Academy Community Council (Governance)

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

Paul Davies

Full Name	Paul Davies
Date of appointment	11/11/2025
Term of office	4 years
Category of CCM	Community
Appointed by	Academy Community Council
Declarations of Interest	TBC
Attendance at Academy Governing Council meetings 2025/26	3/3

Jane Burrows

Full Name	Jane Burrows
Date of appointment	13/05/2026
Term of office	4 years
Category of CCM	Community
Appointed by	Appointed by Academy Community Council
Declarations of Interest	Nothing to Declare
Attendance at Academy Governing Council meetings 2025/26	3/3

Matt Hacker

Full Name	Matt Hacker
Date of appointment	29/08/2019
Term of office	N/A
Category of CCM	Ex-officio
Appointed by	By virtue of appointment as Principal
Declarations of Interest	Nothing to declare
Attendance at Academy Governing Council meetings 2025/26	3/3

Mark Speak

Full Name	Mark Speak
Date of appointment	19/01/2024
Term of office	4 years
Category of CCM	Sponsor
Appointed by	Appointed by the sponsor
Declarations of Interest	Managing Director of a business that supplies the Co-op Group
Attendance at Academy Governing Council meetings 2025/26	2/3
Attendance at subcommittee meetings 2024/25	N/A

Shahrokh Taromsari

Full Name	Shahrokh Taromsari
Date of appointment	17/10/2022
Term of office	4 years
Category of CCM	Sponsor
Appointed by	Appointed by the sponsor
Declarations of Interest	Chair of Governors at St Paul's CE School
Attendance at Academy Governing Council meetings 2025/26	3/3

Fay Flatt

Full Name	Fay Flatt
Date of appointment	11/10/2023
Term of office	4 years
Category of CCM	Community
Appointed by	Appointed by Academy Community Council
Declarations of Interest	Salford City Council - Chair of Budget Group
Attendance at Academy Governing Council meetings 2025/26	1/3

Zoe Carter-Hammond

Full Name	Zoe Carter-Hammond
Date of appointment	24/01/2025
Term of office	4 years
Category of CCM	Sponsor
Appointed by	Appointed by the sponsor
Declarations of Interest	Nothing to declare
Attendance at Academy Governing Council meetings 2025/26	3/3

Emily Faulkner

Full Name	Emily Faulkner
Date of appointment	01/10/2025
Term of office	4 years
Category of CCM	Staff
Appointed by	Elected by staff
Declarations of Interest	Nothing to declare
Attendance at Academy Governing Council meetings 2025/26	1/1

Sanjay Patel

Full Name	Sanjay Patel
Date of appointment	12/03/2026
Term of office	4 years
Category of CCM	Staff
Appointed by	Elected by staff
Declarations of Interest	TBC
Attendance at Academy Governing Council meetings 2025/26	1/1

Nick Bowen

Full Name	Nicholas Bowen
Date of appointment	13/10/2025
Term of office	4 years
Category of CCM	Parent
Appointed by	Elected by parents/carers
Declarations of Interest	TBC
Attendance at Academy Governing Council meetings 2025/26	0/2

Shaymaa Amer Hamid Al Ani

Full Name	Shaymaa Amer Hamid Al Ani
Date of appointment	13/10/2025
Term of office	4 years
Category of CCM	Parent
Appointed by	Elected by parents/carers
Declarations of Interest	Nothing to declare
Attendance at Academy Governing Council meetings 2025/26	2/2

Resigned

Steve Nolan

Full Name	Steve Nolan
Date of Resignation	22/08/25

Nina Dunwoody

Full Name	Nina Dunwoody
Date of Resignation	06/01/2026

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