Academy Community Council (Governance)

Governance are responsible for the management of the academy.

We are a part of the Co-op Academies Trust, which is a multi academy trust. Our Trust Board is legally responsible for the effective running of the whole Trust. To learn more about trust-level governance, please visit our Trust’s central website here.

Our Academy Community Council (ACC) is made up of our Community Council Members (CCMs) who are responsible for ensuring a high-quality pupil experience that meets the needs of our local community. Learn more about them below.

Our Academy Community Council

Sally Birkbeck

Full Name	Sally Birkbeck
Date of appointment	31 May 2023
Term of office	4 years
Category of CCM	Community, Interim Chair of the Academy Community Council
Appointed by	Appointed by the sponsor
Declarations of Interest	CCM at Southfield and AIB Member at Grange
Attendance at Academy Community Council meetings 2025/26	3/3
A few words from Sally: I have been a governor at Delius since before the local authority school opened (when I was a Bradford local authority resident) and am proud to have seen it grow - literally and figuratively - into the continuously developing academy it is today. Prior to moving to Yorkshire, I volunteered as a school governor and pupil mentor in Tower Hamlets and more recently was briefly a governor at the Leeds primary school our daughter attended. Much of my career has been in the financial services sector, in various roles at the Bank of England and in the central European bank team of a rating agency in London and, after I moved to Yorkshire, in the dealing room of a former building society, where I met my husband. I am currently a prospect researcher at the University of Sheffield - working remotely - helping to source philanthropic support for the University's genetic disease and other research and for student scholarships. A former Brownie, Guide and Ranger and Mum to a Young Leader, I am now a Ranger leader in Bradford and run a Brownie unit as a lunchtime club at Delius' BD7 campus, where the pupils are powering through the Brownie programme. I am an avid Leeds Rhinos fan but leave the trials and tribulations of Leeds Utd to my husband - and am proud to say that I have watched more football at Valley Parade than Elland Road!

Janine Rice (Vice Chair)

Full Name	Janine Rice
Date of appointment	24 July 2023
Term of office	4 years
Category of CCM	Sponsor
Appointed by	Appointed by the sponsor
Declarations of Interest	None
Attendance at Academy Community Council meetings 2025/26	2/3
A few words from Janine: I have been a Sponsor Governor at Co-op Academy Delius since 2019 and am proud to be part of such a wonderful academy. I have worked for the Co-op for 10 years, holding a number of roles but mostly focused around Project Management and delivery. I live in Manchester with my partner and our cat, who very much rules the roost. Outside of work & school, I love football (and follow Liverpool avidly) as well as walking and hiking.

Matt Round (Head of School)

Full Name	Matt Round
Date of appointment	1 September 2025
Term of office	N/A
Category of CCM	Ex-officio
Appointed by	By virtue of appointment as Headteacher
Declarations of Interest	None
Attendance at Academy Community Council meetings 2025/26	3/3

Melissa Oballim

Full Name	Melissa Oballim
Date of appointment	15 September 2023
Term of office	4 Years
Category of CCM	Parent
Appointed by	Elected by parents
Declarations of Interest	Awaiting confrmation
Attendance at Academy Community Council meetings 2025/26	3/3

Sharon Ratcliffe

Full Name	Sharon Ratcliffe
Date of appointment	12 December 2024
Term of office	4 Years
Category of CCM	Community
Appointed by	Appointed by ACC members
Declarations of Interest	None
Attendance at Academy Community Council meetings 2025/26	3/3

Bridget Barber

Full Name	Bridget Barber
Date of appointment	29 January 2025
Term of office	4 Years
Category of CCM	Parent
Appointed by	Appointed by ACC members
Declarations of Interest	None
Attendance at Academy Community Council meetings 2025/26	0/3

Jade Gascoigne

Full Name	Jade Gascoigne
Date of appointment	29 January 2025
Term of office	4 Years
Category of CCM	Parent
Appointed by	Appointed by ACC members
Declarations of Interest	None
Attendance at Academy Community Council meetings 2025/26	0/3

Reanna Knights

Full Name	Reanna Knights
Date of appointment	29 January 2025
Term of office	4 Years
Category of CCM	Parent
Appointed by	Appointed by ACC members
Declarations of Interest	Sporadically volunteers at Thinking Big & Bee Well Connected, local community not for profit service
Attendance at Academy Community Council meetings 2025/26	0/3

Tanvir Shah

Full Name	Tanvir Shah
Date of appointment	5 October 2023
Term of office	4 Years
Category of CCM	Community
Appointed by	Appointed by Academy Governing Council
Declarations of Interest	None
Attendance at Academy Community Council meetings 2025/26	0/3

Past Community Council Members

Stephanie Clements

Full Name	Stephanie Clements
Date of appointment	14 March 2025
Term of office	4 years
Category of CCM	Staff
Appointed by	Elected by staff
Declarations of Interest	Relationship with colleague
Attendance at Academy Community Council meetings 2025/26	2/2
Date of Resignation	10 March 2026

Catherine Alred

Full Name	Catherine Alred
Date of appointment	1 June 2023
Term of office	4 years
Category of CCM	Staff
Appointed by	Elected by staff
Declarations of Interest	None
Attendance at Academy Community Council meetings 2025/26	3/3
Date of Resignation	28 September 2026

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