Laurence Walker – Advisory Governor

Born and educated in New Zealand, Laurence lives in Hastings and has had an Architectural Design & Build business in Hastings for over 15 years. The business also engages in planning & project management & development services. In this capacity Laurence has been engaged and associated with Buckswood School since 2004.

Laurence and his wife have two daughters, both living in East Sussex and both with growing families of their own. Laurence has a life-long interest in education, travel, the arts and all things architectural.

Ian Mowat – Advisory Governor

Ian has recently retired from a career as a teacher including ten years at Buckswood where he established the IB and headed the Business/Economics dept. Teaching was preceded by a successful 20 year Business career in Operations management within the printing industry following graduate recruitment by Unilever.

Over the years in his adopted town of Tenterden he has been chair of the junior school governors, Mayor and leisure centre trustee.

Justin Spanswick BSc(Hons) PGCE NPQH – Independent Safeguarding Advisor

Justin has worked for 25 years in schools, with 15 years as a senior leader. His roles have included Headteacher at junior level where he led significant change in the academic curriculum, Deputy Headteacher (pastoral) at secondary level, and he has just finished his fourth year as an Executive Headteacher, responsible for over 1000 pupils. Justin specialises in all safeguarding matters, school leadership, and compliance. He works with his local authority chairing their Quality and Effectiveness of Safeguarding boards, and he consults for a national social care scrutineering group. Having worked as both a Compliance and Team Inspector, Justin is now a Reporting Inspector for ISI.

Ian White – Advisory Governor 

Ian was educated in Folkestone, Kent, where he studied Law Business and Finance. Ian now lives in St Leonards-on-Sea and he and his wife have 2 daughters both living in the Hastings area.

Ian is the current Managing Director of the Horizon Group of Companies, which is a business finance and development boutique of companies which includes a corporate finance house for which Ian has served as a director for over 20 years.

Ian has  a passion for developing business and has been involved with Buckswood for a number of years and has a lifelong interest in business, supporting students as well as an interest in the performing arts.

School Director

Giles Sutton
Achieve@buckswood.co.uk
01424 813 813

Anne Jeffery – Clerk to the Advisory Board

Anne has worked in Education since 1999 and has held various roles including PA to the Deputy Principal at Rye College and PA to the Principal at Rye Studio School. Anne has also been Clerk to the Governors at St Thomas CE Aided Primary School in Winchelsea and Rye College. She has worked for Buckswood School since 2017, as well as Clerk to the Advisory Board, Anne is also the Schools Attendance Officer.