Naureen Khalid started her governance career more than ten years ago when she was elected as a parent governor in a secondary school. Upon conversion to academy status Naureen became a trustee of the school.

Currently, Naureen chairs two Local Governing Bodies and is a trustee of a MAT of primary schools.

Naureen is active nationally and presents at various events. She also runs a Twitter forum that shares best practice and provides support to governors across the country.

Naureen holds a Masters and an M Phil degree in Genetics. She taught at a university abroad before giving up work to start her family. She has also completed a PGCE focusing on school governance.