TRUSTEES, MEMBERS AND SOME KEY STAFF
Berkeley Academy is the founding Primary School of 'Advantage Multi Academy Trust (ADMAT).
The Governing Board of Berkeley Academy is Advantage Multi-Academy Trust. The Senior Executive Officer is Kevin Prunty, who is the Accounting Officer for the Trust and CEO.
The trustees (who are also known as the Governors or the Directors) have a duty to ensure that the academy school is efficiently run and that the children are given the best possible education.
The trustees have many and varied duties such as establishing the vision, values, and priorities. agreeing the school budget, employing staff, monitoring the performance of staff and pupils, ensuring a high quality of education is provided and ensuring that the school is a safe and happy place to be.
System Leadership
From it inception, ADMAT has intended to support other schools needing support and who will join the trust. ADMAT remains committed to improving life chances for young people living in areas of high deprivation and will continue to look for opportunities to support schools as they arise.
ADMAT is approved to sponsor other schools.
Berkeley, through its Chief Executive, as a National Leader of Education, has provided regular support to other schools and the academy continues to act as a hub for best practice, research and innovation.
The trust has always supplemented any TSA grant income from its own resources to invest generously in staff training and development at all levels.
The academy also maintains several legacy strands from its former status as the name primary school partner related to Cranford's Language College status and is committed to internationalism and global curriculum opportunities, training, study, mutual CPD, and partnership opportunities.
Constitution
The Multi Academy Trust is a company limited by guarantee and an exempt charity. The charitable company’s memorandum and articles of association are the primary governing documents of the Multi Academy Trust (see links below).
The Trustees of Advantage Multi Academy Trust Limited are also the directors of the charitable company for the purposes of company law.
The Charitable Company is known as Advantage Multi Academy. It is also known as ADMAT.
Trustees Appointments and Current Terms
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NAME |
APPOINTMENT | TERM ENDS |
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Philip Linton Dobison (CHAIR) |
Appointed by Members | 18 April 2026 |
|
Veronique Gerber (VICE CHAIR) |
Appointed by Members |
30 November 2025 |
|
Peter Stumpf |
Appointed by Members |
30 November 2025 |
|
Oscar Johnson |
Appointed by foundation/Trust |
18 April 2028 |
|
Mudassir Muhammad Sarwar |
Appointed by foundation/Trust |
27 July 2027 |
|
Mahavir Velji Ladva |
Appointed by foundation/Trust |
18 April 2028 |
NOTE: Kevin Prunty, as Senior Executive Officer, currently declines the invitation of Trustees to join the MATB.
Contemporary Trustee and Member details may always be found through this LINK
The Register of Interests of Trustees (Current)
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Trustee’s name |
Name of business/ charity / educational institute |
Name of interest / interest began |
Date of Appointment & Appointed by: |
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Philip Dobison |
N/A (Retired) |
01 12 2017 By members |
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Veronique Gerber |
N/A (Retired) |
01 12 2017 By members |
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Peter Stumpf |
Cranford Community College
Berkeley Pre School |
Employee 01 12 2017
Committee Member 01 12 2017 |
01 12 2017 By members |
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Mudassir Sarwar |
Cranford Community College |
Employee 27 03 2019 |
27 03 2019 By MATB |
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Oscar Johnson |
Cranford Community College |
Employee 18 04 2024 |
18 04 2024 By MATB |
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Mahavir Velji Ladva (New) |
Cranford Community College |
Employee 18 04 2024 |
18 04 2024 By MATB |
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The Multi-Academy Trust will also oversee any local governing bodies (LGBs). LGBs are purely advisory and have no voting rights or delegated authority.
NOTE: INFORMATION REGARDING MEMBERS IS FOUND FURTHER BELOW
The Academy Trust Handbook states trusts must notify DfE of changes to their governance information within 14 calendar days of the change, through the governance section of the Get information about schools (GIAS) register, accessed via DfE Sign-in. This requirement includes providing direct contact details for all governance roles.
New chairs of trustees may also need to complete a suitability check
The Organisational Structure of the Multi-Academy Trust
The Multi-Academy Trust and the Chief Executive Officer, who is the Accounting Officer, work in partnership on the strategic running of the trust.
The Multi Academy Trust operates strategically and holds the Chief Executive and the Headteacher to account for the running of the academy and its related functions.
At least annually when agreeing the budget, the Trust comprehensively, and formally reviews the thresholds of responsibility and delegation between the Academy Trust, the Chief Executive Officer, The Chief Finance Officer, the academy Business Manager the Headteacher, Deputy Headteacher and other key management personnel.
The Chief Executive Officer oversees the running of Advantage Multi Academy Trust.
The Headteacher (and her delegates) is (are) responsible for all operational matters and the day to day running of the academy with the Chief Executive/Multi Academy Trust acting as ‘critical friends’ and appraising the Headteacher’s performance annually.
The Chief Executive is responsible for policy and decision making in so far as it has not been made by the trust and is accountable to / reports to the Chair and the trust board.
Previously, there has been an annual / biennial cycle of appraisal linked to performance pay.
However, as performance related pay has now been terminated by Government for most staff, a system of coaching and mentoring is being developed and will be implemented from autumn 2025.
The Academy Trust, supported by the Chief Executive, has responsibility for monitoring its own performance and for its own training. It reports through the Annual General Meeting and is subject to scrutiny by the regulators, including external auditors. . All trustees also have Link Governor roles as follows:
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LINK AREAS |
LINK TRUSTEE |
ACADEMY LINK |
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Literacy & Oracy across the curriculum |
Oscar Johnson |
Preeti Panesar |
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Safeguarding |
Peter Stumpf |
Jennie Lewis |
|
SEND |
Veronique Gerber |
Jennie Lewis / Valerie Bathore |
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Health & Safety |
Oscar Johnson |
Ami Kaur |
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EDI and Anti-Harassment |
Oscar Johnson |
Preeti Panesar |
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Staff Workload & Wellbeing |
Mahavir Ladva |
Preeti Panesar |
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Environment, Sustainability & Accessibility |
Veronique Gerber |
Ami Kaur / Simrit Sandhu |
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Capital Projects & their Procurement |
Mahavir Ladva |
Ami Kaur |
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PSHCE, SMSC |
Veronique Gerber / Mahavir Ladva |
Hannah McFarren |
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Enrichment, Social & Cultural Capital |
Oscar Johnson / Mahavir Ladva |
Preeti Panesar |
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Inspection Readiness |
Veronique Gerber / Peter Stumpf |
Preeti Panesar / Jennie Lewis |
|
EYFS |
Peter Stumpf |
Lydia Gamlen / Donna Maddison |
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Behaviour |
Mudassir Sarwar |
Chris Bussien |
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Parent Engagement |
Philip Dobison |
Preeti Panesar / Jennie Lewis |
The trust is experienced and has well established protocols for the operation of the Academy Trust, a clear structure, written terms of reference and a regular cycle of meetings and activities.
In 2024-25, the Multi Academy Trust is organised as follows (subject to updating):
- Full Academy Trust (Chair: Mr. Philip Dobison, PDO)
- Regular meetings between the Chair and the Chief Executive / Accounting Officer (PDO/KPR)
- Finance, Monitoring, Audit, Compliance and Risk Committee (PDO, PST, MLA, MSA), known as the Finance & Audit Committee for ease.
- Curriculum, Safeguarding, Wellbeing & Health and Safety Committee (PDO, PST, VGE, OJO), known as the Curriculum and Safeguarding Committee for ease.
- Pay and Performance Management Committee (PDO/VGE, plus Review Trustee if required)
- Pupil Discipline Committee (Any eligible and trained governors, Chair varies)
- Staff Dismissal Committee (Any eligible and trained governors, Chair varies)
- Appeals and Complaints Committee (Any eligible and trained governors, Chair varies)
- Collaboration Committee - 2 Trustees (voting) and the Accounting Officer (non-voting). Chair rotates 6 monthly with other organisation(s) (PDO/VGE)
- Admissions Panel (PDO/PST)
The structure is reviewed annually in October.
INTERNAL & EXTERNAL SCRUTINY & ACCOUNTABILITY
The Multi Academy Trust is subject to external review, scrutiny, and validation through a variety of inspections and audits by a range of agencies including Auditors, the Education and Skills Funding Agency (ESFA), the Health and Safety Executive etc., and reports by these agencies are shared with the Academy Trust and published.
The Academy (Chief Executive/Multi Academy Trust) also undertakes a variety of evaluations and satisfaction surveys and monitors key performance indicators.
The Multi Academy Trust benchmarks and improves its performance through involvement and leadership of networks of schools and school improvement partnerships.
The MATB has elected to remove all non-statutory references to school inspections whilst calling for a review of the national system.
The Chief Executive and his nominees normally report to the Multi Academy Trust regularly through Full Multi Academy Trust meetings and committees and meets and communicates regularly with the Chair between Multi Academy Trust meetings on average fortnightly in term time for monitoring of academy performance by the Chair.
The Multi Academy Trust is kept involved through scrutiny of data and benchmarking information, publications, the academy website and its associated social media, through focussed visits and inspections and through invitations to / attendance events, activities, and trustee training.
The Multi Academy Trust monitors the performance of the academy through a variety of means including through its committee and meeting structure, through probing and questioning, through involvement with the academy and through activities such as regular Health and Safety inspections and data monitoring.
The multi academy trust board has authorised the Chair, when she deems it necessary, to use her powers to deal with urgent needs, reporting any significant use to the Academy Trust as appropriate afterwards through the agenda.
The Chief Executive Officer, Headteacher, Deputy Headteacher and Multi Academy Trust report to parents, pupils, and the community through a variety of means including the academy website, reports, letters and magazines, assemblies, the academy’s Virtual Leaning Environment, etc.
The Multi Academy Trust agrees the broad staffing structure at least annually but delegates to the Chief Executive Officer the flexibility to take opportunities for improvement as they arise or when needs change over the year.
The board also agrees any legal agreements which could be used for any related party transactions and larger contracts such as ground maintenance.
COMMITEES & PANELS
The quorum for most committees must be three, two of whom must be trustees, but a committee can involve non-Trustees.
MAIN COMMITTEES
- Finance, Monitoring, Audit, Compliance & Risk Committee: The committee must have at least three members. The majority (i.e., at least 2) must be Trustees. Staff Trustees are eligible to serve on this committee.
- Safeguarding, Wellbeing and Health & Safety Committee: The committee must have at least three members. The majority (i.e., at least 2) must be Trustees. Staff Trustees are eligible to serve on this committee.
AD HOC COMMITTEES
- Pupil Discipline (Ad Hoc): The committee must normally have at least three members. The majority (i.e., at least 2) must be Trustees. Staff trustees are eligible, but the Headteacher is ineligible to serve on this panel.
- Staff Dismissal (Ad Hoc): The committee must normally have at least three members. The majority (i.e., at least 2) must be Trustees. Staff Trustees are eligible to serve on this committee. The Headteacher is ineligible.
- Appeals & Complaints (Ad Hoc): The committee must normally have at least three members. The majority (i.e., at least 2) must be Trustees. Staff Trustees are eligible to serve on this committee. The Headteacher is ineligible.
- Admissions Panel (Ad Hoc): This panel (Any 2 trustees meets to review compliance with the Admissions Policy and Admissions Code of Practice for in-year admissions and the filling of vacancies from the waiting list). Staff Trustees are eligible to serve on this committee.
- Pay & Performance Management: This committee needs two non-staff Trustees, and, for the Headteacher’s Performance Management, a non-staff review Trustee. Committee members must be objective, independent and transparent. Staff Trustees are not eligible to serve on this committee.
- Collaboration Committee (Ad Hoc): The organisation of the committee pertaining to the collaboration with other organisations would be set out HERE if any exist currently (None)
- Nominated Trustees (Ad Hoc): The chair is routinely delegated authority to make time sensitive decisions on behalf of the academy where necessary, reporting afterwards to the full ATB. Any trustee may be nominated to a delegated task by the full ATB (e.g. Workload and wellbeing trustee, environment and climate trustee, oversight of a capital project, oversight of a procurement process, Equalities and Sexual Harassment Trustee, etc.
IMPROVEMENT & RESILIENCE THROUGH MODERNISATION & TECHNOLOGY
Some alternative / hybrid meeting arrangements operated in recent years, including using videoconferencing and incorporating electronic meetings and decisions, using communications technologies, etc. to maximise engagement and attendance. Where appropriate, these alternatives to in-person attendance meetings have continued, most notably the first administrative meeting of the year, which takes place electronically in the autumn term, normally from October or November.
DATES OF 2024/25 MEETINGS
FULL MATB MEETINGS
FULL ATB MEETINGS
Meeting 1: 24 OCTOBER 2024 (e-meeting open 24 OCTOBER to 17 DECEMBER 2024): COMPLETED
Meeting 2: 18 DECEMBER 2024 (Live / e-meeting after AGM): COMPLETED
Meeting 3: 1 APRIL 2025 (Live / e-meeting) at 9am: COMPLETED
Meeting 4: 24 JUNE 2025 (Live / e-meeting) at 9am:
FULL MATB MEETING ATTENDANCE 2023-24
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e- MEETING 1 |
MEETING 2 |
MEETING 3 |
MEETING 4 |
|
|---|---|---|---|---|
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PHILIP DOBISON |
PRESENT |
PRESENT |
PRESENT |
EXPECTED |
|
VERONIQUE GERBER |
PRESENT |
PRESENT |
PRESENT |
EXPECTED |
|
MUDASSIR SARWAR |
PRESENT |
PRESENT |
PRESENT |
EXPECTED |
|
PETER STUMPF |
PRESENT |
PRESENT |
PRESENT |
EXPECTED |
|
OSCAR JOHNSON |
PRESENT |
PRESENT |
PRESENT |
EXPECTED |
|
MAHAVIR LADVA |
PRESENT |
PRESENT |
PRESENT |
EXPECTED |
COMMITEE DATES
Finance, Monitoring, Audit, Compliance & Risk Committee:
20 NOVEMBER 2024: COMPLETED
12 MARCH 2025: COMPLETED
18 JUNE 2025:
MEETING ATTENDANCE
|
MEETING 1 |
MEETING 2 |
MEETING 3 |
|
|---|---|---|---|
|
PHILIP DOBISON |
PRESENT |
PRESENT |
EXPECTED |
|
PETER STUMPF |
PRESENT |
PRESENT |
EXPECTED |
|
MAHVIR LADVA |
PRESENT |
PRESENT |
EXPECTED |
|
MUDASSIR SARWAR |
PRESENT |
PRESENT |
EXPECTED |
Safeguarding, Wellbeing and Health & Safety Committee: to be held at 2:30pm on these dates:
5 MARCH 2025: COMPLETED
11 JUNE 2025:
MEETING ATTENDANCE
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MEETING 1 |
MEETING 2 |
|
|---|---|---|
|
PHILIP DOBISON |
PRESENT |
EXPECTED |
|
PETER STUMPF |
PRESENT |
EXPECTED |
|
OSCAR JOHNSON |
PRESENT |
EXPECTED |
|
VERONIQUE GERBER |
PRESENT |
EXPECTED |
Pay and Performance Management Committee: to be held at 2:30pm on these dates:
Wednesday 27 March 2024: COMPLETED
Wednesday 06 June 2024: COMPLETED
MEETING ATTENDANCE
|
MEETING 1 |
MEETING 2 |
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|---|---|---|
|
PHILIP DOBISON |
PRESENT |
EXPECTED |
|
VERONIQUE GERBER |
PRESENT |
EXPECTED |
|
REVIEW GOVERNOR |
NOT REQUIRED |
NOT REQUIRED |
The quorum for most committees must be three, two of whom must be trustees, but some committees can involve non-Trustees.
MATB Meeting Dates 2025-2026 TO BE AGREED
MATB Meetings 9:00am
- Wednesday 22 October 2025 (electronic meeting)
- Wednesday 17 December 2025
- Wednesday 25 March 2026
- Wednesday 24 June 2026
Committee Meeting Dates 2025-2026 AGREED
Curriculum & Safeguarding Committee 14:30
- Wednesday 12 November 2025
- Wednesday 4 March 2026
- Wednesday 10 June 2026
Audit & Finance Committee 14:30
- Wednesday 19 November 2025
- Wednesday 11 March 2026
- Wednesday 17 June 2026
Pay & Performance Management Committee 14:30
- Wednesday 17 December 2025
- Wednesday 25 March 2026
- Wednesday 24 June 2026
MEMBERS
|
NAME |
APPOINTED BY |
FROM |
|---|---|---|
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Bhopinder Singh |
Original (signatory) members |
1 December 2017 |
|
Daanish Saeed |
Appointed by academy members |
1 February 2023 NOT ELIGIBLE REMOVED APRIL 2025 |
|
Nicola Marie Taylor |
Appointed by academy members |
1 September 2020 |
|
Philip Dobison |
Original (signatory) members |
1 December 2017 |
|
Roger Owen |
Original (signatory) members |
1 December 2017 |
The contemporary list of members may always be found by CLICKING HERE
The Register of Interests (Members)
|
Member’s name |
Name of business/ charity / educational institute |
Name of interest / interest began |
Date of Appointment by members |
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Bhopinder Singh Nagra* |
HRS Group |
01 12 2017 |
01 12 2017 |
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Daanish Saeed |
London Borough of Hounslow
West Thames College |
Councillor / 4 October 2012
Employee / 1 September 2018 |
Resigned 9 November 2022 NOT ELIGIBLE REMOVED APRIL 2025 |
|
Nicola Taylor* |
Pay UK (Finance and Banking) Cranford Community College |
Employee / 01 09 2020 Member / 01 09 2020 |
01 09 2020 |
|
Philip Linton Dobison* |
N/A (Retired) |
N/A |
01 12 2017 |
|
Roger Owen* |
Retired Member (Cranford Community College) |
N/A |
01 12 2017 |
* Attended AGM in person or by proxy
ADMAT Company Secretary / Clerk / Trust Training and Development
- The Chair of the ATB can be contacted using the drop down menu of the 'CONTACT US' tab on this website
- Complaints and Compliments should be sent using the drop down menu of the 'CONTACT US' tab on this website
Company Name
Advantage Multi Academy Trust
Company registered number
10969334
The certificate of incorporation can be found here
Principal and registered office
Helsinki Centre
Berkeley Academy
Cranford Lane
Hounslow
TW5 9HQ
ADMAT has been established under these articles of association, memorandum of association, master funding agreement, and supplementary funding agreement. The land and premises are operated under a 125 year lease.
Data Controller: Shawn D'Souza, who can be contacted using the drop-down menu of the 'CONTACT US' tab on this website.
Data Protection Officer: Ms Preeti Panesar, who can be contacted using the drop-down menu of the 'CONTACT US' tab on this website.
SOME KEY STAFF
(Note: 'Key Management Personnel' with names in bold)
School Improvement, Strategic and System Leadership
EXECUTIVE LEADER
Kevin Prunty (KPR) – Chief Executive of ADMAT and Accounting Officer is the Senior Executive Officer of the Trust.
Accounting Officer Register of Interests
|
Accounting Officer / CEO |
Name of business/ charity / educational institute |
Name of interest |
Date interest began |
|
KEVIN PRUNTY (KPR) |
Cranford Community College (Academy)
Berkeley Pre-School |
Employee
Employee |
1 December 2017
1 May 2022 |
The complete, current staffing structure is set out on another page of this website, to access it please click HERE
Academic Leadership
(All with NO registered interests)
|
PREETI PANESAR (PPR) |
HEADTEACHER OVERALL EFFECTIVENESS (Intent, Acceleration of Progress), QUALITY OF EDUCATION (Implementation, Impact and Consistency), Academic Curriculum, Assessment and Progress. English and Mathematics*. Extra-Curricular. Workload Reduction Champion*. Data Protection Officer* |
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Lydia McCarthy (LMY) |
EYFS (Donna Maddison DMN - maternity cover) and KS1 (Nida Malik NMK - maternity cover) Coordinator |
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Suzanne Prosser (SPR) |
KS2 Coordinator |
|
Nida Malik (NMK) |
History and Geography Coordinator |
|
Valerie Bathore (VBE) |
Languages Coordinator / Inclusion Development Lead |
|
Hannah McFerran (HMN) |
PSHCE / SRE+ Coordinator |
|
Madhuri Tank (MTK) |
Computing & ICT Coordinator (Homayon Zeary - ICT strategy) |
|
Shea Yarrall (SYL) |
Performing Arts Coordinator |
|
Magdalena Musanovic (MMC) |
ADT Coordinator |
|
Donna Maddison (DMN) |
PE & GAMES Coordinator (Sports Coach, Dylan Nicholau) |
|
Aelaha Ahmad (AAD) |
FIRST STORY / LEFT TO WRITE Coordinator |
|
Seema SALEEM (SSM) |
CPD+ Coordinator: INSET days, Induction, Probations and Training Lead, including ECT, SD and KS Oversight. First Aid, NPQs and HLTA qualifications. Turing Programme |
|
Simrat Sandhu (SSU) |
Science Coordinator |
Pastoral / Inclusion Leadership
(All with NO registered interests)
JENNIE LEWIS (JLS)
DEPUTY HEADTEACHER (Pastoral Curriculum and Community)
- SENDCo+
- DESIGNATED SAFEGUARDING AND EQUALITIES LEAD (DSL).
- Quality of Education (Intent and Challenge).
- EYFS.
- Personal Development and Progress.
- Environment and Climate Champion*. Health and Wellbeing* / Mental Health Champion*.
- SENDCo+, CP & PREVENT, VULNERABLE CHILDREN & GROUPS, RE Coordinator
PASTORAL Register of Interests
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Name of business/ charity / educational institute |
Name of interest |
Date interest began |
|
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JENNIE LEWIS (JLS) Deputy Headteacher |
Cranford Community College (Academy) Berkeley Pre-School |
Trustee Committee Member (Chair) |
14 December 2017 14 December 2017 |
|
Anna Perszewska (APA) (EAL / T-Levels Placements Coordinator) |
Berkeley Pre-School |
Committee Member |
14 December 2017 |
(OTHERS: with NO registered interests)
|
Chris Bussien |
Behaviour and Attitude to Learning Coordinator. SMSA Oversight and Training |
Academy Financial & Assets Leadership
FINANCE Register of Interests (Up to date)
|
Name of business/ charity / educational institute |
Name of interest |
Date interest began |
|
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Magda Gladysz (MGL) Chief Finance Officer |
Cranford Community College (Academy) |
Employee |
01 October 2021 |
|
Ami Kaur (AKR) School Business Manager |
None |
N/A |
N/A |
Academy Logistics Management
Georgina Mahi - Logistics / SIMS / HR / Attendance and Admissions Officer (No declared interests)
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