LOOE PRIMARY - Key Persons
Adrian Massey is an experienced leader with 30 years in education, working in 6 different schools in two counties. He has successfully improved 3 Primary Schools as Head Teacher, one small rural school and 2 large urban schools and has experience of leading a school from an Ofsted grade of inadequate, to outstanding in all areas. Also lead last school from requires improvement to an Ofsted grade of good with outstanding features.
Adrian became a DfE recognised sponsor and founded Bridge Multi Academy Trust in 2013 which now has 14 schools, 2 of which are sponsored schools, managing almost 400 staff and over £11m of public funds. Adrian is an Accredited Local Leader of Education and a School improvement consultant. Adrian also worked as an Ofsted Inspector for 6 years.
Job Titles:
- Representative for the Diocese of Truro Board of Education ( Askel Veur Is the Diocese of Truro 's Academies Umbrella Company ) .
Representative for the Diocese of Truro Board of Education (Askel Veur is The Diocese of Truro's Academies Umbrella Company).
Job Titles:
- Trust Has Three Tiers of Governance.
A retired business manager with 26 years' experience in IBM, possessing extensive services expertise in complex, high risk contracts, Cheryl has experience of negotiating service levels, resource and contractual terms with executive management. She was responsibility for the risk management process across the IBM services portfolio and development of an integrated governance process with business line executives. Since retirement Cheryl also held position as Vice Chair of Governors of a small rural community school in Cornwall.
Cheryl has experience of leading and motivating large teams of people. She is highly regarded as a mentor of a wide range of professionals and was a secondary school Maths Teacher for a number of years.
She has a wealth of experience from being Chair of South West Grid for Learning. Jane is qualified to Level 3 Safeguarding and Child Exploitation. She also is a consultant in personnel and staffing structures, disputes and mediation.
Job Titles:
- Lead Ofsted Inspector
- Trustee, Remuneration Committee
With 17 years as a management consultant and lead Ofsted inspector Judith also has a wealth of experience in the nuclear industry and science projects in education. She has been involved in the voluntary service principally as a magistrate for 18 years being Chair of the family courts and was a Governor at Musgrove Park Hospital and member of the commissioning board for a new hospital.
Julia has had 20 years' experience of clerking at both primary and secondary schools and has recently completed the NGA Level 3 Certificate in the Clerking of School and Academy Governing Boards.
Keith Howdle has enjoyed over 40 years working in education as a teacher and subsequently 5 successful primary headships of schools facing difficulty. Keith has worked across Cornwall and latterly at Sebright in Hackney. He has successfully managed mergers of larger schools into one organisation and worked as an educational consultant to bring about the best outcomes for children.
Maria has over 15 years of governance experience - Finance & Personnel, wellbeing and safeguarding, standards and curriculum. She is a former Chair of large primary school. Has experience in early years' development and education, strategic development, planning and management.
Maria has been involved in the development and implementation of strategic partnerships for community and family development programmes, a representative for the community and voluntary sector on the Children and Young People's Strategic Partnership in Plymouth. She also has management experience within public, voluntary and private sector.
Nick Hart is a former Headteacher and Senior Education Adviser from Cornwall. He is a choral director, and as a Bard of the Cornish Gorsedh is keen to promote learning through creativity.
Job Titles:
- Teacher
- Assistant Headteacher
Job Titles:
- Audit Committee ( Chair )
- Chairman of Audit
- Head of Financial Accounting at Plymouth University
Sally is Head of Financial Accounting at Plymouth University. She has over 18 years accountancy experience in business and higher education sector. She is a Company Secretary and has governance experience in nursery and primary education. Sally holds professional qualifications to include ACIS, FCCA.