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

Governors' term of office is four years.

	Name	Start	End	Relevant Business &  Financial      Interests
The Chair of Governors	Ms Ann Gross Contact: C/o Caterham High School Caterham Avenue Clayhall Ilford Essex IG5 0QW			Trustee of ICAN, the children's communication charity. No other material interests
Local Authority Governor	Mrs Ann Gross CB	07/02/2019	06/02/2023
Co-Opted Governors	Ms Saira Ahmed Ms Rosemarie Coffey Ms Karishma Navarane Ms Farah Tasneem Ms Kelly Tran Mr G Serasinghe Mr A Mauger Mr S Goodheart	07/02/2019 12/03/2020 03/10/2021 07/02/2019 28/02/2019 03/10/2021 03/02/2022 06/10/2022	06/02/2023 11/03/2024 02/10/2025 06/02/2023 27/02/2021 02/10/2025 02/02/2026 05/10/2025	None None None None None None None None
Parent Governors	Mr Pardeep Bhakar Ms Vanessa Maunder	03/06/2019 10/12/2020	02/06/2023 09/12/2024	None None
Staff Governor	Ms A Machnicki	10/10/2019	09/10/2023	None
Associate Governor	Councillor Vanisha Solanki Associate Member	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 term ended 2nd October 2021. Mr Peter Waller term ended 2nd October 2021. Ms Rochael Nicholas stepped down 14th October 2021. Mr Muneeb Chowdhry (Co-opted Governor) stepped down in March 2022.  Ms Ms Aiysha Kazi Gati resigned in June 2022at the end of her term.