Meet the Team

Council of Governors

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  Mr MS Hedges

  Chairman of Council, Chairman of Finance & General Purposes Committee

  Educated at Bloxham School. Fellow of the Institute of Chartered Accountants in England & Wales and formerly Finance Director of The Open University. Chairman of the Woodard Audit Committee and member of the Woodard Board.

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  Mrs EL Lewis Jones

  Chairman of Communication & Development Committee

  Founded Liquid Public Relations, a top 150 PR consultancy, in 2004 which now has offices in Birmingham, Guernsey, Jersey and London. Chairman of the PRCA Council 2011/12 and member of the PRCA Board of Management since 2013. Has two sons at Bloxham.

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  Mr A J P Nott

  Chariman of Education Committee

  Career in teaching and now Headmaster of St Hugh’s School in Faringdon. A qualified ISI Boarding Co-ordinating Inspector and recently Vice-Chairman of the Independent Association of Prep Schools (IAPS).

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  Mr P Clayson

  Member of Finance & General Purposes Committee

  Chartered surveyor and property advisor with Fisher German. Youngest son was educated at Bloxham.

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  Mr I Davenport

  Educated at Bloxham School. CEO of a children’s charity. He is a former Head Master of Blundell’s. He is also a Governor at a number of independent boarding schools and an adviser to the DfE.

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  Mrs H Harper

  Member of Boarding & Pastoral Committee

  Owner of a wedding venue business whose children were educated at Bloxham.

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  Mrs M E Hopkins

  Member of Communication & Development Committee

  Professional experience in marketing and communications, project management and consultancy. Founded teen clothing brand in 2004 which was successfully sold. More recently, founded Our Marketplace, a company providing a website marketing service for schools, clubs and community groups.

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  Mr RW Loades

  Member of Finance & General Purposes Committee

  Educated at Bloxham School. Chairman and Managing Director of Loades plc.

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  Mr CEL Mann

  Member of Communication & Development Committee

  Held posts of Operations Manager and Divisional HR Director at United Biscuits plc before setting up his own business as an independent management consultant and career counsellor.

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  Ms CA Shaw

  Governor with special responsibility for Risk Management

  Partner and Head of Employment Law at Spratt Endicott.

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  Mr JE Spratt

  Member of Finance & General Purposes Committee

  Senior Partner of Spratt Endicott, specialising in corporate/ commercial work.

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  Mrs FM Turner

  Deputy Chairman of Council, Member of Education and Boarding & Pastoral Committees

  Educated at Bloxham School and married to an Old Bloxhamist. Has held HR Management roles prior to an HR Consultancy / Trainer delivering business awareness programmes in schools.

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  Mr M Ward

  Member of Finance & General Purposes Committee

  Chartered Accountant ACA BA (Hons). Commercial and Operationally focused senior finance professional with senior level experience in the UK and internationally, exposure to PLC, SME and private equity business environments.

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  Dr L Coles Kemp

  Chairman of Boarding & Pastoral Committee with special responsibility for Child Protection

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  Mr ST Wood

  Deputy Chairman of Council, Member of Education and Communication & Development Committees

  Career in leisure industry including Managing Director of Chef and Brewer, Director of Whitbread, Chief Executive of Wineworld London, and non-executive Chairman of Vinum Ltd. Daughter educated at Bloxham School.