South Essex Academy Trust Members and Directors Business Interests 2019 – 2020 Academic Year Updated – 13th July 2020
Members
NAME TYPE DATE APPOINTED * PECUNIARY OR MEMBERSHIP OF OTHER MATERIAL COMMITTEE SPECIFIC ATTENDANCE BUSINESS GOVERNING BOARDS/ INTERESTS MEMBERSHIP RESPONSIBILITIES RECORD 2018- INTERESTS TRUSTS AND 2019 RELATIONSHIP S WITH STAFF Mr Michael Simmonds Member December 2019 (re- Executive Director VINE South Essex Local Hub Mrs Nicola Finance Chair of Members 100% Director appointed as Chair) and Education Board – Diocese of Chelmsford Simmonds (wife) Chair of Directors Consultant - Vine Schools (St Margarets CE – GO Ministries Ltd Academy, Orsett CE Primary Director GO School and Bulphan Academy) – Ministries Ltd Chair – 1.9.18 to 31.12.19 Diocese of All Saints Academy Trust (st Chelmsford, Andrews CE School and Feering Governance CE School) – Director / Trustee – Consultant May 2019 – Ongoing Diocese of Chair of Management Group Chelmsford Vine Avenue Child Contact Centre, Schools Trust, Southend on Sea Governance Lead
Liverpool Hope University, Governance Consultant
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Mr Keith Pullen Member Jul 2015 Education National Association of School Consultant Headteachers Improvement 100% Services Provider Managing Director - KIS Education Solutions Ltd
Ofsted Inspector Mr Howard Sellick Member Jun 2016 Director - Claire Sellick 100% Staffing Solutions (wife) - SEAT (UK) Ltd Trust Business Manager and Director - Action for Living Ltd Director of Action for Living Ltd Mr Darren Stoner Member Oct 2016 Cantel (UK) Ltd 50%
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DIRECTORS
NAME TYPE DATE APPOINTED * PECUNIARY OR MEMBERSHIP OF MATERIAL COMMITTEE SPECIFIC ATTENDAN (or reappointed) BUSINESS OTHER GOVERNING INTERESTS AND MEMBERSHIP RESPONSIBILITIES CE INTERESTS BOARDS/ RELATIONSHIPS WITH RECORD TRUSTS STAFF 2018/19 **
Mr Michael Simmonds Member December 2019 (re Executive Director VINE South Essex Local Mrs Nicola Simmonds Finance Chair of Members 100% Director appointed) and Education Hub Board – Diocese of (wife) – Chair of Directors Consultant - Chelmsford Vine Schools Director GO Ministries GO Ministries Ltd (St Margarets CE Ltd Academy, Orsett CE Primary School and Diocese of Chelmsford, Bulphan Academy) – Governance Consultant Chair – 1.9.18 to 31.12.19 Diocese of Chelmsford All Saints Academy Trust Vine Schools Trust, (st Andrews CE School Governance Lead and Feering CE School) – Director / Trustee – May Liverpool Hope 2019 – Ongoing University, Governance Consultant Chair of Management Group Avenue Child Contact Centre, Southend on Sea
Mr Simon Harbrow Director N/A Chief Executive Wife is a member of Finance Chief Executive 100% Ex Officio Officer / Executive staff at Parkwood Officer / Executive Headteacher Academy Headteacher
Ofsted Inspector Accounting Officer
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Mrs Tosca Boothman Director December 2018 Self-employed Member Vine Dengie Governance Consultant Pay Safeguarding 94% governance Local Hub Board - SEND Diocese of Chelmsford consultant Vine Schools Trust (Southminster CE (VC) School and St Cedds VA School) LGB Member - November 2016 - Ongoing
Great Clacton CofE Junior School – LGB Member – 14.10.19 – Ongoing
Grange Primary School, SIB Member, 8.10.19 – Ongoing
Wickford Primary School – LGB Member – 21.11.19 – Ongoing
St Nicholas CofE Primary School Tillingham – TIB Member – 1.12.19 – subject to conversion date
National Governors Association
Essex School Governors Association Mr Dominic Carver Director December 2016 Headteacher - Director - Pay Standards 88% South Benfleet South Benfleet Primary Primary School School Academy Trust Academy Trust (appointed 01/08/11)
Ofsted Inspector Director - The BATIC Partnership Trust (appointed 08/11/11)
Parent Governor LGB - Belfairs Academy, Leigh on Sea (appointe 01/06/14)
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Mr Christopher Jones Director November 2018 Company Director - The River Christian School Improvement Pay Finance 54% CJ Learning Ltd Centre Ltd Consultant Finance
CJ Learning Technologies Ltd
REC Design and Build Limited
Mrs. Catherine Burnside Director January 2020 Director of Governor – St Johns SEN Director and Governance and School, Danbury (March Education and Compliance at 2017 to March 2021) Standards SEAX Trust
Miss. Julie Mulcahy Director July 2020 SSRA – Director South Suffolk Learning HR Director Suffolk County FA - Trust (May 2020 to date) Director Havard Business School Club of London
STAFF MEMBERS
NAME TYPE DATE APPOINTED * PECUNIARY OR MEMBERSHIP OF MATERIAL COMMITTEE SPECIFIC (or reappointed) BUSINESS OTHER GOVERNING INTERESTS AND MEMBERSHIP RESPONSIBILITIES INTERESTS BOARDS/ RELATIONSHIPS TRUSTS WITH STAFF
Mrs Gemma Cahalane Staff August 2015 SEAT Trust HR SEAT Trust HR Manager Manager
Mrs Sharon Littlejohn Staff December 2018 Clerk to Epsilon Clerk and Company Star Trust None Secretary
Clerk to VINE
Director of Precision Jointing Limited
Sole proprietor of Precision VA
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Mrs Claire Sellick Staff October 2013 SEAT Trust Howard Sellick Finance SEAT Trust Business Business Manager (husband) - Manager Member of SEAT Trust Director - and a Director of Action Action for Living Ltd for Living Ltd
* All Members are appointed by Special Resolution * All Directors are appointed by Members and to an initial term of office of four years ** Attendance is given as a percentage of the total number of meetings that could have been attended during the previous academic year
Resigned:
Mr. Tom Brighton – Director December 2018 COO – Finance Finance Director 9% Resigned 5.6.19 Transformed Limited Mrs Julie Denham – Director Jan 2017 HR Consultant HR Consultancy HR 54% Resigned 17.7.19 Services Wellbeing
Mrs Vanessa Van Blerk – Director Mar 2017 Store Maintenance Premises 41% Resigned 20.11.19 Parent Ltd Health & Safety
Independent Health & Safety Consultant for Schools
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