FAMILY OF SCHOOLS
BOARD and MANAGEMENT
The Repton Family of Schools is overseen by a Board of Directors and a Management Team comprising a variety of individuals, all leading in their fields.
The Board has a wide range of experiences and backgrounds, all contributing to making the Repton Family of Schools a global organisation that creates the highest quality education opportunities for its pupils and families.
DIRECTORS
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Mark Shires - Chairman Mark has been a Governor of Repton school since 2013 and was appointed Chairman of Governors in 2020. Mark was educated at Rossall School and Manchester University where he read Economics and Accounting. A Chartered Accountant, he retired from the international business advisors PwC in 2013 where, most recently, he was Senior Partner of its East Midlands practice. Mark is married to Wendy. They have three children: Ed, Camilla and James, all of whom attended Repton Prep and Repton. |
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Sir Henry Every Bt. Formerly a Partner with Chartered Accountants Deloitte, Sir Henry has been on the Governing Body of Repton School since 2003 and was appointed Chairman of Governors in 2012. He stepped down as Chairman in 2020, leaving him free to channel his enormous energy and passion for Repton into the Chairmanship of the Repton Family of Schools (formerly Repton International Schools Limited). Sir Henry is a devoted public servant as Deputy Lieutenant of Derbyshire and previously High Sheriff of Derbyshire, a founding Trustee of the National Memorial Arboretum, Chairman of Burton Queens Hospital, Chairman of Derby Cathedral Council and a founding member of the reconstituted Birmingham Lunar Society. Sir Henry has the Freedom of the City of London. His other interests include being Patron of Egginton Church, The Children of the Far East Prisoners of War and The Derbyshire Children’s Holiday Centre. Sir Henry is married to Susie and has three sons, each of whom attended Repton. |
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Mark Semmence Mark Semmence is the Headmaster of Repton School. Prior to joining Repton in 2019, Mark was Headmaster of Mount Kelly School and prior to that, Assistant Headmaster for 7 years at Rugby School where he taught Economics. Mark was educated at Hurstpierpoint College and then at Durham University (BA and MBA). He completed his MA at Warwick. Before embarking on his teaching career, Mark enjoyed a successful business career in the sports marketing sector working for the Quintus Group (now IMG) in London, Dubai and New York. |
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Andrew Churchill OBE Andrew Churchill is an old Reptonian and the Executive Chairman of JJ Churchill Limited, an aerospace precision-engineering business. After reading Chemistry at Oxford, he spent ten years working in China and Australia in the manufacturing sector. He is currently a member of the Prime Minister’s Industrial, Manufacturing and Infrastructure Business Council, an advisory panel member of the All-Party Parliamentary Group for Trade and Investment, is a Fellow of the IET and a member of their Manufacturing Policy Panel. For ten years he was on the boards of Make UK (The Manufacturers’ Organisation) and Midlands Group Training Services, as well as six years as a Director with the Design & Technology Association. In addition to Repton, he is a governor at an independent sector day school and an Enterprise Adviser at a State-sector academy. |
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Rick Johnson Rick is the Chief Executive Officer of EduReach Education, an international school operator and investor with school projects across seven countries all of which are prestige UK branded exports. A former governor of Cranleigh School across thirteen years and British Airways pilot he is also a trustee of the MCC Foundation at Lords Cricket Ground. |
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Guy Ralphs Guy is an OR, a business consultant to schools and a former Bursar at Merchant Taylors’ Educational Trust and Malvern College where he was also responsible for its international schools development. Prior to these appointments, Guy held senior executive positions for many years with Shell UK and Shell International Petroleum Company. He has a Post Graduate Diploma in Management Studies from Kingston Business School, is a Fellow of the Chartered Management Institute and a Member of the Institute of Directors. |
MANAGEMENT TEAM
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Mark Semmence – CEO of the Repton Family of Schools Mark Semmence is the CEO of the Repton Family of Schools. Prior to joining Repton in 2019 as Headmaster, Mark was Headmaster of Mount Kelly School and prior to that, Assistant Headmaster for 7 years at Rugby School where he taught Economics. Mark was educated at Hurstpierpoint College and then at Durham University (BA and MBA). He completed his MA at Warwick. Before embarking on his teaching career, Mark enjoyed a successful business career in the sports marketing sector working for the Quintus Group (now IMG) in London, Dubai and New York. |
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Daniel Lewis – Managing Director Daniel was appointed Managing Director of the Repton Family of Schools (formerly Repton International Schools Limited or RISL) in February 2021. In joining RFS he brings a wealth of knowledge and experience of running high-performing schools, and possesses a truly global outlook and instinct. Having led the establishment of international schools for North London Collegiate School in South Korea and the UAE, (as well as successfully leading the bid to establish NLCS in Singapore), he understands the challenges and needs of start-up projects, particularly those with a pre-existing UK ‘brand’ – with detailed expertise in the areas of franchise/management agreement, school design, quality assurance, marketing and admissions, recruitment of staff, and the establishment of a coherent educational vision and ethos. |
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Jonathan Taylor - Director of Education Jonathan is an experienced school leader, having led schools in London, China and Switzerland. Following a successful Founding Headship for Dulwich College International, he joined Cognita, one of the world’s largest international schools’ groups. During his eight years with Cognita, Jonathan led the North Bridge House network of schools in London, before spearheading the group’s expansion into Switzerland. Jonathan is a Fellow of the Chartered College of Teaching, holds an MSc in Educational Leadership, and is currently studying for an MBA. He is a former Board Member of the Swiss Group of International Schools (SGIS) and is a regular speaker and writer on international education and school leadership. |
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Ian Davenport – Associate Governor and Education Director (UAE) After graduating Ian worked in The City for a number of years, for Morgan Stanley and Arthur Andersen before beginning his teaching career at Radley College, where he served as a housemaster and Head of Department. Ian led Blundell’s School as Head Master for eight years, and has also been an Economics tutor at Oxford University. He was an adviser to the Department of Education and led their social impact project: ‘SpringForward’. Ian was a Governor of Repton School for seven years before taking on the Associate Governor role. |
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Vicky Harding - Head of Repton Prep Vicky is Head of Repton Prep School. Before joining Repton Prep in 2022, Vicky was previously Head at Sarum Hall School in Hampstead, London and Deputy Head, then Acting Head, at Newland House School in Twickenham. Vicky read Music at Edinburgh University and was awarded numerous prizes when graduating, going on to study Piano Accompanying postgraduate at the Royal Academy of Music in London, performing in concerts across the country and abroad. Vicky was Director of Music at the Dragon School in Oxford, and prior to this at Garden House School in London; she has also taught at Eton College, Falkner House and Lambrook Schools. She is a Governor at NLCS in London as well as at Vinehall in East Sussex, and has enjoyed teaching Art, Music, History, French and English during her career. |
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Ashley Currie - Deputy Head Academic (Repton) Ashley is the Deputy Headmaster (Academic) of Repton School and will become Principal Deputy Head from September 2024. Prior to joining Repton in 2021, Ashley was an Assistant Headmaster at St. John's School, Leatherhead and prior to that, Head of Mathematics at St. Edward's School, Oxford. Ashley has worked at a number of other independent schools including Magdalen College School and Giggleswick School. Ashley was educated in the North East of England at Barnard Castle School and went on to study for a master's degree in Theoretical Physics at the University of Durham (MPhys). He completed his master's degree in Educational Leadership in 2018. |
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Samantha Krbacevic - Deputy Head Academic (Repton Prep) Samantha is Deputy Head (Academic) at Repton Prep School. Prior to joining Repton Prep in 2011 she had worked at Farnborough School Technology College in Nottingham as well as working as a post-graduate researcher in Theoretical Quantum Optics. She has experience in educational publishing, having contributed to a number of Mathematics textbooks and revision guides as writer, editor or proofreader. Samantha graduated with a first-class BSc (Hons) in Theoretical Physics in 2006, and was awarded the Winifred Moulds Prize for Women in Physics, before graduating in 2008 with a PGCE in Secondary Mathematics from the University of Nottingham. |
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Kellee-Anne Cavill - Deputy Head Pre-Prep (Repton Prep) Kellee graduated from De Montfort University in Bedford in 1998 with a BA Hons degree in English with Business Studies and a Primary PGCE and started her teaching career in Bedfordshire, where she worked in a Lower School teaching Year Three and Year Four mixed classes. Before joining Repton Prep, she worked at Repton Dubai for three years, teaching Year Two, and later becoming Head of Year Three. Following her return to the UK in 2013, she was appointed Head of Pre-Prep at Repton Prep and has now become Deputy Head with responsibility for Pre-Prep and Deputy Designated Safeguarding Lead. As well as being a Governor at St. Hugh's, Lincolnshire. Kellee also served as a Special Constable in the Staffordshire Police from 2018-2021. She is passionate about providing the very best education for our pupils and ensuring they have a happy, challenging and fulfilled experience at Repton Prep. |