Governor

Information

Governor Information

Name Date of Appointment  Date of Re-appointment Date of Resignation (If Applicable) Type of Appointment  Attendance 2022/23
Sir Mufti Hamid Patel CBE  09.03.2022     Trust: Acting Chair  4/4
Robina Naznine 01.09.2019     Ex-Officio: Principal  4/4
Rashid Hafejee 01.09.2019  04.09.2023   Trust 4/4
Nazar Soofi 01.09.2019 18.10.2023    Trust 2/4
Ismail Bhana 01.09.2019 18.10.2023   Trust 1/4
Vacancy (non-faith)       Trust  
Saleh Ilyas Patel 29.06.2022     Parent 4/4
Samina Choudry 06.01.2023     Parent 2/2*
Ilyas Shafiq 04.09.2023     Staff 0/0*

*Appointed/Elected during the 2022/23 academic year

Note:

  • All Governors are appointed for a 4-year term of office, except for the Principal, who occupies the office whilst in post.
  • As of September 2022, all ‘Local Governing Bodies’ across the Trust are named ‘Local Accountability Boards’.
  • Star Academies welcomes Governor applications for vacancies listed above, please email governance@staracademies.org for more information on the role of a Governor.

Business and Pecuniary Interests

Name Business Interest 2023/24 Pecuniary Interest 2023/24
Name of Organisation Nature of Relationship Date From 
Sir Mufti Hamid Patel CBE

Shine Charity Director December 2012 None

Star Academies Chief Executive May 2013
Education Partnership Trust Member December 2012
Ofsted Director September 2019
Confederation of School Trust Director September 2019
School Led Development Trust Director May 2021
Education Honours Committee Member September 2021
Youth Endowment Fund – Grants and Evaluation Committee Chair January 2020
Youth Endowment Fund Director January 2020
CST Professional Development Ltd Director November 2020
University of Birmingham Honorary Professor – Education June 2022
Robina Naznine None N/A N/A None
Rashid Hafejee Eden Boy’s Bradford Personal – Parent of pupils on roll September 2019 None
Nazar Soofi N/A N/A N/A None
Ismail Bhana N/A N/A N/A None
Saleh Ilyas Patel N/A N/A N/A None
Samina Choudhury N/A N/A N/A None