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Individuals prohibited from managing or governing schools

These individuals must not manage independent schools, academies and free schools or be a governor at a local-authority-maintained school.

Updates to this page

From:
Department for Education
Published:
14 November 2022
Last updated:
17 August 2026
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  1. Added 'Direction: Olakunle May Emiola Oluwadare barred from managing independent schools'.

  2. Added ‘Direction: Gregory Hill barred from managing independent schools’.

  3. Added 'Direction: Zafar Iqbal Khan barred from managing independent schools'.

  4. Added 'Direction: Victoria Poole-Birrell barred from managing independent schools' and 'Direction: James John Cooper barred from managing independent schools'.

  5. Added 'Direction: Shathea Zamzami barred from managing independent schools' to the collection.

  6. Added 'Direction: Mujanet Daniah barred from managing independent schools' and 'Direction: Suleyman Folami barred from managing independent schools' to the collection.

  7. Added 'Direction: Brian Richard Martin barred from managing independent schools' to the collection.

  8. Added 'Direction: Shahjan Yasmin Hussain barred from managing independent schools' to the collection.

  9. 'Direction: Christopher Bowler barred from managing independent schools' and 'Direction: Trevor Averre-Beeson' barred from managing independent schools' were added to the collection.

  10. 'Direction: Miriam Sebbagh barred from managing independent schools' was added to the collection.

  11. First published.

The Secretary of State for Education can prohibit or restrict an individual from taking part in the management or governance of a school by issuing a direction under section 128 of the Education and Skills Act 2008.

Read our guidance about section 128 legislation and barring unsuitable individuals from managing or governing a school.

The Teaching Regulation Agency website has information about teachers prohibited from teaching in any school, sixth-form college, relevant youth accommodation or children’s home in England.

Directions issued under section 128

These individuals are barred from:

  • taking part in the management of independent schools, academies or free schools
  • being a governor at a local-authority-maintained school

These are listed alphabetically by surname.

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