Governance Documents

Crofty Education Trust Register of Interests and Statutory Governance Information October 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. G Interim Chair of Governors at Lanner School. Governor at Helston College.
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. Trustee King Edward Mine Museum. B Drillserve Ltd (1979>).
Rachael Woodhead	Members		12.3.26	11.3.30	3/3	0/0	2/3
Interests	Parent.G Chair of Governors at Penpol School. E Creative Kernow Employee.
Helen Walsh	Trustees		12.10.26	11.10.30	0/0	0/00/0
Interests	Parent. C Director of National Association of Hospital Education. Devon Inclusion Board. Executive Member of Devon Schools Leadership Service. Cornwall Association of CEO. Cornwall Association of Secondary Heads. Cornwall Association of Primary Heads. Cornwall Education Partnership. Ofsted. E CEO at WAVE Multi Academy Trust. G Governor for Bridge Multi Academy Trust
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