Dr Khalid Abdul Karim

 CURRENT POST

Consultant Child Psychologist, University of Leicester

SKILL SET 

Significant experience working with schools and special needs.  Lead on ASD.  Delivered training to the National Autisitc Society.  Published author on autism and mental health.

Professor Maurice Galton

CURRENT POST

Retired Professor and Dean of Education, University of Leicester. Emeritus Professor and Associate Director of Research, Faculty of Education, University of Cambridge.

SKILL SET

Expert in and consultant to a number of LAs on transition between primary and secondary school, creativity and well-being.  Research e.g. for the government funded Creative Partnerships (2002-8) which became Creativity, Culture and Education (CCE).

Simon Cole

CURRENT POST

Chief Constable, Leicestershire Police

National lead on Prevent.  Vice President of Leicestershire Scouts and Guides.  Vice President of Police Mutual. Visiting Fellow of Leicester University Criminology Department.

SKILL SET

High level strategy development and complex organisation leadership. Responsible for £175M budget.  Board member of DMU and previously a Junior School Governor.

Sajeeda Rose

CURRENT POST

 Chief Executive, Derbyshire and Nottinghamshire Local Enterprise Partnership

SKILL SET

Creating strategic economic plans to create jobs, employment and skills programmes and physical infrastructure schemes.

Peter Reeve

CURRENT POST

HR Director, Motor Neurone Disease Association

SKILL SET

Extensive knowledge of HR in commercial as well as charitable sector.  Experience of structural and cultural change programmes; introduction of leadership frameworks and; corporate management structure and governance reviews.

Damian Thurston

CURRENT POST

Vice Principal, Countesthorpe Leysland Community College

SKILL SET

Lead practitioner for inclusion and vulnerable pupils. Founding strategic lead for Thomas Estley Learning Alliance, focusing on initial teacher training, CPD and school to school improvement.

Liz Sahu

CURRENT POST

Group Training Manager, Addo Food Group

SKILL SET

Staff training and development. CIPD level 7. National Apprenticeships Standards group.

James Lawlor

CURRENT POST

Enterprise Release Manager, Lloyds Banking Group

SKILL SET

Leading team of 200+ to implement and manage IT across multiple sites. Experience of leading transformational change.

Kam Karaji

CURRENT POST

Head of Security Operations for UK and Ireland, Telent

SKILL SET

Extensive experience of operational management, risk assessment profiling & mitigation and compliance management. Former Police Force Bronze Commander. High level of understanding of safeguarding. Project Griffin trainer for the National Counter Terrorism Security Office ( NaCTSO)/ Home Office.