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Overview Karen is Fundraising, Marketing & Communications Director at the Berkshire, Buckinghamshire & Oxfordshire Wildlife Trust. Prior to that she spent more than ten years leading similar functions in independent schools. She was a Trustee of IDPE (Institute of Development Professionals in Education) and is Chair of the Board of Wildlife Fundraising Central Ltd. She […]

Overview Helen is an Assistant Headteacher at RMS for Girls in Rickmansworth, whose responsibilities include teaching and learning, digital learning and staff professional development and wellbeing.  Helen grew up in Cheshire and on completion of her A levels, took a gap year to study at the Sorbonne university before reading French and German at Durham […]

Overview Sheena is a Chartered Accountant with extensive experience of Service Management, Quality & Compliance and Risk Management at Accenture PLC, where she has held a variety of national and global roles.  Sheena has a son who attended RBCS and a daughter who attended the Sixth Form at the School.  Outside of work she enjoys […]

Overview Anjali Mehta Chandar’s background is as a CBT Therapist working with children and adults with anxiety and low mood, in both schools and clinics. She runs a busy private practice called Brighter Life Therapy, with a small team of other therapists, who all offer remote CBT therapy or counselling, or in person sessions at […]

Overview Clare grew up in Wallingford and attended SHSK School, Abingdon. She graduated from Durham University with a BSc in Geography (with European Studies), which gave her the opportunity to spend her middle year studying at Aix-en-Provence University. Bilingual in French, she trained to teach Geography in French at Nottingham University, before taking up her […]

  Overview Matthew is a former pupil of the school and his father, Peter Smith, is a former Governor to the School. Matthew is a qualified Actuary, attaining the award for the highest mark in the final Fellowship actuarial exam. For the last 11 years he has worked for LV=, leading several teams within the […]

  Overview Mike is a former pupil of the school. Mike has been in private practice as a chartered surveyor for 40 years and a partner in a large national property consultancy for the last 20 years. Mike was an assessor for the RICS and has mentored a number of graduates through to getting chartered […]

Overview Andy was Headmaster of St Joseph’s College from 2012 to 2021. Prior to this he was Second Master here at Reading Blue Coat. During his time as Headmaster, Andy served on the Society of Heads’ Main Committee, chaired their Education Committee and was a member of the Joint Council for Qualifications (JCQ) Teacher Association […]

Overview Paul is a graduate of Reading University and has lived in Sonning since 2008, during which time his son spent 7 years at Blue Coat. His wife is Head at an independent day school and governor at another, locally. Paul is a Chartered Accountant and is a partner in one of the major international […]

  Overview Howard’s background is in investment management where he was head of Global Equity Investments for J.P. Morgan Asset Management having worked in the industry for over 35 years. After retiring in 2017, Howard is now an independent Non Executive Director at a number of investment-related companies and is chair of the Governing Body […]