Governing Body

The Governing Body

The governing body consists of:

Nine governors appointed by Members of the Trust

One governor appointed by Members of the Trust specifically to represent the Sikh faith

Two parent governors elected by parents of children at the school

The Headteacher

The governing body meets at least three times a year. It operates three main committees, which meet at least once a term and usually more frequently:

Education, Standards and Pupil Welfare

Finance, HR, Audit & Risk

Safeguarding, Health & Safety and Estate Management

The governing body also operates a Pay Committee, a Headteachers’ Appraisal Committee and task groups as needed.

Board of Governors 2021/2022

Name	Appointed By	Role(s)	Committee Membership	Term of Office
Paramjit Kaur	Trust Members	Chair of Governors	Finance, HR, Audit & Risk	06/07/18 to 05/07/22
Navjot Kaur Virk	Trust Members	Joint Vice Chair of Governors	Safeguarding Governor	06/07/18 to 05/07/22
Daljit Singh Virk	Trust Members		Education, Standards & Pupil Welfare Finance, HR, Audit & Risk	06/07/18 to 05/07/22
Sarbjit Bitter	Trust Members		Finance, HR, Audit & Risk (Chair)	20/09/18 to 19/09/22
Rod Dubrow-Marshall	Trust Members	Joint Vice Chair of Governors	Safeguarding, Health & Safety and Estate Management Education, Standards & Pupil Welfare	09/09/19 to 08/09/23
Vacancy	Trust Members
Elaine Bowen	Trust Members		Education, Standards & Pupil Welfare	06/07/18 to 05/07/22
Shagun	Trust Members	Sikh Faith	Finance, HR, Audit & Risk	22/07/20 to 21/07/24
Parmjit Singh Bilan	Elected by Parents		Safeguarding, Health & Safety and Estate Management	07/03/19 to 06/03/23
Jayprakash Joshi	Elected by Parents		Education, Standards & Pupil Welfare	02/04/20 to 01/04/24
Gurmel Singh	Trust Members			26/04/22 to 25/04/26
Teja Singh Sidhu	Trust Members			26/04/22 to 25/04/26
Heather Carr	Formerly staff governor; position terminated under revised Articles of Association, March 2022
Matthew Hallam	Formerly staff governor; position terminated under revised Articles of Association, March 2022
Julie Fellowes	Ex Officio	Headteacher	All Committees	01/09/17

Governors Whose Term of Office Ended in 2020-21

Name	Appointed By	Role(s)	Committee Membership	Term of Office
Vicki Kavanagh	Trust Members (Resigned 19/08/21)		Education, Standards & Pupil Welfare	04/12/18 to 03/12/22

Governor Pen Portraits (Internal Link)

Governors' Attendance Information

Name	2018-19 (FGB Only)	2019-20 (All Meetings)	2020-21 (All Meetings)
Daljit Singh Virk	4/4	5/5 (FGB) 7/7 (Finance, HR, Audit & Risk)	4/4 (FGB) 6/6 (Finance, HR, Audit & Risk) 4/4 (Education, Standards & PW)
Paramjit Kaur	4/4	4/5 (FGB) 7/7 (Finance, HR, Audit & Risk)	4/4 (FGB) 6/6 (Finance, HR, Audit & Risk) 4/4 (Education, Standards & PW) 4/4 (Safeguarding, H&S, E/M)
Navjot Kaur Virk	4/4	5/5 (FGB) 4/4 (Safeguarding, H&S, E/M)	4/4 (FGB) 4/4 (Safeguarding, H&S, E/M)
Sarbjit Singh Bitter	3/4	4/5 (FGB) 7/7 (Finance, HR, Audit & Risk)	4/4 (FGB) 6/6 (Finance, HR, Audit & Risk)
Rod Dubrow-Marshall	3/4	5/5 (FGB) 2/2 (Education, Standards & PW)	4/4 (FGB) 4/4 (Education, Standards & PW) 4/4 (Safeguarding, H&S, E/M)
Vicki Kavanagh	2/3	4/5 (FGB) 0/2 (Education, Standards & PW)	1/4 (FGB) 3/4 (Education, Standards & PW)
Elaine Bowen	3/4	5/5 (FGB) 2/2 (Education, Standards & PW)	4/4 (FGB) 3/4 (Education, Standards & PW)
Shagun	N/A	N/A	4/4 (FGB) 3/6 (Finance, HR, Audit & Risk)
Parmjit Singh Bilan	2/2	4/5 (FGB) 2/4 (Safeguarding, H&S, E/M)	2/4 (FGB) 4/4 (Safeguarding, H&S, E/M)
Jay Joshi	N/A	0/3 (FGB) 1/1 (Education, Standards and PW) 1/1 (Finance & HR)	2/4 (FGB) 1/4 (Education, Standards and PW)
Gurmel Singh	N/A	N/A	N/A
Teja Singh Sidhu	N/A	N/A	N/A
Heather Carr	4/4	5/5 (FGB) 2/2 (Education, Standards and PW)	4/4 (FGB) 4/4 (Education, Standards and PW)
Matthew Hallam	2/2	5/5 (FGB) 4/4 (Safeguarding, H&S, E/M)	4/4 (FGB) 4/4 (Safeguarding, H&S, E/M)
Julie Fellowes	4/4	5/5 (FGB) 1/2 (Education, Standards and PW) 4/4 (Safeguarding, He&S, E/M) 6/7 (Finance & HR)	4/4 (FGB) 4/4 (Education, Standards and PW) 3/4 (Safeguarding, He&S, E/M) 6/6 (Finance & HR)

Governors' Business Interests

Name	Business Interest
Daljit Singh Virk	27/07/21 - Father-in-law of Navjot K Virk, Governor at Akaal Primary School Appointed Member of the Sikh Academy Trust, Slough
Paramjit Kaur	27/07/21 - None
Navjot Kaur Virk	27/07/21 - Head of Midwifery, Children & Post Reg at University of Derby Parent Governor (from 23/09/19) at Derby Grammar School Daughter-in-law of Daljit S Virk, Governor at Akaal Primary School Director of J Virk Properties
Sarbjit Bitter	07/09/21 - Director, Finance Support (Midlands) Ltd & Director, MC2 Ltd
Rod Dubrow-Marshall	16/09/21 - University of Salford Director/Trustee, Northern Schools Trust, Liverpool Governor, North Liverpool Academy Trustee/Director, Preston Guild Link Charity Director/Trustee, International Cultic Studies Associatio Director - Re-Entry Therapy Information and Referral Network (RETIRN UK)
Elaine Bowen	17/09/21 - Elaine Bowen Educational Consultancy (since Sept 2016)
Shagun	16/09/21 - Director, SK Developers Ltd and Director, Harnest Ltd
Parmjit Singh Bilan	13/09/21 - None
Jayprakash Joshi	27/07/21 - None
Gurmel Singh	26/04/2022 - Secretary General of the Supreme Sikh Council UK Director, Central England Healthcare Ltd Director, Repco Technology Ltd Director, Batna Investments Ltd
Teja Singh Sidhu	26/04/2022 - None
Heather Carr	01/09/21 - Daughter of Catherine Arundel, teacher at Akaal Primary School Step-daughter of Steve Arundel, Governance Professional to the Akaal Academy Trust Derby Ltd Lives with another member of staff
Matthew Hallam	01/09/21 - None
Julie Fellowes	18/09/21 - None
Maninder Singh Purewal	28/11/19 - Director of Punjab Times Trust Ltd Son of Rajinder Singh Purewal, Member, Akaal Academy Trust Derby Ltd
Tirath Singh Dhatt	03/09/19 - Brother-in-law of Sarbjit Bitter, Governor at Akaal Primary School
Steve Arundel - Clerk to the Governors	05/11/20 - Husband of Catherine Arundel, and Step-father to Heather Carr (both teachers at Akaal Primary School)