Contact details for Chair & Vice Chair

Chair

Mrs H Mandleberg

Clerk to Governors Mrs C Hawkes c/o Tudor Grange Academy Dingle Lane, Solihull B91 3PD

Vice Chair

Mrs J Creaton. 

Clerk to Governors Mrs C Hawkes c/o Tudor Grange Academy Dingle Lane, Solihull B91 3PD

The responsibilities of the LGB are delegated from the trust board and are detailed in the trust’s Scheme of Delegation which can be found here. The Trust Terms of Reference for Local Governors can be found here.

Governors

NameGovernor TypeTerm FromTerm ToRelevant business and pecuniary interestsTrusteeships and governorships at other educational institutions/charitiesPersonal relationships with trust employees or other members/trustees/ local governorsDate of declaration
Waqas AliCo-opted governor(Trust Board )10 May 20239 May 2027NILNILParent to child in school 
Mr Stephen ChiversCo-opted governor( LGB )07 Dec 20216 Dec 2025NILTGAT- TrusteeNILSept 23
Mrs Julia CreatonCo-opted governor( Governing Body )19 May 202218 May 2026NILThe Blue Coat School, BirminghamNIL 
Matthew ElseParent governor( Parents )01 Dec 202230 Nov 2026Employee – Swanshurst school
Private tutor
NILNIL 
Debbie ForbesCo-opted governor( Trust Board )9 Nov 20238 Nov2027NILNILNILNov 23
Adam HarperStaff governor01 Sep 202231 Aug 2026NILNILNILSept 23
Helena MandlebergCo-opted governor( Trust Board )10 May 20239 May 2027NILEmployee – Education Impact Academy Trust (CFO)Springfield House IEB memberSept 23
Raj PurewalParent governor( Parents )10 May 20229 May 2026Employee – Accor GroupParentNIL 
Claire SmithPrincipal  NILHagley Primary SchoolNIL 
Claire SimpsonCo-opted governor( Trust Board )9 Nov 20238 Nov2027NILNILNIL 
Zara Gyamfi-SmithCo-opted governor(Trust Board )9 Nov 20238 Nov2027NILNILSiblings attend TGAKNov 23

Governor Profiles

Mr Stephen Chivers

Mr Stephen Chivers

Mrs Julia Creaton

Mrs Julia Creaton

Mrs Raj Purewal

Mrs Raj Purewal

Mr Adam Harper

Mr Adam Harper

Mr Matthew Else

Mr Matthew Else

Governors who have left over the past 12 months

Full NameRoleDate appointed/re-appointedDate resigned / term of office expires
Sheila BrookesCo-opted Governor01/10/201930/09/2023
Charles FloodCo-opted Governor01/12/202231/08/2023
Janice BurnsCo-opted Governor05/12/202131/08/2023
Charlotte HarveyStaff Governor 10/05/202314/02/2024

LGB meeting attendance

Flood Charles4 of 4 Meetings
Tole James4 of 4 Meetings
Smith Claire4 of 4 Meetings
Bhopal Kieran1 of 4 Meetings
Billington Karin1 of 4 Meetings
Brett Pauline0 of 4 Meetings
Brookes Sheila4 of 4 Meetings
Burns Janice4 of 4 Meetings
Buttery Julian0 of 4 Meetings
Chivers Stephen2 of 4 Meetings
Creaton Julia4 of 4 Meetings
Mandleberg Helena4 of 4 Meetings
Murphy Laura4 of 4 Meetings
Rayson Peter2 of 4 Meetings

Mrs Brett resigned Dec 2019

Mr Buttery, sabbatical year

3 meetings did not take place this year due to COVID

Flood Charles7 of 7 Meetings
Tole James7 of 7 Meetings
Smith Claire7 of 7 Meetings
Bhopal Kieran5 of 7 Meetings
Billington Karin5 of 7 Meetings
Brookes Sheila5 of 7 Meetings
Burns Janice5 of 7 Meetings
Buttery Julian5 of 7 Meetings
Chivers Stephen7 of 7 Meetings
Creaton Julia7 of 7 Meetings
Mandleberg Helena7 of 7 Meetings
Murphy Laura7 of 7 Meetings
Rayson Peter4 of 7 Meetings

Flood Charles5 of 6 Meetings
Tole James4 of 4 Meetings
Smith Claire TOM POLE from MARCH6 of 6 Meetings
Takher Kieran2 of 6 Meetings
Billington Karin3 of 6 Meetings
Brookes Sheila5 of 6 Meetings
Burns Janice (Sabbatical year)0 of 6 meeting
Buttery Julian6 of 6 Meetings
Chivers Stephen4 of 6 Meetings
Creaton Julia6 of 6 Meetings
Mandleberg Helena4 of 6 Meetings
Murphy Laura4 of 6 Meetings
Rayson Peter3 of 6 Meetings
Raj Purewal2 of 2 Meetings
Abdul Zaheed1 of 2 Meetings

Mr Zaheed resigned July 2022

Mr Tole, resigned May 2022

Mrs Burns, sabbatical year

Mrs Purewal joined May 2022

Mrs Smith – maternity leave from March 2022. Mr Pole, acting principal from March – July 2022

Waqas Ali1/1
Mr Stephen Chivers6/6
Mrs Julia Creaton4/6
Matthew Else4/6
Debbie Forbesn/a
Adam Harper6/6
Charlotte Harvey4/4
Helena Mandleberg2/2
Raj Purewal6/6
Claire Smith6/6
Claire Simpsonn/a
Zara Gyamfi-Smithn/a