Membership and Trustees
Our trustees and members are an essential force in providing strategic leadership, effective management and accountability across the Trust and bring with them a wealth of experience and expertise which help to raise standards of education.
Local Governing Bodies
Each school within the MAT has its own Local Governing Body which have the governance functions delegated to them by the Trust Board. They are accountable to the Board.
Details of the Local Governing Bodies and their attendance and register of business interests are available on the school websites. Please follow the link to the right.
Diversity Reporting:
The Trustees of OAK Multi Academy Trust believe it is important that boards reflect the diversity of the communities they serve. Diverse boards promote inclusive school environments and provide diverse role models for staff and young people.
The Trustees are currently collecting data on the diversity of the board, including data on age, gender and ethnicity. They will use that data to inform their recruitment and training needs and ensure there is always a diverse range of perspectives around the table to support robust decision-making.
Due to our relatively small governing bodies, we do not publish this diversity data online as individual governors could be identified and we have a legal obligation to protect their personal data.
Members
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).
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 Autistic Society. Published author on autism and mental health.
Sajeeda Rose
CURRENT POST: Chief Executive, D2N2 Local Enterprise Partnership
SKILL SET: Creating strategic economic plans to deliver growth. Management of large public sector funding programmes, corporate governance and partnership collaboration.
Kirstie Johnson
CURRENT POST: Headteacher at The Deepings School, part of the Anthem Trust
SKILL SET: Knowledge of the education sector; Strategic Planning; Financial management; Communication; Data analysis; Performance Management; Special educational needs and disabilities (SEND); Safeguarding; Curriculum; Compliance; Further or higher education
Trustees
Ross Ian Grant
Trustee (Member Appointed)
Date Appointed: 01.04.2022
Term of Office End: 31.03.2026
CURRENT POST: Ground Operations Specialist, University of Leicester
SKILL SET: Community engagement. Children, young people and schools scrutiny commission member. Experience of secondary capital expenditure programme, public finance and budgeting. Primary school Governor experience.
Kam Karaji
Trustee (Member Appointed)
Date Appointed: 01.04.2022
Term of Office End: 31.03.2026
CURRENT POST: Global Head Of Information Security, Bibby Financial Services
SKILL SET: Physical and cybersecurity expert for global security operations at Barclays. Extensive experience of operational management, risk assessment profiling and mitigation and compliance management. Former Police Officer. High level of understanding of safeguarding. Project Griffin trainer for the National Counterterrorism Security Office (NaCTSO)/ Home Office.
Dave Wilson (Vice-Chair)
Trustee (Co-Opted)
Date Appointed: 9.05.2023
Term of Office End: 8.05.2027
CURRENT POST: Semi-retired IT Executive. Trustee for Rainbows Hospice for Children and Young Adults and Exam Invigilator for Bradgate Education Partnership.
SKILL SET: trustee experience; knowledge of the education sector and SEND needs; extensive IT experience; business skills, budget accountability (£3m+), procurement, contract management and negotiation, as well as strong leadership and people skills.
John Watson
Trustee (Co-Opted)
Date Appointed: 12.05.2022
Term of Office End: 11.05.2026
CURRENT POST: Headmaster and Principal at Leicester Grammar School
SKILL SET: Private Education; educational leadership in an all-through setting; Strategic Planning; Vision setting; Curriculum and Assessment; Performance Management; Safeguarding.
Jatinder Kaur
Trustee (Co-Opted)
Date Appointed: 9.05.2023
Term of Office End: 8.05.2027
CURRENT POST: Early Years Career Manager
SKILL SET: Extensive experience working as a Recruitment Manager/Early Years Career Manager-working for a big four accountancy firm. Experienced Manager-leading and navigating teams, DE&I leadership, performance management, mental health and well-being, planning and implementing strategies, driving change and innovation, conflict management, learning and development, HR, retaining competitive advantage.
Gaurav Suri
Trustee (Member Appointed)
Date Appointed: 1.09.2023
Term of Office End: 31.08.2027
CURRENT POST: Procurement Business Partner, South Staffs Water
SKILL SET: Procurement management (and experience of procurement in a MAT); Strategic planning; Understanding of education sector; Analytical thinking; Performance Management; Public sector.
Jane Doughty (Chair)
Trustee (Member Appointed)
Date Appointed: 1.09.2023
Term of Office End: 31.08.2027
CURRENT POST: Head of Human Resources at Farm Africa
SKILL SET: Human Resources; Governor and MAT experiences; Performance Management; Strategic planning; Teamwork and collaborative decision-making; Financial Management; Education sector knowledge; Communication skills; Approving and monitoring the implementation of policies; Compliance.
Dina Nathwani
Trustee (Co-Opted)
Date Appointed: 1.11.2023
Term of Office End: 31.10.2027
CURRENT POST: Module Leader and Lecturer for the Business Law module at the University of Birmingham
SKILL SET: Extensive experience working in higher education; Qualified solicitor; Academic Integrity Officer; a corporate trainer, providing legal training to medical doctors and the automotive industry; understanding of varied legal issues; interpersonal skills; stakeholder engagement; curriculum and assessment; knowledge of local community.
Farhan Adam
Trustee (Co-Opted)
Date Appointed: 6.11.2023
Term of Office End: 5.11.2027
CURRENT POST: Principal at Crownhills Community College
SKILL SET: Extensive experience working in higher education; finance; HR; Curriculum and Assessment; Ofsted Inspector; Special educational needs and disabilities (SEND); safeguarding; performance management; health and safety and compliance.
Accounting Officer - Andrew Wilson
The Accounting Officer for the Trust is the Chief Executive Officer. This role includes specific responsibilities for financial matters, a personal responsibility to parliament, EFA and the financial resources under the Trust control.
Previous Trustees
Pardip Singh Shoker
Trustee (Co-Opted)
Date Appointed: 22.09.2021
Term of Office End: 21.09.2025
CURRENT POST: Real Estate Manager, CEMEX UK Operations Ltd.
SKILLS SET: Extensive experience in the property industry including the Civil Service (Valuation Office – schools’ evaluations) and private consultancy. Managing teams and projects within Real Estate. Previous governance roles include Trust Director, Chair, Vice Chair and Governor in various schools. FA qualified grass roots football coach – currently working with under 7s and under 14s football teams.
Kirstie Johnson
Trustee (Co-Opted)
Date Appointed: 12.05.2022
Term of Office End: 11.05.2026
CURRENT POST: Headteacher at The Deepings School, part of the Anthem Trust
SKILL SET: Knowledge of the education sector; Strategic Planning; Financial management; Communication; Data analysis; Performance Management; Special educational needs and disabilities (SEND); Safeguarding; Curriculum; Compliance; Further or higher education
Damian Thurston
Trustee (Member Appointed)
Date Appointed: 01.04.2022
Term of Office End: 31.03.2026
CURRENT POST: Vice Principal, Countesthorpe Leysland Community College
SKILL SET: Lead practitioner for Character and Culture, inclusion and vulnerable pupils at CLCC. Founding strategic lead for Thomas Estley Learning Alliance, focusing on initial teacher training, CPD and school to school improvement.
Isaac McNamara
Trustee (Member Appointed)
Date Appointed: 1.09.2023
Term of Office End: 31.08.2027
CURRENT POST: Junior Service Director at Catering Equipment Solutions
SKILL SET: Strategic planning; Stakeholder engagement; Project management; Analytical thinking; Sustainability expertise; Creative problem-solving.
Register of Business Interests for our Members and Trustees
The Trust’s register of interest must capture relevant business and pecuniary interests of members, trustees, and local governors of academies within a multi-academy trust and senior employees. This includes directorships, partnerships and employments with businesses.
The register must also identify any material interests arising from close family relationships between the academy trust’s members or trustees, and relationships between members or trustees and employees. A relative is defined as: a close member of the family, or member of the same household, who may be expected to influence, or be influenced by, the person. This includes, but is not limited to, a child, parent, spouse or civil partner.
Please find our business interest register below.
Please find below our attendance information for Trustees.
Statutory Documents
Register of Interests Trustees 2020-21
Register of Interests Trustees 2021-22
Register of Interests Trustees 2022-23
Register of Interests for Members 2022-23