Head Teacher
Mr Rod Singleton has taught at Lammas School since 1997 and has over 35 years of teaching experience in the Sutton-in-Ashfield area.
He was part of the team working with the parents’ group in 2010 to find new ownership and management for the school. He was appointed Headteacher in August 2010 and his passion for the school is demonstrated by his determination to encourage each child to achieve their full potential. His dream to introduce a 6th form at Lammas was accomplished in September 2011 thus allowing quality academic A levels to be taught for the first time.
Mr Singleton obtained his BA in History and Psychology and is a fully qualified teacher. He taught for 20 years in a large local comprehensive school, being Head of History, Head of Adult and Community Education and Senior Teacher. He has also worked for West Nottinghamshire College and Nottingham Trent University training teachers.
He lives in Teversal with his wife, who owns and manages a Wool and Craft shop in Bolsover.
Board of Directors
The board is comprised of the owner Jane Reynolds plus two talented and dedicated parent designated board members representing the parent investor group. This parent group were instrumental to creating the NEW Lammas school in August 2010 with new ownership and new direction to take Lammas School to new heights.
Jane Reynolds
Jane Reynolds originally studied to be a historian but diverted her interests to business. She had a long career with Xerox Corporation in marketing and sales in the USA before joining the world of consulting when she returned to the UK. Consulting assignments had her working across Europe for companies including Ford Motor Company, AXA, Esso, and IBM. Jane spent a number of years commuting to the USA as part of the executive team at FableVision Inc. which was founded by her brothers Peter and Paul Reynolds, and she remains a shareholder. The company is dedicated to helping all learners discover their true potential in the interactive media it develops and its learning products division.
Jane is thrilled to be able to provide the leadership and management skills to Lammas School to support the development of a unique learning environment. Jane is the great-great granddaughter of Welsh educator & philanthropist Sir Hugh Owen (1804-1881.) As an early progressive educational pioneer, he dedicated his life to making public secondary and higher education available to all in Wales, founding the country’s first public university (The University of Wales at Aberystwyth) as well as a college for teacher training (Bangor Normal College.) Knighted shortly before his death for his efforts, Hugh dedicated his life to democratising education so that ALL people with an appetite to learn could navigate their true potential. Jane Reynolds notes, “My mission is to support and extend Hugh’s vision – working to invite every kind of learner to through developing a supportive learning environment, supported by great teachers and creative tools that offer a more learner-centric, personalised curriculum.”
Jane has an MBA from Harvard Business School, an MA in History from Brandeis University and a BA in History with highest honours from Tufts University. She also attended the London School of Economics. Jane lives in Rutland and is very involved in St. Mary’s Church in Melton Mowbray.
Phil Bloxham
 Phil Bloxham has 35 years of banking experience as a former Corporate Banker with NatWest. His last role in the Bank was the Director for Derbyshire, responsible for a team of Managers working with businesses turning over up to £25M. He is a past President of the Institute of Financial Services for Nottinghamshire and Derbyshire. Since leaving the Bank, Phil has provided consultancy services to businesses across a range of sectors and has also specialised in the legal sector. He is now Managing Director of a legal firm, Thomas Solicitors, which provides a comprehensive range of legal services across the East Midlands. Phil is also working with the Derbyshire Community Foundation , a non-profit organisation which provides independent funding for voluntary community action throughout the county.
Phil is a long time Mansfield resident and is married to Debs who is Treasurer of the PTA. They have 2 sons who have both attended Lammas, one who is still at the school and the other having moved onto higher education. Phil’s interests are playing golf badly (member of Sherwood Forest) and Landscape Photography.
Andrew Cripps
Andrew Cripps is the principal in a successful accountancy firm, ApC Chartered Accountants and Business Advisors, with a practice covering the East Midlands. The clients are owner managed business with everyday problems seeking proactive and sometimes innovative solutions. This enables Andrew to have a unique insight into the business and finance matters of the school. Andrew has two children, both of which attend the school. Andrew firmly believes that the school should prepare the children and young adults not just for their academic studies, but also for life.
Andrew is a long time resident of Mansfield and is involved in the community as well as family life. He is an active Roundtabler, raising money for charities and good causes. He loves taekwondo, and family days out golfing, as well as family holidays to Florida. He attended a state boarding school and went on to Nottingham for university where he obtained his BA (Hons) in Accounting and Finance.
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