Board Member Category: Broadsheet editors
Lex Lang
Kelly Raymont-Osman
Christian Kitley
Christian is Head of Outdoor Learning at Manor Lodge School in Hertfordshire. He started his teaching career in Barking & Dagenham in 2013 as a classroom teacher, he then moved to Brentwood School in Essex where he was head of history in the prep school and ran the Duke of Edinburgh programme in the senior school before moving to Manor Lodge. He writes about outdoor learning in schools for a number of publications alongside his teaching commitments. In his spare time, Christian is active in his local community as a scout leader, parish councillor and school governor. He lives in Essex with his wife and two children and loves being active in the outdoors with them.
Thomas Chatzidavaris
Thomas has been working in primary and secondary education for the past 24 years, teaching Classics, Modern Greek and Religious Studies in various public and private settings both in Greece and the UK. He ran the GCSE and A Level classes for Modern Greek in St Mary’s School and Heathfield School in Ascot before becoming Head of Classics at Twickenham Preparatory School in Hampton where he is currently teaching. Interests include drama, photography, literature and jazz music.
Mark Templeman
Mark has worked in UK prep and boarding schools for over 20 years, including senior leadership roles with responsibility for assessment, academic development and senior school progression. He is currently an assessment writer for ISEB and a Team Inspector with the Independent Schools Inspectorate. He previously served as a Deputy Headmaster and earlier roles included Head of Departments in Moscow, alongside teaching posts in the UK and Australia
Mark Philpott
Having worked for an enjoyable decade in marketing and advertising, Mark eventually took the plunge into education, completing the one year, graduate teacher programme. His first role was as an ICT teacher (which morphed into a Class Teacher role) at the Grosvenor Preparatory School, Nottingham. After a short stint at Plumtree School, he became a Class Teacher at The Elms (where he still resides), the junior school to Trent College; where his duties include leading Computing and as a Class Teacher in Year 6. Next year, he will celebrate 20 years in education.
Luke Busfield
Luke, with nearly two decades of experience as a science teacher, has worked in various preparatory, public, and state secondary schools. Since 2010, he has held the position of Head of Science at Ludgrove. In 2018, he achieved Chartered Science Teacher status, and his background includes staff training and research.
Outside of school hours, Luke finds enjoyment in playing music and doing DIY, although he confesses to have little skill or talent in either field.
Samantha Scott
During the last twenty (or so!) years following graduating with education honours degree and masters from Cambridge university, Samantha has taught primary age pupils including EYFS across state and independent schools. She has been a member of the SLT in several settings including the Deputy Headteacher at three, has qualified to inspect ISI schools (and is part of an inspection most terms to keep up to date) and has been Headteacher at Heathcote Preparatory School and Nursery in the beautiful leafy village of Danbury, Essex since January 2020.
Samantha is a member of the ISA and is the Chair of the ISA Eastern region alongside being a member of the ISA Educational Committee. Her main joy has been to ensure that pupils receive the very best in their education, excellence for academic and creative provision and progress. She absolutely relishes watching pupils develop along their own individualised learning journey towards confidence in their abilities and position in the world, she says being a small part of this always feels such a privilege.
