STAR PEOPLE

LISA CRAUSBY

Executive Director: Education

In this edition of Star People we talk to Lisa Crausby, who is the executive lead for the trust’s education provision. Lisa, who joined the trust in 2017, takes the strategic lead on the School Improvement Framework, Principals’ Performance Management, the Rapid Improvement Model, Safeguarding, Inclusion and Teaching Strategy. She is also the link education director to a number of schools in the trust. Throughout the pandemic, Lisa has led on the trust’s approach to wellbeing to ensure pupils and staff remain safe and well during these difficult times.

What are the key challenges in supporting pupil wellbeing?

There are two key challenges that come to mind.

Firstly, schools are having to keep abreast of their local challenges at this current time. We know that in some areas, schools are dealing with a very high number of referrals to social care linked to the pandemic. This means that schools in these areas need to be proactive in their support for pupils who may be finding life difficult. It is crucial our schools are a safe haven for these pupils; an oasis where they can flourish, build resilience and achieve academically. To achieve this, they may require specialist therapeutic support alongside their own pastoral key worker within school.

Secondly, pupils need to have opportunities to express themselves. To develop resilience and enhance pupil wellbeing, we need a strong personal development programme for all pupils. It is important for pupils to be physically active, work as a team, develop new talents and experience a sense of achievement. Our school staff go above and beyond every day to enrich the lives of our pupils through wonderful extra-curricular activities - linked to our Star leadership foundations of sport, creativity, performing arts, enterprise and careers, charity and social action - and other initiatives, such as the Combined Cadet Force, Duke of Edinburgh’s Award and the National Citizenship Service. We continue to flood our schools with enrichment opportunities and target those pupils who will benefit the most from them. In doing so, we will develop pupils’ character, which will help them emotionally withstand future obstacles that may come their way in life.

What aspect of your job gives you the greatest satisfaction?

The greatest satisfaction is seeing transformation happening within a school. There is no better feeling than seeing a struggling school with a long legacy of underperformance starting to flourish. It is wonderful to see the hard work paying off and the school community developing its own distinctive identity. I also love to see happy, caring pupils acting as leaders, taking initiative and making their school and local community an even better place to be. We have so many great schools within Star that make me beam with pride.

Who was your favourite teacher and why?

I have two: Mrs Hunt and Miss Billington. One taught me French and the other taught me German. Both transported me to France and Germany each time I entered their classroom and every lesson, they inspired me to love languages and helped me to achieve the top grades. Their investment in me gave me a hunger to study languages further. I taught myself Spanish whilst studying French and German at college. I then decided I wanted to study Arabic at university, which was an unusual choice at the time. My reasoning was to challenge myself to learn how to read and write the Arabic script whilst understanding more about the countries in which Arabic was spoken. After obtaining my degree, I then trained to be a Modern Foreign Languages (MFL) Teacher and loved nothing more than imparting my love of languages to pupils. A special highlight was being a role model to the girls in my form class who all went on to study languages at college and university! I focused my Master’s Degree on how to help boys to succeed in MFL. It was a proud moment seeing my research findings being used in schools across the country. I will always be personally thankful to those two teachers for fostering my passion for languages and opening up an amazing career pathway which has enabled me to support others.

What interests do you have outside of work?

Being a passionate linguist, I love to travel the world. I want my children to be outward-facing and appreciate new countries and soak up their cultures. To date, we have visited every continent on the planet and I am keen we see all seven wonders of the world. To unwind and relax, I love the theatre, music and ballet. I am blessed to live in the Eden Valley in Cumbria and regularly enjoy amazing lakes on my doorstep. I am also an avid Manchester City football fan having grown up as a junior blue.

What are you currently reading?

I am currently reading Louis de Bernieres’ Captain Corelli’s Mandolin. I am enjoying the Greek island of Cephalonia and immersing myself with the struggle between love and patriotism. It is a brilliant book.

KEY APPOINTMENTS

Stephen Dixon (Principal)

Stars of

AWARD

Many people have worked tirelessly and exemplified the STAR values over recent months, selflessly going the extra mile to ensure that our pledges were delivered: everyone is a star of hope.

All colleagues listed below have received a Stars of Hope letter and certificate from the trust’s Chief Executive in recognition of their exceptional contribution in the latest round of the Stars of Hope Award.

BARKEREND PRIMARY LEADERSHIP ACADEMY - Tracy Plummer, Azar Farooq, Sarah Deighton, Jen Pearson, Sajida Ahmed, Abida Asghar, Noreen Iqbal, Anthony Waring, Elayne Simmons, Moazama Ashraf, Kimberley Wilson, Hannah Rudd, Julie Taylor, Kalsoom Khan, Victoria Hinchliffe, Ann Winter BAY LEADERSHIP ACADEMY - Kathleen Bowker, Samantha Foulds, Simone Hartley, Dean Hartley, Jacqueline Kuyateh, Joan Phillips, Elaine Wood, Georgina Brown, Amanda Spencer, Nicola Turner, Rosie Barrett, Paul McLaughlin, Steven Houghton, Casey Hill, Steph Newell, Dean Sumner, Janet Myatt, Suzanne Hunt, Barbara Soj, Patricia Hemingway, Dave Retallick, Joanne Malin, John Spooner, Shaun Wyse, Gareth Finney, Daniel Kay, Jamie Antcliffe, Rachel Burns, Matthew Clapp, Linda Moorhouse, Julie Bird, Jackie Maddison, Julie Thompson, Sue Tomlinson, Darryl Obertelli, Hayley-Marie Steele, Lucy Murgatroyd, Emma Shirley, Erica Knibb, Minhaz Patel, Julie Sibbert, Sandra Roberts, Lynne Dakin, Julie Crinion, Deborah Horsman EDEN BOYS’ LEADERSHIP ACADEMY, BIRMINGHAM EAST - Rubee Taher, Shazad Rasool, Sabia Nawaz , Nadeem Yaqub, Faizal Ghumra, Luke Reeves EDEN BOYS’ LEADERSHIP ACADEMY, BRADFORD - Ilyas Shafiq, Bev Allison, Waqas Rafiq, Rukhsana Rafiq, Safina Bibi, Ansar Mahmood EDEN BOYS’ LEADERSHIP ACADEMY, MANCHESTER - Zaheer Fazal, David Walton, Kiran Hussain, Jasmin Kalam, Sara Bashir, Skeena Murtaza, Netesha Butt, Amreen Yousaf, Veronica Ghazi, Farha Rai, Ajwar Hussain, Sabah Taj, Duha Afzal, Abdeladime Adimou, Aliya Akhter, Nicole Greenwood, Sumaya Omerji, Zubair Patel, Mohamed Bencherif, Alexis Ryder, Amar khan, Mohammed Matadar, Usman Matadar, Khizer Rahman, Tanzeela Shahbaz, Caroline Leung, Nadia Lim, Ramzan Ahmad, Benazeer Hussain, Shuzina Begum, Waseem Afzal EDEN BOYS’ SCHOOL, BIRMINGHAM - Farhan Bhayat, Salim Ravat

EDEN BOYS’ SCHOOL, BOLTON - Wahida Zaeem, Rijvana Patel, Rehana Patel, Dr Catherine Barker, Shafiq Patel, Shaheda Bhatia, Bilkis Vika, Noorjehan Patel, Farjana Ugratdar, Caitlin McAllister, Neil Fitzsimmons, Peter Bates, Safiyyah Mohmed, Mahera Rai, Laura Riley, Sultana Yar, Meghan Starkey, Tasneem Kadu, Lynda Watts, Anne Garvey, Jennifer McCallum, Mubin Patel, Kadeer Hussain, Muhammed Bhikha, Asma Asmal, Mubarak Mallu, Arefa Patel, Sabina Asmail, Farjana Natha, Farzana Patel, Taherabanu Bagas, Samira Dinath, Samir Khan, Richard Foster, Shenaz Ibrahim, Hussain Hassan, Uthmaan Vali , Ahmed Kotwal, Hassan Fazal, Janghir Hussain, Mohamed Osman, Yunus Mohamed, Farzana Bostan, Sadie Childs, Rahima Master, Mumtaz Vali, Fahad Ahmad, Salman Patel, Mohammed Patel, Rabiya Randera , Sobia Asghar, Mohammed Kotwal, Shamim Adam, Ziyad Bhada EDEN BOYS’ SCHOOL, PRESTON - Mubarak Patel, Azmat Ahmed, John Clare, Amy Hurst, Jordan Johnson, Samantha Cosgrove, Juwairiyyah Patel, Rebecca Dawson, Rebecca Grant, Halima Ismail, Raeesa Lorgat, Matthew Harwood, Oliver Hives, Sally Tattersall, Ammaarah Mulla EDEN GIRLS’ LEADERSHIP ACADEMY, BIRMINGHAM - Denise Hunt, Zabar Hussain, Junaid Sheikh, Shazia Amer, Asma Ahmed, Sanaa Malik-Khan, Ahlam Ali, Nasima Akhtar, Ohid Islam, Nadifo Shamati, Faduma Ali, Yankuba Saho, Ibrahim Srammeh, Doaa Elansari, Shahida Begum, Nadia Choudhury, Shani Ali, Jolene McDonagh, Zara Abbas EDEN GIRLS’ LEADERSHIP ACADEMY, MANCHESTER - Thomas Hindle, Dana Rahmeh, Georgina Hails, Sufyan Desai, Mishaal Hussain, Rebecca Sagar, Qanita Ahmed, Khadeejah Hussain, Ellie Osborne, Lily Graham, Shafia Begum, Helena Morrissey, Sabah Hafeez, Debbie Knowles, Farhan Patel, Chris Inckle, Jo Pepper, Amy Bates, Shabana Sadiq, Ash Rasool, Alex Wilson, Gemma Beresford, Laura Chivers, Reanne Farragher, Emma Adesile, Simone Hawksworth, Sarah Pinches, Sarah Simpson, Jeremy Balcombe, Ryan Spencer, Saba Irshad, Tina Hurst, Fatoumatta Jallow, Connlan O’Meara EDEN GIRLS’ SCHOOL, COVENTRY - Phil Felgate EDEN GIRLS’ SCHOOL, SLOUGH - Aarti Khurmi, Ahmed Abdirahman, Alison Ward, Aliza Qureshi, Amna Mustafa, Anita Galica, Antikhab Aslam, Atia Ahmed, Baldish Dhanda, Christos Makris, Eirini Ioannidou, Elaine Hayes, Faiza Mughal, Farah Bhatti, Fatima Kazmi, Francoise Cusimano, Georgia Walton, Hakim Setterahmane, Halimo Osman Nur, Huma Shakeel, Iman Warsame, Indrani Bhattacharya, Javed Kachhalia Patel, Juliana Selisteanu, Latha Chidipudi, Lauren Burton, Lesley Jones, Lisa Kiely, Madeehah Jehangir, Mahmoud Farah, Maram Badar, Margaret Brunton, Maschil De Guzman, Masooma Hussain, Mohamed Hassan, Muna Mohamed, Nadia Bashir, Nafisah Asif, Nealmfara Akhtar, Nicole Dolan, Raman Sandhu, Sabiha Ahmed, Safiya Monteiro, Salma Mohamud, Sami Mansha, Samira Ali, Shabazz Siddiq, Shegufta Farooq-Bowkan, Sonia Gilet, Yasmin Khan EDEN GIRLS’ SCHOOL, WALTHAM FOREST - Noor Ullah Swati, Maggie Parrot, Taslimah Dauhoo, Noreen Ali, Raquel Murray, Shaveena Bashir, Mahbuba Kamali, Leomerita Shaddock, Sabier Rashid, Iliyan Dyulgerov, Ahad Hussain, Idris Mulla, Elmehani Ahmed, Rijia Rafiq, Maarya Attas, Laura Woods, Halima Dadabhoy, Fatima Gheewala, Camilli Bhogal-Todd, Genna Greenidge HIGH CRAGS PRIMARY LEADERSHIP ACADEMY - Jacqueline Gibson, Helen Riley, Christine Housley, Tracy Waite, Leanne Wilkinson, Louise Brearley, Rachel Partovi, Jessica Dawson, Jake Armour, Rebecca Smith, Carla Goodey, Natalie Whitehead, Emma Robinson, Sarah Watmuff, Sonia Kosar, Helen Ray HIGHFIELD LEADERSHIP ACADEMY - Debbie Haylor, Robyn Holding, Lisa Thorne, Vicki Darnell, Chantelle Ogilvie, Katie

Mallett, Bill, Claire Cartmell, Karen Benson, Victoria Darnell, Sarah Tabeart, Dawn Leonard, James Sinnett, Anneke Houston, Colette Dove, Katie Mallett, John Kerr, Nick Rainbow, Oscar Marshall, Rebecca Wilkie, Danielle McQueenie, Caroline Taylor, Shumi Ahmed, Dawn Livesey, Alison Hinchcliffe, Nicola Dodgson, Penny Rimmer, Neil Taylor, Debbie Woloncewicz, Ian McCleary, John Hooper, Rachael Anderton, Megan McGrath, Patrick Burns, Ben Povey, Callum Bowie, Nabil Jamil, David Cowans LAISTERDYKE LEADERSHIP ACADEMY - Julianna Horvath, Charlotte Corkett, Zayna Shah, Nadeem Sheikh, Mohammed Waqas SMALL HEATH LEADERSHIP ACADEMY - Amer Hussain, Michael Edwards, Salma Ali, Shabina Sikander, Leah Furey, Hawabibi Issat

STAR CENTRAL - Andy Martin, Imran Patel, Graham Roberts, Sarah Crame, Saqib Safdar, Rafiq Patel, Rahim Mulla, Richard Cantrill, Saudhrul Amin, Jamil Patel, Hugh Kilroy, Debra Shaw, Sue Elliott, Bushra Kamal, Christian Heath, Mohamed Nakhuda, Amrita Terry, Jason Wilson, Graham Walton, Clare Shaw, Mohammed Kajid Ali, Faizal Musa, Lynn Parkinson, Tasnim Adam, Clare Tooth, Sam Brooks, Daniel Burgess, Kylie Cornwall, Lindsey Hanney, Natasha Lewis, Ian Hemingway, Allan Glover, Francesca Ellsmoor, Andy Lavin, Jennifer Baker STARBANK SCHOOL - Amanda Perry, Alison Crathorne, Nusrat Ajaz, Khadija Qurat-ul-ain, Kiran Bhalru, Kaye Eccles, Eugenio Rubio, Gemma Gurney, Najmin Begum, Ayan Ahmed, Shazia Taswar, Gugandeep Dhaliwal, Peter Dixon, Hajra Rifat, Navdeep Malhi, Nadim Riaz TAUHEEDUL ISLAM BOYS’ HIGH SCHOOL (TIBHS) - Bashira Patel, Mohammed Ali Daji, Shabana Riaz, Safwan Patel, Isa Mogra, Salman Ali, Qasim Ali, Tasneem Adam, Shoaib Mohmed, Ismaaeel Hussain, Shazia Hussain, Muhammed Patel, Mohsin Patel, Anisa Mohmed, Shahnaz Ilyas, Asiya Hasan, Saba Mahmood, Aisha Khansab, Zainab Hasan, Naeema Hasan, Zubair Ahmed, Usman Kothia, Samina Yakub, Sabiha Patel, Saadiyah Bhayat, Muhammedsafi Patel, Latifa Adam, Mohsina Mulla, Ethsham Asif, Mehrun Patel, Minhaj Ugradar, Safinaz Yusuf, Rizwana Yusuf, Aroua Nagati, Abdulrehman Umar, Uzair Hansrot, Bilal Patel, Zakir Mitha, Razina Patel, Mohammed Awais Akhtar, William Smith, Ateeq Hazari, Suhayl Master

TAUHEEDUL ISLAM GIRLS’ HIGH SCHOOL AND SIXTH FORM

COLLEGE (TIGHS) - Madina Master, Nafisa Vika, Farida Nagdi, Sayda Sagir, Kulsum Fancy, Farhana Patel, Nazma Master, Bilkis Bux, Carol Knowles, Samsad Moosa, Akhtar Mulla, Yasmin Namaji, Nazma Patel, Rehana Patel, Ruksana Patel, Sabiha Patel, Marjina Sheikh, Zebun Vika, Ismail Sidat THE OLIVE SCHOOL, BIRMINGHAM - Zobiah Shamaela, Somiya Nazir, Safia Farah, Razima Khanom, Nadia Parveen, Muriam Rian, Shazia Kiyani, Arif Ravat, Smira Baz, Shaista Malik, Shazana Ibrahim, Rubyna Zulkifal, Shabnam Deen, Mariam Mahmood, Annisa Aziz, Hadikah Zameer, Salima Begum, Shameem Ashraf, Farat Ayub, Aneela Balal, Rabia Ahmed, Taslima Begum, Aysha Ravat, Zaynab Hussain, Rashada Begum, Maryam Bi, Haleema Ali, Sadia Ali, Hamdi Yusuf, Nafisa Akram, Iftikhar Ali, Humayra Farouk, Sofina Khatun, Sakina Hussain, Misbah Zamir, Abedha Sultana, Romaiza Naseem, Rifat Batool, Danash Ahmed, Mohammed Zafran, Sanaa Lariab, Rahilah Khan, Masum Rahman, Siraz Ahmed, Farina Bolia, Humaira Begum, Shaida Riaz THE OLIVE SCHOOL, BLACKBURN - Sabiha Waka, Laura Wade, Hayley Walsh, Suhail Sidat, Kuslum Patel, David Bailey, Maherunnisa Jogee, Shaheeda Mohmed, Memuna Desai, Nazia Parveen, Alwiya Hassam, Haleema Patel, Yasmin Mulla, Zeenat Ali, Fahima Master, Anjuman Kamal, Rukhsana Ali, Aisha Khan THE OLIVE SCHOOL, BOLTON - Simon Grime, Mubarak Patel, Shakerha Patel, Sarah Taylor, Nabeelah Pandor, Tasneem Master, Nasrin Patel, Shema Patel, Qulsum Valli, Jennifer Taylor, Lookman Batan, Kulsum Mulla, Tayyab Patel, Amira Rafiq, Ayesha Akhtar, Robyn Kelly, Farzana Bostan, Emma Warwick, Aisha Dakri, Laura Austin, Samira Hussain, Farida Kakuji, Amber Khan, Aamina Namazee THE OLIVE SCHOOL, HACKNEY - Hafsha Khan, Farah Ali, Jakir Hussain, Nazneen Islam, Moshin Patel, Neringa GerybaiteAggoun, Deniz Yesilyurt, Hifzur Rahman, Farzana Ferdousi, Manzurul Mannan, Sumiyyah Aboo, Khaleda Begum, Abdul Sadiq Miah, Hawa Mulla, Francesca Phillips, Hafizur Rahman, Babar Mirza THE OLIVE SCHOOL, PRESTON - Shagufta Fitzsimon, Leeanne Mitchell, Zainab Gajaria, Abigail Cross, Safiya Suleman, Smaira Raouf, Sumayya Patel, Mohammad Mulla, Muhammad Kabir, Lisa Collier, Aamirah Bala, Rukeeya Mahmood, Zainab Ali, Humairaa Madari, Sanah Khan, Khatija Badat, Saba Taju, Najia Wahdati, Khadijah Asmal, Khadijah Isap, Shefa Giash, Aysha Patel, Fatema Patel, Paige McKinley, Ismail Bangee, Shahabuddin Solkar, Ali Karim, Christine Burgess, Rasheda Choudhury, Lauren Clegg, Atika Ahmed, Rashida Patel, Shyra Saleh, Asiya Asmal, Rizwana Patel, Lynn Brown, Shazia Farhan, Nasira Dalal, Farida Patel, Jebuneesha Ismail, Anisa Dadhiwala, Lookman Batan THE OLIVE SCHOOL, SMALL HEATH - Gemma Amion, Geni Begum, Rehana Ali, Ishrat Rehana, Ghania Yehia, Mohammed Bashir, Mehreen Erm, Amreen Kausar, Kulsum Faruki, Maivish Khan, Hibo Diriye, Farmeen Akhtar, Matloob Jan, Iqrah Ahmed, Ayan Mohamed, Fiaz Begum, Menerah Ismail, Elham Mohamed, Christopher Currie, Nahida Saleem, Raeesa Anis, Ruweyda Ali, Farah Mahmood, Humaira Hamid, Abdul-Dayem Sultan, Ahmed Hussen, Mey Jabbar, Asma Butt, Rahila Khatun, Shamila Jabeen, Parveen Akhtar, Shazia Alam, Ashifa Akram, Natalie Duggins, Zaheema Akhtar, Alia Khatoon THE VALLEY LEADERSHIP ACADEMY - Martyn Gibbons, Simon Mayoh, Helen Rooney, Alexandra Fitton, Sarah Simpson, Aadil Laher, Emma Burrow, Lorriane Mitchell THORNBURY PRIMARY LEADERSHIP ACADEMY - Matthew Cavanagh, Elizabeth Miles, Ruth Corkery, Bushrha Munir, Zoe Manders, Eleanor Evans, Mariya Khan, Rachel Avis, Sadaf Naz, Lucy Clarke-Irons, Ozuma Hussain, Naila Shah, Kaukab Rathore, Cathryn Smith, Belinda Bassett, Sumaya Khan, Beth Sedman, Mariyam Jasiya, Nahid Bashir, Michael Spalton, Nasreen Akhtar, Simon Lenton, Amjid Khan, Clare Daddy TONG LEADERSHIP ACADEMY - Carl Seale, Neil Dalby, David Tobin, Sadran Afzal, Claire Mastrantuono, Norma Gordon-King, Rachel McFarlane, Kathryn Tait, Louise Foulger, Steph Hooley, Brenda Gwebu, Vikki Cuders, Lucy Thirkill, Emily Walker, Maggie Gray, Claire Jackson, Viki Skivington, Bridie McLoughlin, Johannah Cook

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