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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 (Chair of Governing Board) | 1st March 2021 (Ex-Officio) |
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 | ||
| Howard Freed | Member Appointed Governor |
Vice Chair |
Chair ✓ |
✓ | ✓ | 1 March 2021 | 31 Aug 2028 | ||
| Carolyn Hector | Co-opted Governor | ✓ | ✓ | Chair ✓ |
✓ | ✓ | 17 Jan 2023 | 16 Jan 2027 | |
| Kirti Jeram | Co-opted Governor | ✓ | ✓ | 1 March 2021 |
3 Jul 2027 |
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|
Claire Larkman |
Co-opted Governor | ✓ | Vice Chair ✓ |
✓ | 30 March 2023 | 29 March 2027 | |||
| Hiten Shah | Parent Governor | ✓ | Vice Chair ✓ |
13 Oct 2021 | 12 Oct 2025 | ||||
| Saba Syed | Member Appointed Governor | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | 1 March 2021 | 5 March 2028 | ||
| Michelle Weerasekera | Member Appointed Governor |
Chair |
✓ | ✓ | ✓ |
Chair |
Chair |
1 March 2021 | 30 Nov 2028 |
| Bob Goswell | Associate Governor | N/A | ✓ | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | 1 March 2021 | Ex-Officio |
| Hugh Brown | Parent Governor | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | 23 June 2023 | 22 June 2027 | ||
| Raluca Grecu | Staff Governor | ✓ | ✓ | N/A | ✓ | N/A | 16 October 2023 | 15 October 2027 | |
| Alicia Patel | Parent Governor | ✓ | 22 March 2024 | 21 March 2028 | |||||
| Jo Skelhorne | Headteacher Member appointed governor |
✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | N/A | 16 Sept 2024 | |
Governors who resigned / reached the end of their term during 2021/2022, 2022/2023, and 2023/2024
| 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 | ||
| Adeela Chowdhry | Member Appointed Governor | ✓ | Vice Chair ✓ |
Chair |
✓ | 1 March 2021 | 21 July 2023 (resigned) | ||
| Diana La Rue | Member Appointed Governor | ✓ | Chair ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | 1 March 2021 | 21 July 2023 (resigned) | ||
| Philip Lawder | Member of the Academy Trust | 1 March 2021 |
8 July 2023 (resigned) |
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| Amy Thomas | Staff Governor | ✓ | ✓ | N/A | 15 Sept 2021 | 27 May 2022 (resigned) | |||
| Karam Bhogal | Parent Governor | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | 4 July 2019 | 18 April 2023 (resigned) | |||
|
Michael Gilbey
|
Staff Governor | ✓ | ✓ | 30 June 2022 |
21 July 2023 (resigned) |
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| Jan Cobben | Parent Governor | ✓ | 13 October 2021 | 14 February 2024 (resigned) | |||||
| Patricia Gordon | Staff Governor | ✓ | ✓ | N/A | N/A | 15 Sept 2021 | 19/7/24 (resigned) | ||
| John Richardson | Co-opted Governor | ✓ | ✓ | 12 Jan 2022 | 19/7/24 (resigned) | ||||
| Louise Voden |
Headteacher, Member Appointed Governor |
✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | N/A | 01 Jan 2019 | 31 August 2024 |
Register of Related Parties and Business Interests
| Name | Interest | Date |
| Miriam Manderson |
Headteacher at Rooks Heath Dance fitness instructor at Bridge Park Complex |
Sep 2022 Sep 2023 |
| Roy McKerracher | Director of Castell Safety International Ltd. | 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 |
| Hiten Shah | None | Sep 2022 |
| Kirti Jeram | Employee at Bank of America | Oct 2022 |
| Saba Syed |
Listed as the Company Secretary for Tongues on Fire Ltd. This is a voluntary position for a non-profit arts organisation in Harrow. TOF produces the annual UK Asian Film Festival, with multiple events in cinemas, arts orgs, schools and universities all over London, Leicester and Glasgow, managed by a team of volunteers. Noted as the Operations Director for the festival and on the advisory board. Founding member and the treasurer of the Friends of Headstone Manor Park, a voluntary local organisation. |
Sep 2022 |
| Michelle Weerasekera |
None |
Sep 2023 |
| Claire Larkman | SBM, West Lodge Primary School | Jan 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) |
Mar 2023 |
| Hugh Brown |
Employee at Parasol Ltd, Director Synapse Project Ltd, Company No 08134408 Trustee, Cressex Community School Fund, Charity No 1115420 |
June 2023 |
| Raluca Grecu | Transfer Rapid LTD - Director and Compliance Officer Employee at Nower Hill High School |
Oct 2023 |
| Alicia Patel | Employee at Metropolitan Police Service | Mar 2024 |
| Jo Skelhorne | Director of 76 Albion Road Limited | Sep 2024 |
Register of Related Parties and Business Interests for those Governors who resigned/reached the end of their term during 2021/2022, 2022/2023 and 2023/24
| Name | Interest | Date |
| Adeela Chowdhry | None | Oct 2022 |
| Diana La Rue | None | Sep 2022 |
| Philip Lawder | None | Sep 2022 |
| Karam Bhogal | None | Nov 2022 |
| Michael Gilbey | None | Nov 2022 |
| Jan Cobben | None | Feb 2024 |
| John Richardson | None | Sep 2022 |
| Patricia Gordon | Employee at Nower Hill High School | Sep 2022 |
| Louise Voden | Trustee of Friends of St. Marcellin's Children, registered UK Charity Employee at Nower Hill High School |
Sep 2022 |
