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

How our Academy Community Council is organised

The Academy Community Council (ACC) consists of 8 to 12 Community Council Members (CCMs), of which between 2 and 4 are appointed by the sponsor. In addition, the ACC includes 2 staff CCMs, 2 parent CCMs and the Headteacher. The ACC can then appoint a number of community CCMs to be representative of the local community, provide insight into local partnership links, or bring a particular set of skills.

How to contact Comunity Council Members

Community Council Members can be contacted by writing to the Governance Officer for the academy at:

Katie Whitmore

Co-op Academy Florence MacWilliams

Weston Road
Meir
Stoke-on-Trent
ST3 6AP

katie.whitmore@coopacademies.co.uk

Pauline Smith (Chair of the ACC)

Full Name	Pauline Smith
Date of appointment	01/09/2024
Term of office	4 years
Category of CCM	Community, Chair of the ACC
Appointed by	Appointed by the Sponsor
Subcommittee membership (2023-24)	n/a
Declarations of Interest	None
Attendance at Academy Community Council meetings (2023-24)	n/a
Attendance at subcommittee meetings (2023-24)	n/a

Sarah Smith

Full Name	Sarah Smith
Date of appointment	01/09/2024
Term of office	4 years
Category of CCM	Community
Appointed by	Appointed by the Sponsor
Subcommittee membership (2023-24)	n/a
Declarations of Interest	Chair of Directors at BDMAT since 19 April 2017 Chair of Trustees at Services For Education (S4E) Limited since 9 March 2015 Director at The Diocese of Birmingham Educational Trust since 26 February 2016 Member of the Tudor Grange Academies Trust since 8 December 2016 Member of the NAHT Director of Education at the Birmingham Diocesan Board of Finance since 22 February 2015 Member of the Fioretti Trust since 26 August 2016 Member of St Patricks C of E Primary Academy since 29 April 2021 Director at EDUCO MAT since 15 February 2021 Governor at St John and St Peter's C of E Primary School since 1 September 2021
Attendance at Academy Community Council meetings (2023-24)	n/a
Attendance at subcommittee meetings (2023-24)	n/a

Kiran Vithal

Full Name	Kiran Vithal
Date of appointment	01/09/2024
Term of office	4 years
Category of CCM	Community
Appointed by	Appointed by the Sponsor
Subcommittee membership (2023-24)	n/a
Declarations of Interest	Director/Governor at Sidney Stringer MAT since 19 June 2019 Trustee at Educo Academies Trust since 2 August 2021 Employed by Ormiston Academies Trust since 1 July 2024 Chair of LGB at Ark Boutlon - Ark Schools since 1 July 2024 Employed by Create Partnership Trust from 1 January 2023 until 31 August 2024 Governor at Ark Kings Academy from 4 August 2021 until 31 December 2024
Attendance at Academy Community Council meetings (2023-24)	n/a
Attendance at subcommittee meetings (2023-24)	n/a

Elizabeth Clewlow

Full Name	Elizabeth Clewlow
Date of appointment	01/09/2024
Term of office	n/a
Category of CCM	Ex-officio
Appointed by	By virtue of appointment as Headteacher
Subcommittee membership (2023-24)	n/a
Declarations of Interest	Information to follow
Attendance at Academy Community Council meetings (2023-24)	n/a
Attendance at subcommittee meetings (2023-24)	n/a

Samantha Weston

Full Name	Samantha Weston
Date of appointment	07/10/2024
Term of office	4 years
Category of CCM	Community
Appointed by	Appointed by the ACC
Subcommittee membership (2023-24)	n/a
Declarations of Interest	None
Attendance at Academy Community Council meetings (2023-24)	n/a
Attendance at subcommittee meetings (2023-24)	n/a

Smina Shahban

Full Name	Smina Shahban
Date of appointment	27/09/2024
Term of office	4 years
Category of CCM	Parent
Appointed by	Elected by parents and carers
Subcommittee membership (2023-24)	n/a
Declarations of Interest	None
Attendance at Academy Community Council meetings (2023-24)	n/a
Attendance at subcommittee meetings (2023-24)	n/a

Lizzie Leese

Full Name	Lizzie Leese
Date of appointment	27/09/2024
Term of office	4 years
Category of CCM	Parent
Appointed by	Elected by parents and carers
Subcommittee membership (2023-24)	n/a
Declarations of Interest	Information to follow
Attendance at Academy Community Council meetings (2023-24)	n/a
Attendance at subcommittee meetings (2023-24)	n/a

Duncan Leonard

Full Name	Duncan Leonard
Date of appointment	07/10/2024
Term of office	4 years
Category of CCM	Community
Appointed by	Appointed by the ACC
Subcommittee membership (2023-24)	n/a
Declarations of Interest	None
Attendance at Academy Community Council meetings (2023-24)	n/a
Attendance at subcommittee meetings (2023-24)	n/a

Daniel Jones

Full Name	Daniel Jones
Date of appointment	06/09/2024
Term of office	4 years
Category of CCM	Staff
Appointed by	Elected by staff
Subcommittee membership (2023-24)	n/a
Declarations of Interest	Community CCM at Co-op Academy Glebe
Attendance at Academy Community Council meetings (2023-24)	n/a
Attendance at subcommittee meetings (2023-24)	n/a

Emily Hilton

Full Name	Emily Hilton
Date of appointment	28/10/2024
Term of office	4 years
Category of CCM	Sponsor
Appointed by	Appointed by the sponsor
Subcommittee membership (2023-24)	n/a
Declarations of Interest	Information to follow
Attendance at Academy Community Council meetings (2023-24)	n/a
Attendance at subcommittee meetings (2023-24)	n/a

Historical

Full Name	Jenny Salt
Date of resignation	25/11/2024
Date of appointment	27/09/2024
Term of office	4 years
Category of CCM	Parent
Appointed by	Elected by parents and carers
Subcommittee membership (2023-24)	n/a
Declarations of Interest	Information to follow
Attendance at Academy Community Council meetings (2023-24)	n/a
Attendance at subcommittee meetings (2023-24)	n/a