Connect Schools Academy Trust

Governance

Accounts and Statutory Information

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Higher Paid Staff

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

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	12/06/2022	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