Governance Documents

Crofty Education Trust Register of Interests and Statutory Governance Information July 2026

KEY / GLOSSARY

FAR – Finance, Audit & Risk Committee

SIG – School Improvement and Governance Committee

Interests:

E – Employer B – Business Interests

G – Governance roles C -Connected persons / other interests

Parent – a child in education in Cornwall

TRUSTEES

Name

Appointment by

Office

Date of Appointment

End of

Term

Attendance 2025.26

Trust Board

FAR

SIG

Matthew Brierley	Members		11.6.24	10.6.28	5/6	0/0	5/6
Interests	C Budock Water Parish Councillor. G Interim Chair of Governors at Garras School. Parent.
Karen Brokenshire	Members		24.3.21	23.3.29	6/6	0/0	6/6
Interests	C Daughter in law Trustee employee. G Interim Chair of Governors at Pennoweth School.
Amy Claridge	Trustees	Vice Chair	21.10.24	20.10.28	5/6	1/1	6/6
Interests	Parent. E NHS England. C Friends of Porthleven Surgery, RNLI. G Interim Chair of Governors at Lanner School.
Michael Hosking	Members	Chair	11.7.17	10.7.29	6/6	5/5	6/6
Interests	C Trustee is my osteopath. Southwest Regional Library Service. G Trustee of SAND Acadamies Trust in Gloucester.
Nicholas Lake	Members	Vice Chair. FAR Chair.	1.9.16	31.8.28	6/6	5/5	0/0
Interests	B Lake Inns and Leisure Ltd. JP Tresidder Building Services Ltd. C Carn Brea Leisure Centre Trust. Gooseberry Bush Daycare Nursery. Redruth Community Association.
Rachel Martin	Members		10.3.26	9.3.30	2/3	2/2	0/0
Interests	C Member of the Standards and Ethos Group for the Exeter Diocese Board of Education G Trustee for Home Church Torquay (a Charity)
Ross Schreiber	Trustees		21.10.24	20.10.28	5/6	5/5	0/0
Interests	Parent. E Ministry of Defence. C Partner works for the Trust.
Peter Sheppard	Members		19.7.26	18.7.30	5/6	0/0	6/6
Interests	G Governor Redruth School. Trustee Camborne School of Mines. Interim Chair of Governors at Parc Eglos School. B Drillserve Ltd (1979>). C King Edward Mine Museum Trustee.
Rachael Woodhead	Members		12.3.26	11.3.3	3/3	0/0	2/3
Interests	Parent.G Chair of Governors at Penpol School. E Creative Kernow Employee.
Finished in last 12 months
Peter Sheppard	Members		19.7.22	18.7.26	5/6	0/0	6/6
Interests	G Governor Redruth School. Trustee Camborne School of Mines. Interim Chair of Governors at Parc Eglos School. B Drillserve Ltd (1979>). C King Edward Mine Museum Trustee.
Karen Harris	Members		25.10.22	18.12.25	6/9	4/5	0/0
Interests	G Non-exec Director Coastline Housing. C Partner Deputy Leader Cornwall Council.

Robert Gasson	Members		5.2.24	16.7.26	5/6	0/0	1/5
Interests	E CEO Wave Trust. G Member Roseland Trust. Parent.

MEMBERS

Name	Appointed by	Date of Appointment	End of Term
Tom Briant-Evans	Members	18.11.24	n/a
Interests	E HCR Law (Sep 2025). G Trustee Devon Schools Leadership Services. C Partner employee of Devon CC governance services. Trustee at Westcountry Schools Trust.
Robin Cowen	Members	1.1.25	n/a
Interests
Deborah Pargeter	Members	24.6.22	n/a
Interests	B School Improvement advisor in Bedfordshire. G Chair of Governors for Houghton Regis School in Bedfordshire
Emma Smith	Members	1.12.25	n/a
Interests	E CAPH Strategic Lead (Jan 2025). The PTI Education Charity, Academic Coordinator (Sep 2021). Leading Schools Southwest, NPQ Facilitator (Sep 2019). C The Geographical Association (Sep 2015)
Finished in last 12 months
Timothy Davis	Original signatory	1.9.16	17.11.25
Jonathan Peck	Members	16.10.23	1.10.25
Carol Green	Original signatory	1.9.16	4.6.25