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Academy Community Council (Governance)

Zeshaan Ejaz - Chair of the ACC

Full Name

Zeshaan Ejaz

Term From

15 June 2023

Term of office

4 Years

Category of Governor

Parent CCM

Appointed by

Appointed by the Trust

Declarations of Interest

None

Attendance at Academy Improvement Board Meetings 2025-2026 6/6

Sam Moncaster 

Full Name

Sam Moncaster

Term From

1 September 2026

Term of office

N/A 

Category of Governor

EX officio

Appointed by

By virtue of appointment as Headteacher 

Declarations of Interest

None

Attendance at Academy Improvement Board Meetings 2025-2026 6/6

Verity Howorth

Full Name

Verity Howorth

Term From

16 January 2023

Term of office

4 Years

Category of CCM

Community CCM

Appointed by

Appointed by the Trust

Declarations of Interest

None

Attendance at Academy Improvement Board Meetings 2025-2026 6/6

Sally Birkbeck

Full Name

Sally Birkbeck

Term From

16 January 2023

Term of office

4 Years

Category of Governor

Community CCM

Appointed by

Appointed by the Trust

Declarations of Interest

None

Attendance at Academy Improvement Board Meetings 2025-2026 6/6

Ian Berryman

Full Name

Ian Berryman
Term From

1 September 2024

Term of office

4 Years

Category of Governor

Community CCM

Appointed by

Appointed by the Trust

Declarations of Interest

None

Attendance at Academy Improvement Board Meetings 2025-2026 5/6

Michelle Khambhaita 

Full Name

Michelle Khambhaita 
Term From

1 September 2024

Term of office

4 Years

Category of Governor

Community CCM

Appointed by

Appointed by the Trust

Declarations of Interest

None

Attendance at Academy Improvement Board Meetings 2025-2026 3/6

Charlotte Carver

Full Name

Charlotte Carver
Term From

24 September 2025

Term of office

4 Years

Category of Governor

Parent CCM

Appointed by

Appointed by the Trust

Declarations of Interest

None

Attendance at Academy Improvement Board Meetings 2025-2026 4/6

 

Past Members

 

Chris Tomlinson (Chair of AIB)

Full Name

Chris Tomlinson (Chair of AIB)

Term From

1 September 2024

Term of office

4 Years

Category of Governor

Member of Academy Improvement Board

Appointed by

Appointed by the Trust

Declarations of Interest

None

Attendance at Academy Improvement Board Meetings 2025-2026 6/6
Date of resignation 31 August 2026

Mahmood Ahmed

Full Name

Mahmood Ahmed

Term From

16 October 2023

Term of office

4 Years

Category of Governor

Member of Academy Improvement Board

Appointed by

Appointed by the Trust

Declarations of Interest

I am a DfE employee involved in the funding of all revenue funded institutions

Attendance at Academy Improvement Board Meetings 2025-2026 4/6
Date of resignation 31 August 2026

Karine Hendley

Full Name

Karine Hendley
Term From

1 September 2024

Term of office

4 Years

Category of Governor

Member of Academy Improvement Board

Appointed by

Appointed by the Trust

Declarations of Interest

None

Attendance at Academy Improvement Board Meetings 2025-2026 6/6
Date of resignation 31 August 2026