ACC Council
The Academy Community Council at
Redfield Edge Primary School
Redfield Edge Academy Community Council has the following Academy Community Councillors:
● One Academy Council Chair appointed by the trust board on recommendation of the Academy Council. The Chair must be either a parent/family councillor or a co-opted community councillor.
● Three members of academy staff to include the academy Headteacher.
● Two parent/family councillors.
● Four co-opted community councillors appointed for their skills by the Academy Community Council.
Redfield Edge Primary School – Academy Community Council (ACC) September 2024
Name | Category | Appointed by | Date Appointed | Term of Office | Expiry/Resignation | Pecuniary Interest |
Abi Rapsey | Parent – Vice Chair | Parent Body | 11/02/21 | 4 years | 10/02/25 | None |
Steve Saunders Rawlings | Parent | Parent Body | 04/12/20 | 4 years | 03/12/24 | None
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Sian Fish | Co-opted | ACC | 01/09/24 | 4 years | 31/08/28 | None
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Helen Waddington | Co-opted – Chair | ACC | 01/09/24 | 4 years | 31/08/28 | None |
Kerry Fey | Co-opted | ACC | 08/07/23 | 2 years | 09/07/25 | None
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Vacancy | Co-opted | ACC |
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Lisa Robinson | Staff | N/A | 24/04/19 | N/A |
| Staff Member |
Dominique Kelly | Staff | Staff Body | 04/12/20 | 4 years | 03/12/24 | Staff Member |
Abbie Andrews | Staff | Staff Body | 30/08/23 | 2 years | 31/08/25 | Staff Member |
Molly Caradine | Recruited Clerk | FGB | 09/07/19 | N/A | N/A | None |
Authority
The Academy Community Council (ACC) is a formal sub-committee of the Mosaic Partnership Trust Board and has a range of powers delegated to it under the Mosaic Partnership Scheme of Delegation (DAF). It should at all times seek to ensure that, in its pursuit of outstanding governance, it is acting in a way that is consistent with the core purpose of Integrity, Innovation and Partnership which underpin the trust’s mission.
Role
Academy Community Councils are expected to draw upon the professional
governance work, diagnosis and analysis undertaken by the Mosaic Partnership
Executive Team when assessing the progress of their academy. It should not seek to duplicate governance taking place elsewhere but should focus on supporting the quality of education and inclusion in the academy, holding leaders to account for the overall effectiveness of the academy experience of all children under their care.
To that end Academy Councillors should:
- Seek to ensure that the Headteacher has created a culture that enables
children and staff to thrive.
- Focus on the degree to which the Headteacher and their team are
uncompromising in their ambition, consistently improving the quality of
education and inclusion for all pupils, but especially for those that are
disadvantaged and/or with SEND.
- Challenge and support senior leaders so that the effective deployment of staff
and resources, including the pupil premium, service premium and special
educational needs funding, secures strong provision and outcomes for all
children. Academy Community Councillors should take a questioning and
information gathering approach with leaders about variations in provision and
outcomes for pupil groups. They should have knowledge and oversight of the
protected characteristics and be advocates of equality.
- Seek to maintain a deep, accurate understanding of the academy’s
effectiveness informed by the views of children, community and staff.
- Champion the trust to the community,
- Challenge senior leaders to ensure that there is a culture of safeguarding and
that systems and processes within this are highly effective.
Duties
The specific duties of the Academy Community Council shall be:
- To engage in relevant training and coaching that will support highly effective
governance.
- To monitor progress towards the local Academy Improvement Plan outcomes
including but not limited to the quality of education and inclusion, attainment
and progress, attendance, behaviour, equality, and wellbeing, and to hold
Headteachers to account for achieving these.
- To monitor progress towards any improvement plans recommended in
DOE/CEO reports, Ofsted inspection and DfE reports.
- To monitor the Academy’s risk register, via the Chair of the ACC, ensuring that risks and responses are appropriately identified, and that mitigation measures are appropriate in addressing risks, escalating significant risks to the Board as appropriate.
- To ensure that academy policies and procedures are in place in line with the
Mosaic Partnership guidance, current KCSiE and the Equality Act 2010.
- Ensure that the Health and Safety and Safeguarding Policies are robustly
implemented and to secure the health, safety and wellbeing of staff and
children. Receive assurance that the Headteacher ensures statutory training
requirements are met.
- To review reports on attendance, behaviour and exclusions and review the
effectiveness of provision to support pupils at risk of exclusion.
- To have oversight of the Academy’s annual staffing plans to ensure that the
staffing structure can effectively support the Academy’s priorities.
- Chair of ACC or delegated councillor to be an active participant in the
recruitment and performance management of the Academy Headteacher.
10.To approve and periodically review the Academy’s critical incident plans and
procedures to ensure that they remain effective.
11.To ensure that the Academy has adequate arrangements in place for reporting accidents.
12.To review and act on the reports of the Trust’s committees:
- Quality of Education Committee (QEC)
- Finance and Resources Committee – includes Executive pay (FRC)
- Audit and Risk Committee (ARC)
- To carry out any other duties as may be occasionally required by the Board or Chairs of Academy Council group.
