Governors

As Governors of Caterham High School, we are passionate about education and our local area. We are drawn from across the local community: two Governors are parents of current students at the school, elected by parents; one Governor is elected by the Caterham staff, and the Headteacher is also a Governor by right. The rest of us are people who have put ourselves forward because we want to help ensure the best possible opportunities for all young people. We are a good mix of people with different ages, backgrounds and ethnicities.

It is not our job to run the school - that is the task of the Headteacher and her senior team. Our role is to provide good governance by offering the support and challenge needed to ensure that the school is well run. We work on behalf of parents and carers, the wider community and - most importantly – the students.

The Governors meet regularly during the school year, whether in the Full Governing Body or its two main sub-Committees, one focussing on Standards (teaching, learning and pupil achievement) and one on Resources (management issues). In those meetings we challenge the school to explain what it is seeking to achieve - and then check whether it is succeeding. 

In everything we do, our aim is to ensure that Caterham provides an outstanding and inclusive learning environment in which all students realise their full potential.

The attachments on this page set out our full membership, our structure, our attendance record and how to contact us.

Ann Gross CB

Chair of Governors

	Name	Start	End
The Chair of Governors	Ms Ann Gross Contact: C/o Caterham High School Caterham Avenue Clayhall Ilford Essex IG5 0QW
Local Authority Governor	Mrs Ann Gross CB	07/02/2019	06/02/2023
Co-Opted Governors	Ms Saira Ahmed Mr Muneeb Chowdhry   Ms Rosemarie Coffey Ms Aiysha Kazi Gati Ms Karishma Navarane Ms Rochael Nicholas Ms Farah Tasneem Ms Kelly Tran Mr G Serasinghe	07/02/2019 08/08/2020 12/03/2020 06/06/2018 03/20/2021 07/02/2019 07/02/2019 28/02/2019 03/10/2021	06/02/2023 09/08/2024 11/03/2024 05/06/2022 02/10/2025 06/02/2023 06/02/2023 27/02/2021 02/10/2025
Parent Governors	Mr Pardeep Bhakar Ms Vanessa Maunder	03/06/2019 10/12/2020	02/06/2023 09/12/2024
Staff Governor	Ms A Machnicki	10/10/2019	09/10/2023
Associate Governor	Councillor Vanisha Solanki	02/05/2019	01/05/2023
Head Teacher Governor	Ms B Chapple
The Clerk to the Governors	Ms Janelle.Sizer Contact: C/o Caterham High School Caterham Avenue Clayhall Ilford Essex IG5 0QW email: Janelle.Sizer@havering.gov.uk
Former Governors	From the beginning of 2020, the Governing Body had three resignations, namely Ms Reeshma Sivadasan (co-opted Governor), Mr Amin Mirza (parent Governor) and Ms Jacqueline Mercer (co-opted Governor). They resigned in January, March and July respectively.  Mr Robert Mullis resigned at the end of his term in October 2021. Mr Peter Waller resigned in October 2021.