Governance and Leadership
THE STRATEGIC FRAMEWORK
Governance and Leadership
Our proprietor is Thomas’s London Day Schools (TLDS), a private limited company. Its shareholders are members of the Thomas family and Oakley Capital, a long-term investor since 2023.
Board of Directors
Thomas’s London Day Schools is governed on behalf of the shareholders by a Board which consists of three directors. The Board has liability and governance responsibility. It sets the strategic direction of TLDS, maintains legal oversight, monitors all activities, sets executive KPIs, assesses the performance of the schools and establishes and reviews material policies and practices governing the life of the schools.
The Board has an overriding responsibility to ensure that all safeguarding, health and safety, ISI, OFSTED and statutory obligations to our pupils, parents, staff, the Department for Education and the Education and Skills Funding Agency are met. The Board has an overriding duty to act freely and in the best interest of TLDS at all times.
Directors
| Clarissa Farr | Chair |
| Ben Thomas | Principal and Chief Executive Officer |
| Max Haddock | Director |
Group Leadership Team
The Group Leadership Team is responsible for implementing the strategy set by the Board of Directors. It comprises the following senior leaders:
| Ben Thomas | Principal and Chief Executive Officer |
| Rupert Hawkins | Head of Thomas’s Battersea |
| Jessica Mair | Head of Thomas’s Clapham |
| Annette Dobson | Head of Thomas’s Fulham |
| Alex Matthews | Head of Thomas’s Kensington |
| Will le Fleming | Master of Thomas’s College |
| War War Tin | Chief Finance Officer |
| Sophie Rees | Chief People Officer and nominated Safeguarding Governor |
| Matt Nicholl | Chief Operating Officer |
The Chair can be contacted at the registered office:
Thomas’s London Day Schools Ltd.
Brightwater House
Market Place
Ringwood,
Hampshire BH24 1AP
Tel: 01425 481500
Email: ringwood@thomas-s.co.uk
