Governors

I have been a governor at Cayley for 11 years, and am currently chair of the Finance & General Purposes Committee.  I studied chemistry at university but now work for a finance organisation in the City of London.  My wife and I have lived in Tower Hamlets for the last 8 years, and when not at work we enjoy exploring the borough’s many green spaces.

Having lived in Tower Hamlets since 2000, Ankita is working and raising a family in Canary Wharf.  Having read Chemical Engineering followed by Japanese Studies at university, she moved in to technical product and brand management in the packaging industry for her early career. More recently, she set up her own company in this field allowing her to balance her work-life balance. She also lecturers Chemistry at a Further Education College in Islington, so has a huge interest in women in STEM. She joined Cayley in September 2021 and hopes to really use all her skills to work with our head and SMT to drive the strategic development and raise standards at Cayley.

I am a teacher and have worked in various schools in Tower hamlets over the years. I graduated with a degree in economics and worked in the city as a media consultant for many years.  I have four children, two of them attend Cayley. I have travelled to many countries and experienced different cultures and communities. 

I am a resident of Tower Hamlets and both my children attend Cayley Primary School. Currently I am a fundraising manager in a charity organisation based in London. Education is very important to me and has been a prominent part of my life. My mother is a senior teacher in high school and my father served as the Superintendent Controller of General Accounts. I studied pharmacy and did advanced cancer drug research in a pharmacology laboratory. I am the founder of an All Girl's secondary school in Bangladesh. It is completely free for students including tuition, books, stationery, and uniforms. I am hard-working, strong communication skills, I use my own initiative and am always up for challenges. I want all children to have the best access to education because it equips them to build a bright future for themselves.

I was born and brought up in Tower Hamlets. In University, I delivered workshops raising aspirations to children in disadvantaged boroughs to encourage widening participation into further education. After graduating I worked in a secondary school as an academic tutor with the GCSE children and year 7’s. I then completed my PGCE in primary and started working at Cayley in 2017. I currently work in year 6 and I am responsible for Sports and PE. I believe every child, especially within our borough, has the right to an outstanding education that is adherent to their needs and leave school at their fullest potential ready for secondary and the future.