Governance

Hujjat School Trust, like all Single Academy Trusts, has the legal status of a Company but is also recognised as a Charitable Trust.  We have 3 layers of governance:

Members are the custodians of the governance of the Trust. The first Members were signatories to the Memorandum of Association when the Trust was set up, and they agreed the trust’s Articles of Association. Their role is to ensure that the academy trust’s charitable objectives are being met, maintain an overview of the effectiveness of the trust structure and they can appoint/remove trustees.

Our Members:

Mustafa Mohamed - Chair

Janet Hilary

Shaheen Hirji

Mohammed-Azeem Merali

Trustees have the responsibilities of both company directors and charity trustees. They have a duty of compliance, ensuring all relevant laws and regulations are followed. As holders of a public office, trustees should also be aware of the Nolan principles of public life: selflessness, integrity, objectivity, accountability, openness, honesty and leadership.

Trustees also fulfil the roles traditionally done by governors: they determine the vision, ethos and strategic direction of the school; oversee the use of resources to ensure money is well spent.; and are a critical friend to the headteacher, holding them to account for the school’s performance.

Our trustees must be autonomous in their decision-making and avoid conflicts of interest. For example, if they are connected to another organisation, their decisions as a trustee must be made independently.  Our Board will includes 2 Parent Trustees.

Our Trustees  

Shaheen Hirji - Chair

Zafar Ali - Vice Chair and Safeguarding Trustee

Hugh Greenway

Kawther Hamed

Nadim Kapadia

Warsame Khalif

Suquena Panjwani 

Fatema Rahemani 

Safia Tharoo

A committee is a smaller group of Trustees and specialist advisers who are chosen to represent the full governing board to receive information, make decisions on its behalf (where delegated), and act as a clear channel of communication to inform the wider work of the full board. 

Committees enable the Board to remain strategic in its approach to overseeing both the educational and financial performance of the school as it grows. We have constituted the following committees. Their remit (Terms of Reference) are reviewed annually and are available on request from the school office.

Our Committees:

Finance, Resources & Audit - Chaired by Nadim Kapadia

Teaching & Learning - Chaired by Shaheen Hirji

Faith & Pastoral - Chaired by Suquena Panjwani