Academy Council

Academy Council Structure and Responsibilities

Name	Position on Academy Council	Term of Office	Lead Governor	Business Interests	Governor Interests	Class link 2023-24	Relationship to member of school staff
Fr Stephen Webb	Foundation member	01/09/2023 - 31/08/2027	Catholic Life	None	None	Not applicable	None
Aneta Field	Foundation member and Interim Chair	13/01/2021 - 12/01/2025 by Bishop	PE/Sports Premium	None	None	4	None
Roxane Delforge	Foundation member and Interim Vice - Chair	19/11/2020 – 18/11/2024 by Bishop	SEND, Pupil Premium and Attendance	Works for Lloyds Bank	None	5	None
Christopher Bohills	Foundation member	6/04/2022 – 5/04/2026 by Bishop	Health & Safety and Safeguarding	None	None	3	None
Amy Keith	Staff Governor	10/09/2027		None	None	Not applicable	None
Gill Delahay	Headteacher	N/A		None	None	Not applicable	None
Wojciech Kowalczyk	Foundation member	25/01/2027	Safeguarding	None	None	1	None
Mary Young	Foundation member	12/10/2025	Staff Wellbeing	None	None		None
Andrew McLaughlin	Parent	19/10/2027		None	LA Governor of ALB Primary, Leeming Bar		None
Helena Young	Parent	24/04/2027	SEND, Pupil Premium and EYFS	None	None	Reception and 6	None

Attendance at Academy Council Meetings

		AC Meeting 1	AC Meeting 2	AC Meeting 3	AC Meeting 4	AC Meeting 5	AC Meeting 6	Total
Governor	Governor Type	20 Sep 2023	15 Nov 2023	24 Jan 2024	13 Mar 2024	15 May 2024	03 Jul 2024
Christopher Bohills	Foundation governor	Y	Y	Y	Y	Y	Y	6/6
Gill Delahay	Ex-Officio	Y	Y	Y	Y	Y	Y	6/6
Roxane-Isabelle Delforge	Foundation governor	Y	Y	Y	Y	-	-	4/4
Aneta Field	Foundation governor	Y	N	Y	Y	Y	N	4/6
Amy Keith	Staff governor	Y	Y	Y	Y	Y	Y	6/6
Wojciech Kowalczyk	Foundation governor	Y	Y	N	Y	Y	Y	5/6
Andrew McLaughlin	Parent governor	-	N	Y	NS	N	Y	2/5
Fr. Stephen Webb	Foundation governor	Y	N	Y	Y	Y	N	4/6
Mrs Helena Young	Parent governor	Y	Y	Y	Y	N	Y	5/6
Mary Young	Foundation governor	-	Y	Y	N	Y	Y	4/5

Former members of the Academy Council who have served within the last 12 months:

Dominic Lusardi

Term ended 12/9/2023
Business Interests: Governor at Middlesbrough College
Governance interests: none
Relationship to member of the school staff: none

Annette Sowden

Term ended 31/8/2023
Business Interests: none
Governance interests: Foundation Governor SFX Richmond and Governor Leyburn Primary School
Relationship to member of the school staff: none

Tak On Wong

Term ended 20/04/2023
Business interests: none
Governance interests: none
Relationship to member of the school staff: none

Rachel Rouse

Term ended 05/01/2023
Business interests: none
Governance interests: none
Relationship to member of the school staff: none

Mary Beggs-Reid

Term ended 06/10/2022
Business interests: none
Governance interests: none
Relationship to member of the school staff: none

Jonathan Haley

Term ended 01/09/2022
Business interests: none
Governance interests: none
Relationship to member of the school staff: none

Valerie Clemerson

Term ended 21/07/2023
Business interests: none
Governance interests: none
Relationship to member of the school staff: none

What we do:

Academy Council Members are jointly responsible for the conduct of the school, ensuring that the best possible Catholic education is provided for the pupils attending the school.

We provide strategic direction to the school by:

setting its aims and objectives
establishing policies and targets to achieve them
monitoring, evaluating and reviewing the progress of the school

As members of the Academy Council, we are the employers of the school staff, teaching and support, with the legal and ethical responsibilities of good employers. We each take on a serious responsibility and make available time and energy to:

attend meetings;
consider documents;
undertake governor training;
visit the school.

Foundation Members have an additional responsibility to preserve and develop the Catholic ethos and distinctive Catholic nature of our school.

Contact details:

Aneta Field, Foundation member and Interim Chair.

St Joseph's Catholic Primary School

Coppice Rise

Harrogate

HG1 2DP

admin@stjose

Link Academy Council Member

1. At St. Joseph’s School link academy councilors are appointed by the academy council to understand, oversee, monitor and report on their subject area especially focusing on any specific aspects of the School Development Improvement Plan (SDIP). Link academy councilors enrich the whole academy council's understanding of their particular area and contribute to informed decision making.

2. We also consider that link academy councilors help the academy council to develop positive links with staff and create a visible and professional profile within the school. Each AC member is a Class Link acting as a supportive friend ( attending assemblies, school visits etc) ,and Subject Link as a critical friend ( looking at Action plans and Policies/subject data and assessment).

3. There are additional link academy councilors who have specific roles in supporting the academy council to fulfil its statutory responsibilities in areas such as Child Protection, Special Educational Needs, Catholic Life of the School and Health & Safety.

Please see below for more information about the role of a Link Academy Councilor:

Role of the Link Academy Councillor