Governance

Mark was previously COO of D4t4Solutions, an AIM listing IT provider, specializing in data solutions. He has considerable operational, sales and financial experience having been both board director and senior manager at technology consultancies and product based technology companies such as rbase, Morse, PTC and Siemens, and more recently Dell EMC.

Mark may be contacted c/o: Banstead Prep School, Sutton Lane, Banstead, Surrey SM7 3RA
office@bansteadprep.com

Fiona is a former Banstead Prep School parent. Her twins spent four very happy years at the School, before leaving in summer 2022 for their respective secondary schools. Fiona is Director of Interactive Governance at ITV and also works on ITV’s charity programmes. She has an older son in his final year at University and in her spare time, loves to travel with her family.

Richard Alton has been in education for twenty years.  He began teaching Physics and for the last ten years he has been Deputy Head of two local schools, initially The City of London Freemen’s School and, currently, Epsom College where he is responsible for admissions, curriculum and learning.  Outside of school, Richard is the father of three young children and in what little spare time he has left, he enjoys music, sport, reading and cooking.

Andy has been a parent at BPS since the school opened and his two boys are in Years 1 and 5. He is an entrepreneur and ex-CEO of a capital markets technology company and now runs the product strategy group for a NYSE listed consultancy specialising in technology transformation. Having run a number of sales and marketing teams he brings extensive experience to support the school’s marketing activities. Outside of work Andy is a qualified minis rugby coach and committee member of Banstead Cricket Club, also managing their U10s boys teams.

Manu is a board advisor and CFO with extensive experience in strategic transitions, finance, and shareholder value creation. He has previously worked successfully in startups, consulting, and large matrix environments. Manu is motivated by the challenge of leading teams and businesses through significant change to deliver increased value to shareholders, customers and teams.

Ceri Jones is Headmaster of Caterham School, an HMC co-educational day and boarding school in Surrey. Ceri founded and remains a Trustee of the Access & Accelerate Foundation, a university access programme established with the Sutton Trust and Fitzwilliam College Cambridge.

Prior to leading Caterham, Ceri was Second Master at Tonbridge School and Head of a state maintained academy.

Ceri Jones attended Cambridge University, where he read History and was awarded a full Blue in football. In 2015 he was awarded a Distinction in a Masters in Educational Leadership from the University of Buckingham.

Ceri continues to teach History at A Level and specialises in Modern American history and early modern literature and religion. He is passionate about innovation in education, reflected in Caterham School’s multi award-winning focus on digital learning.

Dr Daryl Maisey is currently an Associate Professor and Senior Manager at Kingston University in the School of Education, Midwifery and Social Work, having started her career in education as a Primary Teacher over thirty years ago. Her research is predominantly in safeguarding and early years and her role as Portfolio and Innovation Development Lead, involves course and curriculum design in England and internationally. Daryl currently teaches safeguarding and child protection on all Initial Teacher Training courses at Kingston University, as well as teaching postgraduates on the Masters in Research (Education) and Education Doctorate.

Noble started his working life as a bench scientist, with qualifications in Chemical engineering, and worked for GSK for 8 years before joining Johnson and Johnson (JNJ) where he progressed to the position of Senior Director Research and Development, Europe Africa and Middle East. As part of international assignments, he has worked in Asia Pacific, based in Sydney, Australia and Singapore.  Noble took early retirement after 26 years service with  JNJ.  He has always volunteered his time and served the church to which he belongs in various capacities over the years. Living locally to  Banstead Prep, he has two grown up children and loves playing tennis and cycling.

Prof. Jeremy J. Monsen is currently the Head of Educational Psychology (Bi-borough Principal EP – covering Kensington & Chelsea and Westminster,) is seconded to UCL Institute of Education one day a week and has a small private practice. His aim is to work with others to bridge the theory to practice gap to build resilient and inclusive learning environments for all.

Gwun is a current parent with two children at Banstead Prep School.  She has been actively involved in the parent community since her children started at the school in 2018, has been BPSA Treasurer since 2021 and is looking forward to being a Parent Governor.   She grew up in Banstead and attended local schools and moved back to the area when her eldest was born.  Gwun is a Director at Deloitte working within the financial services sector.

Ali is proud to serve as a Governor at Banstead Prep, bringing with him a broad range of experience from across the education sector. Over the years, he has held senior leadership roles including Deputy Head, Head of Middle School, and Designated Safeguarding Lead, with a strong focus on curriculum development, pastoral care, and staff development. He is passionate about creating inclusive, supportive environments where every child can thrive. He is also a keen advocate for pupil wellbeing and community engagement. Outside of school life, he enjoys spending time with his family, playing sport, and getting stuck into the garden.