Board of Governors
The support and visions of the Board of Governors has been crucial at all stages of The Grange School’s development and in its conspicuous success.
Drawn from a variety of professional backgrounds -and all committed volunteers- the Governors share the vision of the Leadership Team for the future of the school and work with tirelessness and passion to enable it to come to fruition. Many either have, or have had, children at the school and thus understand well our purpose, ethos and values, ensuring that the path for the future is founded firmly on an approach to the business and development of the school that has proved so successful thus far.
As well as being a charity and company limited by guarantee the school is also a trust, of which all parents are members. An Annual General Meeting takes place in the spring, to which all members of the trust are invited, and at which the Board of Governors is confirmed in office and is available to answer questions.
The Chair of Governors can be contacted at the school address.
Chris Stubbs
(Chairman of Governors and Chairman of the Compliance Committee)
Chris is a chartered mechanical engineer, and currently runs an environmental & energy consultancy.
He was a pupil at the Junior School in the early 1970s, and now has two children at the School. Chris is a keen musician and sailor.
Ann Arthur
Became a governor in 1996. From 1985 to 1996 she was PA to Scott Marshall, Head of The Grange School and first Headmaster of The Senior School.
She had overall responsibility for marketing and was a member of the Association of Development Directors of Independent Schools.
Her daughter was educated at The Grange School. Mrs Arthur is currently a business mentor for The Prince's Trust."
Andrew Stothert
(Chairman of the Education Committee)
Has been a Governor since 2003. He heads a brand consultancy, Brand Vista, based in Cheshire.
All four of his children have been educated at The Grange School.
Bill Forsyth
Became a member of the Board of Governors in 1997. He has been a GP Principal at Danebridge Medical Centre, Northwich for 24 years and is Medical Director and Chair of the Professional Executive Committee of Central and Eastern Cheshire PCT.
His two children were both educated at The Grange School.
Chris Jackson
(Deputy Chairman)
Joined the Board of Governors in 1990. He has special responsibility for Health & Safety matters at the School. He is a Civil Engineer and is a Senior Manager at Morgan Est.
His three boys are former students of The Grange School.
David Dunn
Joined the Board of Governors in January 2005. He is Headmaster of the Yarm School in Stockton on Tees and is married with two young daughters.
Duncan Fraser
Is Managing Director of The Way Ahead Group a coaching, personal and leadership development organisation for the third and public sectors.
He spent 20 years in the cultural sector which included being Artistic and Community Education Director of the Royal Liverpool Philharmonic Society.
A founding director of the Mindful Leadership Campaign and founder of the International Young Leaders Project, Duncan married to a teacher and has two daughters at the Grange Senior School.
Jeremy Hobson
(Chairman of the Property Committee)
Joined the Board of Governors in 2003. He is a Chartered Surveyor and Managing Director of Manchester based Ollerton Estates which specialises in residential and commercial development.
He is married with two school age sons.
Jurgen Stamer
Became a member of the Board of Governors in 2002. He is an Orthopaedic Consultant at Arrowe Park Hospital, Wirral with two children at The Grange School.
Karen Jones
Is the Finance Director of Warren Partners, an executive search and selection consultancy based in Cheshire. Karen is a Chartered Accountant having qualified with Price Waterhouse. Prior to moving into finance roles in industry she spent six years with Ernst & Young in the corporate finance and advisory services department and was also actively involved with graduate recruitment.
She has a daughter and son at the Grange Senior School and a son at The Grange Junior School. Karen is also a Non Executive Director of a not for profit company, Great Northern Events Limited, which promotes contemporary craft innovations.
An active sportswoman enjoying skiing, and tennis. She has recently climbed Mont Blanc, cycled 450kms with colleagues around Cuba raising over £20,000 for charity, competed in a triathlon and plans to run a half marathon later this year.
Nigel Parkinson
Joined the Board of Governors in January 2007. A Computer Science graduate from UMIST over 30 years ago, Nigel is now a specialist in exploiting IT and managing projects within Financial Services, and works exclusively within blue chip companies leading £20m+ projects.
Nigel is married to Anita, originally a teacher, and who now coordinates special educational needs services in a local borough. Their three children have all progressed through the state education system and University into professional employment and independence.
Nigel has a broad range of interests outside of work, and when not chairing a local pre-school association or supporting the Grange, he is likely to be found in the garden or walking the dog.
Simon Batey
(Chariman of the Finance Committee)
Joined the Board of Governors in March 2010. He is a Chartered Accountant and has served as Group Finance Director at three major UK companies, AMEC, United Utilities and Thames Water, and was formerly a partner of Armitage & Norton (now part of KPMG).
He currently has Non Executive Director positions with a number of companies including Arriva plc and Telecity Group plc, and in 2010 he was appointed as a Commissioner of Postcomm, the independent regulator of the postal services industry.
Sarah Hudson
Joined the Board of Governors in June 2010 with a particular interest in Compliance. She is a Partner at Law Firm Hill Dickinson specialising in Insurance. Since 1990 she has been defending a wide variety of professionals in the Construction and Civil Engineering Industries. Sarah is a member of FOIL Special Interest Group for Professional Indemnity.
Sarah lives in Tattenhall and has 4 children.