Academy Council
Academy Council Structure and Responsibilities 2024-2025
Academy_council_information_2024-2025.pdf
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:
- setting its aims and objectives
- establishing policies and targets to achieve them
- monitoring, evaluating and reviewing the progress of the school
As members of the Academy Council, we are the employers of the school staff, teaching and support, with the legal and ethical responsibilities of good employers. We each take on a serious responsibility and make available time and energy to:
- attend meetings;
- consider documents;
- undertake governor training;
- visit the school.
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