Oldham Sixth Form College

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Senior Leadership Team

 

 

 

Board of Governors

The chair of The Governing Body for OSFC is Professor Christine Horrocks. Should you need to contact her please telephone the school on 0161 287 8000; alternatively you are able to email for The Chair of Governors' attention to: info@osfc.ac.uk

 

  • Prof. Christine Horrocks
    Chair of the LGB - Co-opted Governor

    Prof. Christine Horrocks

    Christine has had a long academic career working most recently working in a range of leadership roles. She was Pro Vice-Chancellor at Manchester Metropolitan University and is currently working on a variety of consultancy projects in higher education. Christine, also led Manchester Metropolitan's Cheshire Faculty and the Department of Psychology. Prior to this, Christine was Head of Psychology at the University of Bradford and Director of the Centre for Applied Psychology at the University of Huddersfield. As a Professor of Applied Social Psychology, Christine has worked with local authorities and social care providers focussing on evidence based change. As a resident of Oldham Christine is committed and honoured to be the Chair of the OSFC Board of Governors.

    Date of appointment: 16.03.22

    Term of Office: 29.06.22 - 29.06.26

    Appointed by Trust Board

  • Suzannah Reeves
    Principal

    Suzannah Reeves

  • Cllr Shoab Akhtar
    Co-opted Governor

    Cllr Shoab Akhtar

    Shoab joined the Board in September 2013. Shoab has lived in Oldham most of his life and is an elected member of Oldham Council. He represents Werneth ward on the Council. He is married with 3 children and is also employed by Onward Homes.

    Date of appointment: 01.09.21

    Term of Office: 01.09.21 - 01.09.25

    Appointed by Trust Board

  • Lizzie Egan-Walsh
    Co-opted Governor

    Lizzie Egan-Walsh

    Lizzie Egan-Walsh has worked in education in Oldham for over twenty years: fifteen of these in school leadership. She has been a SENCO, an advisory teacher for visually impaired and blind students; and has a background in safeguarding.

    Lizzie believes in an holistic approach to education and life, which she embodies in her Leadership, Coaching and Wellbeing business. She collaborates with a variety of professionals with regards to coaching, supervision, Reiki and school improvement.

    Date of appointment: 16.03.22

    Term of Office - 16.03.22 - 16.03.26

    Appointed by Trust Board

  • Helen Rowland
    Co-opted Governor

    Helen Rowland

    Born, educated and living in Oldham, Helen passionately believes equality of opportunity starts with education; irrespective of where you were born or where you live, a high quality education in a great Oldham school will make a fundamental difference to all our children's lives, career prospects and social mobility.

    Keen to support the quality of education, Helen is Independent Governor at Oldham Sixth Form College, where her son studied and a parent governor at Saddleworth School, where her son is in Year 11. She is also a Board member of the newly established Oldham Learning.

    A former teacher and Head Teacher in Oldham, Helen has been the Chief Executive of Focus-Trust since 2015, a primary trust with fifteen schools in Oldham, Greater Manchester and West Yorkshire. Helen is proud of the positive difference Focus-Trust have made to the lives of the children and staff in their four Oldham schools. She is keen to work in partnership with other governors and leaders, families and communities at Oldham Sixth Form College to ensure the college provides a happy, positive and inspirational learning and professional environments for our young people and staff to thrive, achieve and succeed in.

    Date of appointment: 01.09.21

    Term of Office: 01.09.21 - 01.09.25

    Appointed by Trust Board

  • Andy Thorpe
    Support Staff Governor

    Andy Thorpe

    Andy was appointed Staff Support Governor on Mon 27 Sep 21.

    Andy is a retired Warrant Officer Class 2 of the British Army serving 23 years Full Service. Andy is a Trustee for his former Regimental Charity - Red Cypher, Regimental Standard Bearer (North) and the Business Development Officer and Standard Bearer of Shaw and Crompton Royal British Legion.

    Andy is employed by the Trust as the Security Team Leader of the College.

    Andy was born in Oldham and after completing his Military Service returned to his beloved Shaw.

    Date of appointment: 13.10.21

    Term of Office: 13.10.21 - 13.10.25

    Elected by college staff

  • Nicola Torr
    Teaching Staff Governor

    Nicola Torr

    Nicola has worked in education for over 20 years, initially in secondary schools within South Yorkshire but more recently here at Oldham Sixth Form College. As Curriculum Area Leader for Business and Law, Nicola is passionate about ensuring that all of our students progress onto their next steps with the outcomes and personal development needed to achieve their goals. Nicola sees the provision and quality of teaching and learning at OSFC as instrumental in supporting the young people of Oldham.

    Date of appointment: 13.11.23

    Term of office: 13.12.23 to 13.12.27

    Elected by college staff

  • Katie Dunn
    Student Governor

    Katie Dunn

    For my A Levels I decided to take psychology, photography and graphic design and although I love the creativity, my passion lies with psychology and it is what I want to do in the future. I decided to take on the role of student governor as I want the students voices to be heard and recognised so an even more positive environment can be created.

    Date of appointment: 27.06.24

    Term of office: 27.06.24 - 26.06.25

    Elected by college students

  • Safa Mehmood
    Student Governor

    Safa Mehmood

    I am currently studying A Level Law, Chemistry, and 3D Design, and aspire to become a solicitor before progressing to the role of barrister. Actively participating in the college's Local Governing Body means that I am not only gaining key advocacy and communication skills required for the future, but I am also a representative voice from the student community; I am able to contribute to important decision-making processes, and help shape the college's policies to reflect the needs of my peers.

    Date of appointment: 27.06.24

    Term of office: 27.06.24 - 26.06.25

    Elected by college students

  • Tariq Rafique MBE
    Co-Opted Governor

    Tariq Rafique MBE

    Tariq was the former Director of Race Equality Partnership and is currently a Magistrate in Greater Manchester.
    He is also General Secretary of the Oldham Council of Mosques. Tariq has a wealth of experience in race and community relations and has worked in schools and colleges promoting good relations between different communities. Tariq was recognised for his services to the community in Greater Manchester and was awarded an MBE in 2020.

    Date of appointment: 1/10/24

    Term of office: 1/10/24 - 30/9/28

    Appointed by trust board

  • Dr Aisha Khan
    Parent Governor

    Dr Aisha Khan

    Aisha is an accomplished educator with a PhD in E-Research and Technology Enhanced Learning from Lancaster University and international experience in English language instruction and educational research. She advocates for inclusive, digitally enriched pedagogy and values strategic thinking, equity, and effective communication. As a parent governor, she is committed to fostering a holistic, high-achieving learning environment. Aisha contributes a unique blend of academic expertise and practical insight to support evidence-based decision-making and the continuous advancement of college governance.

    Date of appointment: 21/10/24

    Term of office 21/10/24 - 20/10/28

    Elected by parents

  • Helena Aston
    Parent Governor

    Helena Aston

    Helena is Oldham born and raised and graduated from Bradford University as a Biomedical Scientist,
    specialising in Biochemistry and has spent the last 20 years in the healthcare industry providing
    imaging equipment to the NHS. Helena has also been part of the STEM programme for the last 3 years and often attends primary schools to advocate for the Sciences. Helena underpins her business by being data-driven and is always looking for ways to make improvements to processes in order to drive for
    better outcomes.

    Helena's other passion is swimming and she was the inaugural Girl’s team captain for Oldham Seals, then progressing to swim for Lancashire.

    Helena believes that every child has the right to first class education and she will advocate for this throughout her term of office.

    Date of appointment: 21/10/24

    Term of office: 21/10/24 - 20/10/28

    Elected by parents

 

Governor Meeting Attendance 2024/25

 

 

Name

25th

September 2024

11th

December

2024

1st

April

2025

 8th 

July 

2025

Shoab Akhtar

 √

 √

 √

 

Lizzie Egan-Walsh

 √

 X

 √

 

Christine Horrocks

 √

 √

 √

 

Maria Ibeking

(resigned 9 September 2024)

 N/A

 √

 -

 

Shuma Rahman-Chowdhury

(resigned 27 August 2024)

 N/A

 √

 -

 

Suzannah Reeves

 √

 √

 √

 

Helen Rowland

 √

 X

 X

 

Andy Thorpe

 √

 √

 X

 

Nicola Torr

 √

 √

 √

 

Katie Dunn

 √

 √

 √

 

Safa Mehmood

 √

 √

 √

 

Helena Aston

N/A

√

 √

 

Tariq Rafique 

N/A

X

 √

 

Aisha Khan

N/A

√

 X

 

Governor Meeting Attendance 2023/24

 

Name

 

4th October 2023

 

24th Jan

2024

27th March

2024

26th June

2024

Shoab Akhtar

√

 √

 X

 X

Soraia Barbosa

√

 √

 √

 √

Lizzie Egan-Walsh

√

 X

 X

 √

Christine Horrocks

√

 √

 √

 √

Maria Ibeking

X

 √

 X

 √

Shuma Rahman-Chowdhury

√

 √

 X

 √

Richard Rawes

X

Resigned

 N/A

 N/A

Suzannah Reeves

√

 √

 √

 X

Helen Rowland

√

 √

 √

 X

Melissa Selwood-Kilgour

√

 √

 √

 X

Andy Thorpe

X

 X

 √

 X

Nicola Torr

N/A

 √

 X

 √

Katie Dunn

N/A

N/A

N/A

√

Safa Mehmood

N/A

N/A

N/A

X

 Multi Academy Trust Status

Oldham Sixth Form College is part of The Pinnacle Learning Trust along with  The Hathershaw College, Broadfiled Primary School, Werneth Primary School and Alexandra Park Junior School. Governance information on the Trustees and Members of the Pinnacle Learning Trust can be found on the PLT website or at the Get Information About Schools website.

The chair of The Governing Body for OSFC is Professor Christine Horrocks. Should you need to contact her please telephone the school on 0161 287 8000; alternatively you are able to email for The Chair of Governors' attention to: info@osfc.ac.uk

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