Karl Munns
Chair of Trustees
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Tim Beebe
Vice Chair Board of Trustees
Mr Beebe brings financial expertise to the Trust, with a good understanding for business finance gained through working as a Corporate Director of a major bank. He has been a Governor at Sir Harry Smith Community College for 12 years and during that time Chaired the Finance Committee, was vice chair and Chair of the Governing Body and has been a member of Sir Harry Smith Academy Trust board, prior to the creation of the Aspire Learning Trust.
Duncan Ramsey
Board of Trustees/Chief Executive Officer
Duncan trained as a secondary teacher and spent the first part of his career working as a P.E and maths teacher before becoming head of department in a Secondary school in Essex. He then transferred to Primary schools and during 17 years as a primary headteacher Duncan led two very different schools to outstanding Ofsted judgements. Leading an average-sized village primary and a larger school in London have helped him develop the skills and experience needed to provide high quality support to schools within the Trust. He is a qualified lead inspector and received his Doctorate in 2003 for developing training programmes to support excellent performance in experienced teachers. Following his time as a headteacher Duncan has been a Director of Education and CEO in a Multi-Academy Trust.
Yvonne Ruggles
Yvonne started her career with TSB Bank prior to its merger with Lloyds. After positions as a cashier and customer service agent, she was promoted into the Learning & Development team before being made redundant after 24 years. She moved into the education sector working with young people who were not accessing mainstream education and then migrated into a Pupil Referral Unit undertaking various roles with some of the cities most vulnerable and challenging students. Yvonne was born and bred in Whittlesey and now has grandchildren being educated locally.
Pallavi Deshpande
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Bogdan braneanu
Bogdan Braneanu is an experienced project management professional with over 10 years of delivering complex projects across commercial and defence environments. Currently a Project Manager in the Health Digital Research sector, Bogdan specializes in stakeholder management, risk mitigation, and data governance. He has a proven track record of driving efficiency, turning around delayed projects, and implementing data strategies. His diverse background, including work with NATO and the British Army, brings a unique strategic perspective to his governance role, helping to create positive, informed changes for the school community.