Anthem Community Council (local Governance)
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.
Our school is part of Anthem Schools Trust and the name for our local layer of governance is Anthem Community Councils (ACCs). Members of our ACCs are known as Anthem Community Council members (ACCms). The ACC has 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 www.anthemtrust.uk/accs
The current members of our ACC are:
| Name | Role | Date Appointed | Term of Office | Stepped Down (Where Applicable) | Appointed By | Interests declared and date interest began |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kirstie Johnson | Headteacher | April 2023 | N/A | |||
| Helen Morgan | ACC Member | May 2017 | To May 2025 | Trust | Parent/Carer | |
| Luke Thornhill | ACC Member | June 2021 | To June 2028 | Trust | Parent/Carer | |
| Roger Gale | ACC Chair | July 2019 | 17/10/2024 | Trust | ACC Community Member - nothing to declare | |
| Ketan Keshwala | ACC Member | November 2022 | 17/10/2024 | Trust | ACC Community Member - nothing to declare |
Our Governance Professional (clerk to the ACC) is Alison White, AWhite@anthemtrust.uk ACC members can be contacted via the main school address or via our Governance Professional.
A summary table of ACCms' interests and meeting attendance for the last full academic year can be found via the link below.
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.
ACC Vacancies
We would like to invite enquiries from interested persons; whether parents or members of the community.
ACC members will engage in all normal activities linked with the ACC including attending the termly ACC meetings (on average 4 meetings per year) and visiting the school during the day.
Meetings usually take place on a Thursday evening at 4.00pm. Please see the list of meeting dates on our ACC information section (at the bottom of this page).
If you are interested in joining our ACC, please contact the Clerk to the ACC for more information:
office@deepings.anthemtrust.uk
The application form and skills audit are available in the ACC information section (at the bottom of this page).
Applications and skills audits should be returned to the Clerk once complete.
Full training will be provided.
Roger Gale
Chair of the ACC
Previous ACC members
Governors who have served in the last twelve months:
Name |
Category |
Appointed by |
Term Dates |
Relevant Business Interests |
Other Governor Positions |
Relationships with other governors or staff |
Rachael Hardy |
Local Staff Governor | Anthem Schools Trust | November 2022 - August 2023 | None | None | None |
Rachel Stewart |
Local Governor | Anthem Schools Trust | October 2017 - September 2023 | Company Director for a Financial Services business | None | None |
Tim Hutton |
Local Governor | Anthem Schools Trust | November 2016 - September 2023 | None | None | Parent |
Claire Nottingham |
Local Governor | Anthem Schools Trust | November 2022 - October 2023 | None | None |
Parent |
