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Governance

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 our Co-op Academies Trust governance, on our trust website.

Our Academy Governing Council

Sally Birkbeck (Acting Chair)

Full Name	Sally Birkbeck
Date of appointment	31 May 2023
Term of office	4 years
Category of Governor	Community, Interim Chair of Governors
Appointed by	Appointed by the sponsor
Subcommittees	Pay committee
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 2022/23	6/6
Attendance at subcommittee meetings 2022/23	Pay Committee: 1/1
A few words from Sally: I have been a community governor at Delius since before the local authority school opened (when I was a Bradford local authority resident) and am proud to have seen it grow - literally and figuratively - into the continuously developing academy it is today. Prior to moving to Yorkshire, I volunteered as a school governor and pupil mentor in Tower Hamlets and more recently was briefly a governor at the Leeds primary school our daughter attended. Much of my career has been in the financial services sector, in various roles at the Bank of England and in the central European bank team of a rating agency in London and, after I moved to Yorkshire, in the dealing room of a former building society, where I met my husband. I am currently a prospect researcher at the University of Sheffield - working remotely - helping to source philanthropic support for the University's genetic disease and other research and for student scholarships. A former Brownie, Guide and Ranger and Mum to a Young Leader, I am now a Ranger leader in Bradford and run a Brownie unit as a lunchtime club at Delius' BD7 campus, where the pupils are powering through the Brownie programme. I am an avid Leeds Rhinos fan but leave the trials and tribulations of Leeds Utd to my husband - and am proud to say that I have watched more football at Valley Parade than Elland Road!

Catherine Alred

Full Name	Catherine Alred
Date of appointment	1 June 2023
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 2022/23	5/6
Attendance at subcommittee meetings 2022/23	N/A

Janine Rice

Full Name	Janine Rice
Date of appointment	24 July 2023
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 2022/23	5/6
Attendance at subcommittee meetings 2022/23	Pay Committee: 1/1

Emma Hardaker (Headteacher)

Full Name	Emma Hardaker
Date of appointment	1 September 2020
Term of office	N/A
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 2022/23	6/6
Attendance at subcommittee meetings 2022/23	Pay Committee: 1/1

Melissa Oballim

Full Name	Melissa Oballim
Date of appointment	15 September 2023
Term of office	N/A
Category of Governor	Parent
Appointed by	Elected by parents
Subcommittees	Awaiting information
Declarations of Interest	Awaiting information
Attendance at Academy Governing Council meetings 2022/23	0/0
Attendance at subcommittee meetings 2022/23	N/A

Tanvir Shah

Full Name	Tanvir Shah
Date of appointment	5 October 2023
Term of office	4 Years
Category of Governor	Community
Appointed by	Appointed by Academy Governing Council
Subcommittees	Awaiting information
Declarations of Interest	None
Attendance at Academy Governing Council meetings 2023/24	1/1
Attendance at subcommittee meetings 2022/23	N/A

Past Governors

Sally Joy

Full Name	Sally Joy
Date Appointment	N/A
Category of Governor	Ex-Officio
Appointed by	N/A
Sub-committees	Teaching and Learning Finance
Declarations of Interest	None
Attendance at Local Governing Body Meetings	2/3
Attendance at Sub-committee Meetings	Teaching and Learning: 2/2 Finance: 2/2
Date of Resignation	31/08/20

Jackie Hibbert

Full Name	Jackie Hibbert
Date Appointment	14 September 2023
Category of Governor	Sponsor
Appointed by	Appointed by the Sponsor
Sub-committees	None
Declarations of Interest	None
Attendance at Local Governing Body Meetings in 2020/21	1/2
Attendance at Sub-committee Meetings in 2020/21	N/A
Date of Resignation	22 January 2024

Peter Edwards

Full Name	Peter Edwards
Date Appointment	31 May 2023
Category of Governor	Community
Appointed by	Appointed by the Academy Governing Council
Sub-committees	N/A
Declarations of Interest	1 June 2019 to end of office My wife, Beth Edwards, works as an SNTA at Co-op Academy Delius
Attendance at Local Governing Body Meetings in 2020/21	0/2
Attendance at Sub-committee Meetings in 2020/21	N/A
Date of Resignation	17 January 2024

Alex Horridge

Full Name	Alex Horridge
Date Appointment	27/06/2019
Category of Governor	Sponsor
Appointed by	An employee of the Co-op appointed by the sponsor
Declarations of Interest	None
Attendance at Academy Governing Council Meetings in 2021/22	0/2
Date of Resignation	19/10/21

Rachel Randles

Full Name	Rachel Randles
Date Appointment	22/05/2020
Category of Governor	Staff
Appointed by	Appointed by election
Sub-committees	None
Declarations of Interest	None
Attendance at Local Governing Body Meetings in 2020/21	3/5
Attendance at Sub-committee Meetings in 2020/21	N/A
Date of Resignation	N/A

Katrina Butler

Full Name	Katrina Butler
Date Appointment	01/06/2019
Category of Governor	Parent
Appointed by	Appointed by election
Declarations of Interest	Local council, Bradford Council, from Jul 16 Bids committee member, Bradford Council, from May 2021
Attendance at Academy Governing Council Meetings in 2021/22	2/2
Date of Resignation	N/A

Tony Hind

Full Name	Tony Hind
Date Appointment	01/09/2021
Term of Office	4 Years
Category of Governor	Sponsor
Appointed by	An employee of the Co-op appointed by the sponsor
Sub-committee membership (2021-2022)	N/A
Declarations of Interest	None
Attendance at Academy Governing Council Meetings in 2021/22	2/2
Date of Resignation	29 July 2022

Rebecca Mowbray

Full Name	Rebecca Mowbray
Date of appointment	4 April 2022
Term of office	4 years
Category of Governor	Sponsor, Chair of Governors
Appointed by	Appointed by the sponsor
Subcommittees	N/A
Declarations of Interest	None
Attendance at Academy Governing Council meetings 2022/23	0/3
Attendance at subcommittee meetings	N/A
Date of resignation	13 January 2023

Tanvir Shah

Full Name		Tanvir Shah
Date of appointment		20 June 2019
Term of office		4 years
Category of Governor		Parent
Appointed by		Elected by parents
Subcommittees		Pay Committee
Declarations of Interest		None
Attendance at Academy Governing Council meetings 2022/23		2/6
Attendance at subcommittee meetings		Pay Committee: 1/1
End of Term		19 June 2023 - Believed to be reappointed as Community Governor in AGC 1

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