Brannel School
CONSTRUCTION OF RIG & PECUNIARY INTERESTS
As Brannel School is an academy within the Cornwall Education Learning Trust (CELT) the local governing body would have formed a committee of the board of trustees.
To support and challenge the school to make rapid improvement the local governing body was replaced by a Rapid Improvement Group in 2023. The Rapid Improvement Group (RIG) is constituted by the following members:
| GOVERNOR’S NAME | POSITION | TYPE OF GOVERNOR Staff/Parent etc. | AREA OF RESPONSIBILITY SEND/SUBJECT/H&S etc. | TERM OF OFFICE FROM/TO | PECUNIARY INTERESTS | 2023-2024 Attendance |
| Ben Parnell | Chair Governor | Trust Appointed | Overall Effectiveness | 27.09.2023 – 26.09.2025 | CEO – Athena Learning Trust Director – Cornish Adventures | 1/1 |
| Lisa Mannall | Governor | Trust Appointed | Personal Development | 27.09.2023 – 31.12.2024 | CELT Employee – Trust Lead Trustee WAVE Multi Academy Trust Member of ASCAL | 0/1 |
| Richard Baker | Governor | Trust Appointed | Leadership | 10.12.2024 – 09.12.2026 | Employee of CELT MAT Member of ASCC and CST Governor at Bodmin College | 1/1 |
| Craig Hayes | Governor | Trust Appointed | Quality of Education, Primary Transition | 10.12.2024 – 09.12.2026 | Executive Head at Newquay Junior and Newquay Primary | 0/1 |
| Amy Daniels | Governor | Trust Appointed | Safeguarding | 10.12.2024 – 09.12.2026 | CELT Employee | 0/1 |
| Joe McGovern | Governor | Trust Appointed | SEND | 10.12.2024 – 09.12.2026 | Member of NEU | 1/1 |
| Emma Owen | Governor | Trust Appointed | Quality of Education, Teaching and learning | 10.12.2024 – 09.12.2026 | Member of ASCAL, NATE and Chartered College | 1/1 |
| Claire Gurd | Governor | Trust Appointed | Culture | 10.12.2024 – 09.12.2026 | Governor at Mount Charles | 0/1 |
| Jon Purshouse | Governor | Trust Appointed | Health and safety, Site | 10.12.2024 – 09.12.2026 | CELT Employee | 1/1 |
| Richard Higginson | Governor | Trust Appointed | Culture | 10.12.2024 – 09.12.2026 | Member of ASCL | 1/1 |
| Lisa Martin | Governor | Parent | Safeguarding Parent Forum | 10.12.2024 – 09.12.2026 | None | 1/1 |
| Doug O’Brien | Governor | Trust Appointed | Curriculum, Cyber | 10.12.2024 – 09.12.2026 | Member at ASCL and Chair of Governors at Roseland MAT | 1/1 |
| Sebastian Parker | Link Trustee | Governor | 27.09.2023 – 26.09.2025 | CELT Trustee Director of Callestick Farm Ice Cream Ltd Partner – S Parker & Sons Rotary Club of St Agnes St Piran Trust Fund | 0/1 | |
| Stephanie Thomas | Governance Professional | Trust Appointed | Company Secretary – Wave Multi Academy Trust | 1/1 | ||
| Leavers in the last 12 months | ||||||
| Martin Buck | Governor | Trust Appointed Community | Safeguarding (including Looked after Children) | 01.02.2022 – 22.01.2024 | Charity Trusteeship for Cornwall Samaritans, Truro Company directorship of The Arrallas Barns Management Co Ltd | |
| Mark Lloyd | Governor | Trust Appointed | Quality of Education | 27.09.2023 – 09.12.2024 | CELT Employee – Headteacher St Mewan School Director – Cornwall Association of Primary Heads | |
| Chris Liles | Headteacher | Ex Officio | 01.09.2020 – 31.08.2024 | CELT Employee – Headteacher of Brannel School Trustee at WAVE Academy Trust | ||
| Lucy Gambier | Executive Headteacher | Trust Appointed | 27.09.2023 – 09.12.2024 | CELT Employee – Executive Head Penrice & Brannel Schools | ||
| Claire White | Governor | Trust Appointed | Leadership | 27.09.2023 – 09.12.2024 | CELT Employee – Trust Head of School Bodmin College | |
The Trustees have a right to appoint such persons to serve on the RIG to hold the local senior leadership team to account for standards and safeguarding. Through this, CELT ensures strong local governance of the school and retains a clear line of sight into the performance of the school within its community.
The Rapid Improvement Group has a range of responsibilities including:
- Supporting good governance of the school
- Safeguarding and promoting the Trust’s values
- Supporting the Headteacher and being a critical friend
- Monitoring achievement, quality of teaching, behaviour and safety
- Engaging with the school’s key stakeholders, for example, parents/carers, pupils and staff
The RIG meets regularly and provides the support and challenge to the school to make rapid improvements. The RIG reports back to the board of trustees to ensure that all governance matters are addressed at a local level.
If you would like to contact the RIG please address correspondence to [email protected]
Or via post at:
Claire Carter Governance Officer
Cornwall Education Learning Trust, Atlantic Centre, Trenance Leisure Park, Newquay, Cornwall, TR7 2LZ
Further Governance information can be found on the CELT Governance Section – CELT website (link required).
If you wish to make a complaint about the school or RIG, please contact [email protected]