Governance, policies and inspection reports

Chris has a background in Technology consulting, having originally trained with PricewaterhouseCoopers and IBM. Chris went on to co-found 6point6 in 2012, a technology consultancy providing digital transformation, data and cyber security services to the UK public and private sectors. 

Since 6point6 was bought by Accenture in 2023, Chris has been working as a technology advisor and CTO for various start-ups based in the North East.

Claire is a strategy, business and marketing consultant, who has worked for and with a range of leading blue-chip organisations and corporations of all sizes.  Based in the Peak District, she is Chair of Derbyshire Dales Liberal Democrats, is a Trustee of Citizens Advice Derbyshire Districts and was a governor of a local primary school for 9 years.  Both of Claire’s sons went to Aysgarth.

Caroline is the Deputy Chair of the Rugby School Governing Body, with a particular focus on the Group’s prep schools. She is a current parent of children at Rugby School and also Bilton Grange, where she was previously a governor before the merger with Rugby School.  She is Head of In-House Legal at Oxbotica, an autonomous vehicles technology business, having spent 25+ years as a lawyer in private practice, lastly as Executive Partner at DWF. Caroline is also a non-executive director of BHSF Group and a Governor of the Ronald McDonald House Birmingham charity.

Peter is a chartered accountant and a non-practising solicitor. He qualified as a corporate finance lawyer with Allen & Overy in London, before taking up his current role as a partner in his family accountancy firm, Ryecroft Glenton, in Newcastle.

Peter’s two sons are current pupils at Aysgarth.

Peter joined the Aysgarth governing body in September 2024.

Charlotte is the Director of Safeguarding for Rugby Group. She is responsible for co-ordinating and developing safeguarding practice across the group's schools. She is a former headteacher and has worked in both the state and the independent sectors. Charlotte is a past governor at Rugby School, and is currently the Chair of the Association of Governing Bodies of Independent Schools and sits on the board of ISC.

Gareth is the Head Master of the Rugby School Group. He is responsible for the leadership and strategic direction of the Rugby School Group. He has operational responsibility for the leadership and management of Rugby School. Gareth has worked in HMC schools for more than 20 years. He has worked at Rugby since 2015, initially as Deputy Head (Academic) and as Head Master from 2020.

Victoria is a non practising lawyer having public international law and general commercial law experience. As a lawyer at the Foreign and Commonwealth Office she conducted domestic litigation, negotiated multilateral treaties and UN resolutions and represented the UK at international conferences. She practised in areas such as counter terrorism, sanctions, diplomatic immunity, human rights and law of the sea.  Prior to that she was a solicitor at Eversheds, Paris and was part of a team which represented States in investment treaty arbitrations, in the Iran- United States Claims Tribunal and in the International Court of Justice. Having practised as a barrister at 3 Verulam Buildings at the start of her career, she also has experience of general commercial law. Victoria is a mother of 3 boys, 2 of which are currently at Aysgarth and lives in the North York Moors. She has also recently been appointed to be a trustee for another family trust and a small charitable trust, is on the Yorkshire Historic Houses committee and is on a Macmillan Yorkshire committee as a volunteer.

Dean is the Chief Operating Officer of the Rugby School Group.  He is responsible for the leadership of the operational and professional functions across the Group, including finance, HR, IT, property and estates, and is also heavily involved in Rugby’s strategy for growing a group of UK schools.  Dean has been a ‘Bursar’ in the independent sector for 11 years, having worked in two other HMC schools, and is a Chartered Accountant by background.  He grew up in Richmond, so he knows Aysgarth well.