Academy Community Council (Governance)

Introduction to our Academy Community Council

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 up to 2 staff CCMs, 2 parent CCMs and the Head of School. 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.

Contacting Community Council Members

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

Lynda Podmore

Co-op Academy Glebe
Park Place
Fenton
Stoke-on-Trent
ST4 3HZ

lynda.podmore@coopacademies.co.uk

Our Academy Community Council

Kay Price (Chair of the ACC)

Full Name	Kay Price
Date of appointment	04/10/2022
Term of office	4 years
Category of CCM	Community: Chair of the ACC
Appointed by	Appointed by the Academy Community Council
Declarations of Interest	None
Attendance at Academy Community Council meetings (2025-2026)	3/3

Hayley Norcup

Full Name	Hayley Norcup
Date of appointment	04/10/2024
Term of office	4 years
Category of CCM	Staff
Appointed by	Appointed by the staff
Declarations of interest	None
Attendance at Academy Community Council meetings (2025-2026)	2/3

Johnny Anderson

Full Name	Johnny Anderson
Date of appointment	18/05/2023
Term of office	4 years
Category of CCM	Community
Appointed by	Appointed by the Academy Community Council
Declarations of Interest	Chair of Trustees at St Barts Multi Academy Trust
Attendance at Academy Community Council meetings (2025-2026)	2/3

Tana Owen

Full Name	Tana Owen
Date of appointment	30/01/2025
Term of office	4 years
Category of CCM	Community
Appointed by	Appointed by the Academy Community Council
Declarations of Interest	I work for the Hubb fondation as a school relationship manager.
Attendance at Academy Community Council meetings (2025-2026)	2/3

Katie Revill

Full Name	Katie Revill
Date of appointment	29/01/2026
Term of office	4 years
Category of CCM	Community
Appointed by	Elected by the Academy Community Council
Declarations of Interest	None
Attendance at Academy Community Council meetings (2025-2026)	1/1

Anthony Stott

Full Name	Anthony Stott
Date of appointment	20/10/2023
Term of office	4 years
Category of CCM	Parent
Appointed by	Elected by parents/carers
Declarations of Interest	None
Attendance at Academy Community Council meetings (2025-2026)	3/3

Inderjit Marwaha

Full Name	Inderjit Marwaha
Date of appointment	11/02/2026
Term of office	4 years
Category of CCM	Parent
Appointed by	Elected by parents/carers
Declarations of Interest	None
Attendance at Academy Community Council meetings (2025-2026)	1/1

Bianca Japson

Full Name	Bianca Japson
Date of appointment	11/02/2026
Term of office	4 years
Category of CCM	Parent
Appointed by	Elected by parents/carers
Declarations of Interest	None
Attendance at Academy Community Council meetings (2025-2026)	0/1

Matthew Plant

Full Name	Matthew Plant
Date of appointment	22/10/2026
Term of office	4 years
Category of CCM	Parent
Appointed by	Elected by the Academy Community Council
Declarations of Interest	None
Attendance at Academy Community Council meetings (2026-2027)	n/a

Kirsty Suleman

Full Name	Kirsty Suleman
Date of appointment	17/07/2023
Term of office	n/a
Category of CCM	Ex-officio
Appointed by	By virtue of appointment as Headteacher
Declarations of Interest	None
Attendance at Academy Community Council meetings (2025-2026)	3/3

Resigned in the last 12 months

Vicki England

Full Name	Vicki England
Date of appointment Date of resignation	04/10/2022 23/01/2026
Term of office	4 years
Category of CCM	Community
Appointed by	Appointed by the Academy Community Council
Subcommittee membership (2024-2025)	None
Declarations of interest	None
Attendance at Academy Community Council meetings (2025-2026)	0/2
Attendance at subcommittee meetings (2025-2026)	n/a

Tim Griffin

Full Name	Tim Griffin
Date of appointment Date of resignation	04/10/2022 20/01/2026
Term of office	4 years
Category of CCM	Community
Appointed by	Appointed by the Academy Community Council
Subcommittee membership (2025-2026)	None
Declarations of interest	Owner/MD of GB Rescruitment (Staffs) Ltd since 29 September 2022
Attendance at Academy Community Council meetings (2025-2026)	2/2
Attendance at subcommittee meetings (2025-2026)	n/a

Chris Brady

Full Name	Christopher Brady
Date of appointment Date of resignation	04/10/2022 29/01/2026
Term of office	4 years
Category of CCM	Community
Appointed by	Appointed by the Academy Community Council
Subcommittee membership (2025-26)	None
Declarations of Interest	Managing Director of PlaySmart UK since 1 April 2021
Attendance at Academy Community Council meetings (2025-2026)	1/2
Attendance at subcommittee meetings (2025-2026)	n/a

Kate Rushen

Full Name	Kate Rushen
Date of appointment Date of resignation	01/10/2022 23/07/2026
Term of office	4 years
Category of CCM	Sponsor
Appointed by	Appointed by the sponsor
Subcommittee membership (2025-2026)	None
Declarations of interest	Co-op employee - Delivery in Technology Division.
Attendance at Academy Community Council meetings (2025-2026)	3/3
Attendance at subcommittee meetings (2025-2026)	n/a