Andy has 3 children, Will (who recently moved up to Doha College), George, Y6 and Oli in Reception.  He approached the prospect of being a governor from an “interested parent” perspective, aside from his responsibilities as Treasurer at the time. His wife Louise, has always been an active class mum and Andy was also keen to give his own time to the school and bring some of his commercial experience to the table. He believes DESS is a great school with a strong sense of community and a unique culture. He feels that having aspirations to be an “international beacon of excellence” takes time, commitment and leadership across all areas of the school.  This also includes the parents and he therefore wanted to help as much as possible.

The school has made important steps towards this vision over the last 4 years and hasseen some really positive achievements. He regularly gets asked questions by parents who either contact him directly or just corner him at parties and events when they find out that he is a Governor! Andy feels that it’s good to be able to answer concerns or give a different perspective on the real progress being made – sometimes as Parents it is easy to miss this altogether. Andy thinks that it is really important that stakeholders in the school have access and a voice over the development of the school itself. He believes that it is clear that we should leave teaching to the experts, but be there to support the Leadership Team in it's endeavours to develop the school even further and provide the best possible education to the people that count – the children.