Corporate governanceThe Board of Governors is composed of members who provide the skills and experience needed for the advancement of the school, including educational, legal, accounting and other business skills. The full Board meets at least three times a year and is supported by committees in such fields as safeguarding children, health and safety, academic, finance and marketing. Board members are elected at general meetings of The Yarlet Trust and come up for re-election every three years. Committee members are elected by the full Board and include co-opted members of staff, parents and Old Yarletians.
List of governors:
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Steven Bane
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Steven Bane is a Parent Governor with two children currently in Pre-Prep. He is Chief Executive Officer and founder of a security service and product supplier and ex-Army officer.
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Rev John Davis
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John Davis is an Ordained Priest in the Church of England and acts as the Town Centre Chaplain for Stafford. Before being ordained, served as a senior Police Officer and Territorial Army Officer. Served in the Royal Army Chaplain's Department as Chaplain to Staffordshire Army Cadet Force. Has a Master's Degree in Criminology, a BA (Hons) Degree in Theology and a PGCE in Higher and Professional Education. Was a lecturer in Law and Criminology at a local college. Has served on two local school governing bodies. Was awarded an MBE for his community work in Staffordshire and is Chairman of St John Ambulance in the county.
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Charles Dunbar
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Eccleshall born and bred, Charles Dunbar lived in Barlaston for some 25 years. He was a solicitor working in Hanley and married into a potteries family. He has two children who were both educated at Yarlet through Pre-Prep and Main School. He has various nephews and nieces who have also attended Yarlet. His interests are fishing, rugby, tennis and, through in-laws, Stoke City. He is a founder member and vice president of Eccleshall Rugby Club, founder member of Eccleshall Round Table, committee member and former vice-chairman of BPMF Club, Stoke ("The Potters Club).
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Ann Fisher
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MA, MSC(Oxon), Solicitor, DL. Studied biochemstry and subsequently re-qualified in law. Based in Staffordshire for over 25 years; currently a partner at Grindeys, specialising in corporate and commercial law. Has been involved with Yarlet since 1999 when her two daughters joined the school. Member of the Academic Committee.
Other involvements include Deputy Pro-Chancellor at Keele University and Chair of Trustees at Lichfield Cathedral.
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| Nick Hancock |
Educated at Yarlet, Shrewsbury, Homerton College Cambridge, Nick Hancock is a qualified teacher, Old Yarletian and proud Yarlet parent. A Governor since 2004, Nick lives locally.
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Marc Hardenberg
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Marc Hardenberg. Governor since May 2010 with one child in Pre-Prep and part of the Marketing Committee of Yarlet. Owner and Managing Director of a Sales & Marketing company, distributing a wide range of market leading baby product brands to all major retailers in the UK and providing various Consultancy services. Born in The Netherlands, educated at the Business School of Amsterdam and graduated as Master in Marketing. Moved to the UK in 2001, married to Julie and lives locally in Fulford.
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Rob Holroyd
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Rob Holroyd has been Headmaster of Repton School since September 2003. He attended Birkenhead School before reading Modern Languages at Christ Church Oxford where he was Captain of Cricket in addition to being a keen soccer player and choral singer. He began his teaching career at Oakham School and the Anglo-Colombian School in Bogota, Colombia, before a Post-Graduate Certificate in Education led to his third teaching post at Radley College, Oxfordshire. There he served as Head of Department and Housemaster for 10 years before moving on to take up the Headship of Repton, together with his wife Penny and two daughters Eleanor and Joanna, both of whom are pupils at the School.
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Stuart Kennedy
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Stuart Kennedy has been a governor at Yarlet for the last 10 years whilst his daughter has progressed from Nursery to Year 8. He has focused on finance and developments at the school. His background is in food manufacture and general management of large organisations and he was Managing Director of Elkes Biscuits in Uttoxeter (now Fox's) for over 10 years. He is also a Pension Trustee of Northern Foods plc.
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Bob Montgomerie (Chairman)
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Bob Montgomerie taught at St Edward's School, Oxford and then at Rugby School. He was a Housemaster, ran the cricket XI, commanded the CCF, and finally became Deputy Head, in particular when the school changed to co-education. He served as Chairman of the Governors at the Harris C of E School, a secondary school in Rugby. Mr Montgomerie can be contacted c/o Yarlet School, Yarlet, Nr Stafford, ST18 9SU
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Bill Mulvenney
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Bill Mulvenney served in the Royal Air Force for twenty seven years, retiring as a Wing Commander. Subsequently, he became Bursar at Trent College. After retirement , he worked as a part-time fees adviser to independent schools and joined the Yarlet board in 2003. He is Chairman of the Finance Committee.
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Nick Tarling
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Nick Tarling is an Old Yarletian and a founding governor of The Yarlet Trust. He was a corporate law partner of Freshfields between 1974 and 1996, including appointments as resident partner in Paris and Frankfurt. He is a Trustee of the Yarlet School freehold. |
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Paul Vicars
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Paul Vicars was educated at Epsom College and then St Andrews University. Paul has taught Geography at Shrewsbury School since 2001 and is a coach of many sports. He has been Housemaster of Severn Hill since 2006 and sits on the Academic Committee of the Governing Body.
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| Rosemary Wildblood |
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