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 |
Retired |
01/02/2021 |
31/01/2025 |
Member of Canterbury Cross Academy |
June 2017 |
N/A |
Finance & Audit |
Stephen Griffin |
Trustee until 06/01/2019Member 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 |
March 2017 |
N/A |
Finance & Audit |
Edward Wright |
Trustee & Member |
EUC Anywhere Workspace team |
01/02/2021 |
31/01/2025 |
United Sports BarWright Water and Ice LTDTrustee – Handsworth Association of Schools |
Nov 2021November 2020
March 2017 |
N/A |
N/A |
Paul Griffiths |
MemberTrustee (latter from 07/01/2019) |
Company Director |
01/02/2017
07/01/2019 |
Ongoing06/01/2023 |
Director of: Aspire Active Education Group, Aspire Training Solutions, Aspire Active Camps, Aspire Active Partnerships, Griftro LTDOTMA 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 |
N/A |
Mohammed Naeem Aslam |
Trustee & Member |
Self Employed |
07/01/2019 |
06/01/2023 |
Belvedere LimitedPartner: Nosh express |
Jan 2021Feb 2022 |
N/A |
Finance & Audit |
Suhail Tarafdar |
Trustee |
General Practitioner |
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 |
Board attendance 2021/2022
Name |
04/11/2021 |
09/12/2021 |
31/03/2022 |
07/07/2022 |
Roy Fackrell |
Present |
Present |
Present |
Present |
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