John Frost 

Chair of Trustees

John brings a wealth of experience to his role as Chair of Cambridge Primary Education Trust.  His career began in Her Majesty's Forces, where he gained a commission and specialised in managing difficult and challenging situations, across a range of diverse and complex areas.  Before retiring, he spent twenty three years in Local Government as a Head of Service, where he gained considerable experience in the workings of Local and National Government.

Robert Plumbly

Vice Chair and Chair of Finance and Premises Committee

Robert has been a Trustee of Cambridge Primary Education Trust since its formation in December 2012.  He is currently the Vice Chair of the Trust and also Chair of the Finance and Premises Committee.  Robert has lived in the neighbouring village of Histon since 1997 and has worked in Cambridge, as a VAT consultant, since 1996.  He is married to Carol and has four children, all of whom attended Histon & Impington Infant School and Histon & Impington Junior School.  Robert joined the local governing body of the Junior School in September 2016 and served as Chair from October 2008 to November 2016.

James Blandford-Baker

The Revd Canon James Blanford-Baker is Vicar of Histon and Vicar of Impington, two villages just north of Cambridge, and Rural Dean of North Stowe.  He was made a Canon of Ely Cathedral in 2016.  He is married to Katharine and their two children were both educated at schools which are now part of CPET (and they are both thriving as a result!).  James spent many years serving as a school governor both in London and Histon and chaired CPET before becoming a Member in 2017.  A research engineer by background, James is interested in cabinet making, astronomy, the life and work of Isaac Newton and all things to do with Apple computers.  He has been described by the Bishop of Worcester as "Renaissance man."

Sabine Jaccaud

Sabine Jaccaud is a communications and change practitioner.  For over twenty years she has been working with global companies undergoing complex transformation.  Following a D Phil in humanities at Oxford, she has been based in the UK and worked internationally and locally in many sectors including finance, media, technology, pharmaceuticals, defence and professional services  Sabine started her working life as a teacher and researcher in her native Switzerland  and has been regularly involved in educational and skills-related initiatives.  She is a member of the Rector's Advisory Group at Lincoln College in Oxford and has had a longstanding involvement with Villiers Park.  Having moved to Cambridge with her family in 2009, Sabine has been part of the local schools environment as a parent and also a football coach.  As Director of Cambridge Communications at AstraZeneca since 2015, Sabine's interest in cities, culture and identity informs her approach to the evolution of community and business needs in Cambridge.

Kieran Reynolds

Kieran was formerly a parent governor at the Histon and Impington Infant School as well as a Trustee. He brings 15 years experience working in start up companies in the high tech sector with a variety of roles in project and programme management, budget planning, fundraising and financial control.