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About

At BBIH, we believe that every young person deserves to feel safe and supported. Our vision is to empower each learner with the confidence, skills, and sense of purpose they need to lead a happy, healthy, and successful life beyond school. Many of our students have experienced barriers in mainstream education.

We provide the second chance they need—through flexible, high-expectation, and relational teaching that enables every learner to redefine what's possible for themselves. We are proud to offer an alternative, rigorous progression route for students whose needs have not been met elsewhere.

Our personalised and careers-centred curriculum is designed to reconnect young people with their learning—by linking education to their real lives, aspirations, and futures. At BBIH, success isn't about fitting into a traditional mould—it's about achieving personal growth and learning to be ambitious.

Our curriculum offers aspirational, work-related qualifications at GCSE level and equivalent, supported by a mentoring programme that puts students at the centre of their journey.

In the school’s own words, from the school website.

Enrichment

2 activitiesiFound on the school website by WhatSchool. Not verified by Governance Register; the school website is the authority.
  • Coding
  • Cooking

Awards

2 awardsiFound on the school website by WhatSchool. Not verified by Governance Register; the school website is the authority.
  • Anti-Bullying CharterRecognised award
  • Teaching School HubRecognised award

Key facts

URN
141006
Type
Free schools alternative provision
Phase
Not applicable
Ages
12 to 19
Gender
Mixed
Nursery
No Nursery Classes
Local authority
Redbridge
Constituency
Ilford North
Setting
Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
Opened
2014

Governing body (15 current, 6 former)

iAcademy trust: local governing body and trust board.

1 governor is linked to a profile (all confirmed).

Governors marked “Confirmed same person” have exactly the same forename and surname as the only officer of that name at the school’s own academy trust company on the Companies House register, so we treat them as the same person. The governance record itself comes from DfE.

Leadership

NameRoleHow appointedTerm
Mr Sheraz BhattiShared Chair of Local Governing Body - EstablishmentAppointed by GB/boardsince 2026 · until 2026 ends 2026
Mr Sheraz Bhatti FormerChair of Local Governing BodyAppointed by GB/boardsince 2022 · term ended 2025

Full governing body

NameRoleHow appointedTerm
Ms Melany SteelShared Local Governor - EstablishmentAppointed by trusteessince 2026 · until 2030
Ms Vij ZorbaShared Local Governor - EstablishmentAppointed by GB/boardsince 2026 · until 2030
Ms Carla BradmanShared Local Governor - EstablishmentAppointed by GB/boardsince 2026 · until 2026 ends 2026
Mr Zaid FurreedanShared Local Governor - EstablishmentElected by parentssince 2026 · until 2027 ends 2027
Mr Stephen Smith Confirmed same personShared Local Governor - EstablishmentAppointed by GB/boardsince 2026 · until 2027 ends 2027
Ms Emmanuelle MassudiShared Local Governor - EstablishmentAppointed by GB/boardsince 2026 · until 2026 ends 2026
Mr Zohaib TariqShared Local Governor - EstablishmentElected by parentssince 2026 · until 2026 ends 2026
Mr Harry WilliamsonShared Local Governor - EstablishmentAppointed by trusteessince 2026 · until 2030
Mr Oluwafunmi KubwezaShared Local Governor - EstablishmentAppointed by trusteessince 2026 · until 2030
Mr Will MackintoshShared Local Governor - EstablishmentEx-officio by virtue of office as headteacher/principalsince 2024 · until 2030
Mr Kevin HowarthShared Local Governor - EstablishmentEx-officio by virtue of office as headteacher/principalsince 2023 · until 2030
Ms Yvonne AndressShared Local Governor - EstablishmentEx-officio by virtue of office as headteacher/principalsince 2019 · until 2030
Ms Kathryn BurnsShared Local Governor - EstablishmentEx-officio by virtue of office as headteacher/principalsince 2019 · until 2030
Mr Deep BamrahShared Local Governor - EstablishmentEx-officio foundation governor (appointed by foundation by virtue of the office they hold)since 2017 · until 2030
Mr Waqas Khan FormerLocal GovernorAppointed by GB/boardsince 2024 · term ended 2025
Mrs Ceylan Simsek FormerLocal GovernorAppointed by GB/boardsince 2024 · term ended 2025
Mrs Audrey Pereira FormerLocal GovernorElected by parentssince 2024 · term ended 2025
Ms Jennifer D'Arcy FormerLocal GovernorAppointed by GB/boardsince 2024 · term ended 2025
Mr Sheraz Bhatti FormerLocal GovernorAppointed by GB/boardsince 2021 · term ended 2025

Source: Department for Education, Get Information about Schools (governance records, as at 25 October 2026). Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Names are shown as published; there are no addresses or contact details. Current and former are worked out from term end dates when the page loads. Object or ask for removal · Report an issue with this record