Connect Schools Academy Trust

  1. Governance

Higher Paid Staff


The number of employees whose employee benefits (excluding employer pension costs)
exceeded £60,000 was:

2022 2021
£60,001 - £70,000 4        4
£80,001 - £90,000 1  2
£90,001 - £100,000 2  2
£100,001 - £110,000 - -
£110,001 - £120,000 1  1

 

Connect Board of Trustees (last updated November 2022)

Name

Category

Attendance at Board of Trustee meetings for academic year 2021/22

Appointment date

Term of office expiry date

Appointed by

Andrea Carter

Trustee & CEO

6 out of a possible 6

01/09/2013

N/A

N/A

Sandra Clements

Independent Trustee

6 out of a possible 6

08/12/2019

07/12/2023

Connect Academy Trust Members

Brendan Collins

Independent Trustee

6 out of a possible 6

21/07/2021

20/07/2025

Connect Academy Trust Members

Devinia Curtis

Independent Trustee

5 out of a possible 6

17/06/2020

16/06/2024

Connect Academy Trust Members

Scott George

Independent Trustee

6 out of a possible 6

13/06/2018

12/06/2026

Connect Academy Trust Members

Sue Hannay

Independent Trustee

5 out of a possible 6

01/09/2020

31/08/2024

Connect Academy Trust Members

Naureen Khalid

Independent Trustee

4 out of a possible 6

10/01/2022

09/01/2026

Connect Academy Trust Members

William Mitchell

 

Independent Trustee

 

5 out of a possible 6

10/01/2022

09/01/2026

Connect Academy Trust Members

Scott Pinder

Independent Trustee

Chair of the Board of Trustees

6 out of a possible 6

19/09/2021

18/09/2025

Connect Academy Trust Members

Jo-Anne Penn

Independent Trustee

4 out of a possible 6

16/12/2019

15/12/2023

      Connect Academy Trust Members

Marie Powell

Independent Trustee

Vice Chair of the Board of Trustees

6 out of a possible 6

16/12/2019

15/12/2023

     Connect Academy Trust Members

 

Connect Trust Members (Last updated November 2022)

Name

Position

Appointment date

Attendance

at meetings for academic year 2021/22

Appointed by

Clive Rockcliffe

Member

21/06/2022

N/A

Members of Connect Schools Academy Trust

Peter Goodwin

Member

01/09/2016

1 of 1

Members of Connect Schools Academy Trust

Leigh Sims

Member

01/09/2016

1 of 1

Members of Connect Schools Academy Trust

Scott Pinder

Member

16/09/2018

1 of 1

Members of Connect Schools Academy Trust

Members who have resigned within the last 12 months

Name

Role

Date of appointment

Date of resignation

David Figg

Member

22/11/2017

27/6/2022

Connect Schools Academy Trust: Register of Interests Declarations

2021/2022 academic year (updated December 2022)

Name

 

Position

Nature of Interest

Immediate / close family declarations

Date declaration made

Andrea Carter

CEO

 

Employed by Connect Schools Academy Trust

 

None

24/11/2022

 

Sandra Clements

 

 

Trustee

None

None

13/11/2022

 

Brendan Collins

Trustee

None

None

15/11/2022

Devinia Curtis

 

Trustee

None

None

25/11/2022

Amanda Frost

 

Compliance Officer

Employed by Connect Schools Academy Trust

 

None

11/11/2022

Scott George

Trustee

Raglan Primary School Governor

Raglan Voluntary Fund Trustee

 

None

11/11/2022

Wendy Giles

 

Executive Head Teacher

Employed by Connect Schools Academy Trust

 

None

06/12/2022

Peter Goodwin

Member

 

None

None

05/12/2022

Sue Hannay

 

Trustee

Governor, River Mill LGB

None

23/09/2022

Naureen Khalid

Trustee

 

 Invigilator, Harris Academy Orpington 

None

27/11/2022

William Mitchell

Trustee

Chair of the Governing Body, Valley Primary School until 28/09/2022

Director at BDO LLP. My company provides, free of charge, its risk management software, Rhiza, to the Trust

None

21/09/2022

Scott Pinder

Trustee and Member

 

Director Park Hill Road Management Ltd

 

None

23/09/2022

 

Jo-Anne Penn

 

 

Trustee

Governor, Downsview Community School

None

03/10/2022

Marie Powell

Trustee

 

Chancery Education Trust – Trustee, current

 

 

None

22/09/2022

Clive Rockliffe

Member

None

None

05/12/2022

Karen Rumbold

Growth and Standards

Employed by Connect Schools Academy Trust

None

04/12/2022

Leigh Sims

Member

 

None

None

05/12/2022

Sue Wray

HR Manager

Employed by Connect Schools Academy Trust

Director, Ripon & Ripley Ltd

None

16/11/2022

 

Connect Audit and Risk Committee (Last updated November 2022)

Member

Category

Attendance

at meetings for academic year 2021/22

Andrea Carter

CEO

3 out of a possible 3

Devinia Curtis

Member of the committee

3 out of a possible 3

Robert Girling

Member of the committee

3 out of a possible 3

Naureen Khalid

Member of the committee

3 out of a possible 3

William Mitchell

Chair of the committee

3 out of a possible 3

Phil Ridgewell

Member of the committee

1 out of a possible 3

Martin Daniels

Member of the Committee

3 out of a possible 3

Connect Achievement and Standards Committee (Last updated November 2022)

Name Position Attendance at meetings for academic year 2021/22
Andrea Carter CEO 3 out of a possible 3
Sandra Clements Chair of the committee 2 out of a possible 3
Scott George Member of the committee 3 out of a possible 3
Wendy Giles Executive Headteacher 3 out of a possible 3
Sue Hannay Member of the committee 2 out of a possible 3
Ann Massey Member of the committee 3 out of a possible 3
Jo Penn Member of the committee 3 out of a possible 3

 

Connect Finance and Resources Committee (Last updated November 2022)

Name Position Attendance at meetings for academic year 2021/22
Andrea Carter CEO 4 out of a possible 4
Ryan Boxall Member of the committee 0 out of a possible 2
William Mitchell Member of the committee 4 out of a possible 4
Scott Pinder Member of the committee 4 out of a possible 4
Marie Powell Chair of the committee 4 out of a possible 4
Toby Reid Member of the committee 2 out of a possible 4
Brendan Collins Member of the committee 3 out of a possible 4

Connect Equality, Diversity and Inclusion Committee (Last updated November 2022)

Name

Position

Attendance at meetings for academic year 2021/22

Andrea Carter

CEO

Three out of a possible four

Devinia Curtis

Member of the committee

Three out of a possible four

Naureen Khalid

Member of the committee

Four of a possible four

Scott Pinder

Chair of the committee

Four out of a possible four

Marie Powell

Member of the committee

Two of a possible four

Katie Bradley

Member of the committee

Two out of a possible two

Suzanne Leader

Member of the committee

Three out of a possible four

Vydaisha Singh

Member of the committee

One of a possible two

Luna Shacklock

Member of the committee

Three of a possible four

Liz Quayle

Member of the committee

Three of a possible four

Rachel Ezinwa

Member of the committee

Two of a possible two

Stephen Jackson

Member of the committee

One of a possible one