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 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.
Our school is part of Anthem Schools Trust and the name for our local layer of governance is Anthem Community Councils (ACCs)
Members of the ACC will be 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 ACCms who are Champions in key areas such as safeguarding, SEND and inclusion, and climate change. Our ACCms 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 here https://www.anthemtrust.uk/accs
The current members of our ACC are:
| Name | Position | Appointed | Term of Office | Interests declared |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Anna Redfern | Anthem Community Council Chair |
April 2021 |
Employee at King's College London since Nov 2019; Employee at South London and Maudsley NHS Foundation Trust since Sept 2009; Registered therapist (freelance) at HelloSelf since Oct 20; Assisting director at Scott-Whitby Studio since Jan 15; member of the British Psychological Society and the Health and Care Professionals Council (HCPC); parent of a pupil attending the school | |
| Patrick Murphy | Headteacher | March 2016 | Staff member | |
| Elliot Read | ACC Member | July 2017 | Employed by Dulwich College since Sept 2016 | |
| Katherine Leopold | ACC Member | April 2021 | Chair of Alumni Association (volunteer), University of Manchester since Sept 2017; Trustee of Friends of JKPS since December 2015; parent of past pupils attending the school | |
| Alexander Iosad | ACC Member | February 2025 | Parent of Pupils attending the school |
ACC members can be contacted via the main school address. You can find this on the Get in touch page of this website.
ACC members can be contacted via the main school address or via our Governance Professional Catherine Frewing cfrewing@anthemtrust.uk
A summary table of ACCms' interests and meeting attendance for the last full academic year can be found on https://www.anthemtrust.uk/governance
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 more out about being part of our school’s ACC, we would love to hear from you! For further details, please click on the link below:
Anthem Community Council Expression of Interest Form.
One of the roles we are looking to fill is our ACC German Champion. If you are German-speaking we would love to hear from you.