Governance
Accounts and Statutory Information
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Annual Report and Financial Statements to 31 August 2023
Annual Report and Financial Statements to 31 August 2022
Annual Report and Financial Statements to 31 August 2021
CSAT Articles of Association June 2022
PREVIOUS CSAT Articles of Association (December 2017)
Scheme of Governance (July 2022)
Decision Making Matrix (September 2023)
LGB terms of reference (December 2021)
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 |