Board of Trustees
Mike Hosking – Chair
Born in Redruth, Mike spent almost 50 years working in local government first of all in Cornwall, but then with long spells in both Central London and Cambridgeshire.
Read moreNick Lake – Finance Lead
Starting his career in Precious Metal Engineering in London Nick moved to Cornwall in 1976. There he started his entrepreneurial career experience in retail and wholesale.
Read moreKaren Brokenshire
Karen has an extensive background is in Education. In her early career she taught across a range of schools working in different management and leadership roles.
Read moreRobin Cowen
Robin taught at primary schools in Camborne and Penzance before two deputy head roles near Bristol. Robin returned to Cornwall in 1996 to take up the headship of Penryn Junior School and progressed the school to ‘outstanding’ in 2011.
Read moreKaren Harris
Karen was born and brought up in Cornwall and has worked in senior board positions for over 20 years in both Finance and Operations within international financial services. On her return to Cornwall, she has taken on roles within a number of local charities.
Read morePeter Sheppard
Peter is the managing director of Drillserve, an international mining equipment company. He has been a governor at Redruth school since 1998. He also a trustee of Camborne school of mines, Heartlands charitable trust and King Edwards mine charitable trust.
Read moreDeborah Richards
Deborah was born in Lancashire but grew up in Malawi in Central Africa. She moved back to the UK when she was 19 where she trained in Hotel & Catering Management.
Read moreRobert Gasson
Rob is an experienced CEO with extensive board room experience as both a CEO and trustee. Rob’s first Headteacher role started in 2000.
Read moreRoss Schreiber
Ross has spent 20 years as a Commissioned Army Officer in the Royal Engineers. His career started out as a Project Manager, delivering construction tasks as well as providing mobility and survivability support, with operational tours of Northern Ireland and Afghanistan.
Read moreAmy Claridge
Amy has worked in public service for the past 14 years, across two local authorities and now in NHS England. She has experience in data analysis, risk management, commissioning and procurement, project and programme management, and managing multi-million pound budgets.
Read moreMatthew Brierley
Matthew is an Osteopath with 27 years of practice across both private and NHS sectors. After graduating from the British School of Osteopathy in London, he began his career in New Zealand before returning to the UK to take on and grow a multidisciplinary clinic in Cornwall.
Read moreJeremy Alder – Trust Governance Lead
Jeremy has worked as an independent governance professional since 2011 – working with more than a dozen academies across Cornwall.
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