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.

Katy Simmons

Chair of Governors

To find out about how to join our governing board Click here

Governor/
Appointed By

Date of
Appointment

Office Ends Date Stepped
Down
Committee
Membership
Office Held

Governor Roles
At Other
Educational
Institutions

Material
Interests

Dr Katy Simmons

FA Trust Appointment
 

01.07.13
01.07.16
01.07.22
30.06.16
10.06.22
30.06.25
 

Resources,Learning
Teaching & Standards
Admissions,
Strategy,
Pupil Discipline,
Employee Grievance/Staff
Dismissal/Pay
Review Appeals,
Staff Dismissal
Appeals,
Complaints Panel

Chair of Governing Board

Safer Recruitment
Governor

Co-operative
Governor

SEND Governor

Library/Literacy

None

None
declared

David
Riddington

FA Trust Appointment
01.07.13
01.07.16
01.07.22
 
30.06.16
30.06.22
30.06.25
 

Resources, Learning, Teaching and Standards,Admissions, Strategy, 
Pupil Discipline,
Employee Grievance/Staff
Dismissal/Pay
Review Appeals,
Staff Dismissal
Appeals,
Complaints Panel

Pay Review

Health and Safety Governor

Land Strategy Governor

Vice Chair Resources Committee

Careers 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        02.12.24

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 
Pay Review

Performance Management Governor

None

None
declared

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
Simon White

Co-opted
Governing Board Appointment

17.10.16
17.10.22      

 

16.10.22
16.10.25
  Learning, Teaching & Standards, Pay Review, Pupil Discipline, Employee Grievance/Staff Dismissal/Pay Review Appeals, Staff Dismissal Appeals, Complaints Panel

Vice Chair of Governing Board & LT&S Committee

Development  Governor

Performance Management Governor

ECT Link Governor
Pay Review

None None declared

Claire Pease

Co-opted
Governing Board Appointment

01.10.18
01.10.21                12.07.24

 

30.09.21
11.07.24    11.07.27

 

  Learning, Teaching & Standards, Resources, Pupil 
Discipline, Employee Grievance/Staff
Dismissal,Pay Review Appeals, Staff Dismissal Appeals, Complaints Panel

Chair of Learning, Teaching & Standards Committee

English Governor

Wellbeing Governor

 

None
None declared

Kamran Raja

FA Trust
Appointment

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 Health & Safety Governor None None
declared

Hibah Rehman

FA Trust
Appointment

 

13.07.20                  13.07.23 12.07.23    12.07.26   Learning, Teaching & Standards, Resources, Pupil Discipline, Employee Grievance/Staff Dismissal/Pay Review Appeals, Staff Dismissal Appeals, Complaints Panel

Pay Review

English Governor

PSHE 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

Pupil Premium/Equalities Governor

GDPR Governor

Library/Literacy

Sustainability Governor

Vice Chair Learning, Teaching & Standards Committee

None None declared

Rebecca Hickman

FA - Trust
Appointment

15.05.22 14.05.25   Learning, Teaching & Standards, Resources, Pupil Discipline, Employee Grievance/Staff Dismissal/Pay Review Appeals, Staff Dismissal Appeals, Complaints Panel

Equalities Governor

Pupil Premium Governor

Student Voice Governor

None  

Andy Ford

FA - Trust
Appointment

03.03.2023 02.03.2026   Resources, Pupil Discipline, Employee Grievance/Staff Dismissal/Pay Review Appeals, Staff Dismissal Appeals, Complaints Panel History Governor None  

Sam Joyce

FA - Trust
Appointment

15.12.23 14.12.26   Learning, Teaching & Standards, Employee Grievance/Staff Dismissal/Pay Review Appeals, Staff Dismissal Appeals, Complaints Panel Performance Management Governor None  

Jenna Spearing

Parent Governor

23.01.24 22.01.27       None  

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  
(Head Girl)

Associate School Appointment
        Ineligible to vote    

(Head Boy)

Associate School Appointment

        Ineligible to vote    

Current Governing Board vacancies:

1 Co-opted Governor

1 Local Authority Governor 

1 Staff Governor         
         

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A note about the appointment of Governors

Governors are appointed to the Governing Board in a number of different ways:
 
Foundation Governors are appointed by the members of the Cressex Cooperative Learning Trust.
Co-opted Governors are appointed by the governing board of Cressex Community School.
The Local Authority governor is appointed by Buckinghamshire County Council.
Parent Governors are elected by ballot of the parent board of Cressex Community School.
Staff Governors are elected by the staff of Cressex Community School.
The Head Boy and Head Girl of Cressex Community School are Associate Members of the Governing Board.
 
Whatever their means of appointment, all governors have an equal voice and do not represent any particular group.