Member

Steve has 35 years of teaching experience. He was a Deputy Headteacher for 17 of those years. He is a Trustee of Trenance Cottages. He is a Member of Newquay Rotary Club, Cricket Club and Newquay Hornets RFC. His areas of expertise are Quality Assurance, Finance, School buildings, sites and facilities.

Chair of Members

Dave was a police officer for 34 years concluding his career as the Inspector for Newquay and its satellite towns and villages. On retirement he worked at the Eden Project for 8 years where he was the Operations Manager. At the end of 2019 Dave moved back to Newquay as the Operations Manager for Newquay Zoo and a unique relationship with Newquay Junior Academy from whom they lease land which is home to the zoo’s African Savannah enclosure. Dave’s interests are in linking communities and also in how schools are embracing nature as a learning tool through the concept of the outdoor classroom.

Member

Askel Veur is the standards and academies arm of the Truro Diocesan Board of Education and a significant partner in school improvement across Cornwall and the Isles of Scilly. Askel Veur is an Academies Umbrella Trust governed by a small non-executive Board. It is committed to a child-centred and holistic vision of education, informed by but not driven only by data.

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Chair of trustees and designated whistle-blowing trustee

Sally has been a successful strategic and operational leader within the education across Cornwall and Devon for over thirty years. Sally has a good knowledge and understanding of learning and teaching pedagogy, learner support, pastoral, safeguarding, SEND, careers and the operational support areas. She believes that all children, young people and adults in Cornwall deserve an opportunity to have the best education and training possible to ensure they are able to achieve their full potential whatever their background or starting point.

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Vice chair of trustees 

After finishing school in Newquay, Sebastian travelled through Africa before studying Agriculture at Seale-Hayne College in Devon. He returned to Cornwall to join the family business of farming and manufacturing ice cream. The Callestick Farm brand has since established a reputation that has seen continual growth in its market share.

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Trustee

Ashley is Deputy County Commander and Paramedic for the NHS South Western Ambulance Service. He is responsible for operations across 17 ambulance stations. He is also a retained fire-fighter based at Newquay. Ashley joined Newquay RNLI in 1992 and is a long-standing helmsman and crew member of the Newquay lifeboat.

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Trustee 

John’s varied career has included engineering, logistics, and product, project, and process management. He worked for a number of telecoms companies including BT. John changed career direction with a move to Monarch Aircraft Engineering Ltd as Management Accountant. He now volunteers with Citizens Advice and is a director of a property management company.

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Trustee

Sarah is now retired but has been in education for over 40 years, 34 of those years were spent at Newquay Tretherras. Sarah was deputy headteacher at Tretherras for six years and acting headteacher at Newquay Junior Academy for an interim spell. With this experience she hopes to be able to empower, guide and hold to account leaders to ensure that all pupils of different abilities and backgrounds receive the whole education they deserve. 

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Trustee and designated Safeguarding trustee

Helen is Deputy CEO at Wave Multi Academy Trust, a Trust that delivers alternative and specialist provision across Cornwall and Devon.  Prior to this, Helen was Principal at the Community Hospital Education Service (CHES) and also held leadership roles in both mainstream Cornwall schools and schools in inner-London. Helen has a passion for inclusion and sits on a number of local and national bodies in order to play an active role within this area.

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Trustee and designated careers trustee

Rory has worked in the Further Education sector for over 25 years across both General Further Education and specialist land-based provision and is the current Principal of The Cornwall College Group. Rory is passionate about the power of education to positively change and transform people’s lives and opportunities and wants to ensure that the people of Cornwall have access to an outstanding education provision that drives economic prosperity, social mobility and equality.

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Trustee and designated SEND trustee

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Trustee and designated careers trustee

Hayley is the Director of Business Partnerships and Skills at Truro and Penwith College, a dynamic and successful strategic leader with a strong track record in building impactful employer relationships and driving skills development. She works closely with key stakeholders across education, industry, and local government, with a deep understanding of the educational and employment landscape. Hayley is passionate about apprenticeships, recognising its vital role in workforce readiness and inclusive career progression. A values-driven professional, she brings excellent knowledge of careers and learner development and is committed to ensuring all learners have access to meaningful opportunities that prepare them for their next steps and contribute to a skilled, inclusive workforce.

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