School Governors
Welcome to the Cressex Community School website. We are very proud of our students and we hope you will enjoy seeing reflected on our website the achievement, enthusiasm and enjoyment that are part of everyday life in our outstanding new building.
The Cressex Governing Board is committed to ensuring that all our students have the best possible start in life. Working with the Headteacher and his team, we are responsible for setting the vision, ethos and strategic direction of the school. We are also responsible for
- challenging and monitoring the school's performance and
- ensuring effective management of the way resources are used, so that we know money is being well spent.
We do these tasks by actively asking informed questions at our regular meetings, understanding the data available to us, making regular visits to the school and keeping up to date with good practice in other schools. We are personally committed to high achievement and keep ourselves updated through regular governor training.
We have a range of specialist skills, for example in finance, education and project management, that we use to benefit the school, through our support for the Headteacher and staff. As people who live locally, we provide a link between the school and our community. We also look outwards to the wider community, through our engagement with the family of Cooperative Schools.
We work together, as volunteers, to ensure that every student at Cressex has as many opportunities as possible for achievement and success.
Celine Tran Doan
Chair of Governors
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| Governor/ Appointed By | Date of | Office Ends | Date Stepped Down | Committee Membership | Office Held | Governor Roles | Material Interests |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dr Katy Simmons | 01.07.13
| 30.06.16 10.06.22 30.06.25 30.06.28 | Resources,Learning | Pay Review Safer Recruitment SEND Governor Library/Literacy Performance Management Governor | None | None | |
| David Riddington FA Trust Appointment | 01.07.13 01.07.16 01.07.22 01.07.25 | 30.06.16 30.06.22 30.06.25 30.06.28 | Resources,,Admissions, Strategy, | Pay Review Health and Safety Governor Land Strategy Governor Vice Chair Resources Committee Careers and Sixth Form Governor | None | None declared | |
| Khaiam Shabbir Headteacher | 01.09.22 | Resources, Learning, Teaching & Standards, Strategy, Admissions | None | None declared | |||
| Hugh Brown FA Trust Appointment | 03.12.18 | 02.12.21 01.12.24 01.12.27 | Resources, Pupil Discipline, Employee Grievance/Staff Dismissal/Pay Review Appeals, Staff Dismissal Appeals, Complaints Panel | Chair of Resources Committee Performance Management Governor | None | None | |
| Tristan Arnison FA Trust Appointment | 08.11.21 08.11.24 | 07.11.24 07.11.27 | Learning, Teaching & Standards, Pupil Discipline, Employee Grievance/Staff Dismissal/Pay Review Appeals, Staff Dismissal Appeals, Complaints Panel | Safeguarding Governor | None | None declared | |
| Claire Pease Co-opted | 01.10.18
| 30.09.21
| Learning, Teaching & Standards, Resources, Pupil Discipline, Employee Grievance/Staff Dismissal,Pay Review Appeals, Staff Dismissal Appeals, Complaints Panel | Chair of Learning, Teaching & Standards Committee Wellbeing Governor Development Training Governor | None | None declared | |
| Kamran Raja FA Trust | 18.05.21 18.05.24 | 17.05.24 17.05.27 | Learning, Teaching & Standards, Pupil Discipline, Employee Grievance/Staff Dismissal/Pay Review Appeals, Staff Dismissal Appeals, Complaints Panel | Student Voice Governor | None | None declared | |
| Hibah Rehman FA Trust
| 13.07.20 13.07.23 | 12.07.23 12.07.26 | Resources, Pupil Discipline, Employee Grievance/Staff Dismissal/Pay Review Appeals, Staff Dismissal Appeals, Complaints Panel | Pay Review English Governor
| None | None declared | |
| Celine Tran Doan FA Trust Appointment | 01.12.21 23.01.24 | 22.01.24 22.01.27 | Resources, Learning, Teaching & Standards, Employee Grievance/Staff Dismissal/Pay Review Appeals, Staff Dismissal Appeals, Complaints Panel | Chair of Governing Board Library/Literacy Governor
| None | None declared | |
| Rebecca Hickman FA - Trust | 15.05.22 15.05.25 | 14.05.25 14.05.28 | Learning, Teaching & Standards, Pupil Discipline, Employee Grievance/Staff Dismissal/Pay Review Appeals, Staff Dismissal Appeals, Complaints Panel | Vice Chair of Governing Board Student Voice Governor Equalities & Pupil Premium Governor Sustainability Governor | None | None declared | |
| Andy Ford FA - Trust | 03.03.2023 | 02.03.2026 | Resources, Pupil Discipline, Employee Grievance/Staff Dismissal/Pay Review Appeals, Staff Dismissal Appeals, Complaints Panel | Fundraising Lead Governor Pay Review Health & Safety Governor History Governor | None | None declared | |
| Sam Joyce FA - Trust | 15.12.23 | 14.12.26 | Learning, Teaching & Standards, Employee Grievance/Staff Dismissal/Pay Review Appeals, Staff Dismissal Appeals, Complaints Panel | Vice Chair Learning, Teaching & Standards Committee Maths Governor MFL Governor Performance Management Governor | None | None declared | |
| David Jordan Parent Governor | 26.01.24 | 25.01.27 | Resources, Employee Grievance/Staff Dismissal/Pay Review Appeals, Staff Dismissal Appeals, Complaints Panel | Health & Safety Governor | None | None declared | |
| John Doherty Co-opted | 20.10.2025 | 19.10.2028 | AI, GDPR, Data Protection & Privacy Governor PSHE Governor | ||||
| Amy Edwards Co-opted | 20.10.2025 | 19.10.2028 | Music & Enrichment Governor Performance Management Governor | ||||
| Olga Carington Local Authority Appointment | 20.10.2025 | 19.10.2028 | Attendance Governor | ||||
| Carla Basilico Parent Governor | 13.11.2025 | 12.11.2028 | |||||
| Simon White Associate Member | 17.10.16 17.10.22 07.07.25 | 16.10.22 06.07.25 16.10.25 | ECT Link Governor | None | None declared | ||
| (Head Girl) Associate School Appointment | Ineligible to vote | ||||||
| (Head Boy) Associate School Appointment | Ineligible to vote |
Current Governing Board vacancies:
1 Staff Governor
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A note about the appointment of Governors
