Local Governing Body

• Mrs Rachel Burroughs
  Chair/ Trust Appointed
  Mrs Rachel Burroughs

  Having taught in the West Midlands for 30 years, I have expanded and used my pedagogical knowledge to support the academy trust. I believe in promoting inclusivity and cultural diversity. My extensive knowledge of critical governance spans over 20 years and includes pastoral, safe- guarding, strategic leadership and management. I am passionate about every student?s achievement and believe that every young person should leave school with life skills which will enable them to encounter and overcome difficult tasks, be tolerant and remain learners throughout their lives. My daughters, who were previously educated at Hamstead Hall, achieved very well and have gone on to undertake very good careers. I live locally, have strong links with parents and through my role as a Neighbourhood Watch Co-ordinator am able to reach out towards the community.

• Mrs Maxine Blake
  Trust Appointed
  Mrs Maxine Blake

  As a retired civil servant, I spent the last 25 years supporting people with disabilities to continue in work with financial support and helping the unemployed back into full time work. Since 1984 I have served at a Pentecostal church in the capacity of Public Relations Officer promoting information and protecting the church?s stance in the community. This led me to get further involved in other community events. I volunteered my experience in events to help combat gun and knife crimes in the Handsworth and Hockley community during the period of 2005-2011. As Parent Governor at Cherry Orchard Primary School (2007-2011) I supported the teaching staff and served on the Attendance and Finance Committee.

• Miss Aanisah Begg
  Trust Appointed
  Miss Aanisah Begg

  I am Birmingham born and bred and have always lived in Handsworth Wood. I attended King Edward VI Handsworth School for Girls before graduating with a BSc in Mathematics with Economics from Aston University in 2012.

  I am an Investment Manager at a Birmingham based Venture Capital Fund. I have a passion for supporting local entrepreneurs in business growth, helping them to build successful and innovative companies of the future via financial and operational management.?

  I believe my passion for Birmingham and the local community, coupled with my professional experience enables me to make a valuable contribution to the governing board. The success of our region is heavily underpinned by the c.400 schools, 15 universities and 3 university colleges within one hour's drive of the city, churning out world-class talent. It is imperative all children are given the opportunity of gaining the best education possible equipping them with the life skills to purse their chosen career.

  I have previously volunteered with Young Enterprise, enabling young people to develop the knowledge and skills needed for the world of work. I regularly deliver presentations to A Level students in Birmingham, highlighting the professional services careers available in the city and encouraging girls to consider careers in STEM.

• Mr Daniel Stone
  Trust Appointed
  Mr Daniel Stone

  I studied at Hamstead Hall from Year 7 until the end of Sixth Form. After leaving the school in 2007, I went on to read Economics and Management at the University of Oxford. I also have a Masters from UCL in Educational Planning and Economics. I have led a number of national initiatives designed to help young people access top universities and gain employment with top employers in the UK. I am a founding Co-Chair of the Oxford Black Alumni Network and have worked across a range of educational topics from pastoral care and student welfare, to application preparation and institutional change. I currently work for the University of Birmingham and am proud to have the opportunity to serve my former school.

• Mrs Claudine Gordon
  Parent Governor
  Mrs Claudine Gordon

  I have over 20 years' experience working as a social worker within Children's Services, safeguarding some of the most vulnerable children and young people in our city. I also serve in many roles in my local church serving the community and I was a parent governor at the nursery my children attended.

  For me Every Child Matters is not just a passing cliche or corporate phrase that comes around every so often but every child does matter as their future is in our hands, so we should invest in every aspect of their lives. This underpins my philosophy in serving others and so I am a qualified Practice Educator, facilitating the learning and development of trainee social workers offering them practice opportunities in the work place via work experience.

• Mr Chan Nandhray
  Parent Governor
  Mr Chan Nandhray

  Working in Financial Services, in Senior Corporate and Retail Leadership Management roles, has given me the opportunity to gain experience across many different disciplines;

  -Aligning budget to performance.

  -Working to and identifying improvements on procedures and policies.

  -Understanding, applying and improving compliance and operational requirements

  -Supporting and managing individual deliverance against key performance indicators.

  -Identifying Business Development and building Business Relationship growth opportunities.

  I am also known to and have worked with the Academy for 5 years, delivering lessons to the students of all ages and abilities across Key Stages 3 and 4 at PSHE Days on Personal Financial Management. My sessions are designed to be both informative and interactive, providing students with the knowledge and understanding of banks, building societies, budgeting and getting value for money.

  As a highly professional and confident communicator with an extremely high work ethic and great attention to detail combined with strong people and influencing skills - My passion to deliver outstanding operational outcomes and developing teams has led to recognition for my achievements through;

  -Community Excellence Winner

  -Excellence in Finance Winner 2016

  I remain heavily involved in supporting many local and national charities including; Birmingham Children?s Hospital, Macmillan Cancer Research, British Heart Foundation and Acorns Children?s Hospice.

• Mr Mike Watson
  Staff Governor
  Mr Mike Watson

  I?ve been employed on a part-time basis at Hamstead Hall for 13 years. My current function as Community Manager is to ensure weekend and evening use of the school site is managed effectively. I'm passionate about seeing the teaching and learning develop and community use of the school expand and the obvious benefits that will bring. I believe I have a rather unique skill and knowledge set to help achieve this through discussing and carefully developing ideas with governor and staff colleagues who share the same passion and determination to put and keep the Academy at the centre of the community.

  I?m a qualified PE teacher, gaining a BEd. in physical education from Borough Road College (Brunel University) in the late 80's. I have worked in sales and marketing for commercial companies and have extensive sports event management working on some of the biggest youth sports events in Europe. With expert knowledge of communications and marketing technology I have been involved in developing leisure department management systems (CRM) for Birmingham City Council and Stafford Borough Council, the latter includes a highly bespoke online transaction management system for the leisure department.

  In the last 2 years I've set up an education company specialising in outdoor learning and out of hours school services. I am also business development director for a communication company that focuses on improving quality of communications for public and private sector organisations including Pearson Education (Qualification Development Writer- Communications, marketing and copy-writing) and National Grid European Business Development directorate, providing employee communications services.

• Ms Lois Speakman
  Staff Governor
  Ms Lois Speakman

  Following my Postgraduate Diploma in Education at the University of Birmingham, I started working at Hamstead Hall Academy as a NQT two years ago. Working as a member of our outstanding PE department, the community environment has allowed me to enthusiastically grasp every challenge to make a positive difference because of my genuine love for the Academy. I have recently achieved a distinction for my Masters in Teaching Studies, also at the University of Birmingham, as I continually strive to be the best I can be.

• Mr Jon Mortimer
  Executive Principal
  Mr Jon Mortimer

  I have over 20 years teaching experience as a Maths teacher and have worked at Hamstead Hall since April 1998. I have undertaken a variety of roles including Head of Maths, Assistant Headteacher, Deputy Headteacher with specialisms in curriculum and assessment and more recently as Head of School at Hamstead Hall Academy.

  In January 2017, I became one of the Executive Principals of Hamstead Hall Academy Trust and recorded as the designated Accounting Officer at the Trust. Hamstead Hall Academy has been a National Support School since 2009. As a National Leader of Education, I have a wealth of experience of school to school support working in schools across the West Midlands to improve leadership and student outcomes. In October 2015, I became the Birmingham Education Partnership (BEP) Secondary District Representative for the North West Network as well as being a member of the BEP School Improvement and Commissioning Committee for Birmingham. In September 2018, I was appointed as a Director on the Titan Executive.

• Mr Sukhbir Farar
  Executive Principal
  Mr Sukhbir Farar

  I started my teaching career at Hamstead Hall as a Mathematics Teacher in 1989. Over the last 30 years I have held many management positions at the school including Head of Year, Head of Maths and 18 years on the Senior Leadership Team. At leadership level I have been a Senior Teacher, Deputy Head Teacher, Head of School and in January 2017 I was appointed as one of the Executive Principals of Hamstead Hall Academy Trust.

  My particular areas of expertise are Human Resources, School Improvement and Self Evaluation. I have also been an Associate Headteacher in a number of underperforming schools, in Leeds and Birmingham and I have been an assessor for the Cultural Diversity Quality Standard on behalf of the Specialist Schools and Academies Trust. In 2013 I became an Ofsted Inspector and have carried out a number of school inspections over the last 5 years.

• Neha Dewitt
  Student Governor
  Neha Dewitt

  Having come from Queen Mary's high school and being accepted as part of the Hamstead Hall Academy Sixth Form family so quickly, I wanted to repay this support by representing the students on future issues. Not only do I perceive this position to be highly important, but it is also the opportunity to build upon my own confidence and improve my ability to speak in public. With so many changes taking place in school sixth forms, I feel it is essential that the student voice is not only heard, but positive actions can take place for the better of the sixth form and its students. Having built up good relationships with both my peers and staff, I decided to go for this position to show my support and show that backgrounds are irrelevant. Working with Jayden the other student governor, a former school pupil has allowed me to further find out about the students and schools needs to raise the profile, attainment and opportunities at Hamstead Hall Academy Sixth Form. I am looking forward to being proactive and making a difference.

• Jayden Bromfield
  Student Governor
  Jayden Bromfield

  Having been a student since year 7 and previously being part of the student council, I decided that this was a role that I could embrace and provide a student voice to the school governors, staff and my peers. I fully believe in the schools aims and motto and that is why I wanted to further my studies at the sixth form. It has been with the support from staff that I find myself studying at this sixth form in order to prepare me for future studies at university next year. I work well with staff and my peers, we had a lot of students from other schools attend our sixth form this year and I made sure they were made to feel welcome. Not only have I become a member of this year's Envision team, but also I have supported all the sixth form events. This demonstrates my ability to work both in a team and take on leadership roles. I appreciate this position will be difficult and my aim is to articulate ideas taken from my peers to the schools governing body. This opportunity will build upon my own confidence, improve new skills like chairing meetings and providing both sides of an argument with sensible justifications. I get on well with my peers and they fully support my decision to now support them in the future at Hamstead Hall Sixth Form Academy.