Welcome to Connect Academy Trust – it’s great to meet you.
As an established and growing Multi-Academy Trust in Devon, we prioritise the things that really matter. Everything we do is for the good of the pupils and staff at our family of amazing primary schools.
Calling anyone looking to share their ideas, insights and ambitions with an ambitious Academy Trust!
We're looking for Trustees to join us. This is a great way to be part of a Board as part of your development, or because you'd like to be part of our community.
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Empowering young people with an awareness of how and why our sealife should be protected.
Discover our unique marine learning project based in Plymouth, Britain’s Ocean City.
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Creating a positive environment for our teams of school professionals.
Find out how supporting and valuing our school staff enables them to do their best for our children.
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Connecting with our partners to expand and enrich our pupils’ education.
See the benefits of our collaborations with organisations beyond our schools.
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Each school in the Connect Academy Trust is proud to be individual – but also made stronger by our shared network of support, leadership and experience.
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“Our vision is for all children to receive an outstanding education, to receive the very best teaching and support to achieve our best together.”
"We are very proud of our inspiring curriculum, built on excellence in the craft of teaching and on purposeful and engaging learning experiences."
"We believe that every child can do amazing things and it’s our job to help make this potential a reality."
"Our purpose is to prepare children for a future that we cannot yet envisage."
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"We believe that in working together, we can give children the best possible foundation to help them grow into happy, independent adults of the future."
"The most important thing we can do is to ensure that each child is happy and feels safe and secure."
"We greatly value the relationships between home and school as a way of promoting the very best for your child."
Our achievements in numbers.
of our pupils had the opportunity to take part in enriching activities such as swimming, forest schools or field trips
of our 8 schools are values based and focussed on enabling every child to succeed.
collaborations with partners throughout the South West to deliver unique experiences for our pupils
staff dedicated to the growth and development of the next generation
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The Connect Academy Trust is powered by the energy and talents of our team – working together to make a positive difference across each of our schools.
Sam Barker
Headteacher
Stephanie Bulley
Executive Assistant
Sarah Ryder
School Improvement Lead
Sonia Blandford
Member
Susie Carroll
Headteacher
Lee Atkinson
Facilities Manager
Georgia Dingley
School Operations Lead
Paul Osborne
Vice Chair of Trustees
Lesley Anderson
Marketing Consultant
Steve Widdecombe
Member
Nicola Bridge
Member
Anamaria Avasilcai
Management Accountant
Lisa Braund
Health and Safety Manager
Shaun Nicholls
Headteacher
Liz Bennett
School Operations Lead
Andrew Swainson
Headteacher
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Hanne Knight
Trustee
Emma Wilkins
School Operations Lead
Adam Hedley
IT Area Manager (Plymouth)
Denise Harding
Finance and Procurement Officer
Stuart Bellworthy
CEO & Trust Leader
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Sam Jones
Trustee
Christian Jenkins
Chair of Members
Becky Brookes
School Operations Lead
Jane Orchard
School Operations Lead
Ben Wallis
Headteacher
Jon Kestell
Trust Wellbeing Consultant
Hayley Gilbride
Headteacher
Josh Hughes
IT Area Manager (Torbay)
Melissa Oliver
Headteacher
Claire Dixon
School Operations Lead
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Nikki Graham
School Operations Lead
Phil Taylor-Jones
Desktop Support Engineer
Adam Losonczy
IT Technician
Julie Drew
HR Manager
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Sarah Fowler
Member
Steve Collins
Maintenance Operative (Torbay)
Kate Reeves
Trustee
Jon Whittam
IT Technician
Giles Freathy
Trustee
Sammy Elbrow
Senior School Operation Lead
Hollie Strathearn
Administrative Assistant
Ian Mitchell
Chair of Trustees
Claire Hardisty
Headteacher
Sarah Goodman
Finance Officer
Tamsin Lamb
Trustee
Lee LeMarquand
Trustee
Louise Hudd
Finance Officer
Kim Shannon
Finance Officer
Rachel Field
Chief Operating Officer
