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Cawston Grange Primary School

Excellence, Respect, Friendship

Academy Trustees

An academy trust is a charitable company set up to run an academy and is responsible for the strategic direction of the academy. Academy trusts have 2 layers of governance: the members of the trust and the board of Trustees. At Cawston Grange Primary School the board of Trustees meet at least 4 times a year. Some functions are delegated to the Finance, Audit & Risk Committee and the Pay committee. There may also be ad hoc working groups from time-to-time, like during the academy consultation and conversion process.

 

Members -The members are similar to shareholders and have ultimate control over the direction of the academy trust. They ensure the charitable company achieves its objectives, sign off the financial accounts and annual report, and appoint some of the trustees.

 

Trustees - The trustees are responsible for the 3 core strategic functions (strategic direction, holding school leaders to account for educational performance and overseeing the financial performance of the school).

 

Our trustees bring a wide range of skills and experience to the table ranging from accountancy to education to industry. The Trust Board comprises of the Headteacher, staff, parents and representatives of the community or people co-opted onto the Board because of a particular skill, e.g. finance. The term of office for governors is four years.

Current Academy Trust Members

MemberTerm of office start dateInterests declared
Sarah Burchill08/02/2021Employed by a local academy
Mary Gill11/10/2021Employed by WCC
Alison Kunze08/02/2021Employed by WCC

 

 

 

Current Trust Board Members

 

Trustee

Appointment

Role

Committee

Term of Office

from

to

Declarations of Interest   

Meeting attendance 2021-22

Kate WorthingtonEx-officio by virtue of office

Headteacher

Accounting Officer

 01/09/2021ongoingNone12 of 12

Dean Harrison

Member appointed

 

Chair of Trustees

 

Health & Safety link

FAR, Pay

27/03/2018

26/03/2026

Employed by Network Rail, spouse employed by the DfE (non-operational).

9/9

Ashley Raynor

Member Appointed

Special Educational Needs and Disability link

Pupil Premium Grant & vulnerable children link

Pupil & staff wellbeing link 

FAR, Pay

15/04/2021

14/04/2025

MD of children's clothing company, partner is a financial controller for RBS & NatWest Bank and owns a Consulting company.8/9

Martin Guerrieria

Member Appointed

Pupil & staff wellbeing link P&S, Pay, HTPR

15/04/2021

14/04/2025

None8/9

Jean Shaw

Member Appointed

Safeguarding linkP&S, HTPR

28/05/2021

27/05/2025

None7/9
Tom ReedParent Election  01/03/202328/02/2027  
Gwion RussellCo-opted   18/04/2023

17/04/2027

  

 

Previous Board Members

Trustee

Appointment

Term of Office from

To

Meeting Attendance 2020-21

Joanna Marie WyleParent Trustee12/03/201912/03/20237/9

Simon Dean

Parent appointed by Board (no other candidates)14/11/201813/11/202212/12

Glenn Garrett

Co-Opted by Board14/07/201424/09/2022 

 

Sue McGonagle (Head)

Headteacher (ex-officio)

05/07/2013

31/08/2021

7/9

 

Jo Lower (Deputy Head)

Staff

08/12/2016

31/08/2021

5/5

Noreen New

Staff

23/09/2019

31/08/2021

4/5

Mary GillParent07/02/201810/10/20218/8

 

 

Dean Harrison

Originally from Yorkshire, I moved to Cawston in 2016 with my wife and son who currently attends nursery. I work as a Policy & Assurance Manager for Network Rail and hold a professional qualification in Risk Management. I have been a member-appointed governor since March 2018 and sit on the Finance, Audit and Risk Committee.  I am responsible for ensuring that the Board of Governors is appropriately trained and has the necessary skills available in order to provide effective governance.

 

 

Jean Shaw

I have lived in Cawston since 2014 and am recently retired having worked in the field of Human Resources for some 35 years.  I have worked in a variety of different sectors: private, public, and not for profit including working for the British Government on the remote island of St Helena in the South Atlantic in the role of HR Executive for some 3 years. I also have experience of teaching and administration within educational establishments albeit at secondary and tertiary level. My last role has been as a lecturer in Human Resource Management at Warwickshire College which has enabled my students to achieve the professional qualifications required for membership of the CIPD (Chartered Institute of Personnel and Development) an essential status for progression within this field.

 

Martin Guerrieria

After moving to the area in 2016 I now have two children at the school, and both are clearly benefiting from the wealth of learning and personal development available.  Cawston is a fantastic community and I’ve been inspired to get involved and support the governance of a school clearly central to the identity of the neighbourhood. I bring a questioning scientific background as part of my own education, and currently work in the market research industry, helping clients establish successful brands and improve their communications; skills that I hope will benefit the school and governance structure.

Ashley Raynor

We’re new to the area, having only moved here in 2020 but we have one child already at Cawston Grange and another one due to start in the next couple of years. I run a Childrens Clothing company based in Coventry and I’m looking forward to my role as Trustee at the school. I’m keen to support the school in any way to achieve, a well deserved, outstanding result from Ofsted.

Tom Reed

My wife and I live locally and we have two children in years 1 and 3.  I’d like to think that means I have a good sense of school life and what matters to parents/carers and our community.  In my professional life, I’m a civil servant that helps Further Education Colleges improve their education outcomes and finances.  As a parent elected trustee I will always be interested to speak with and represent parents. I can be contacted via reed.t@welearn365.com

 

 

 

 

The Academy trust can confirm that no school employees have a gross annual salary of over £100,000.