Anthem Community Councils
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 15 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 includes ACCms 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:
| Position | Name | Appointed | Interests Declared |
|---|---|---|---|
| ACC Chair | Bob Stacey | Feb 2022 (Stepped down 24.042026) | None declared |
| ACC member and Parent Champion | Laura Matthews | Oct 2022 (Stepped down 22.01.2026) |
Registered Nutritionist through the Association for Nutrition, a professional body. Her child is a pupil at Meadow Park Academy. She works with Crumbs on a consultancy basis. |
| ACC member and SEND and Inclusion Champion | Tracey Birchall | Feb 2023 |
None declared |
| ACC member and Sustainability Champion | Richard Cunningham | Sept 2024 | None declared |
| ACC member and Community Champion | Aqsa Farooq | Sept 2025 | Her child is a pupil at Meadow Park Academy |
| ACC member | Zoe Voisey | June 2026 | Staff member |
ACC members can be contacted via the main school address. You can find this on the Contact page of this website. If you wish to contact any ACC members, you can do so via the Governance Professional using the following email address: governance@anthemtrust.uk.
A summary table of ACCms' interests and meeting attendance for the last full academic year can be found on https://www.anthemtrust.uk/governance.
Do you want to make a difference?
If you are passionate about contributing to your community and are interested in finding more out about being part of your school’s ACC, we would love to hear from you!
For further details, please click on the link below to complete this short expression of interest form and a member of our Governance Team will be in touch.