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 the outset, 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.
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 |
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Veronique Gerber (VICE CHAIR) |
Appointed by Members |
30 November 2025 |
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Peter Stumpf |
Appointed by Members |
30 November 2025 |
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Oscar Johnson (NEW) |
Appointed by foundation/Trust 18.04.2024 |
18 April 2028 |
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Mudassir Muhammad Sarwar |
Appointed by foundation/Trust |
27 July 2027 |
|
Mahavir Velji Ladva (NEW) |
Appointed by foundation/Trust 18.04.2024 |
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
FORMER TRUSTEES (2023-24)
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Barbara Andrea Lodge |
Appointed by Trust board |
Resigned 17 April 2024 |
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Jonathan Michael Rose |
Appointed by Trust board |
Resigned 17 April 2024 |
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 Operating Officer, The Chief Finance Officer, the Headteachers and other key management personnel.
The Chief Executive Officer oversees the running of Berkeley Academy, the founding school in 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.
Normally, there is an annual / biennial cycle of appraisal linked to performance pay for all staff, except the Chief Executive whose performance is rated but whose pay is currently frozen by mutual agreement and hence not currently subject to performance progression.
The Multi 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.
The trust is experienced and has well established protocols for the operation of the Multi Academy Trust, a clear structure, written terms of reference and a regular cycle of meetings and activities.
In 2023-24, 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)
- Safeguarding, Wellbeing & Health and Safety Committee (PDO, PST, VGE, OJO)
- 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 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 arrangements operated in recent years to maximise Covid safety including absorbing the work of most committees into the full ATB where appropriate, minimising face to face meetings, using videoconferencing and incorporating electronic meetings and decisions, using communications technologies where face to face meetings have not been possible.
DATES OF 2023/24 MEETINGS
FULL MATB MEETINGS
Meeting 1: Thursday 19 October 2023 (e-meeting only during OCTOBER / NOVEMBER 2023): COMPLETED
and to be held at 4:30pm on these dates:
Meeting 2: Thursday 07 December 2023 (Live / e-meeting after AGM): COMPLETED
Meeting 3: CHANGED DATE Thursday 18 APRIL 2024 (Live / e-meeting): COMPLETED
Meeting 4: NEW DATE Thursday 26 JUNE 2024 (Live / e-meeting) COMPLETED
FULL MATB MEETING ATTENDANCE 2023-24
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e- MEETING 1 |
MEETING 2 |
MEETING 3 |
MEETING 4 |
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|---|---|---|---|---|
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PHILIP DOBISON |
PRESENT |
PRESENT |
PRESENT |
PRESENT |
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VERONIQUE GERBER |
PRESENT |
PRESENT |
PRESENT |
PRESENT |
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MUDASSIR SARWAR |
PRESENT |
PRESENT |
PRESENT |
PRESENT |
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PETER STUMPF |
PRESENT |
PRESENT |
PRESENT |
PRESENT |
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OSCAR JOHNSON |
NOT ELIGIBLE |
NOT ELIGIBLE |
NOT ELIGIBLE |
PRESENT |
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MAHAVIR LADVA |
NOT ELIGIBLE |
NOT ELIGIBLE |
NOT ELIGIBLE |
PRESENT |
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JONATHAN (MICHAEL) ROSE |
PRESENT |
APOLOGIES |
NOT ELIGIBLE |
NOT ELIGIBLE |
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BARBARA LODGE |
PRESENT |
APOLOGIES |
NOT ELIGIBLE |
NOT ELIGIBLE |
COMMITEE DATES
Finance, Monitoring, Audit, Compliance & Risk Committee: to be held at 2:30pm on these dates:
Wednesday 22 November 2023: COMPLETED
Wednesday 13 March 2024: COMPLETED
Wednesday 19 June 2024: COMPLETED
MEETING ATTENDANCE
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MEETING 1 |
MEETING 2 |
MEETING 3 |
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|---|---|---|---|
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PHILIP DOBISON |
PRESENT |
PRESENT |
PRESENT |
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PETER STUMPF |
PRESENT |
PRESENT |
PRESENT |
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MAHVIR LADVA |
NOT ELIGIBLE |
NOT ELIGIBLE |
PRESENT |
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MUDASSIR SARWAR |
PRESENT |
PRESENT |
PRESENT |
Safeguarding, Wellbeing and Health & Safety Committee: to be held at 2:30pm on these dates:
Wednesday 06 March 2024: COMPLETED
Wednesday 12 June 2024: COMPLETED
MEETING ATTENDANCE
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MEETING 1 |
MEETING 2 |
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|---|---|---|
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PHILIP DOBISON |
PRESENT |
PRESENT |
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PETER STUMPF |
PRESENT |
PRESENT |
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OSCAR JOHNSON |
NOT ELIGIBLE |
PRESENT |
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VERONIQUE GERBER |
PRESENT |
PRESENT |
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
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MEETING 1 |
MEETING 2 |
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|---|---|---|
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PHILIP DOBISON |
PRESENT |
PRESENT |
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VERONIQUE GERBER |
PRESENT |
PRESENT |
|
REVIEW GOVERNOR |
NOT REQUIRED |
PRESENT |
The quorum for most committees must be three, two of whom must be trustees, but some committees can involve non-Trustees.
MEMBERS
|
NAME |
APPOINTED BY |
FROM |
|---|---|---|
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Bhopinder Singh |
Original (signatory) members |
1 December 2017 |
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Daanish Saeed |
Appointed by academy members |
1 February 2023 |
|
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 |
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Nicola Taylor* |
Pay UK (Finance and Banking) Cranford Community College |
Employee / 01 09 2020 Member / 01 09 2020 |
01 09 2020 |
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Philip Linton Dobison* |
N/A (Retired) |
N/A |
01 12 2017 |
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Roger Owen* |
Retired Member (Cranford Community College) |
N/A |
01 12 2017 |
* Attended AGN 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: Maria Bramhall, 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 LEADERS
Kevin Prunty (KPR) – Chief Executive of ADMAT and Accounting Officer (Non-Teacher) is the Senior Executive Officer of the Trust.
Accounting Officer Register of Interests
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Accounting Officer / CEO |
Name of business/ charity / educational institute |
Name of interest |
Date interest began |
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KEVIN PRUNTY (KPR) |
ADMAT (Berkeley Academy)
Cranford Community College (Academy)
Berkeley Pre-School
Hounslow's Promise |
Employee
Employee
Employee
Former Trustee |
1 December 2017
1 December 2017
1 May 2022
7 May 2019 |
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) |
HEADTEACHEROVERALL 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 Gamlen (LGN) |
EYFS and KS1 Coordinator |
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Suzanne Prosser (SPR) |
KS2 Coordinator |
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Nida Malik (NMK) |
History and Geography Coordinator |
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Valerie Bathore (VBE) |
Languages Coordinator / Inclusion Development Lead |
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Hannah McFerran (HMN) |
PSHCE / SRE+ Coordinator |
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Madhuri Tank (MTK) |
Computing & ICT Coordinator (Homayon Zeary - ICT strategy) |
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Shea Yarrall (SYL) |
Performing Arts Coordinator |
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Magdalena Musanovic (MMC) |
ADT Coordinator |
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Donna Maddison (DMN) |
PE & GAMES Coordinator (Sports Coach, Javell Clement-Bryan) |
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Aelaha Ahmad (AAD) |
FIRST STORY / LEFT TO WRITE Coordinator |
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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 |
|
Simran Sandhu (SSU) |
Science Coordinator |
Pastoral / Inclusion Leadership
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 |
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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 / Year 3 Progress Acceleration. 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 |
|
|
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 / On maternity leave)
