Governance
Accounts and Statutory Information
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Annual Report and Financial Statements to 31 August 2020
Financial Statements and Trustees Report for September 18-August 19.
Annual Report and Financial Statements to 31 August 2018
CSAT Articles of Association (December 2017)
Scheme of Governance (December 2020)
Decision Making Matrix (December 2020)
LGB terms of reference (December 2020)
Higher Paid Staff
The number of employees whose employees benefits (excluding employer pension costs) exceeded £100,000 as per accounts for the year ended 31st August 2020:
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£100,001 - £110,000 - 0 |
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£110,001 - £120,000 - 1 |
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Connect Board of Trustees (last updated September 2020)
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Name |
Category |
Attendance at Board of Trustee meetings for academic year 2018/19 |
Appointment date |
Term of office expiry date |
Appointed by |
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Andrea Carter |
Trustee & CEO |
6 out of a possible 6 |
1/9/13 |
N/A |
N/A |
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Sandra Clements |
Independent Trustee |
5 out of a possible 6 |
8/12/19 |
7/12/23 |
Connect Academy Trust Members |
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Devinia Curtis |
Independent Trustee |
1 out of a possible 1 |
17/6/20 |
16/6/24 |
Connect Academy Trust Members |
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Scott George |
Independent Trustee |
4 out of a possible 6 |
13/6/18 |
12/6/22 |
Connect Academy Trust Members |
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Sue Hannay |
Independent Trustee |
6 out of a possible 6 |
1/9/20 |
31/8/24 |
Connect Academy Trust Members |
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Naureen Khalid |
Independent Trustee |
6 out of a possible 6 |
11/1/18 |
10/1/22 |
Connect Academy Trust Members |
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William Mitchell |
Independent Trustee Vice Chair of the Board of Trustees |
5 out of a possible 6 |
11/1/18 |
10/1/22 |
Connect Academy Trust Members |
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Scott Pinder |
Independent Trustee Chair of the Board of Trustees |
5 out of a possible 6 |
20/9/17 |
20/9/21 |
Connect Academy Trust Members |
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Jo-Anne Penn |
Independent Trustee |
4 out of a possible 4 |
16/12/19 |
15/12/23 |
Connect Academy Trust Members |
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Marie Powell |
Independent Trustee |
6 out of a possible 6 |
16/12/19 |
15/12/23 |
Connect Academy Trust Members |
Trustees who have resigned but have served within the last twelve months
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Name |
Category |
Resignation date |
Appointed by |
Attendance at meetings in 2018/19 |
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Diane Moss |
Independent Trustee |
31/8/19 |
Connect Academy Trust Members |
7 out of a possible 7 |
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Chris Munday |
Independent Trustee |
4/12/19 |
Connect Academy Trust Members |
6 out of a possible 7 |
Connect Trust Members (Last updated October 2020)
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Name |
Position |
Appointment date |
Attendance at meetings for academic year 2019/20 |
Appointed by |
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David Figg |
Member |
22/11/2017 |
1 of 1 |
Members of Connect Schools Academy Trust |
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Peter Goodwin |
Member |
1/9/2016 |
1 of 1 |
Members of Connect Schools Academy Trust |
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Leigh Sims |
Member |
1/9/2016 |
1 of 1 |
Members of Connect Schools Academy Trust |
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Scott Pinder |
Member |
16/9/2018 |
1 of 1 |
Members of Connect Schools Academy Trust |
Members who have resigned within the last twelve months
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Name |
Position |
Appointment date |
Attendance at meetings for academic year 2018/19 |
Resignation date |
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Richard Norman |
Member |
7/2/2018 |
1 of 1 |
13 May 2020 |
Connect Schools Academy Trust: Register of Interests Declarations
2020/2021 academic year (updated April2021)
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Name
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Position |
Nature of Interest |
Immediate / close family declarations |
Date declaration made |
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Andrea Carter |
CEO
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Employed by Connect Schools Academy Trust
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The site manager employed at River Mill is the husband of a friend |
07/09/2020 |
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Sandra Clements
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Trustee |
ISI occasional work (Inspector of Private Schools) |
None |
21/09/2020
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Devinia Curtis
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Trustee |
None |
None |
04/11/2020 |
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David Figg
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Member |
None |
None |
22/09/2020 |
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Amanda Frost
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Compliance Officer (Part Time) |
Employed by Connect Schools Academy Trust
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Madeleine Frost - employed by the Crofton Schools Breakfast and After School Club |
28/10/2020 |
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Scott George |
Trustee |
Raglan Primary School Governor Raglan Voluntary Fund Trustee
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None |
28/09/2020 |
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Wendy Giles
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Executive Head Teacher |
Employed by Connect Schools Academy Trust
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None |
11/11/2020 |
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Peter Goodwin |
Member
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None |
None |
21/09/2020 |
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Sue Hannay
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Trustee |
None |
None |
17/09/2020 |
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Naureen Khalid |
Trustee
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Chair of Governors, Newstead Wood School for Girls
Chair of the Governing Body, Crofton Infant School & Crofton Junior School
Invigilator, Harris Academy Orpington
Governor trainer, Octavia
Governor, Cage Green Governing Body |
None |
30/09/2020 |
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William Mitchell |
Trustee |
Chair of the Governing Body, Valley Primary School Director at BDO LLP. My company provides, free of charge, its risk management software, Rhiza, to the Trust |
Cathryn Mitchell (wife) JUSB |
12/11/2020 |
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Scott Pinder |
Trustee and Member |
Governor at a Trust School (Cage Green)
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None |
29/09/2020 |
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Jo-Anne Penn
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Trustee |
Vice Chair, Downsview Community School |
None |
28/09/2020 |
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Marie Powell |
Trustee |
Chancery Education Trust – Trustee, current
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None |
20/09/2020 |
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Reshma Rao |
Finance Controller |
Employed by Connect Schools Academy Trust |
Treasurer, Raglan Voluntary Fund |
09/09/2020 |
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Leigh Sims |
Member
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None |
None |
02/11/2020 |
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Annette Wilson |
Finance Manager |
Employed by Connect Schools Academy Trust |
None |
07/09/2020 |
Audit and Risk Committee (Last updated October 2020)
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Member |
Category |
Attendance at meetings for academic year 2019/20 |
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Andrea Carter |
CEO |
3 out of a possible 3 |
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Martin Daniels |
Member of the committee |
3 out of a possible 3 |
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Robert Girling |
Member of the committee |
2 out of a possible 2 |
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Naureen Khalid |
Member of the committee |
3 out of a possible 3 |
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William Mitchell |
Chair of the committee |
3 out of a possible 3 |
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Scott Pinder |
Member of the committee |
3 out of a possible 3 |
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Phil Ridgewell |
Member of the committee |
2 out of a possible 3 |
Connect Achievement and Standards Committee (Last updated October 2020)
| Name | Position | Attendance at meetings for academic year 2019/20 |
| Andrea Carter | CEO | 3 out of a possible 3 |
| Sandra Clements | Chair of the committee | 3 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 | 3 out of a possible 3 |
| Ann Massey | Member of the committee | 2 out of a possible 2 |
| Jo Penn | Member of the committee | 2 out of a possible 2 |
Connect Finance and Resources Committee (Last updated October 2020)
| Name | Position | Attendance at meetings for academic year 2019/20 |
| Andrea Carter | CEO | 4 out of a possible 4 |
| Ryan Boxall | Member of the committee | 3 out of a possible 3 |
| William Mitchell | Member of the committee | 4 out of a possible 4 |
| Scott Pinder | Member of the committee | 3 out of a possible 4 |
| Marie Powell | Chair of the committee | 4 out of a possible 4 |
| Toby Reid | Member of the committee | 4 out of a possible 4 |