Finance Committee
Paul Kenny (Chair)
Paul Kenny is currently a director of the IT management group at British Telecom where he has worked for 27 years. During his career Paul has been responsible for the development and implementation of some of the major computer systems that underpin BT service and products. He is currently working on BT's 21st Century Network project, which will bring about the replacement of the UK telephone Network.
Paul is married with four grown-up children. He came to the trust via his role as a Governor at Brantridge School, where he was deeply involved with the transfer of the school from Greenwich LEA to the Trust.
Lloyd Richards
Lloyd Richards is a Chartered Banker of over 30 years experience within the NatWest/RBS Group. His career focus has been on people and change management, having spent 20 years in HR management and the balance of his career in leading national change programmes covering systems, performance and behavioural issues.
Lloyd is highly community service oriented and has been actively involved in charitable activities for a quarter of a century, culminating in joining Brantridge School as a Governor in 2000 and becoming a Director of Grafham Grange Special Education Trust in 2002.
He holds two other Directorships.
Ray Winn
Ray Winn was head teacher of a special residential school (EBD) for 23 years, with qualifications in education and psychology.
He is now retired from education but works for the Care Standards Tribunal and is actively involved as a magistrate in West Sussex (Deputy Chairman of Northern Division). He is trained as an appraiser of CST members and magistrates.
He is now Vice Chairman of GGSET Directors, Vice Chairman of Grafham Grange School Governors and Governor of Brantridge.
Keith Noble MSc (econ) FRICS
Keith originally qualified as a Chartered Surveyor, becoming a partner of a successful London estate agency through the 70's and 80's. After completing a Masters degree, Keith set up and ran a successful software company specialising in supplying software and IT consultancy services to the property industry.
After retiring from that business, he became involved in a variety of commercial and other ventures including learning to play the piano, fund raising for a local hospital, and managing his time to be able to walk, maintain a degree of fitness and sail. Keith is 60, a widower with two married children and two grandchildren. He lives in London and Surrey with his partner and her dog.
Susan Tresman
Formerly Director of the Retention Programme at the Open University and Education Director, then Chief Executive Officer at the British Dyslexia Association, Susan Tresman is the Chief Executive of Grafham Grange Special Educational Trust.
A Fellow of the HESDA Top Management Programme specialising in Leadership for Effective Change, and a Fellow of the Royal Society of Arts, Susan holds the position of Visiting Professor in Inclusive Learning at the University of Sunderland 2005 - 2010. Previously she held Visiting Chairs in South Africa and Romania promoting access to learning for disadvantaged learners.
Passionate about empowering those with additional needs to realise their full potential, Susan is qualified in the teaching of Learners with Special Needs and holds a PGCE from the University of Cambridge. Her first degree was from Sheffield and her PhD from University of London; Kings College. Susan is a co-opted member of the Council for the National Association for Special Schools.
Personnel Committee
Lynda MacDermott (Chair)
Lynda MacDermott is a linguist and founder partner of an internet-based translation and internet web marketing company. Communication, by a variety of media, has been an all pervasive thread throughout her career. At first this was in the field of education where her main interest was the development of teaching expertise.
After leaving teaching in 1997, she became editor of an on-line language learning service and subsequently manager of an international market research centre.
She has considerable experience of selecting and managing personnel from a wide array of cultures in her present and previous roles in international communications. Within wider society, she plays a leading role with a variety of campaigning groups.
She became a Director of Grafham Grange Educational Trust in 2000 and is a Governor both of Grafham Grange and Brantridge schools.
Tony Lees
Tony Lees was head teacher of a special residential school (MLD/EBD) for 25 years and worked for the ILEA and Tower Hamlets. Until recently he was a long serving magistrate with the Sussex Magistracy and has maintained close contact with special education in both training and school governor capacities.
He is extensively involved in charitable concerns and is Chairman of an East Sussex hospice as well as holding a Paul Harris Fellowship in Rotary. Tony is a director with GGSET and a governor to Brantridge School.
Lloyd Richards
Lloyd Richards is a Chartered Banker of over 30 years experience within the NatWest/RBS Group. His career focus has been on people and change management, having spent 20 years in HR management and the balance of his career in leading national change programmes covering systems, performance and behavioural issues.
Lloyd is highly community service oriented and has been actively involved in charitable activities for a quarter of a century, culminating in joining Brantridge School as a Governor in 2000 and becoming a Director of Grafham Grange Special Education Trust in 2002.
He holds two other Directorships.
Colin Young
Colin Young is chairman of Cranleigh Freight Services and has over 30 years experience of the international transport industry. He has a lifelong commitment to the local community and the development of young people for which he was awarded the MBE in 2003. A Governor of Grafham Grange since 1997 and a Director of the GGSET since that time.
Colin has, for the past 11 years, been mentoring in main stream schools for Surrey Education Business Partnership to year 10 and 11 students. Colin is also actively involved in St. John Ambulance and the Motor Neurone Disease Association.
Susan Tresman
Formerly Director of the Retention Programme at the Open University and Education Director, then Chief Executive Officer at the British Dyslexia Association, Susan Tresman is the Chief Executive of Grafham Grange Special Educational Trust.
A Fellow of the HESDA Top Management Programme specialising in Leadership for Effective Change, and a Fellow of the Royal Society of Arts, Susan holds the position of Visiting Professor in Inclusive Learning at the University of Sunderland 2005 - 2010. Previously she held Visiting Chairs in South Africa and Romania promoting access to learning for disadvantaged learners.
Passionate about empowering those with additional needs to realise their full potential, Susan is qualified in the teaching of Learners with Special Needs and holds a PGCE from the University of Cambridge. Her first degree was from Sheffield and her PhD from University of London; Kings College. Susan is a co-opted member of the Council for the National Association for Special Schools.
Ray Winn
Ray Winn was head teacher of a special residential school (EBD) for 23 years, with qualifications in education and psychology.
He is now retired from education but works for the Care Standards Tribunal and is actively involved as a magistrate in West Sussex (Deputy Chairman of Northern Division). He is trained as an appraiser of CST members and magistrates.
He is now Vice Chairman of GGSET Directors, Vice Chairman of Grafham Grange School Governors and Governor of Brantridge.
Kate Caine
With experience in general nursing and midwifery, Kate has specialised in Intensive Care Nursing as a Clinical Teacher and a Sister at St Thomas’ Hospital, where she continued as a Ward Sister on wards incorporating Cardiothoracic Surgery, Cardiology and General Medicine. During this time Kate also travelled to Africa and the Middle East carrying out various specialist duties.
A change of direction led Kate into management, firstly managing all out of hours clinical and management issues and then moved back to intensive care to manage the units of both St Thomas’ and Guy’s Hospitals following their amalgamation. Kate also travelled to Europe to recruit specialist nurses and developed strategies for recruitment and retention of nurses with critical care skills (subsequently used as an exemplar by other NHS Trusts.)
Before retiring Kate was Associate Head of Nursing in General Medicine at the NHS, where she was the Directorate lead to the Trust in Health and Safety, Clinical Governance, Data Protection and Child Protection. Following early retirement from the NHS Kate spent 3 ½ years as a House Matron at Cranleigh School sharing the pastoral care of 100 boys aged 13 years to 18 years.
Development Sub Committee
Keith Noble MSc (econ) FRICS (Chair)
Keith originally qualified as a Chartered Surveyor, becoming a partner of a successful London estate agency through the 70's and 80's. After completing a Masters degree, Keith set up and ran a successful software company specialising in supplying software and IT consultancy services to the property industry.
After retiring from that business, he became involved in a variety of commercial and other ventures including learning to play the piano, fund raising for a local hospital, and managing his time to be able to walk, maintain a degree of fitness and sail. Keith is 60, a widower with two married children and two grandchildren. He lives in London and Surrey with his partner and her dog.
Ray Winn
Ray Winn was head teacher of a special residential school (EBD) for 23 years, with qualifications in education and psychology.
He is now retired from education but works for the Care Standards Tribunal and is actively involved as a magistrate in West Sussex (Deputy Chairman of Northern Division). He is trained as an appraiser of CST members and magistrates.
He is now Vice Chairman of GGSET Directors, Vice Chairman of Grafham Grange School Governors and Governor of Brantridge.
Kate Caine
With experience in general nursing and midwifery, Kate has specialised in Intensive Care Nursing as a Clinical Teacher and a Sister at St Thomas’ Hospital, where she continued as a Ward Sister on wards incorporating Cardiothoracic Surgery, Cardiology and General Medicine. During this time Kate also travelled to Africa and the Middle East carrying out various specialist duties.
A change of direction led Kate into management, firstly managing all out of hours clinical and management issues and then moved back to intensive care to manage the units of both St Thomas’ and Guy’s Hospitals following their amalgamation. Kate also travelled to Europe to recruit specialist nurses and developed strategies for recruitment and retention of nurses with critical care skills (subsequently used as an exemplar by other NHS Trusts.)
Before retiring Kate was Associate Head of Nursing in General Medicine at the NHS, where she was the Directorate lead to the Trust in Health and Safety, Clinical Governance, Data Protection and Child Protection. Following early retirement from the NHS Kate spent 3 ½ years as a House Matron at Cranleigh School sharing the pastoral care of 100 boys aged 13 years to 18 years.
Susan Tresman
Formerly Director of the Retention Programme at the Open University and Education Director, then Chief Executive Officer at the British Dyslexia Association, Susan Tresman is the Chief Executive of Grafham Grange Special Educational Trust.
A Fellow of the HESDA Top Management Programme specialising in Leadership for Effective Change, and a Fellow of the Royal Society of Arts, Susan holds the position of Visiting Professor in Inclusive Learning at the University of Sunderland 2005 - 2010. Previously she held Visiting Chairs in South Africa and Romania promoting access to learning for disadvantaged learners.
Passionate about empowering those with additional needs to realise their full potential, Susan is qualified in the teaching of Learners with Special Needs and holds a PGCE from the University of Cambridge. Her first degree was from Sheffield and her PhD from University of London; Kings College. Susan is a co-opted member of the Council for the National Association for Special Schools.
Alan Smith
Pay Sub Committee
Colin Young (Chair)
Colin Young is chairman of Cranleigh Freight Services and has over 30 years experience of the international transport industry. He has a lifelong commitment to the local community and the development of young people for which he was awarded the MBE in 2003. A Governor of Grafham Grange since 1997 and a Director of the GGSET since that time.
Colin has, for the past 11 years, been mentoring in main stream schools for Surrey Education Business Partnership to year 10 and 11 students. Colin is also actively involved in St. John Ambulance and the Motor Neurone Disease Association.
Susan Tresman
Formerly Director of the Retention Programme at the Open University and Education Director, then Chief Executive Officer at the British Dyslexia Association, Susan Tresman is the Chief Executive of Grafham Grange Special Educational Trust.
A Fellow of the HESDA Top Management Programme specialising in Leadership for Effective Change, and a Fellow of the Royal Society of Arts, Susan holds the position of Visiting Professor in Inclusive Learning at the University of Sunderland 2005 - 2010. Previously she held Visiting Chairs in South Africa and Romania promoting access to learning for disadvantaged learners.
Passionate about empowering those with additional needs to realise their full potential, Susan is qualified in the teaching of Learners with Special Needs and holds a PGCE from the University of Cambridge. Her first degree was from Sheffield and her PhD from University of London; Kings College. Susan is a co-opted member of the Council for the National Association for Special Schools.
Ray Winn
Ray Winn was head teacher of a special residential school (EBD) for 23 years, with qualifications in education and psychology.
He is now retired from education but works for the Care Standards Tribunal and is actively involved as a magistrate in West Sussex (Deputy Chairman of Northern Division). He is trained as an appraiser of CST members and magistrates.
He is now Vice Chairman of GGSET Directors, Vice Chairman of Grafham Grange School Governors and Governor of Brantridge.
Lynda MacDermott
Lynda MacDermott is a linguist and founder partner of an internet-based translation and internet web marketing company. Communication, by a variety of media, has been an all pervasive thread throughout her career. At first this was in the field of education where her main interest was the development of teaching expertise.
After leaving teaching in 1997, she became editor of an on-line language learning service and subsequently manager of an international market research centre.
She has considerable experience of selecting and managing personnel from a wide array of cultures in her present and previous roles in international communications. Within wider society, she plays a leading role with a variety of campaigning groups.
She became a Director of Grafham Grange Educational Trust in 2000 and is a Governor both of Grafham Grange and Brantridge schools.
Susan Tresman
Formerly Director of the Retention Programme at the Open University and Education Director, then Chief Executive Officer at the British Dyslexia Association, Susan Tresman is the Chief Executive of Grafham Grange Special Educational Trust.
A Fellow of the HESDA Top Management Programme specialising in Leadership for Effective Change, and a Fellow of the Royal Society of Arts, Susan holds the position of Visiting Professor in Inclusive Learning at the University of Sunderland 2005 - 2010. Previously she held Visiting Chairs in South Africa and Romania promoting access to learning for disadvantaged learners.
Passionate about empowering those with additional needs to realise their full potential, Susan is qualified in the teaching of Learners with Special Needs and holds a PGCE from the University of Cambridge. Her first degree was from Sheffield and her PhD from University of London; Kings College. Susan is a co-opted member of the Council for the National Association for Special Schools.