Governance at CAA
CAA has a governance structure with clear roles and responsibilities that ensures accountability and effective decision making in the Academy Trust and drives progress and improvement of the new free school.
Our Chair of Trustees, Mr John Moffat can be contacted c/o Cumbria Academy for Autism, Branthwaite Road, Workington, Cumbria, CA14 4SS or by emailing j.moffat@cumbriaacademyforautism.org.uk.
CAA Trust Board 2022-23
|
Name |
Category of Trustee |
Appointing Body |
Term of Office |
Committee Membership |
Date of Appointment |
Date of Stepping Down |
Positions of Responsibility |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kris Williams | Executive Headteacher | Trust | N/A |
Finance Committee inc. Audit Education Committee |
19.10.2022 | Executive Headteacher | |
|
Lynne Thornton |
Founding Member and Trustee |
Members | 4 years |
Finance Committee incl. Audit |
01.03.2015 - reappointed 01.03.2019 |
Chair of Finance Committee
Wellbeing Trustee |
|
| Robin Lacey | Trustee | Members | 4 years |
Education and SEND Committee |
01.03.2016 reappointed 01.03.2020 |
Chair of ESC Safeguarding Trustee Curriculum Trustee
|
|
| Richard Aindow | Principal, Accounting Officer and Trustee | Trust | - |
Finance and Resources Committee incl. Audit Education and SEND Committee |
01.01.2019 | 30.09.2022 |
Ex-officio Trustee Headteacher |
| Daniel Bowman | Trustee | Members | 4 years | Finance and Resources Committee incl. Audit | 18.03.2020 | Health, Safety and Premises Trustee | |
| Laura Watson | Trustee and Responsible Officer | Members | 4 years | Finance and Resources Committee incl. Audit | 10.08.2021 | 01.07.2022 | Responsible Officer |
|
Andrew Wallam |
Trustee | Members | 4 years |
Education Committee Finance and Resources Committee incl. Audit |
18.03.2020 |
Post 16 and Careers Trustee
Pupil Premium Trustee |
|
| John Moffat | Chair of Trustees | Members | 4 years |
Finance and Resources Committee incl. Audit Education Committee |
08.11.2021 | Chair of FGB | |
| Jan Clarke | Trustee | Members | 4 years | Education Committee | 21.03.2022 | Safeguarding Trustee | |
| Jane Bryant | Trustee | Members | 4 years | Education Committee | 01.06.2022 | SEND Trustee | |
| Rachel Gleaves | Trustee | Members | 4 years | Finance and Resources Committee incl. Audit | 01.07.2022 | Website & IT Trustee | |
| Linda Guy | Trustee | Members | 4 years | Education Committee | 16.07.2015 | 01.11.2021 | (Former SEND Trustee) |
| Deborah Thorlay | Trustee | Members | 4 years | Education and SEND Committee | 07.12.2020 | 12.10.2021 | (Former Safeguarding Trustee) |
| Amanda Harlow | Trustee | Members | 4 years | Education and Standards Committee | 02.02.2020 | 30.08.2021 | - |
Register of Business and Pecuniary Interests Updated October 2022
Including:
- Governor elsewhere
- Relationships with school staff including spouses, partners and close relatives
- Employed at school
| Name | Declaration of Business or interest | Date of Declaration |
|---|---|---|
| Richard Aindow |
Head Teacher at Cumbria Academy for Autism Spouse - fundraising for school |
October 2019 |
|
Daniel Bowman
|
Employee at Sellafield Ltd | March 2020 |
| Robin Lacey |
Governor of St Bees School Governor of Gosforth School |
October 2019 |
|
John Moffat |
Employee at Sellafield IGOVS founder member Chair of Governors at Waberthwaite Primary School Governor at Kells Infant School |
January 2022 |
|
Lynne Thornton |
None
|
October 2022
|
| Andrew Wallam |
Employee at Inspira Governor at Ashfield Junior School Spouse is trustee at Whitehaven Harbour Youth Trust |
September 2021 |
|
Laura Watson |
Finance Director at West Lakes MAT Responsible Officer at Cumbria Academy for Autism |
September 2021 |
| Jan Clarke | None |
February 2022
|
| Isabelle Evans | Deputy Headteacher at Cumbria Academy for Autism |
February 2022
|
| Karen Stuart |
Teacher and Designated Safeguarding Lead at Cumbria Academy for Autism
|
February 2022 |
| Jane Bryant | None | June 2022 |
| Rachel Gleaves | Employee at Sellafield Ltd | July 2022 |
| Carly Wallace-Lawman |
Business Manager at Cumbria Autism Academy Governor at Seaton Acdemy |
November 2022 |
| Kris Williams | Executive Headteacher for Eden Academy Trust | October 2022 |
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