Governor Information

Members of the Academy Trust

Name	Appointment Date
Michael Stuart Nattrass	1st March 2021
Miriam Manderson	1st March 2021
Roy McKerracher	1st March 2021
Michelle Weerasekera	1st Sept 2026
Howard Freed	1st Sept 2026
Hugh Brown (Ex-Officio)	1st Sept 2026

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Trustees of the Governing Board

Composition of Governing Board: Headteacher, 2 Staff Trustees (one teaching/one non-teaching), 3 Parent Trustees, 3 Member Appointed Trustees and currently 4 Co-opted Trustees.

Please note the word Trustee, as used in the Articles of Association, is changed to the more commonly used term of Governor for the purpose of the website.

Name	Category	Committee Membership					Panel	Term of Office
		Full Governing Board	Resources Committee	Audit Committee	Student Committee	Admissions Committee	Performance and Pay Review	Date Appointed	End of Term
Carolyn Hector	Member Appointed Governor	✓			Chair ✓		✓	17 Jan 2023	16 Jan 2030
Kirti Jeram	Co-opted Governor	✓			✓	✓		1 March 2021	3 Jul 2027
Claire Larkman	Member Appointed Governor	✓	Chair ✓	✓		✓		30 March 2023	29 March 2030
Saba Syed	Member Appointed Governor	✓			✓		✓	1 March 2021	5 March 2028
Bob Goswell	Associate Governor	N/A	✓	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	1 March 2021	Ex-Officio
Hugh Brown	Member Appointed Governor	Chair ✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	23 June 2023	22 June 2030
Raluca Grecu	Staff Governor	✓	✓	N/A		✓	N/A	16 October 2023	15 October 2027
Alicia Patel	Parent Governor	✓	✓	✓		✓		22 March 2024	21 March 2028
Joanne Skelhorne	Headteacher Member appointed governor	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	N/A	16 Sept 2024	Ex-Officio
Meera Mehta	Co-opted Governor	✓						24 October 2025	23 October 2029
Dipti Patel	Co-opted Governor	✓						5 November 2025	4 November 2029
Jonathan Daniel	Parent Governor	✓						15 December 2025	14 December 2029

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Register of Related Parties and Business Interests

Name	Interest	Date
Miriam Manderson	Headteacher at Rooks Heath	Sep 2022
Roy McKerracher	None	Sep 2022
Michael Stuart Nattrass	None	Sep 2022
Howard Freed	Sole director of Howard Freed Consulting Limited providing leadership coaching/mentoring to Heads and Senior Leaders and training to school leaders Trustee, Presdales School, Hoe Lane, Ware, Hertfordshire Trustee, The Jubilee AP Academy, Harrow, London Member, The Tithe Trust, Harrow, London	Sep 2022
Kirti Jeram	Employed at Bank of America	Oct 2022
Saba Syed	Employed at the British Library, Treasurer and Founding Member of the Friends of Headstone Manor Park	Sep 2022
Michelle Weerasekera	None	Sep 2023
Claire Larkman	Westlodge Primary School (March 2023 to September 2025); Helix Education Centre (September 2025 to present)	Mar 2023
Carolyn Hector	Director of Marketing, Brand and Product Development, Age Co (Age UK) Deputy Chair of Shops Board, St Luke’s Hospice (NED role)	Jan 2023
Hugh Brown	Employee at Parasol Ltd (end date October 2025) Director at Synapse Project Ltd, Company No 08134408 Trustee, Cressex Community School Fund, Charity No 1115420 Employee at Paysteam (start date October 2025)	June 2023
Raluca Grecu	Director and Compliance Officer at Transfer Rapid Ltd Employee at Nower Hill High School	Oct 2023
Alicia Patel	Employee at Metropolitan Police Service	Mar 2024
Joanne Skelhorne	Employee at Nower Hill High School Member of Harrow Academies Trust (start date 1st June 2026)	Sep 2024
Meera Mehta	Employee at Turner and Townsend	October 2025
Dipti Patel	Interim consultant for local government	October 2025
Jonathan Daniel	Employee at Tata Consultancy Services	December 2025

 

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Governors who resigned / reached the end of their term in the previous 12 months and Register of Related Parties and Business Interests for those Governors who resigned/reached the end of their term in the previous 12 months

Name	Category / Type	Term Start	End of Term	Declared Business & Pecuniary Interests
Hiten Shah	Parent Governor	13 Oct 2021	12 Oct 2025	None
Nadine Lewis	Staff Governor	1 April 2025	17 July 2026	Employee at Nower Hill High School
Howard Freed	Member Appointed Governor	1 March 2021	31 August 2026 (Transitioned to Member)	Sole director of Howard Freed Consulting Limited providing leadership coaching/mentoring to Heads and Senior Leaders and training to school leaders Trustee, Presdales School, Hoe Lane, Ware, Hertfordshire Trustee, The Jubilee AP Academy, Harrow, London Member, The Tithe Trust, Harrow, London
Michelle Weerasekera	Member Appointed Governor	1 March 2021	31 August 2026 (Transitioned to Member)	None