Our Governing Body
Our governors are responsible for the management of the academy. They must ensure that resources and finances are used with maximum efficiency and strong value for money.
Find out more about them here.
Our Current Governing Body
Trust Governance
Find out more about our Co-op Academies Trust governance, on our trust website.
Governance
| Full Name | Trust Governance |
How to contact the Governing Body
If you would like to contact our Governing Body please bring a letter to Main Reception marked ‘Confidential for Governors’ along with your contact details.
Or post a letter marked ‘To contact the Governing Body’ to ‘FAO Chair of Governors, Co-op Academy Oakwood, North Farm Rd, Leeds, LS8 3LZ
This will then be passed on to the Governing Body who will get in contact with you.
| Full Name | How to contact the Governing Body |
Helen Whitworth (CoG)
| Full Name | Helen Whitworth (CoG) |
| Date Appointment | 06/10/2017 |
| Category of Governor | Sponsor, Chair |
| Appointed by | An employee of the Co-op appointed by the sponsor |
| Sub-committees | Finance and Resources |
| Declarations of Interest | Trustee, DB 12 Foundation from March 2018 | Director, GPD Trustees Limited from July 2017 | Director, UCL Director 1 Limited, from October 2016 | Director, Co-operative Group Pension Fund Limited Trustees, from Aug 2014 | Director, Essex Farms Limited, from Aug 2020 | Director, CWS Pension Nominees Limited, from August 2020 |
| Attendance at Local Governing Body Meetings | 2020-2021: 2/3 |
| Attendance at Sub-committee Meetings | 2020-2021: Finance 2/2 |
Aysha Khalid
| Full Name | Aysha Khalid |
| Date Appointment | 08/09/2020 |
| Category of Governor | Sponsor |
| Appointed by | An employee of the Co-op appointed by the sponsor |
| Sub-committees | None |
| Declarations of Interest | None |
| Attendance at Local Governing Body Meetings | 2020-2021: 2/3 |
| Attendance at Sub-committee Meetings | 2020-2021: N/A |
Claire Bennett
| Full Name | Claire Bennett |
| Date Appointment | 01/09/2018 |
| Category of Governor | Community |
| Appointed by | Governing Body |
| Sub-committees | Finance and Resources |
| Declarations of Interest | None |
| Attendance at Local Governing Body Meetings | 2020-2021: 3/3 |
| Attendance at Sub-committee Meetings | 2020-2021: Finance and Resources 2/2 |
Giles Hall
| Full Name | Giles Hall |
| Date Appointment | 28/11/2019 |
| Category of Governor | Community |
| Appointed by | Governing Body |
| Sub-committees | N/A |
| Declarations of Interest | Former Co-op Employee |
| Attendance at Local Governing Body Meetings | 2020-2021: 2/3 |
| Attendance at Sub-committee Meetings | 2020-2021: N/A |
Jan Ali
| Full Name | Jan Ali |
| Date Appointment | 01/09/2018 |
| Category of Governor | Community |
| Appointed by | Governing Body |
| Sub-committees | Finance and Resources |
| Declarations of Interest | Trustee of Pastoral Church Council for the ecclesiastical parish of the epiphany, Glypton, Leeds from June 2014 | Trustee of Girlguiding NEE from July 2019 |
| Attendance at Local Governing Body Meetings | 2020-2021: 3/3 |
| Attendance at Sub-committee Meetings | 2020-2021: Finance and Resources 2/2 |
Kirsty Dunhill
| Full Name | Kirsty Dunhill |
| Date Appointment | 30/09/2021 |
| Category of Governor | Staff |
| Appointed by | Election |
| Sub-committees | None |
| Declarations of Interest | None |
| Attendance at Local Governing Body Meetings | N/A |
| Attendance at Sub-committee Meetings | N/A |
Layik Hama
| Full Name | Layik Hama |
| Date Appointment | 20/12/2019 |
| Category of Governor | Parent |
| Appointed by | Election |
| Sub-committees | None |
| Declarations of Interest | None |
| Attendance at Local Governing Body Meetings | 2020-2021: 3/3 |
| Attendance at Sub-committee Meetings | 2020-2021: 2/2 |
Neil Braithwaite
| Full Name | Neil Braithwaite |
| Date Appointment | 01/09/2018 |
| Category of Governor | Community |
| Appointed by | Governing Body |
| Sub-committees | None |
| Declarations of Interest | Chairman, The Guinness Partnership Trustee & Honorary Treasurer Barnardo’s, 30 September 2011 to 31 March 2021 | Trustee, Barnardo’s Staff Pension Scheme | Governor and Chair of Finance and Development Committee, York St John University, from 1 August 2021 |
| Attendance at Local Governing Body Meetings | 2020-2021: 3/3 |
| Attendance at Sub-committee Meetings | 2020-2021: N/A |
Rimah Assim
| Full Name | Rimah Assim |
| Category of Governor | Ex-Officio |
| Appointed by | N/A |
| Sub-committees | Finance and Resources |
| Declarations of Interest | None |
| Attendance at Local Governing Body Meetings | 2020-2021: 2/2 |
| Attendance at Sub-committee Meetings | 2020-2021: Finance 2/2 |