Governing Body |
| Sub-committees | Finance |
| Declarations of Interest | Awaiting information |
| Attendance at Local Governing Body Meetings | 2019-2020: 1/3 |
| Attendance at Sub-committee Meetings | 2019-2020: Finance - 0/2 |
Ian Featherstone
| Full Name | Ian Featherstone |
| Date Appointment | 01/07/2017 |
| Category of Governor | Co-opted |
| Appointed by | Governing Body |
| Sub-committees | Finance | Students, Standards and Community |
| Declarations of Interest | Governor, Co-op Academy Beckfield from March 2018 | Trustee, Calverley Local History Centre from June 2017 | Director, FYPT Trustees from June 2017 |
| Attendance at Local Governing Body Meetings | 2019-2020: 3/3 |
| Attendance at Sub-committee Meetings | 2019-2020: Finance - 2/2 | Students, Standards and Community - 2/2 |
John Thorne
| Full Name | John Thorne |
| Date Appointment | 01/07/2017 |
| Category of Governor | Local Authority |
| Appointed by | Governing Body |
| Sub-committees | Finance | Students, Standards and Community |
| Declarations of Interest | Governor, Southroyd Primary School and Children's Centre from January 2008 | Chair, City of Leeds School Forum from September 2018 (Forum member since 2008) |
| Attendance at Local Governing Body Meetings | 2019-2020: 1/3 |
| Attendance at Sub-committee Meetings | 2019-2020: Finance - 2/2 | Students, Standards and Community - 2/2 |
Linda Evers
| Full Name | Linda Evers |
| Date Appointment | 01/07/2017 |
| Category of Governor | Co-opted |
| Appointed by | Governing Body |
| Sub-committees | Finance and Resources | Students, Standards and Community |
| Declarations of Interest | None |
| Attendance at Local Governing Body Meetings | 2019-2020: 2/3 |
| Attendance at Sub-committee Meetings | 2019-2020: Finance - 2/2 | Students, Standards and Community - 1/2 |
Lucy Brown
| Full Name | Lucy Brown |
| Date Appointment | 08/09/2020 |
| Category of Governor | Sponsor |
| Appointed by | An employee of the Co-op appointed by the sponsor |
| Sub-committees | N/A |
| Declarations of Interest | None |
| Attendance at Local Governing Body Meetings | N/A |
| Attendance at Sub-committee Meetings | N/A |
Martin Blacoe
| Full Name | Martin Blacoe |
| Category of Governor | Ex-Officio |
| Appointed by | N/A |
| Sub-committees | Finance | Students, Standards and Community |
| Declarations of Interest | Employee of Co-op Academies Trust |
| Attendance at Local Governing Body Meetings | 2019-2020: 3/3 |
| Attendance at Sub-committee Meetings | Finance: 2/2 | Students, Standards and Community - 2/2 |
Tom Walling
| Full Name | Tom Walling |
| Date Appointment | 08/10/2020 |
| Category of Governor | Co-opted |
| Appointed by | Governing Body |
| Sub-committees | Students, Standards and Community |
| Declarations of Interest | None |
| Attendance at Local Governing Body Meetings | N/A |
| Attendance at Sub-committee Meetings | N/A |
Tracey Metcalfe
| Full Name | Tracey Metcalfe |
| Date Appointment | 09/10/2017 |
| Category of Governor | Staff |
| Appointed by | Election |
| Sub-committees | Students, Standards and Community |
| Declarations of Interest | Awaiting Information |
| Attendance at Local Governing Body Meetings | 2019-2020: 3/3 |
| Attendance at Sub-committee Meetings | 2019-2020: Students, Standards and Community - 2/2 |
Chalene Mann
| Full Name | Chalene Mann |
| Date Appointment | 17/09/2018 |
| Category of Governor | Sponsor |
| Appointed by | An employee of the Co-op appointed by the sponsor |
| Sub-committees | Students, Standards and Community |
| Declarations of Interest | None |
| Attendance at Local Governing Body Meetings | 0/0 |
| Attendance at Sub-committee Meetings | Students, Standards and Community: 1/1 |
| Date of Resignation | 03/11/2019 |
Colin Wiggins
| Full Name | Colin Wiggins |
| Date Appointment | 01/07/2017 |
| Category of Governor | Staff |
| Appointed by | Election |
| Sub-committees | Finance | Students, Standards and Community |
| Declarations of Interest | None |
| Attendance at Local Governing Body Meetings | 1/1 |
| Attendance at Sub-committee Meetings | Finance - 1/1 | Students, Standards and Community - 1/1 |
| Date of Resignation | 27/11/2019 |
Jon Church
| Full Name | Jon Church |
| Date Appointment | 01/07/2017 |
| Category of Governor | Sponsor |
| Appointed by | An employee of the Co-op appointed by the sponsor |
| Sub-committees | Students, Standards and Community |
| Declarations of Interest | Employee, Co-op |
| Attendance at Local Governing Body Meetings | 1/3 |
| Attendance at Sub-committee Meetings | Standards and Community: 0/2 |
| Date of Resignation | 03/08/2020 |