Governors 2023/24 (ID 1062)

• Mark Giles
  Principal
  Mark Giles

• Ateeque Ur-Rehman
  Chair of Governors and Co-opted Governor
  Ateeque Ur-Rehman

  Ateeque is a former elected member of Oldham Council and local businessman. He has been Chair of Governors at The Hathershaw College since 2014.

  Date of Appointment 1/9/2017
  Term of Office: 1/9/2021 - 1/9/2025

  Appointed by Trustees

• Tony Jones
  Vice Chair of Governors Co-opted Governor
  Tony Jones

  Tony was a teacher of PE at The Hathershaw College from 1985 until his retirement in 2015, and was the teaching staff governor for the last few years of his employment. He is now Vice Chair of governors and sits on The Pinnacle Learning Trust's Finance & Resources Committee. Tony is the SEND link governor, liaising with the SENCo and SEN staff to actively help raise standards within the faculty.

  Date of Appointment 1/9/2017
  Term of Office: 01/09/21 - 01/09/2025

  Appointed by Trustees

• Louise Astbury
  Co-opted Governor
  Louise Astbury

  Louise became a Governor in 2014 and shares the school’s vision of raising aspirations and the achievements of young people at Hathershaw. She is the Professional Development Director at Pinnacle Learning Trust and Director of Pinnacle Learning Research School. Louise specialises in evidence-informed leadership, decision making and teaching and learning. As Director of the Research School she is actively involved in training leaders and teachers across Oldham and Tameside.

  Date of Appointment 1/9/2017
  Term of Office: 03/10/22 - 03/10/2026
  Appointed by Trustees

• Faisal Butt
  Co-opted Governor
  Faisal Butt

  Faisal joined the trust as a Governor in October 2021, having attended Hathershaw College many years ago himself. He currently works for Legal and General as a Senior Manager. His role involves investment compliance, audit and risk, as well as overseeing operational matters for the organisation. Faisal is a Fellow of the Chartered Institute of Housing and has worked as a senior leader across the housing sector for over two decades. He has previously held the position of School Governor for a local primary school. He is keen to support the school to achieve the best learning outcomes for all students.

  Date of Appointment 6/10/22

  Term of Office: 8/12/22 - 8/12/2026

  Appointed by Trustees

• Champa Budia
  Co-opted Governor
  Champa Budia

  Champa has been a school governor for several years, starting at the primary school where her youngest daughter attended. She became a parent governor at Hathershaw in 2019 and once her eldest daughter left school, she was co-opted onto the LGB for another term of office. Champa holds a diploma in safeguarding practices and is the school's Safeguarding Link Governor.

  Date of Appointment 4/7/2024
  Term of Office: 04/07/24 - 03/07/28
  Appointed by the trust board

• Ittbha Aurangzeb
  Parent Governor
  Ittbha Aurangzeb

  Ittbha has worked with children as a qualified Paediatric Nurse and I has a child who has just started year 7 at The Hathershaw College. Therefore has a deep interest in taking part as a Parent Governor.

  Ittbha is determined that all pupils fulfil their full potential, whatever their background and looks forward to supporting The Hathershaw College in this, whilst ensuring that the pupils welfare and well-being are prioritised and all appropriate measures are taken.

  Date of Appointment 08/12/22
  Term of Office: 08/12/2022 - 08/12/2026
  

  Elected by Parents

• Syed Maruf Ali
  Parent Governor
  Syed Maruf Ali

  Syed Maruf Ali is an Assistant Head of Key Stage 4 (Year 10 and 11) at a prominent secondary school in Oldham, Greater Manchester and a community activist who has inspired many children and young people from deprived backgrounds in Oldham. Maruf has been involved in coaching and managing a Junior Football Team consisting of mainly Bangladeshi boys in Oldham and was responsible for setting up a voluntary organisation called SPARC (Shahjalal Physical Activeness & Recreational Club) in 2018. Maruf has undertaken numerous voluntary roles including working for National Association for the Care and Resettlement of Offenders (NACRO) and he is also a member of the Independent Advisory Group (IAG) whose role is to act as a ‘critical friend’ to the Police. Maruf is a Trustee of a local Community Centre and a local Mosque where he plays a key role in shaping the development of these establishments by formulating and implementing key strategies and policies. Maruf is a very family orientated person and lives with his wife and two children.

  Date of appointment 4/11/24
  Term of office: 4/11/24 - 3/11/28

• Ashley Stewardson
  Teaching Staff Governor
  Ashley Stewardson

  Ashley has been a PE teacher at Hathershaw since 2008 and is our most recent teaching staff governor. Ashley has additional responsibilities with our most able students and coordinates a programme of events to raise the profile and ensure appropriate provision is in place for these students.

  Date of Appointment 13/12/2018
  Term of Office: 01/09/2022 - 01/09/2026

  Elected by Staff

• Ben Nightingale
  Support Staff Governor
  Ben Nightingale

  Ben has been the Senior Science Technician at Hathershaw since 2016. As well as the most recent Non-Teaching Governor role, he also holds a position on the Board of Trustees for a local community Centre.

  Date of Appointment 07/10/2021
  Term of Office: 07/10/2021 - 07/10/2025
  Elected by staff