Anthem Community Council (local Governance)
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:
| Headteacher | Kirstie Johnson |
| Chair of ACC | Roger Gale |
| ACC members |
Graham Down Ketan Keshwala Helen Morgan Kate Shinkins-Hoppe Luke Thornhill |
| ACC members (staff) |
Zoe Rock vacancy from 1.9.23 |
| ACC Timi Champions |
Ethan Jones Y11 Evie Latrinco - Ferris Y9 |
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 Roger Gale, Chair of the ACC, you can do so via the Clerk using the following email address: office@deepings.anthemtrust.uk
A summary table of members' interests and meeting attendance for the last full academic year can be found on
https://www.anthemtrust.uk/information
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.
Anthem Community Council Expression of Interest Form.
ACC Vacancies
We would like to invite enquiries from interested persons; whether parents or members of the community.
ACC members will engage in all normal activities linked with the ACC including attending the termly ACC meetings (on average 4 meetings per year) and visiting the school during the day.
Meetings usually take place on a Thursday evening at 4.00pm. Please see the list of meeting dates on our ACC information section (at the bottom of this page).
If you are interested in joining our ACC, please contact the Clerk to the ACC for more information:
office@deepings.anthemtrust.uk
The application form and skills audit are available in the ACC information section (at the bottom of this page).
Applications and skills audits should be returned to the Clerk once complete.
Full training will be provided.
Roger Gale
Chair of the ACC
Previous ACC members
Governors who have served in the last twelve months:
Name |
Category |
Appointed by |
Term Dates |
Relevant Business Interests |
Other Governor Positions |
Relationships with other governors or staff |
Rachael Hardy |
Local Staff Governor | Anthem Schools Trust | November 2022 - August 2023 | None | None | None |
Rachel Stewart |
Local Governor | Anthem Schools Trust | October 2017 - September 2023 | Company Director for a Financial Services business | None | None |
Tim Hutton |
Local Governor | Anthem Schools Trust | November 2016 - September 2023 | None | None | Parent |
Claire Nottingham |
Local Governor | Anthem Schools Trust | November 2022 - October 2023 | None | None |
Parent |
