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The Taunton School Foundation
Foundation Structure
The Alumni and Foundation offices are situated in the Clark Centre on the ground floor by the Lecture Theatre, where visitors are always welcome.
The Foundation is a subsidiary charity of Taunton School Educational Trust (TSEC), a company limited by guarantee, registration number: 4005803 and registered charity number: 1081420. As such, all its investments and management accounts are reflected in the TSEC annual accounts and are subject to annual audits.
The Foundation is accountable to the Board of Governors of TSEC and its Chairman and Vice Chairman are drawn from the Governing body, together with the Headmaster, the Foundation Director and up to 9 other members, invited by the Chairman.
It is the policy of the Board that the Foundation be open, transparent and fully accountable. Governed by strict charity legislation and controls, donors can be reassured that their interests and wishes are strictly adhered to and are overseen by the Governors and Trustees. |
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CHAIRMAN
MARK HOBBS LLB
Taunton School (1972 - 1979) Fairwater
Jurisprudence at Lady Margaret Hall, Oxford University, Guildford Law College, Managing Director Soloman Brothers International, Managing Director, Schroder Soloman Smith Barney |
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VICE CHAIRMAN
ALAN LARGE LLB
Barrister, Octagon Chambers, Parent of pupils at Taunton School, Member of Taunton School Marketing Panel, Governor of Taunton School |
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HEADMASTER
Dr John H Newton MA FCollP DipMS(Ed)
Housemaster of Pennell House at Eastbourne College, where he was previously Director of Studies. Read Modern Languages (French and Russian) at Merton College, Oxford. PhD on 'The organisational culture of independent schools' at Reading University. Married to Catherine and has four children. |
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FOUNDATION DIRECTOR
NEIL LONGSTREET BA
Taunton School (1963 - 1974 School House), NatWest Bank plc (1979 - 2000) involving Head Office senior management roles in commercial and product development, project management, marketing and UK/overseas compliance/audit, Foundation Director, Taunton School |
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NIGEL HOWLETT
Nigel Howlett has over twenty years experience in Relationship Marketing and CRM on both the client and agency sides of the industry. An Executive Vice President of OgilvyOne worldwide, Nigel has responsibility for their Global Consulting Practice, third party alliances and partnerships as well as a variety of strategic business development projects. Prior to this role Nigel was the Chairman of O&M Direct in London, leading the restructuring and repositioning of the agency as part of its transformation to become OgilvyOne in 1997. Nigel is also a member of the OgilvyOne worldwide Board and Management Council.
In addition Nigel is a member of various industry bodies including, The Institute of Directors, The Institute of Direct Marketing and The Institute of Practitioners in Advertising. |
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RICHARD JOWETT BSc
Educated at Exeter School and University of Bristol, Physics teacher at Taunton School 1963-2001, Former Housemaster (20 years, Winterstoke then Goodland), Much involved in sports coaching; hockey (England U16, West U18), Continues to coach on part-time basis. |
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CHRISTOPHER LEVAN
Taunton School (1957 - 1966 School House), Board Director in manufacturing, building and service sectors, both in UK and overseas, Acquired full control of his family-owned business (founded 1946), incorporating his own, businesses into the Group (1999)
Chairman and Chief Executive Brigstowe Group Ltd. based in Bristol, interests in property and investments, recruitment and training |
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Alumni and Foundation Manager
David Bridges GRSM ARCM ARCO
came to the School in 1989 from St Lawrence College, Ramsgate. He was Assistant House Master in Wills West between 1990 and 2004 and is also the School chapel organist. Reporting to the Director, his principal responsibility is building and maintaining the Alumni database, running OT and Alumni and Foundation events, and he is the OT Western Club Secretary.
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