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Our Academy Governing Council

Martin Blacoe

Principal

Sandip Patel

Chair of Governors

Sue Ali

Link Governor for Safeguarding

Faisal Ali

Carrie Burrows-Pinn

Link Governor for Equality

Adnan Naqvi (Vice-Chair)

Full Name	Adnan Naqvi
Date of appointment	8 September 2020
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

Carrie Burrows-Pinn (Link Governor for Equalities)

Full Name	Carrie Burrows-Pinn
Date of appointment	8 March 2024
Term of office	4 years
Category of Governor	Staff
Appointed by	Elected by staff
Subcommittees	None
Declarations of Interest	None
Attendance at Academy Governing Council meetings 2022-2023	6/6
Attendance at subcommittee meetings 2022-2023	N/A

Claire Brennan (Link Governor for Careers)

Full Name	Claire Brennan
Date of appointment	15 November 2022
Term of office	4 years
Category of Governor	Parent
Appointed by	Elected by parents
Subcommittees	None
Declarations of Interest	None
Attendance at Academy Governing Council meetings 2022-2023	5/5
Attendance at subcommittee meetings 2022-2023	N/A

Davina Bhanabhai (Link Governor for Community Engagement)

Full Name	Davina Bhanabhai
Date of appointment	20 April 2022
Term of office	4 years
Category of Governor	Parent
Appointed by	Elected by parents
Subcommittees	None
Declarations of Interest	None
Attendance at Academy Governing Council meetings 2022-2023	6/6
Attendance at subcommittee meetings 2022-2023	Pay Committee: 1/1

Martin Blacoe

Full Name	Martin Blacoe
Date of appointment	1 July 2017
Term of office	N/A
Category of Governor	Ex-officio
Appointed by	By virtue of appointment as Headteacher
Subcommittees	Pay Committee
Declarations of Interest	1 July 2017 to present: Employee of Co-op Academies Trust
Attendance at Academy Governing Council meetings 2022-2023	6/6
Attendance at subcommittee meetings 2022-2023	Pay Committee: 1/1

Louise Pratt

Full Name	Louise Pratt
Date of appointment	1 January 2024
Term of office	N/A
Category of Governor	Ex officio
Appointed by	By virtue of appointment as Joint Headteacher
Subcommittees	Awaiting information
Declarations of Interest	Employee of Co-op Academies Trust
Attendance at Academy Governing Council meetings 2023-2024	Awaiting information
Attendance at subcommittee meetings 2023-2024	Awaiting information

Sandip Patel (Chair)

Full Name	Sandip Patel
Date of appointment	5 October 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	6/6
Attendance at subcommittee meetings 2022-2023	Pay Committee: 1/1

Sue Ali (Link Governor for Safeguarding)

Full Name	Sue Ali
Date of appointment	11 October 2021
Term of office	4 years
Category of Governor	Community
Appointed by	Appointed by the Academy Governing Council
Subcommittees	Pay Committee
Declarations of Interest	None
Attendance at Academy Governing Council meetings 2022-2023	5/6
Attendance at subcommittee meetings 2022-2023	N/A

Urooj Hussain (Sponsor Governor)

Full Name	Urooj Hussain
Date of appointment	3 March 2023
Term of office	4 years
Category of Governor	Sponsor
Appointed by	Appointed by the sponsor
Subcommittees	None
Declarations of Interest	None
Attendance at Academy Governing Council meetings 2022-2023	1/3
Attendance at subcommittee meetings 2022-2023	N/A

Jason Field

Full Name	Jason Field
Date of appointment	6 July 2023
Term of office	4 years
Category of Governor	Community
Appointed by	Appointed by the Academy Governing Council
Subcommittees	None
Declarations of Interest	6 November 2023 to present: Employee of Just Eat Holding Ltd
Attendance at Academy Governing Council meetings 2022-2023	1/1
Attendance at subcommittee meetings 2022-2023	N/A

Jacob Clarkson

Full Name	Jacob Clarkson
Date of appointment	25 September 2023
Term of office	4 years
Category of Governor	Community
Appointed by	Appointed by the Academy Governing Council
Subcommittees	None
Declarations of Interest	None
Attendance at Academy Governing Council meetings 2022-2023	0/0
Attendance at subcommittee meetings 2022-2023	N/A

Faisal Ali

Full Name	Faisal Ali
Date of appointment	4 April 2024
Term of office	4 years
Category of Governor	Community
Appointed by	Appointed by the Academy Governing Council
Subcommittees	None
Declarations of Interest	TBC
Attendance at Academy Governing Council meetings 2022-2023	0/0
Attendance at subcommittee meetings 2022-2023	N/A

Daniel WhItehouse

Full Name	Daniel Whitehouse
Date of appointment	29 January 2024
Term of office	4 Years
Category of Governor	Staff
Appointed by	Staff
Subcommittees	Awaiting Info
Declarations of Interest	None
Attendance at subcommittee meetings	Awaiting Info

Below is a list of previous governors who have now resigned from the Academy Governing Council.

Name	Date Appointed	Date Resigned	Attendance at Academy Governing Council Meetings
Lucy Brown	08/09/2020	05/09/2022	0/0
Claire Pottage	09/02/2018	15/09/2022	5/6
Ikrah Azam	07/02/2022	29/09/2022	3/4
Julie Lloyd	01/09/2021	25/07/2022	0/3
Lucy Brown	08/08/2020	10/10/2022	5/6
Tom Walling	08/10/2020	10/10/2022	1/6
Tracey Metcalfe	09/10/2021	06/09/2023	4/6

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