Academy Council

Academy Council Structure and Responsibilities 2024-2025

Attendance at Academy Council Meetings 2022-2023

Governor_attendance_2023-2024.pdf

Former members of the Academy Council who have served within the last 12 months:

Roxane Delforge

• Term ended 18/11/2024
• Business Interests: Works for Lloyds Bank
• Governance interests: none
• Relationship to member of the school staff: none

What we do

Academy Council Members are jointly responsible for the conduct of the school, ensuring that the best possible Catholic education is provided for the pupils attending the school. 

We provide strategic direction to the school by:

• monitoring, evaluating and reviewing the progress of the school
• analysing pupil performance data, attendance rates, behaviour reports, and Ofsted feedback to track progress.
• acting as “critical friends,” offering both challenge and support to the leadership team. They ask probing questions, offer constructive feedback, and help leaders reflect on progress, challenges, and solutions.

Foundation Members have an additional responsibility to preserve and develop the Catholic ethos and distinctive Catholic nature of our school.

Contact details

Aneta Field, Foundation member and Chair. 

St Joseph's Catholic Primary School

Coppice Rise

Harrogate

HG1 2DP

admin@stjosephsharrogate.org

Link Academy Council Member

1. At St. Joseph’s School link academy councilors are appointed by the academy council to understand, oversee, monitor and report on their subject area especially focusing on any specific aspects of the School Development Improvement Plan (SDIP). Link academy councilors enrich the whole academy council's understanding of their particular area and contribute to informed decision making. 

2. We also consider that link academy councilors help the academy council to develop positive links with staff and create a visible and professional profile within the school. Each AC member is a Class Link acting as a supportive friend ( attending assemblies, school visits etc) ,and Subject Link as a critical friend ( looking at Action plans and Policies/subject data and assessment).

3. There are additional link academy councilors who have specific roles in supporting the academy council to fulfil its statutory responsibilities in areas such as Child Protection, Special Educational Needs, Catholic Life of the School and Health & Safety. 

Please see below for more information about the role of a  Link Academy Councilor:

Role of the Link Academy Councillor

Scheme of Delegation

St Josephs Scheme of Delegation

Academy Conversion

Academy Conversion Letter to Parents 15 May 2015

St. Joseph’s Catholic Primary School Harrogate, a Voluntary Academy joined The Bishop Wheeler Catholic Academy Trust on 1 July 2015. 

Visit The Bishop Wheeler Catholic Academy Trust website