Under the terms of the Education Funding Agency’s Academy Trust Handbook, we are required to publish information about the local governing body and attendance of the governors from the meetings held on behalf of the Academy Trust.
Suzanna Challenger (Chair)
Term of office: 01.01.2022 to 31.01.2024 (3 year term)
Appointed by: Trust
Declaration of Interests / other relevant appointments as at January 2022:
- Employee, Orchard Hill College Academy Trust, since March 2014
- Parent Governor, Rushy Meadow Primary School, since March 2018.
Chike Nnalue (Vice Chair)
Term of office: 15.12.2020 to 14.12.2023 (3 year term)
Appointed by: Trust
Declaration of Interests / other relevant appointments as at January 2022:
- Employed by Achieving for Children in Kingston
- Director, SMARTSend Solutions Ltd
Present at 2/3 LGB meetings in 2020-21.
Paul Chambers (Principal, The Skills Hub)
Date appointed: 01.09.2020 (ex-officio)
Appointed by: Trust
Declaration of Interests / other relevant appointments as at September 2020:
- Nil.
Present at 3/3 LGB meetings in 2020-21.
Nicola Stephens (Acting Principal, Young People’s Academy)
Date appointed: 01.09.2021 (ex-officio)
Appointed by: Trust
Declaration of Interests / other relevant appointments as at September 2021:
- to follow.
Isobel Callaby (Governor)
Term of office: 01.01.2022 – 31.12.2024 (3 year term)
Appointed by: Trust
Declaration of Interests / other relevant appointments as at October 2020:
- Nil
Michele Gibbons (Governor)
Term of office: 15.12.2020 to 14.12.2023 (3 year term)
Appointed by: Trust
Declaration of Interests / other relevant appointments as at September 2021:
- Nil
Present at 3/3 LGB meetings in 2020-21.
Urszula Juziuczuk (Governor)
Term of office: 10.12.2021 – 09.12.2024 (3 year term)
Appointed by: Trust
Declaration of Interests / other relevant appointments as at December 2021:
- Nil.
Michael McGraw (Governor)
Term of office: 10.12.2021 – 09.12.2024 (3 year term)
Appointed by: Trust
Declaration of Interests / other relevant appointments as at December 2021:
- Employee, Nightingale Community Academy, since September 2020.
Jerome Shoboyede (Staff Governor, The Skills Hub)
Term of office: 01.01.2022 – 31.12.2024 (3 year term)
Appointed by: Trust
Declaration of Interests / other relevant appointments as at January 2022:
- Nil.
Thomas Crowe (Staff Governor, Young People’s Academy)
Term of office: 16.12.2019 to 15.12.2022 (3 year term)
Appointed by: Trust
Declaration of Interests / other relevant appointments as at September 2021:
- Nil
Present at 2/3 LGB meetings in 2020-21.
Governors who have stepped down in the last twelve months
Sarah Brooks
Term of office: 05.04.2020 to 16.12.2021 (resigned)
Appointed by: Trust
Declaration of Interests / other relevant appointments as at November 2020:
- Vice Principal, Arbour Vale School.
Present at 0/1 LGB meetings in 2021-22.
Kathrine Everett
Term of office: 29.06.2018 to 15.12.2021 (resigned)
Appointed by: Trust
Declaration of Interests / other relevant appointments as at September 2021:
- Employee, Surrey County Council, since September 2016.
Present at 0/1 LGB meetings in 2021-22.
Amy Thoreau – Chair
Term of office: 03.07.2020 to 22.07.2021 (resigned)
Appointed by: Trust
Declaration of Interests / other relevant appointments :
- None.
Present at 2/3 LGB meetings in 2020-21.
Kayser Izard (Principal, Young People’s Academy)
Date appointed: 02.11.2020 (ex-officio).
Appointed by: Trust
Declaration of Interests / other relevant appointments as at November 2020
- Executive Committee Member, PRUsAP
- Member, New Headteachers Round Table.
Present at 2/3 LGB meetings in 2020-21.
Melissa McLean (Governor)
Term of office: 05.04.2020 to 25.06.2021
Appointed by: Trust
Declaration of Interests / other relevant appointments as at April 2020:
- Employee, Nursing and Midwifery Council
Present at 1/3 LGB meetings in 2020-21.
Sunny Kumar (Parent Governor -The Skills Hub)
Term of office: 16.03.2018 to 15.03.2021 (3 year term)
Appointed by: Trust
Declaration of Interests / other relevant appointments as at January 2019:
- Nil
Present at 0/1 LGB meetings in 2020-21.
