Anthem Community Council
As part of a multi-academy trust, our school is not restricted to the traditional model of local governance that most people are familiar with.
Society is changing, and our governance structures need to change with it. Anthem is leading the way by launching a completely new kind of governance across its 16 schools with local views, experiences, and expertise at its heart.
You can find out more about the strategy on the Anthem website.
The new name for local governing bodies is Anthem Community Councils (ACCs). Members of the ACCs will be known as Anthem Community Council members (ACCMs).
ACCs will have four delegated areas of responsibility:
- Community
- Celebration
- Send, inclusion and safeguarding.
- Panels
Each ACC will include Anthem Community Council members who are Champions in key areas such as safeguarding, SEND and inclusion, and climate change. Our ACCms ensure the voices of students, parent/carers, staff and the community are heard and considered across the school and trust. Further details of all the Champion roles can be found here https://www.anthemtrust.uk/accs
The current members of our ACC are:
| Name | Position |
Date Appointed |
End Date for term of office | Interests declared | Stepped Down (if applicable) | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Caroline Harvey | Chair, Local Governor, Trust appointed | 7 Apr 2022. Appointed chair on 16 Dec 2022. | 6 April 2026 | None Declared | ||||||
| Paul Carpenter | Headteacher | 1 Jan 2024 | N/A | Staff Member | n/a | |||||
| Sara-Imaani Akram | Local Governor | 10/12/2024 | 09/12/2028 | |||||||
| Resignations in Last 12 Months | ||||||||||
|
Name |
Position |
Date Appointed |
End Date for term of office |
Interests Declared |
Stepped Down (if applicable) |
|||||
| Melanie Murfin |
|
n/a | Staff member and member of NAHT | 31 Dec 23 | ||||||
| Laura Hanser | Staff Governor | 1 Nov 2015. Reappointed for second term on 1 Nov 2019 | 31 Oct 2023 | Staff Member and member of NAHT | 31 Oct 23 | |||||
| Maddi Popoola | Local Governor, Trust appointed | 30 Jan 2020 | 29 Jan 2024 | None declared | 16 Oct 23 | |||||
| Kym Reeves | Local Governor, Trust appointed | 11 April 2016, Reappointed for second term on 11 Apr 2020 | 10 Jan 2024 | Parent of children attending the school | 21 Nov 23 | |||||
| Mandy Webber | Staff Governor, Trust appointed | 26 Sept 2022 | 25 Sep 2026 | Staff Member | 21 Nov 23 |
Our Governance Professional (clerk to the ACC) is Lorraine Doyle - LDoyle@grampian.anthemtrust.uk. ACC members can be contacted via the main school address or via our Governance Professional.
A summary table of members' interests and meeting attendance for the last full academic year can be found on https://www.anthemtrust.uk/information.
Do you want to make a difference?
We currently have Champion role vacancies for ACCms who are passionate about contributing to our school and community. If you are interested in finding more out about being part of our school’s ACC, we would love to hear from you! For further details, please click on the link below: Anthem Community Council Expression of Interest Form
