Our Governing Body

Governors are volunteers who give up their time to help our academy be the best it can be. Their role is to work together with academy leaders to set the strategic direction of the academy.

Should you wish to contact the Governing Body, please write to: FAO Chair of Governors, Mr Andrew Hay, Co-op Academy Swinton, Sefton Road, Pendlebury, Manchester M27 6JU

Find out more about our Co-op Academies Trust Governance: www.coopacademies.co.uk/about-us/governance

Governors

Andrew Hay

Full Name	Andrew Hay
Title	Chair of Governors
Date Appointment	01/02/2022
Category of Governor	Sponsor, Chair
Appointed by	An employee of the Co-op appointed by the sponsor
Sub-committees	Student Standards
Declarations of Interest	CIPD-Member
Attendance at Local Governing Body Meetings	2020-2021 : 5/5
Attendance at Sub-committee Meetings	N

Zarina Ali

Full Name	Zarina Ali
Title	Principal
Category of Governor	Ex-officio
Sub-committees	Finance and Student Standards
Declarations of Interest	None to Declare
Attendance at Local Governing Body Meetings	2020-2021 : 2/2
Attendance at Sub-committee Meetings	2020-2021 Finance : 1/1 Student Standards : N/A

Neil D'Arcy

Full Name	Neil D'Arcy
Date Appointment	01/03/2022
Category of Governor	Community
Appointed by	Election
Sub-committees	Finance
Declarations of Interest	Canal & River Trust-Employee, Friends of MAPAs-Chair, Child attend's Co-op Academy Swinton
Attendance at Local Governing Body Meetings	2020-2021 : 4/5
Attendance at Sub-committee Meetings	2020-2021 Finance : 2/2

Malcolm Dodd

Full Name	Malcolm Dodd
Date Appointment	18/02/2022
Category of Governor	Staff
Appointed by	Election
Sub-committees	Student Standards
Declarations of Interest	None to declare
Attendance at Local Governing Body Meetings	2020-2021 : 4/5
Attendance at Sub-committee Meetings	N/A

David Furnival

Full Name	David Furnival
Date Appointment	01/03/2022
Category of Governor	Community
Appointed by	The Academy Governing Council
Sub-committees	Finance
Declarations of Interest	Manchester University NHS Foundation Trust-Employee
Attendance at Local Governing Body Meetings	2020-2021 : 5/5
Attendance at Sub-committee Meetings	2020-2021 Finance : 2/2

Emma Gill-Williams

Full Name	Emma Gill-Williams
Date Appointment	11/05/2021
Category of Governor	Parent
Appointed by	Election
Sub-committees	Finance
Declarations of Interest	Child attends Year 8 at Co-op Academy Swinton
Attendance at Local Governing Body Meetings	2020-2021 : 1/1
Attendance at Sub-committee Meetings	2020-2021 Finance : 1/1

Abby Harley-Tuffs

Full Name	Abby Harley-Tuffs
Date Appointment	01/03/2022
Category of Governor	Sponsor
Appointed by	Appointed by the sponsor
Declarations of Interest	Awaiting Information

Asif Hussain

Full Name	Asif Hussain
Date Appointment	01/03/2022
Category of Governor	Sponsor
Appointed by	Appointed by the sponsor
Declarations of Interest	Co-op: Employee

Andrew Meadows

Full Name	Andrew Meadows
Date Appointment	10/02/2020
Category of Governor	Community
Appointed by	The Academy Governing Council
Sub-committees	N/A
Declarations of Interest	Salford City Council – Neighbourhood Manager
Attendance at Local Governing Body Meetings	2020-2021 : 4/4
Attendance at Sub-committee Meetings	N/A

Alan Stockton

Full Name	Alan Stockton
Date Appointment	10/03/2022
Category of Governor	Parent
Appointed by	Appointed by election
Declarations of Interest	Child attends Co-op Academy Swinton

Helen Johnson

Full Name	Helen Johnson
Date Appointment	27/04/2022
Category of Governor	Sponsor
Appointed by	Appointed by the sponsor
Declarations of Interest	Co-op: Employee

Previous Governors

Simon Plunkett

Full Name	Simon Plunkett
Date of Resignation	31/01/2022

Mark Harrison

Full Name	Mark Harrison
Category of Governor	Ex-officio
Appointed by	N/A
Sub-committees	Finance and Student Standards
Declarations of Interest	None to declare
Attendance at Local Governing Body Meetings	2019-2020 : 2/2
Attendance at Sub-committee Meetings	2019-2020 Finance : 2/2 2019-2020 Student Standards : 2/2
Date of Resignation	11/04/2021

Paul Griffin

Full Name	Paul Griffin
Date Appointment	12/04/2018
Category of Governor	Sponsor
Appointed by	An employee of the Co-op, appointed by the sponsor
Sub-committees	N/A
Declarations of Interest	None to declare
Attendance at Local Governing Body Meetings	2020-2021 : 2/3
Attendance at Sub-committee Meetings	N/A
Date of Resignation	04/09/2021

Dave Lambe

Full Name	Dave Lambe
Date of Resignation	31/01/2022

Val Meredith

Full Name	Val Meredith
Date of Resignation	20/09/2021

Kavita Aggarwal

Full Name	Kavita Aggarwal
Date Appointment	22/09/2021
Category of Governor	Sponsor
Appointed by	An employee of the Co-op, appointed by the sponsor
Sub-committees	N/A
Declarations of Interest	Awaiting Information
Attendance at Local Governing Body Meetings	N/A
Attendance at Sub-committee Meetings	N/A
Date of Resignation	01/03/2022

Sarah Birtwistle

Full Name	Sarah Birtwistle
Date Appointment	12/04/2018
Category of Governor	Sponsor
Appointed by	An employee of the Co-op appointed by the sponsor
Sub-committees	Finance
Declarations of Interest	Awaiting information
Attendance at Local Governing Body Meetings	2019-2020 : 2/2
Attendance at Sub-committee Meetings	2019-2020 Finance : 1/2
Date of Resignation	11/04/2022