An introduction to Leading Edge Academies Partnership 2021 Members Our Members have ultimate control over the Trust and are signatories of the Articles of Association (which sets out the Trust’s charitable objects and governance structure) and have the power to amend the Articles of Association. They also have the power to appoint Trustees and remove any or all serving Trustees. The Members meet twice per year and the Board of Trustees provide the following information to ensure they are informed of the performance of the Trust: • The audited accounts; • An annual report on the educational performance of academies within the Trust; • An annual review of the effectiveness and impact of the Trust Board; and • Any further information required by the Members. Our Trustees are accountable for the performance of all Academies within the Trust and as such, must: • Ensure clarity of vision, ethos and strategic direction; • Hold the CEO and executive leaders to account for the educational performance of the Academies and their pupils and the performance management of staff; and • Oversee the financial performance of the Trust, ensuring financial probity and value for money. Our current Members are: Mrs J Eason (Chair) Mrs S Davey Mr D Elliott Mr J Field Mrs S Brownlow (Askel Veur) Trustees Jackie Eason Governor Consultant and Chair of the Trust Board Appointed August 2018 Jackie has been involved with school governance since 2001 and provided professional governance consultancy and training since 2013. This has included working with the National Governance Association as a consultant trainer and being a designated NLG since 2015. Jackie has undertaken governance deployments in a wide range of settings, including chairing interim executive boards, chairing maintained schools and establishing trust boards for Multi Academy Trusts. Jackie is currently chair of a small maintained primary school and also chair of a MAT. Both are in Cornwall. Jackie also undertakes a number of external reviews of governance for MATs and maintained schools across the South West. Jackie’s strengths are in providing support and challenge, particularly when governance becomes tricky. Jackie also works with the Bikeability Trust and British Cycling, promoting cycling across all ages, particularly for children. Jackie is the Regional Governance Lead for Cornwall, Devon, Torbay and Plymouth and can be contacted on [email protected]. Page 2 of 6 David Sharp Vice-Chair of the Trust Board (Appointed September 2020) Appointed August 2019 Born and educated in Nottingham, David trained and worked as a mechanical engineer before setting up and running a small plastic engineering company. David has lived in Cornwall for 19 years and loves it, especially the golf courses. Gary Anderson Trustee (Askel Veur) Appointed April 2019 Gary has recently retired after a career spanning over 35 years in a number of professional roles in education, all of which he enjoyed and is pleased to draw on in contributing to the Leading Edge Academies Partnership MAT. Gary qualified as a specialist Teacher of the Deaf in 1982 and started out as a classroom teacher in a residential special school for the deaf. This was followed by working as a Teacher in Charge of a Hearing-Impaired Unit, then as an Assistant Headteacher in a comprehensive school and then a LA Specialist Advisory Teacher in Hampshire. After that he was Head of Surrey’s Physical and Sensory Support Service; a large countywide service supporting families and education settings for children and young people with a hearing visual, multi-sensory or physical impairment from pre-school to post 16, including professional oversight for the 7 Resource Bases for Hearing Impairment. For the last ten years of his career, Gary was Principal Consultant for Inclusion and SEN, within the commissioned School Effectiveness Service in Surrey’s Joint Venture with Babcock 4S. He was the School Improvement Manager for Surrey’s 23 special schools and 6 Primary/Medical PRUs. Additionally, he had oversight of school improvement relating to Inclusion and SEN within Surrey’s mainstream primary and secondary schools. His team provided a range of support to schools including SEND, Safeguarding, PSHE and Healthy Schools. He led a countywide strategy: ‘Inclusive Values at the Heart of School Effectiveness’ with Professor Tony Booth, co-author of the Index for Inclusion to promote the greater inclusion of all pupils, parents, staff and governors in the development of their schools. He was also an Ofsted Inspector until July 2018. Gary is passionate about inclusion and committed to working in partnership with all to ensure that all members of a school’s community are valued and welcomed equally. In 2018 Gary moved to Goldsithney with his partner, who is a Team Vicar in the beautiful Mounts Bay Benefice, which is quite a contrast to life at their previous parish of St John’s Waterloo! Guy Chappell Trustee Appointed October 2019 Guy is an experienced CEO with extensive board room experience as both a CEO and Trustee. He has worked in both the commercial, voluntary and public sector. He has twenty- two years’ experience of working within education strategic leadership and management, policy and practice development, change, resource and administration management. He has a degree in Economics and Politics and a Masters Degree in Leadership and Change Management in Education. Guy is currently the CEO of The Special Partnership Trust and is committed to ensuring that the Special Partnership Trust creates the best possible opportunities and environment for every learner in Cornwall to aspire and maximise their potential. He has contributed to developing leading policy and practice in the field of Special Education and is a proud father of three. Page 3 of 6 Canon Perran Gay Trustee (Askel Veur) Appointed August 2018 Perran is the Chaplain to the Isles of Scilly (the resident Church of England parish priest who serves the islands). Perran is a former secondary school teacher and also has experience of adult education and clergy training through his work with Exeter Universtiy and the Diocese of Truro, having led the Education Department at Truro Cathedral for seven years. Perran has been a governor of four church and community primary schools and a member of the governing body and audit committee of the University of St Mark and St John, Plymouth. Jane Osborne Trustee (Askel Veur) Appointed August 2018 Jane has extensive experience as a Governor having been Chair of both primary and secondary schools, but began by chairing Penzance Pre-School Playgroup. Now retired after working in the family farming business, Jane has also spent time in banking and estate agency. Jane is active in the Penlee Cluster of Churches, treasurer and organising Paul Luncheon Club for the elderly and helping with the Cluster Children's Summer Holiday Club. She enjoys Zumba, exercise and the outdoors, especially keeping up with her five grandsons. Paul Taylor-McCartney Trustee Appointed May 2020 Paul Taylor-McCartney was born in the Midlands and has an extensive background in education. He is currently an Assistant Programme Manager for the Cornwall SCITT and associate lecturer for Bath Spa’s PGCE and SCITT provision. Prior to moving to Cornwall, he was Head of Secondary Teacher Education for the University of Warwick, overseeing the strategic and operational leadership of a range of PGCEs and related programmes, including its flagship International PGCE. This followed a long and distinguished career as teacher of English and Drama, in which time as an assistant principal of the RSA Academy (Sandwell), he launched and led the International Baccalaureate Diploma Programme. He has long been committed to quality assurance and governance, holding several external examiner roles in both ITE and Creative Writing, as well as acting as Chair of Governors for an inner-city London school for three years, leading them to a highly successful first inspection. Paul is also a doctoral researcher with Leicester University, following a part- time PhD in English (Creative Writing) and expected to graduate in 2021. He regularly presents at local, regional and national conferences related to his research and teaching interests. Robin Webb Trustee Appointed August 2018 Robin has run a small business in Penzance and St Ives for thirty years. Robin joined the governing body of Mounts Bay Academy over fifteen years ago, of which he was Chair for ten years before becoming Vice-Chair of the Trust Board from August 2018 to September 2020. Now retired, Robin likes most sports and gardening. Page 4 of 6 Executive Team Kelley Butcher Chief Executive Officer and Executive Principal (Primary) As the CEO of the Leading Edge Academies Partnership, Kelley’s role is to ensure that the Trust remains outward facing and offers an excellent, world-class, values based education for all pupils in the Leading Edge academies. During her 24 years of working in education, Kelley has enjoyed a range of roles including primary teaching, consultancy work and being a primary headteacher in West Cornwall. Outside work, Kelley loves learning new things, spending time with her family and enjoying the beautiful Cornish environment- whether running, walking, cycling, watching cricket or lazing on the beach! David Teasdale Chief Operating Officer As Chief Operating Officer David’s role is to oversee Finance, HR, Premises, IT strategy and Community partnerships in all academies across the Trust, as well as being Chief Finance Officer and Data Protection Officer. David has many years’ experience in senior leadership roles in a range of sectors. He has a particular passion for working in values-based organisations and communities. Having adopted two children in 2018, David has first-hand experience of how important a caring and supportive school environment is for young people and their families. In his spare time, David enjoys playing games with his partner and children and trying not to get beaten at Rummikub.