Academy Community Council (Governance)

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.

Community Council Members

Liza Watts (Chair of the ACC)

Full Name	Liza Watts
Date of appointment	01/07/2025
Term of office	4 years
Category of CCM	Sponsor CCM, Chair of the ACC
Appointed by	Appointed by the Sponsor
Declarations of Interest	Information to follow
Attendance at Academy Community Council meetings (2024-25)	n/a
Subcommittee membership (2024-25)	n/a
Attendance at subcommittee meetings (2024-25)	n/a

Sean Jones

Full Name	Sean Jones
Date of appointment	01/07/2025
Term of office	n/a
Category of CCM	Ex-officio CCM
Appointed by	By virtue of appointment as Head of School
Declarations of Interest	Information to follow
Attendance at Academy Community Council meetings (2024-25)	n/a
Subcommittee membership (2024-25)	n/a
Attendance at subcommittee meetings (2024-25)	n/a

Beverley Cawley

Full Name	Beverley Cawley
Date of appointment	12/09/2025
Term of office	4 years
Category of CCM	Community CCM
Appointed by	Appointed by the Sponsor
Declarations of Interest	Information to follow
Attendance at Academy Community Council meetings (2024-25)	n/a
Subcommittee membership (2024-25)	n/a
Attendance at subcommittee meetings (2024-25)	n/a

Marie Jones

Full Name	Marie Jones
Date of appointment	12/09/2025
Term of office	4 years
Category of CCM	Community CCM
Appointed by	Appointed by the Sponsor
Declarations of Interest	Information to follow
Attendance at Academy Community Council meetings (2024-25)	n/a
Subcommittee membership (2024-25)	n/a
Attendance at subcommittee meetings (2024-25)	n/a

Community Council Members can be contacted by writing to the Governance Officer for Co-op Academy Rathbone at governance@coopacademies.co.uk