Governors

Mark is a partner and head of the corporate and commercial team at Barlow Robbins LLP in Guildford.  His firm is recognised as one of the top three law firms nationally for the provision of legal advice to independent schools.  Mark is an experienced school governor.  Mark went to Solihull School and studied English and Related Literature at the University of York.  Mark lives in Godalming with his wife, Kajsa, and their two daughters.

Martin has been vicar of Holy Trinity Church in Rudgwick since Easter 2010.  The church is recognised in Chichester diocese as being a growing and lively church and has a staff team including a curate and youth worker.  The Church is actively engaged with village life and runs the youth centre in the village.  Martin is also involved the selection of candidates for ordained ministry in the Church of England.  Before moving to Rudgwick Martin worked on the staff of a Church in Leamington Spa for 4 years.  He has degrees in Engineering and theology, and has a commercial background in telecommunications and programme management prior to ordination.  Martin lives in Rudgwick with his wife, Shäron and their three children.

Richard chairs the Fabrics Committee and has a 35 year background in Construction management.

Heavily dyslexic, he understands the importance of a fully rounded education which meets the needs of individual students.

Richard lives in Dunsfold with his wife Kim and children, Rebecca and Jamie who both attended Pennthorpe from Honey Pots through to Year 8.

Steve is Deputy Headmaster at Brighton College, where he has specific responsibility for the pastoral welfare and safeguarding of pupils. Before taking up this role at Brighton, he taught French and German at KCS Wimbledon, where he was also Housemaster and Assistant Head. He lives with his wife and three daughters in Ovingdean where free time is spent on the Downs or in the English Channel.

Stephen Browning. Educated at Whitgift School and Northumbria University. Partner specialising in corporate and insurance law at Clyde & Co LLP. Married and a past Pennthorpe parent of three boys. Interests include playing piano and guitar (badly), reading, swimming, other ways of trying to keep fit and most things with four wheels.

Julie is Managing Director of Chichester College Group (CCG) – overseeing a portfolio of commercial businesses including an Examination Board, chain of childcare nurseries and international education. She also leads on employer engagement, apprenticeships, sales/marketing and public affairs. CCG has campuses in Chichester, Crawley, Horsham and Brinsbury and supports around 30,000 learners each year. She is a Board Member of the Coast to Capital Local Enterprise Partnership, Gatwick Diamond Business and the Institute of Economic Development; she also chairs the Chichester Chamber of Commerce & Industry.

Julie has a background in consumer marketing and PR working for clients including Scottish Courage and Procter & Gamble. She was Director of Business Programmes at the South East England Development Agency (SEEDA), managing a portfolio of contracts including Business Link and Finance South East. She also worked on the London 2012 Olympics, overseeing a major legacy programme to encourage volunteering and community engagement in sport.

Julie lives in Surrey with her husband and two young children.

David was born in the USA to British parents, and after initial schooling there, relocated to a Surrey boarding school.  He attended undergraduate and post-graduate colleges at London University and the London Business School.  David spent his career in satellite operations on large multinational satellite programmes, with half of his career in Europe, USA and the Middle East.  Now retired, David and his wife have two children who over nine years both enjoyed their time at Pennthorpe.  He is a passionate believer that children should be encouraged to ask ‘why’ and supports the teaching of science and engineering to all ages.

Ann trained as a primary teacher and has taught for 30 years in Australia and the UK in state maintained and independent schools.

In 2000 Ann joined Pennthorpe as Head of the Lower School and taught for 10 years in the Kindergarten and Pre-Prep, and subsequently 2 years as Deputy Head. Her final appointment was as Headteacher of Peaslake Infant School. Following retirement more time is spent with her family and grandchildren, and pursuing her interests of volunteering for the NT, sailing and walking.

Tim Manly became Headmaster of Hurstpierpoint College in January 2005. Tim, who is married with four children, was educated at St Edward’s School, Oxford and read Classics at Oxford University’s Oriel College, graduating in 1987. After gaining an MSc at the London School of Economics, he worked for a number of years in London as a Consultant.

He took his PGCE at Cambridge University’s Hughes Hall prior to taking up his first teaching post in 1995 at Sevenoaks School, where, for his last four years, he was both Head of the Classics Department and Housemaster of School House. In 2001, he was appointed Deputy Head of Oakham School which, like Sevenoaks and Hurstpierpoint College, is a fully co-educational boarding and day School.

Chris is Foundation Director at Charterhouse, leading on all fundraising, alumni and parent relations activities. He has over a decade of experience in fundraising, stakeholder engagement, volunteer and event management, and has secured significant levels of philanthropic support for major campaigns from supporters around the world. His experiences span the university and independent school sectors.

Having attended Tanbridge House and Collyer’s in Horsham, he went on to read English Literature at the University of Exeter.

He now lives in Horsham with his wife Lyndsay and young son, and enjoys a round of golf when time allows.