Governors

Edmund Miller

Edmund is staff governor at Harbinger School. He was born and raised in Tower Hamlets and he attended Malmesbury Primary School and Bangabandu in Bethnal Green and later Swanlea Secondary in Whitechapel. He became a teacher at Harbinger in 2006 after completing a degree in Maths and Music. He has worked at Harbinger ever since. He is fully committed to the pursuit of excellence in education and believes that children who are happy and feel safe will always flourish. He works hard to provide a creative and supportive environment for the children in his class.

Kiran Rahman

Kiran is parent governor at Harbinger School and a busy mum to three boys, all of whom attend Harbinger, and a 17 month old little girl. She is very keen on being involved in all aspects of their education, at home and at school, academic and otherwise. Kiran trained as a Health Carer and is always completing courses to better herself, in any which way possible. She also loves creating things, be it sewing, crochet, writing or DIY. In her spare time she loves listening to music and reading.

Andy Smith Headteacher

I have been the headteacher at Harbinger since September 2018 and feel very honoured to be part of such an inclusive school community. I have worked in schools across London and East Asia and my priority at Harbinger is to work with the governing body to ensure we have the best education for all our pupils in a supportive environment.

Martin Young Chair of Governors

Martin has been a governor at Harbinger for many years since his daughter attended the school, where she was very happy. He is a barrister and has lived on the Isle of Dogs since 1987. He is an active member of the local community particularly with the charities Docklands Sailing Centre Trust, the SPACE, Docklands Settlement Trust and EastEnd Homes.

Charlie McKnight

Charlie is the Press Secretary to the City Minister at HM Treasury, where he has been working since 2017. Prior to joining the Civil Service, Charlie was a Communications Manager at Lloyds Banking Group, and the founder of a community project which taught Politics in Primary and Secondary schools across Warwickshire. In addition to being a Governor, Charlie is also a mentor and volunteer for the Royal Society for Blind Children. Charlie is motivated by a want to see all children succeed through adversity, no matter what their ability or background. When he’s not working, Charlie is a committed Liverpool fan and keen reader.

Lawrence Houldsworth

Lawrence is a maths teacher that works in Islington, having previously worked in Tower Hamlets in Bow. He recently completed a masters in education at Harvard on a Kennedy Scholarship, where he focused on education in armed conflict settings and better understanding the barriers to accessing quality education. He has always been very attached to Tower Hamlets following his time working and living there, and cares deeply about ensuring that fantastic opportunities in education are open to all.

Susannah Abdelouahed

Hello, my name is Susannah.  I am a mother of three children, two of whom have been pupils at Harbinger, and one currently in Year 3 at Harbinger.

I am currently a full time mum but previously worked in account management at international  companies such as Thomson Reuters and LexisNexis in Hong Kong and London.

Following on with the international theme I was born in the UK, raised in Hong Kong, worked in France and lived in my husband's country, Algeria.

I am now settled in London and hope to share my knowledge and experience within the governing board at Harbinger. I have a keen interest in education and believe in high quality education for all.