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    We have recently welcome our newest director, Rachel Warwick, who was appointed as foundation director by Bath & Wells Diocesan Board of Education for four years, with effect from 23/07/2025. Rachel is the CEO of Aspire Academy Trust, a multi-academy trust of primary schools in Cornwall. 

    Register of business and pecuniary interests

    Directors are asked to fill in a register of business interests form when they are appointed, which is then updated annually. Directors are invited to declare any relevant interest at the start of each meeting so any conflict of interest can be managed appropriately.

    Directors and senior staff are asked to fill in a 'related parties' form to declare any connection with any business who has provided services for the Trust annually as part of the audit process to support the annual report / financial statements.

    A summary of the directors' relevant business interests is included below. The full register can be viewed at the First Federation office.

    1. Summary of relevant business and pecuniary interest of directors
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    Meeting attendance

    Directors are invited to send their apologies ahead of meetings they cannot attend. Their attendance at meetings is monitored and included in the annual report for the Trust. 

    A summary of the directors' attendance at meetings during the two previous academic years can be found below. 

    1. Attendance directors meetings 2023-24
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    2. Attendance directors meeting 2024-25
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    Contacting the directors:

    The directors, including the Chair and the Company Secretary, can be contacted:

    • through any of the First Federation Trust schools,
    • by emailing them at: admin@firstfederation.org.uk ,
    • by writing to them at: The First Federation Trust, Blackpool CE Primary School, Liverton, Newton Abbot, Devon, TQ12 6JB.

    Please kindly note that directors are not the first point of contact for complaints. You can find information about your complaint process and a copy of our complaints policy on this website here. 

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    Paul Wimsett

    EDEN Foundation Director (appointed on 01/11/2023 for four years by EDEN) - Lead Director for Christian Distinctiveness and Ethos

    Paul has been a Foundation Trustee with the First Federation since its beginning in 2004. He was Vicar of Chudleigh, Chudleigh Knighton & Trusham from 1999-2020 and is now retired. He has been involved with Church Schools for nearly 40 years. Paul is the lead trustee in overseeing how the Trust's church schools develop their vision and ethos, as well as encouraging the Trust's community schools to develop their own distinctive ethos and role in the community.

    Quite a long time ago, Paul gained a B.Sc (Econ) in Economics & Politics and also a MA in Theology.

    Outside the world of church and schools, Paul is a keen walker, a largely armchair follower of a non-league football team and, like many clergy, has a great fascination with railways.

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