Board of Directors
Stewart Biddles
CEO
Term of Office: 01/10/2015
Business Interests: CEO of Riviera Education Trust, Spouse is SEND Lead of Bridgwater College Trust, Associate Trustee at Dartmoor MAT, Director at Leading Schools South West, Member of Schools' Forum Torbay Council.
23/24 Attendance:
Full Governing Board 5/6
Members 1/1
Finance, Audit & Risk 5/5
Pay Committee 1/1
Standards Committee 3/3
Jamie Parffrey
Chair of Trustees
Term of Office: 01/10/2015 to 29/09/2027
Business Interests: Owner of Marldon Marquees
23/24 Attendance:
Full Governing Board 5/6
Members 1/1
Matt Redwood
Vice Chair of Trustees
Term of Office: 01/10/2015 to 30/09/2027
Business Interests: none
23/24 Attendance:
Full Governing Board 6/6
Finance, Audit & Risk 5/5
Paul Garside
Trustee
Term of Office: 01/10/2015 to 30/09/2027
Business Interests: Thinking Schools Academy Trust Secondary Education Employed to provide HR services to Riviera Education Trust, Combe Pafford School Governor, Sacred Heart School Governor.
23/24 Attendance:
Full Governing Board 6/6
Pay Committee 1/1
Pippa Bennett
Trustee
Term of Office: 05/10/2021 to 06/10/2025
Business Interests: Director at Southernwood Nursery.
23/24 Attendance:
Full Governing Board 4/6
Standards Committee 3/3
Suzannah Teagle
Trustee
Term of Office: 05/10/2021 to 06/10/2025
Business Interests: Employed as Headteacher at Threemilestone School - September 2017
23/24 Attendance:
Full Governing Board 5/6
Standards Committee 3/3
Alice Bessell
Trustee
Term of Office: 07/12/2023 to 06/12/2027
Business Interests:
23/24 Attendance:
Full Governing Board 5/5
Finance, Audit & Risk 3/3
COMMITTEES
Finance, Audit & Risk Committee
Delegated responsibility to comply with financial management controls set out in the Academies Handbook.
M Redwood
A Bessell
Pay Committee
Delegated responsibility to review approve appraisals and pay recommendations.
P Garside
Nominations Committee
Delegated responsibility to ensure highest standards of governance in the succession planning of senior leaders and managers.
S Biddles
J Parffrey
M Redwood
Appeals Committee
Delegated responsibility to provide a hearing for complaints, exclusions and HR issues.
M Redwood
P Garside
Standards Committee
Delegated responsibility to monitor standards across the Trust.
P Bennett
S Teagle
Oldway LSB representative
Roselands LSB representative
Shiphay LSB Representative