Governing Body

Ashid Ali

Department: Principal

Employment: Principal at London Enterprise Academy
Biography: I was privileged to lead a group of talented professionals on our successful bid to open the free school. I was appointed Principal since January 2014 and prior to that I have worked as Assistant Head Teacher at Forest Gate Community School for six years, bringing considerable leadership skills to the group. I have also served as a governor in two secondary schools and have worked closely with governors in my most recent place of work. I have been involved in a number of voluntary organisations working with young people in inner city areas. I have a passion for education and a sincere belief that every child can transform their lives through education. I bring extensive experience to the governing body including leading teams, managing projects and change, excellent understanding of finances having set and delivered positive budgets for the past six years. I have an excellent understanding of the Tower Hamlets community that we serve and good links with businesses and community organisations.

Nazim Ahmed

Department: Chair of Governors

Employment: Assistant Head teacher at Cumberland School, Newham
Biography: I am a trained teacher, currently serving as a senior leader in a Secondary School. I was previously employed as Assistant Principal at London Enterprise Academy and understand education leadership. I have been a teacher of maths for 15 years and senior leader for over six years, and understand the importance of education in the inner city areas.

Shah Muhmud

Department: Safeguarding Governor / Curriculum

Employment: Manager at London Borough of Newham, and Visiting Lecturer and Tutor at Goldsmith University
Biography: Shah has a BA in Social Science and Community Development as well as Level 5 Qualified Youth Worker. He holds a Postgraduate Diploma in Management Studies. Has had professional training at Institute of Leadership and Management. 
15 years experience in youth and community development.
10 years experience of managing Public Health contract for early intervention.
Worked for Tower Hamlets, City of London and Newham.
Freelance trainer for national programme (AQA, ASDAN, Sport England and Arts Award).
Qualified NVQ/Vocational Assessor.
Certified to teach in Life Long Learning sector (PTLLS, CTLLS). He has also been a governor at a Tower Hamlets Primary School. He maintains a keen interest in all aspects of safeguarding in Education.

Tanveer Chowdhury

Department: FRAC Member

Employment: Vice President at Deutsche Bank
Biography: He brings extensive experience of financial knowledge and compliance in the financial sector. Previously he has held senior roles in Financial Compliance, Quality Assurance, Fraud Prevention in Santander, Barclays. Tanveer has a degree in Engineering with Management and has experience of working in Tower Hamlets schools. He has extensive understanding of the local community and is dedicated to improving life chances of young people.

Chun Sing Chou

Department: Chair of FRAC

Employment: Company Secretarial Assistant at Shroders
Biography: I came from a Hong Kong school which was shifting to focusing on exam results. I suffered depression and was deemed a bad student despite my natural intellectual curiosity and later academic achievement. This made me realise the impact of school strategy on a personal level. In 2020, I arrived in this country and pursued a Graduate Diploma where I obtained a high distinction. This opened the door to a much better future and showed me the power of education to change lives. Education is perhaps the most precious gift we can offer our children. Therefore, I want to use my skills efficiently to this important cause. 

Imogen Vining

Department: Governor

Employment: Acute Deterioration CQUIN & Quality Improvement Lead
Biography: I first understood what it was to be a governor through my Mum’s role as Clerk to several Governing boards. I am a nurse and currently work in the area of deteriorating patients having previously worked in quality improvement and major trauma. I live in East London and am pleased to be able to be offering time to my local community.

Fahmida Sultana

Department: Staff Governor

Employment: Teacher of Maths at LEA
Biography: Fahmida has been a teacher at LEA for the last 3 years, and wants to use her skills and knowledge to make a difference. 

Kabir Ahmed

Department: Governor

Biography: I have a telecommunications business background and have been educated in Surrey, graduating from Kingston University. My professional background since finishing my education has been of a sales trader of various commodities and property assets in both the banking sector and financial markets in the city of London and globally. A father of 3 children at different stages of education, I am well placed to make small contributions and suggestions to improve different stages of the education cycle and well placed to offer observations of the positives and the areas that need to improve from a parental perspective.

Aditya Dubey

Department: Vice Chair of Governors

Employment: Chief of Staff at Deutsche Bank
Biography: I am passionate about supporting young people and fervently believe that investing in children and education is the best way to ensure sustainable societal development and upliftment. Schools are where most of us learn how to navigate life and society and they can have a lasting impact on the lives of their students in myriad ways. I want to use the skills I have developed over my professional career in that context, while at the same time develop new skills and gain exposure to a critical sector of our society. I am inherently curious and keen to learn. Having settled in London over the past 7 years I feel a desire to give back to the wider community and city I love, and feel I could make a meaningful impact.

Edward Chessun

Department: Governor

Biography: A qualified Teacher of English. He has previously worked at London Enterprise Academy as a Teacher of English and would like to give back to the community. He has excellent knowledge and understanding of the school and the community that it serves. He is fully aware of the pressures that the school is working under having been part of the journey over the past three years. Edward left his position in December 2022 to pursue a career in writing.

Mark Masson

Department: Governor

Biography: I've completed the legal practice course and am a qualified solicitor in England and Wales. I’m very grateful for my education and would like to now help others through this programme, by providing support to a school/college as a governor. I think the broad skillset I’ve developed over the past 10 or so years will be beneficial to the role as a governor. My day to day job as a project finance lawyer requires me to frequently be assimilating information from new areas of expertise in order to solve problems and progress a transaction. Project management is also a key part of my job, managing and coordinating various teams working on multiple critical work streams to meet a deadline or produce a work product. I would also bring a positive attitude to the role and it will be important for me to learn from the other governors and school staff, so that I can identify where best I can assist.

Sarah Withers

Department: Governor

Biography: I have been a Head of Subject and Department for over a decade and I am a Trustee and Executive Committee Member for the Scouts, a Social Media Champion for the NSPCC and the East London Support Group Leader for Cardiomyopathy UK. As a Trustee of Scouts, I am fully aware of the expectations of a Trustee and Governor, and am able to bring a deeper understanding due to my own personal circumstances in being a disabled single parent of a deaf 7-year old child.

Mahbub Alam

Department: Parent Governor

Employment: Production/Media
Biography: I was a former councillor and former executive advisor on adult social care, and am the owner of a local tech firm. I have been a parent governor for Hermitage Primary school for 3 years. I take part in a lot of humanitarian work such as joining the largest aid convoy to Bulgaria to support the Syrian war victims and taking part in the ‘Mayors for Peace’ event to disarm nuclear weapons. I love travelling and have done so to 22 different countries, mostly via road, as I believe this is the best way to experience other cultures and meet many people.

Nigath Sultana

Department: Parent Governor

Khadar Mohamed

Department: Parent Governor

Aklima Begum

Department: Clerk to Governors