Governor Profiles
Chair of Governors |
Mr Alex Sweet Chair of Governors |
Mr Alex Sweet is chair of the governing body and is a long serving co-opted governor. He is able to make strong all-round contributions to the effectiveness of the school, with a depth and breadth of knowledge further strengthened by his participation in the Haringey Chair of Governors Forum. He can, in particular, call upon his very impressive economic expertise and working knowledge of investment, research and small businesses. His knowledge has an international dimension as an experienced Portfolio Manager at Highclere International Investors. Mr Sweet graduated from Oxford University and has subsequently helped to establish an excellent partnership for the school with St Catherine’s College, Oxford. |
Current Governors (in alphabetical order) |
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Mr Tasaddaq Ashraf Staff Governor |
Ms Maureen Black Vice Chair of Governors; SEND Governor; Safeguarding Governor |
Ms Maureen Black is our longest serving governor, first becoming a governor of the school in 1994. We are very appreciative of her dedication over so many years. She was selected by Haringey local authority and is attached to Gladesmore. She has a wealth of experience and expertise and currently puts this to excellent use as the governor who oversees and checks on safeguarding and Special Educational Needs. Ms Black is also vice chair of the governing body and for many years was chair of the site, finance and personnel committee. As a result of her vast experience, she is able to guide the effectiveness of school governance. |
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Ms Elaine Brown Governor |
Mr Michael Brown Governor |
Mr Michael Brown is co-opted governor. He is a pastor in the local community and so is familiar with some of the challenges facing our families. He can also speak to the personal experience of parents and carers as two of his children attended Gladesmore achieving exceptionally well. |
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Ms Wendy Burrell Governor |
Ms Donnarine Grant Governor |
Ms Donnarine Grant is a long-serving co-opted governor. Her nephew currently attends Gladesmore and her son also attended (although he has now left us having achieved a strong set of GCSE results). She is able to support the school calling upon her experience as a parent of children in the school, her knowledge of the local community and also the relevance of her employment at UCL (University of London). |
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Mr Suhel Musa Parent Governor |
Dr Victor Olisa QPM Governor |
Dr Victor Olisa QPM is a co-opted governor. He was formerly a chief superintendent in the Metropolitan Police. He most notably took on the challenging role of Haringey Borough Commander after the riots in 2011 and under his leadership bridges were built with the community. We are extremely fortunate that he brings this extensive understanding, experience and knowledge of working the local community to our school. Clearly, he has a wide range of expertise and experience, however, we have particularly benefited from his knowledge of building and enhancing community relations and his rigorous scrutiny of safeguarding. |
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Ms Annabel Schaafsma Chair of Site, Finance and Personnel Committee |
Outgoing Governors |
Ms Maudlyn Hall Governor |
Ms Maudlyn Hall was a parent governor, who had a son and a daughter attend Gladesmore. Both did exceptionally well and have now left. She was able to support the school calling upon her experience as a parent of children in the school, her excellent active local knowledge of the community and through her work in a local feeder school Tiverton Primary School. |