Oxford Spires
Academy
Anthem Community Council
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 with a completely new kind of governance across its 15 schools with local views, experiences, and expertise at its heart.
You can find out more about the strategy on the Anthem website.
Our school is part of Anthem Schools Trust and the name for our local layer of governance is Anthem Community Councils (ACCs). Members of our ACCs are known as Anthem Community Council members (ACCms). The ACC has four delegated areas of responsibility:
- Community
- Celebration
- SEND, inclusion and safeguarding
- Panels
Each ACC includes ACC members who are Champions in key areas such as safeguarding, SEND and inclusion, and climate change. Our ACC members ensure the voices of students, parent/carers, staff and the community are heard and considered across the school and trust. Further details of all the Champion roles can be found on the Anthem Community Councils page of the Trust website.
The current members of our ACC are:
| Name | Position | Appointed | Interests declared |
|---|---|---|---|
| Elizabeth Miller | ACC Chair | September 2026 | |
| Amer Akbar | Parent/Carer ACC member | January 2022 |
Employee Health and Social Care, Horizon Care Solution, Azan Consulting, Spiers Investment |
| Eliza Hilton | Community ACC member | February 2026 | Fischer Family Foundation is a funder of, and works closely with the not-for-profit company FFT Education. FFT Education is a supplier to schools in the UK. http://fischerfamilyfoundation.org.uk/ I am co-founder of a new start-up that is aiming to sell a hobby game to children age 9+ |
| Ruthann Clay | Staff ACCm | May 2024 | None declared |
| Pamela Evans | Community ACC member | January 2022 |
Voluntary Independent Listener for Rye St Anthony. Son-in-law is a partner in the Education Team at Browne Jacobson and a member of the firm's board. Instrumental in setting up Academies many years ago. |
| Fridolin Wild | Community ACC member | May 2019 | Employee of Open University |
| Louise Cowley | Headteacher | N/A | Staff Member |
| Parent/Carer ACC member | Vacancy | ||
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Chris Scrivener (Chair) Start of term 2 February 2011 - resigned 1st November 2024 David Hill (Chair) Appointed November 2024 - resigned 18th June 2025 |
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The Governance Professional (Clerk to the ACC) can be contacted via governance@anthemtrust.uk. ACC members can be contacted via the main school address or via our Governance Professional.
A summary table of ACCms' interests and meeting attendance for the last full academic year can be found on the Anthem website.
Do you want to make a difference?
We currently have Champion role vacancies for ACCms who are passionate about contributing to our school and community. If you are interested in finding out more about being part of our school’s ACC, we would love to hear from you! Please contact Alison White (governance@anthemtrust.uk) for further details.