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Our Board of Trustees

Please see below for more information on Westminster Academy Trust Board.

You can also view the pen portraits of our trustees, below.

Name
Post
Occupation
Date of appointment
End date of appointment
Business interest declared
Date interest registered
Date interest ceased
Other Committee Post
Roy Fackrell
Chair of trustees & Memeber
Retired
01/02/2021
31/01/2025
N/A
N/A
N/A
Finance & Audit
Stephen Griffin
Trustee until 06/01/2019
Member from 07/01/2019
Self Employed
01/02/2017

 

 

07/01/2019
06/01/2019

 

 

Ongoing
N/A
N/A
N/A
N/A
Maneer Samad
Headteacher & Trustee
Headteacher Westminster Primary School
01/02/2017
Ongoing
Westminster Academy Trust
February 2017
N/A
Finance & Audit
Edward Wright
Trustee & Member
Sales Specialist METNA & SSA VMware UK Ltd
01/02/2021
31/01/2025
United Sports Bar
Wright Water and Ice LTD
November 2022
November 2020
N/A
N/A
Paul Griffiths
Member 
 
 Trustee (latter from 07/01/2019)
Company Director
01/02/2017

 

 

07/01/2019
Ongoing
 
 
06/01/2023
Director  of: Aspire Active Education Group, Aspire Training Solutions, Aspire Active Camps, Aspire Active Partnerships, Griftro LTD
OTMA LTD, Aspire Active Software LTD

 

Trustee - Aspire Sports Trust
 
March 2017

 

 

 

 

Nov 2021

 

 

Nov 2020
N/A
N/A
Mohammed Nadeem Bhatti
Trustee
Headteacher – Shaw Hill Primary School
01/02/2022
31/01/2026
Trustee - Canterbury Cross Academy Trust
April 2018
N/A
Curriculum
Mohammed Naeem Aslam
Trustee & Member
Semi-retired
07/01/2019
06/01/2023
 
N/A
N/A
Finance & Audit
Suhail Tarafdar
Trustee
General Practitioner for NHS England, Small Heath Medical Practice, University of Cambridge, College of Medicine and Dentistry & Arora Medical Education
07/01/2019
06/01/2023
Memberships - Royal College of General Practitioners, Academy of Medical Educator, Fellowship of Higher Education Academy
July 2020

 

 

 

 

 

 

N/A
N/A
Annette Gurney
Trustee
Retired
20/03/2019
19/03/2023
Evans Cottage homes'Trustee'
November 2019
N/A
N/A
Rahat Karim
Trustee
N/A
04/11/2020
03/11/2024
None
N/A
N/A
N/A

 

 

 

ATTENDANCE FOR 2022-23– TRUSTEES AND MEMBERS

 

Name

03/11/2022

08/12/2022

23/03/2023

10/07/2023

Roy Fackrell

Present

Present

Present

Present

Maneer Samad

Present

Present

Present

Present

Edward Wright

Present

Present

Apology

Present

Paul Griffiths

Apology

Apology

Resigned

 

Nadeem Bhatti

Present

Present

Present

Apology

Naeem Aslam

Apology

Apology

Apology

Apology

Suhail Tarafdar

Apology

Apology

Present

Apology

Annette Gurney

Present

Apology

Present

Present

Rahat Karim

Present

Present

Present

Resigned

 

Board attendance 2021/2022

 

Name

04/11/2021

09/12/2021

31/03/2022

07/07/2022

Roy Fackrell

Present

Present

Present

Present

Maneer Samad

Present

Present

Present

Present

Edward Wright

Present

Present

Apology

Absent

Paul Griffiths

Apology

Apology

Apology

Apology

Nadeem Bhatti

Present

Apology

Present

Apology

Naeem Aslam

Present

Present

Present

Apology

Suhail Tarafdar

Apology

Present

Apology

Present

Annette Gurney

Present

Present

Apology

Present

Rahat Karim

Apology

Absent

Present

Present

 

 

 

 

Board attendance 2020/2021

Name

05/11/2020

08/12/2020

10/03/2021

08/07/2021

Roy Fackrell

Present

Present

Present

Present

Maneer Samad

Present

Present

Present

Present

Edward Wright

Present

Present

Present

Present

Paul Griffiths

Apology

Absent

Present

Apology

Nadeem Bhatti

Absent

Apology

Present

Present

Naeem Aslam

Present

Present

Present

Apology

Suhail Tarafdar

Present

Present

Apology

Present

Annette Gurney

Present

Present

Present

Present

Rahat Karim

Apology

Present

Absent

Present

 

Board attendance 2019/2020

Name

07/11/2019

10/12/2019

12/03/2020

27/05/2020

15/07/2020

Roy Fackrell

Present

Present

Present

Present

Present

Maneer Samad

Present

Present

Present

Present

Present

Edward Wright

Apology

Present

Apology

Apology

Present

Paul Griffiths

Apology

Apology

Apology

Apology

Apology

Nadeem Bhatti

Apology

Present

Present

Present

Apology

Naeem Aslam

Present

Apology

Present

Present

Present

Suhail Tarafdar

Apology

Absent

Apology

Apology

Apology

Annette Gurney

Present

Apology

Apology

Present

Present

 

Board attendance 2018/2019

Name

07/11/2019

18/12/2018

10/04/2019

11/07/2019

Roy Fackrell

Present

Present

Present

Present

Maneer Samad

Present

Present

Present

Present

Lynda Ratcliff

Apology

Resigned

 

 

Edward Wright

Apology

Present

Absent

Absent

Paul Griffiths

Present

Apology

Present

Apology

Nadeem Bhatti

Present

Present

Apology

Apology

Naeem Aslam

 

 

Present

Apology

Suhail Tarafdar

 

 

Present

Present

Annette Gurney

 

 

Present

Present

Steve Griffin

Apology

Apology

Resigned

 

 

 

Westminster Academy Trust Board

Pen Portraits

Mr Roy Fackrell (member & trustee):

  • Assistant Headteacher and teacher of French in the secondary sector (retired)
  • Lead for primary school outreach and pastoral provision
  • Considerable experience as a governor and trustee across a range of schools and educational trusts

Mr Maneer Samad (trustee):

  • Experienced headteacher and CEO
  • Designated Local Leader of Education
  • Significant experience of supporting school improvement across Birmingham

Mr Nadeem Bhatti (trustee):

  • Experienced headteacher
  • Designated National Leader of Education
  • Experienced in supporting school improvement nationally.

Mr Edward Wright (member & trustee):

  • Project management professional with experience in developing and managing complex service offers, internationally.
  • Experience includes IT, directorship, account management and systems engineering.
  • Experience in directorship of educational charitable trust

Mr Paul Griffiths (member & trustee):

  • Experienced in business ownership and development
  • Co-founded market leading provider of sports provision and staff development for schools
  • Established international charitable foundation

Mr Naeem Aslam (member & trustee)

  • Considerable experience in retail and commercial banking
  • Business Development Manager in global retail banking, corporate investment and wealth management bank
  • Experience of leading cross-border and multi-jurisdictional banking services for corporations and intermediaries.

Dr Suhail Tarafdar (trustee)

  • Considerable experience as a medical professional, qualified to masters level
  • Experienced General Medical Practitioner
  • Experienced teacher of GP Registrars and foundation doctors

Mr Stephen Griffin (member)

  • Lengthy experience as an accountant qualified at AAT and CIPFA part 1 and 2
  • Particular expertise in school and academy finance, including budget setting, monitoring and reporting
  • Experienced provider of training in educational finance

Mrs Annette Gurney (trustee)

  • Qualified as a teacher in the secondary sector and as a social worker, holding masters level qualifications
  • Served as a senior university lecturer and course director, gaining experience in curriculum delivery, data analysis and safeguarding
  • Significant experience of the charity sector as an employee and trustee'

Mrs Rahat Karim (trustee)

  • Qualified teacher with experience across the primary phase
  • Experienced primary subject leader
  • Substantial experience of key stage 2 assessment
  • Experience of working within the charity sector