Academy Councils have four core functions:
- Ensuring clarity of vision, ethos and strategic direction
- Holding the headteacher to account for the educational performance of the school and its pupils and the performance management of the staff.
- Overseeing the financial performance of the school and making sure its money is well spent.
Each Academy Council is made up of:
- Three Parent Councillors
- Three CommunityCouncillors
- Three staff members.
At Barlow Hall the Academy Councillors are:
- Philip Gay - Community Councillor - (Chair)
- Matthew Williams - parent (Vice-Chair)
- Jayne Kennedy - Staff
- Alice Corlett - staff
- Alex Vaughan - staff
- Michael Cowell parent
- Angela Mallon - parent
- Angela Young - Community Councillor
- Peche Agbasonu - Community Councillor
The Academy council at Brookburn are:
- Jen Barker - Community Councillor (Chair)
- Larry Wilson - Community - (Vice Chair)
- Colin Macfarlane - parent
- Kelly Gore parent
- James Leech parent
- vacancy for one Community councillor
- Jen Holden - staff
- Beth Owen - staff
- Matthew Shurlock - staff
"We feel privileged to be part of such a wonderful school."
Parent at Barlow Hall
