Vijay Boothnath

Vijay was elected as parent governor in 2019 and is currently Chair of the Teaching & Learning Committee. He was previously a community governor in Castleview Primary School and also Chair of Teaching and Learning Committee. He also held the role of Data Protection Officer at that school.

Vijay is a resident of Langley and has two children at LGS. Professionally, Vijay works as a IT Senior Manager in a top Telecom/Media company in Slough. With his work experience he brings in strategic, finance and people management views to the Governing board.

He is currently the chair of Teaching and Learning and Resources committees.

 

Clare Brackenbury

Clare has been a Community Governor for over 15 years. A former student of the school, Clare has longstanding local interests, working in community health services (NHS) in Berkshire, specialising in working with the under 20 year olds, and as a magistrate on the Berkshire bench and is a member of the youth panel.

Clare sits on the Teaching and Learning Committee, the Student, Staff and Community Committee and is the named governor for Safeguarding and SEN.

 

Sarah Branquinho

Sarah is a Community Governor at Langley Grammar School and is Chair of the Pay Committee and also sits on the Student, Staff & Community Committee. She has served since January 2000 first as a Parent Governor, and previously chaired the Personnel Committee. She has a degree in Modern European Studies (Economics, Politics and Languages).

Sarah is External Affairs Director at Dufry, an international business and significant employer in the Heathrow area. She is responsible for stakeholder relations and maintains close links with Governments and regulators to protect and enhance business growth opportunities. Sarah is also President of the European Travel Retail Confederation (ETRC), Chair of UK Travel Retail Forum, a board member of the Duty Free World Council, founder member and Chair of Women in Travel Retail, which offers career guidance and networking opportunities to women in the travel retail industry, and Chair of Lotus Flower Trust, a charity which builds schools and homes for disadvantaged children in remote villages in India. Sarah is a member of the Strategic Advisory Board of Loughborough University's School of Business and Economics. 
 

John Constable

As Headteacher of Langley Grammar School, John is an ex-officio Governor.

Raised in East Anglia, John attended the local town grammar school and was the first in his family to go onto any form of higher education. He graduated from Durham University with a degree in Engineering Science and Management, and had a brief spell as an engineer with Unilever before deciding to retrain as a physics teacher. His subsequent career has been in a series of selective and partly-selective schools in Buckinghamshire and Hertfordshire before taking up the headship at Langley Grammar School in 2010.

John is a National Leader of Education, Ofsted Inspector, Chair of Slough Schools Forum and is involved in collaborative work with other schools for the benefit of the local area.
 

Shiv Daddar

Shiv was appointed as a Community Governor in September 2022. Shiv was a former student of the school between 2001 and 2008. He studied law at the London School of Economics and is currently practicing as a senior solicitor in a pre-eminent international law firm.

As part of his career, Shiv often acts as a mentor to students and junior lawyers, with a particular focus on diversity and inclusion.

Shiv credits much of his achievements to the excellent foundation set by the school and is keen to contribute to the strategic direction of the school and the ongoing success of its students through serving on the governing board.

In his spare time, Shiv enjoys swimming, long walks and spending time with his family.

 

Claire Fitzgerald

Claire is a Community Governor appointed in March 2015 and is Chair of the Student, Staff & Community Committee. Claire was elected Chair of Governors effective September 2022 having served as Vice Chair since September 2018. 

Claire, a former pupil of the school, was born in Langley and until recently was a long term resident. She studied law at Durham University and qualified as a solicitor with a very well established firm of local Solicitors where 30 years later she is now the senior partner.

Claire specialises in Children work especially where Social Services are involved and is a member of the Law Society’s Child Panel. She is also a Resolutions (a family solicitor’s organisation) accredited specialist in Domestic Abuse & Children Law. She is Chair of the Berks & Bucks Regional committee of Resolutions and a member of its Domestic Abuse National Committee. Claire actively supports & helps to fund raise for a local charity DASH (formerly East Berkshire Women’s Aid).

In her spare time Claire loves to take her dog on long walks & hopes to learn golf.
 

Roma Garrett

Roma joined the Governing Board in December 2011 as a Parent Governor and served as Chair of Governors from October 2015 until August 2018.  Roma then served as a Co-opted Governor following the end of her parent governor term of office.  She has been a member of the Pay and Resources & Audit and Student Staff and Community Committees.  Roma was appointed as a non-attending co-opted governor from August 2021 in order to continue as a Member of the Academy Trust.

Roma's youngest son was a pupil at the school until July 2018, her eldest son was a pupil at the school between 2006 and 2013.

When not in school or at work Roma is an active member of the charity Pets as Therapy and attends a local primary school as part of the READ2DOGS initiative. She and her PAT dog also provide Animal Assisted Therapy to stroke survivors in conjunction with an Occupational Therapist in the London area.
 

Jack Kirk

A resident of Langley, Jack has been a governor for over 10 years, maintaining a particular interest in Admissions and Curriculum matters. Jack was elected Chair of Governors effective September 2018, prior to this Jack served as Chair of the Teaching and Learning Committee from 2013 and was Vice Chair of Governors from October 2015.  Jack stood down as Chair of Governors at the end of academic year 2021/22 and was elected as Vice Chair.

Jack read chemistry at Durham University, obtaining a PhD, and later gained further postgraduate qualifications in marketing. He is a Fellow of the Royal Society of Chemistry, a Chartered Chemist and a Chartered Marketer, and works in international marketing management for a FTSE 100 listed engineering company.

Jack attended grammar school himself; he represents the second of three family generations to have done so, his father passing the 11+ in 1938 and gaining a Council bursary to buy his school uniform! More recently his son attended Langley Grammar School, with Jack joining the Governing Body initially as a Parent Governor.

 

Grace Kelly

Grace was appointed as a community governor in September 2022. She was a former pupil of Langley Grammar from 2002-2009 and went on to study English and Drama at Loughborough University. She now works as a sports television director on the Premier League. 

"My industry is predominantly male-dominated, and I work hard to promote diversity and inclusion through a number of panels and initiatives at work. I am also actively involved in several careers events, both at work, and at Langley Grammar and has taken on the role of the school's careers governor. 

Langley Grammar gave me the foundations for my future study, and the skills and attributes which make me who I am today. I strongly believe that the school is responsible for equipping students for whatever further study or employment path they choose. I look forward to helping maintain the high standards and being a part of its ongoing success through my time on the governing board. 

In my spare time, I love taking my dog out for long walks, reading, spending time with my family, and am currently trying to learn Spanish!"

 

Zarine Power

Zarine was elected as a Staff Governor in October 2022.

 

Rachel Scully

Rachel has 2 daughters at each end of the school and has been volunteering regularly over the past 5 years including STEM careers assemblies and a workshop for girls in STEM.

Rachel is a geologist by background and works as a geoscience technology manager at a major energy company and is keen to inspire the next generation whether that is in STEM or fulfilling their passions.

Rachel also leads the girls and ladies section at Maidenhead and Bray Cricket Club.

 

Nagendra Singh

Nagendra was elected Parent Governor in March 2021 and sits on the Resources & Audit Committee.

Nagendra is a resident of Langley and has two children in school, the eldest currently at Langley Grammar. Professionally Nagendra works as a Director with one of the IT majors in the UK who has customers across the globe providing IT services to its end customers.

Nagendra has extensive experience in finance, programme management, vendor negotiation & information technology programmes and he will bring management and leadership experience to the board.

 

Seann Wilkinson

Seann is Director of Music at Langley Grammar School. He has taught at LGS since April 2013 and was elected as a Staff Governor in May 2020 and sits on the Teaching & Learning Committee.

Apart from leading a busy and vibrant music department, Seann is a ‘Pedagogy Leader’ responsible for developing staff competency in teaching with technology, and a qualified facilitator for the SSAT NPQML course.

Seann received his designation as a Specialist Leader in Education in June 2018, and is actively involved in delivering training and providing support to teachers and newly qualified teachers in local schools.

Seann frequently organises school visits and high profile concerts.  He supports students in their Duke of Edinburgh scheme, acts as a mentor to students on the Extended Project Qualification and is lead teacher responsible for the planning and delivery of the 6^th Form world expeditions.

Outside his teaching commitments, Seann is currently studying for an NPQSL and MSc in Psychology, and enjoys directing for drama societies, singing in choirs and reading and travelling as much as he can.

 

Craig Young

Craig has been a Community Governor at Langley Grammar School since September 2022. Craig has a master’s degree and a Ph.D. in Chemistry, both from Imperial College London. Craig’s professional experience is in investment banking. He currently works at UBS, with previous roles at Nomura and BofA. 

Craig believes that Langley Grammar’s success is ultimately measured by what the students achieve, both whilst at school and in the years after leaving. Outstanding achievement can be demonstrated in many ways, whether that’s through academic aptitude, sporting talent, engagement in extra-curricular competitions / activities or a commitment to volunteering. As a former pupil of the school and a current member of the governing board, Craig is keen to ensure that the school provides, encourages and enhances opportunities for students to develop, with a view to best positioning them for life after Langley Grammar.