Governors

Daniel Lewis
Chair of Governors

Daniel has spent the past twenty years working in schools across three continents, in both teaching and leadership roles. He led the establishment of North London Collegiate School (NLCS) Dubai as Founding Principal and in three years built the school roll to over 800 students, in a highly competitive local market.

Daniel brings a wealth of knowledge and experience in the context of running high-performing schools, and a truly international outlook and instinct. Having led the establishment of international schools for NLCS in South Korea, the UAE and Singapore (as well as successfully opening the first Repton school in Cairo), he understands well the challenges and needs of start-up projects and in ensuring the highest levels of delivery from school leaders – with detailed expertise in the areas of license/management agreements, school design, quality assurance, marketing and admissions, recruitment of staff, and the establishment of a coherent educational vision and ethos.

His breadth of experience in UK independent schools as a teacher and leader is extensive. As a senior member of staff, Daniel has been responsible for developing and implementing marketing and admissions strategies and for leading the “Development Office” (fundraising). He has led on staff professional development and has substantial experience in the recruitment of teachers and senior leaders. He serves on six Governing Boards for Repton schools around the world, has been a governor of a Primary school in London and is currently a trustee for a Multi-Academy Trust in Cambridgeshire.

Victoria Harding
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Victoria Harding (née Savage) is the Head of Repton Prep School in Derbyshire. She has over 20 years of experience working in schools and was previously Head at Sarum Hall School, Deputy Head, then Acting Head, at Newland House School in London and has also taught at Eton College, Falkner House and Lambrook Schools, been Director of Music at Garden House School and subsequently at the Dragon School in Oxford. She has taught Art, Music, History, French and English during her career.

Victoria read Music at Edinburgh University and went on to study as a postgraduate at the Royal Academy of Music in London, performing in concerts across the UK and abroad, including Buckingham Palace.

James Wilton

James leads the Marketing and Admissions functions at Repton. A graduate of Oxford University, he is a former Head of English and Boarding Housemaster. He is one of a small number of Microsoft Fellows, a global programme run by Microsoft. Before joining Repton he worked professionally as a writer for theatre and radio with productions on BBC Radio, West-End theatres and in Edinburgh. He then trained as a teacher and brings seventeen years of varied experience and innovation to bear on pupil recruitment.

Mr. Wu Liang

Mr. Wu Liang, born in 1975 in China, graduated from the School of Water Resources and Hydropower Engineering of Wuhan University with a Bachelor’s degree in Building Engineering. Mr. Wu was appointed as Senior Engineer and Senior Project Manager on various large-scale infrastructure projects and worked in the one of the largest construction companies in China. He founded his own construction and landscaping company in 2000 and has successfully led the company for over 20 years, serving first as the company’s Supervisor and then as General Manager until 2021 when he sold his controlling share in the company and emigrated to the UK.

Mark Mahaffey

Mark joined the Vinehall Board of Governors in November 2022, and is chair of the Finance and General Purposes Committee.

He worked as an investment banker for 35 years, primarily in the City of London for global institutions, including co-founding Hinde Capital Ltd, an investment management firm.

Since 2020, Mark has been involved in corporate finance and management consultancy, currently acting as CFO for two medium sized businesses. He and his wife Nina live in Udimore and are parents of a current pupil at Vinehall prep school.