Anthem Community Council
Anthem delegates certain responsibilities to a local Anthem Community Council (ACCs) through an agreed scheme of delegation.
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.
The new name for local governing bodies is Anthem Community Councils (ACCs). Members of the ACCs will be known as Anthem Community Council members (ACCMs).
ACCs will have four delegated areas of responsibility:
- Community
- Celebration
- Send, inclusion and safeguarding.
- Panels
Each ACC will include Anthem Community Council members who are Champions in key areas such as safeguarding, SEND and inclusion, and climate change.
The current members of our ACC are:
| Name | Position | Appointed | Interests declared |
|---|---|---|---|
| Zara Thorpe | Chair | Sept 2021 | Employed at Hillcrest Early Years Academy. |
| Bill Grant | Local ACC | May 2023 | Retired health and safety manager |
| Jody Knight | Local ACC | September 2021 | Parent of a pupil attending the school. |
| Luke Lovelidge | Headteacher ex officio |
n/a | Nothing to declare |
| Shayleen Towns | Local ACC | October 2021 | Employed at West Lindsey Local Authority. |
| Debbie McKay | Staff ACC | September 2018 (reappointed September 2022) | |
| Helen Reek | Local ACC | December 2024 |
How to contact local governors
ACC members can be contacted via the main school address. You can find this on the Contact page of this website. If you wish to contact Miss Zara Thorpe, Chair of Anthem Community Council, please email chair@benjaminadlard.anthemtrust.uk.
A summary table of members' interests and meeting attendance for the last full academic year can be found by clicking on the link below
Register of Local Governors 2022-2023
Do you want to make a difference?
If you are passionate about contributing to your community and are interested in finding more out about being part of your school’s ACC, we would love to hear from you!
For further details, please click on the link below to complete this short expression of interest form and a member of our Governance Team will be in touch