SRS UK BOARD OF GOVERNORS
Amarjit Cheema
OBE: School Improvement Consultant, OFSTED and Chief Executive Officer(Multi-Academy Trust)
Strategic lead for the Trust Teaching School, ensuring effective leadership, high educational standards, safety, and welfare of students.
Strategic lead for the Trust Teaching School, ensuring effective leadership, high educational standards, safety, and welfare of students. OFSTED inspector and Academies Ambassador for the Department of Education ensuring trustees and school are held to account, increasing Trust performance, and giving specialist advice and support.
4 years at SRS
Andrew Orgill
Head Teacher, Hargate Primary School, Sandwell LA, Ofsted Inspector
Head Teacher of a school in West Bromwich in Sandwell. The school has provisions to serve children with SEND.
Chair of Sandwell LA Joint Executive Group and member of the DfE primary Reference Group.
1 year at SRS
Debbie James
School Improvement Consultant
18 years’ experience as a secondary headteacher developing two outstanding UK schools. 15 years’ experience as an Ofsted inspector, including 3 years as a Senior HMI.
Extensive experience of support for schools on leadership and management, curriculum development and teaching and learning. MBA in international education leadership.
4 years at SRS
Nan Billingham
Governor and RSI Project Lead at SRS
Senior leadership roles in UK schools. Experience for over 20 years in leadership, curriculum development, specialist school status and Building Schools for the Future projects.
Principal Consultant Cambridge Education School Improvement consultant, Ofsted Inspector and International School Reviewer in US, Middle East, Asia and Europe.Principal of School of Research Science for 11.5 years.BSME Country Representative for Dubai.Governor SRS 2 years and leads on Extended Board Community.
12 years at SRS
Rekha Bhakoo CBE
School Improvement Consultant, Lead OFSTED Inspector
Inclusion Quality Mark Assessor and Ambassador, British Overseas Schools Inspector, School Improvement Adviser for 3 local authorities supporting 2 academy Trusts and 10 school in total, Cayman Islands school inspector, Lead Reviewer for Challenge Partners.
Headteacher and Executive Headteacher for over 25 years. Regional Director for the Primary Quality Mark Award (Tribal); Non-Executive Board member of the Teaching Development Agency, Government ministerial appointment, influencing teacher development and training at a national level and ensuring school were equipped with the best teaching workforce to improve standards in educational achievement.
4 years at SRS
Dr Samia Al Farra
Education Consultant & Governor to several International Schools in MENA
Ex-Principal of Amman Baccalaureate School for 18 years which was the first school to offer the IB system in the region.Member of the Jordan Ministry of Education Council for 13 years.
Founding member of the Middle East International Baccalaureate Association (MEIBA).Awarded by: ECIS for her role in highlighting and promoting International Education. The Education Award, first degree Ministry of Education, Jordan;‘Lifetime Achievement Award’ seventh edition of the Gulf Educational Supplies and Solutions (GESS).
11 years at SRS
School of Research Science
Nouakchott Street
Dubai, UAE Next to Mushrif Park