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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 (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
      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

Claire Larkman

Co-opted Governor Chair
    30 March 2023 29 March 2027
Saba Syed Member Appointed Governor       1 March 2021 5 March 2028
Michelle Weerasekera Member Appointed Governor

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 Vice Chair
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
Joanne Skelhorne Headteacher
Member appointed governor
N/A 16 Sept 2024 Ex-Officio
Nadine Lewis Staff Governor   N/A   N/A 1 April 2025 31 March 2029
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

Governors who resigned / reached the end of their term in the previous 12 months

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
Hiten Shah Parent Governor         13 Oct 2021 12 Oct 2025

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 Director of 76 Albion Road Limited
Employee at Nower Hill High School
Sep 2024
Nadine Lewis Employee at Nower Hill High School April 2025
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

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

Name Interest Date
Hiten Shah None Sep 2022