Connect Schools Academy Trust

  1. Governance

Higher Paid Staff


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

2023 2022
£60,001 - £70,000 4        4
£70,001 - £80.000 1        -
£80,001 - £90,000 -  1
£90,001 - £100,000 4  2
£100,001 - £110,000 - -
£110,001 - £120,000 -  1
£120,001 - £130,000 1 -

 

Connect Board of Trustees (last updated December 2023)

Name

Category

Attendance at Board of Trustee meetings for academic year 2022/23

Appointment date

Term of office expiry date

Appointed by

Andrea Harris

Trustee & CEO

5 out of a possible 6

01/09/2013

N/A

N/A

Brendan Collins

Independent Trustee

4 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

6 out of a possible 6

01/09/2020

31/08/2024

Connect Academy Trust Members

Naureen Khalid

Independent Trustee

5 out of a possible 6

10/01/2022

09/01/2026

Connect Academy Trust Members

William Mitchell

 

Independent Trustee

 

4 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

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

 

Trustees who have left the Board in the last 12 months

Name Category Attendance at Board of Trustee meetings for academic year 2022/23 Appointment Date Resignation Date Appointed by
Sandra Clements Independent Trustee 4 out of a possible 6 08/12/2019 07/12/2023 Connect Academy Trust Members
Jo-Anne Penn Independent Trustee 3 out of a possible 6 16/12/2019 15/12/2023 Connect Academy Trust Members

Connect Trust Members (Last updated December 2023)

Name

Position

Appointment date

Attendance

at meetings for academic year 2022/23

Appointed by

Clive Rockcliffe

Member

21/06/2022

1 of 1

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

Connect Schools Academy Trust: Register of Interests Declarations

2023/2024 academic year (updated December 2023)

Name

 

Position

Nature of Interest

Immediate / close family declarations

Date declaration made

Andrea Harris

CEO

 

Employed by Connect Schools Academy Trust

 

None

15/09/2023

Brendan Collins

Trustee

None

None

20/09/2023

Devinia Curtis

 

Trustee

None

None

23/11/2023

Rachael Finan

CFO

Employed by Edufin

None

11/12/2023

Amanda Frost

 

Compliance Officer

Employed by Connect Schools Academy Trust

 

None

11/12/2023

Scott George

Trustee

Raglan Primary School Governor

Raglan Voluntary Fund Trustee

 

None

03/10/2023

Wendy Giles

Executive Head Teacher

Employed by Connect Schools Academy Trust

None

04/01/2024

Peter Goodwin

Member

 

None

None

10/12/2023

Sue Hannay

 

Trustee

None

None

17/09/2023

Naureen Khalid

Trustee

 

 Invigilator, Harris Academy Orpington 

Chair, Newstead Wood LGB

Chair, Ernest Bevin Academy

Member Athena Learning Trust

None

01/10/2023

William Mitchell

Trustee

Director at BDO LLP. 

None

13/12/2023

Scott Pinder

Trustee and Member

 

Director Park Hill Road Management Ltd

Director Mosaic Schools Learning Trust

 

None

13/09/2023

Marie Powell

Trustee

 

None

 

None

13/12/2023

Clive Rockliffe

Member

None

None

18/12/2023

Leigh Sims

Member

 

None

None

17/12/2023

Susan Wray

HR Manager

Director Ripon & Ripley Ltd

None

19/12/2023

 

Connect Audit and Risk Committee (Last updated December 2023)

Member

Category

Attendance

at meetings for academic year 2022/23

Andrea Harris

CEO

4 out of a possible 4

Devinia Curtis

Member of the committee

4 out of a possible 4

Robert Girling

Member of the committee

3 out of a possible 4

Naureen Khalid

Member of the committee

3 out of a possible 4

William Mitchell

Chair of the committee

2 out of a possible 4

Connect Achievement and Standards Committee (Last updated December 2023)

Name Position Attendance at meetings for academic year 2022/23
Andrea Harris 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 2 out of a possible 3
Jo Penn Member of the committee 3 out of a possible 3

 

Connect Finance and Resources Committee (Last updated December 2023)

Name Position Attendance at meetings for academic year 2022/23
Andrea Harris CEO 4 out of a possible 4
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 2
Brendan Collins Member of the committee 3 out of a possible 4

Connect Equality, Diversity and Inclusion Committee (Last updated December 2023)

Name

Position

Attendance at meetings for academic year 2022/23

Andrea Harris

CEO

Four out of a possible four

Brendan Collins

Member of the committee

Nought out of a possible two

Devinia Curtis

Member of the committee

Four out of a possible four

Naureen Khalid

Member of the committee

One of a possible four

Scott Pinder

Chair of the committee

Three out of a possible four

Marie Powell

Member of the committee

Three of a possible four

Suzanne Leader

Member of the committee

Four out of a possible four

Luna Shacklock

Member of the committee

Two of a possible four

Liz Quayle

Member of the committee

Three of a possible four

Rachel Ezinwa

Member of the committee

Three of a possible four

Stephen Jackson

Member of the committee

Four of a possible four