Mr Timothy Forer BA (Hons)

Chairman

Tim Forer was born in Southsea and was brought up in Hampshire, attending school at St Mary's College, Southampton. After reading Modern History at Durham University, Tim joined Britannia Royal Naval College, Dartmouth in 1984 and subsequently served as an officer in the Royal Navy until 2001. He served in a variety of appointments both ashore and afloat and was selected by the Royal Navy to train as a Barrister. He was called to the Bar in October 1993.

Since leaving the Royal Navy he has worked in private legal practice specialising in Employment Law and joined Blake Lapthorn in 2011. He has been a Governor of St John's College since 2003 and became Chairman of Governors in 2009. Although Tim did not attend St John's he has a longstanding family connection with the college; his mother was a teacher in the Lower School for many years and his son was the fourth generation of the Forer family to attend St John’s. Tim lists his interests as family, rugby, military and naval history and St John's College.

Captain Andrei Spence

Deputy Chairman
Chairman of the Finance Committee and General Purposes Committee

Hailing from the Wirral peninsula, Andrei was educated locally at both primary and comprehensive level in local schools in and around Birkenhead before studying an Honours degree in Economics at Aston University. On completion Andrei joined the Royal Navy in 1984 as a Warfare Officer, but later trained as a Naval Barrister. After completed a number of sea and shore posts, Andrei commenced legal training in 1991 at the Inns of Court School of Law, graduating as a Barrister in 1993. Following a further series of staff legal, MOD appointments and sea posts Andrei was promoted to Commander (senior assignments) as the Naval Prosecuting Authority (Senior RN prosecutor). Promoted to Captain in 2009, Andrei has held the post as Senior RN lawyer in the Tri-Service Prosecuting Authority and is currently the Deputy Director of Naval Legal Services.

Married in 1984, to Alison, Andrei has two sons, both educated at St John’s College. Andrei’s hobbies include Politics, in particular those affecting economic and fiscal policy, good food and wine and when not being immersed in demands of an increasingly adult family, Andrei likes to play golf.

Vice Admiral Sir Alan Massey KCB CBE ADC

Alan Massey is the Chief Executive of the Maritime and Coastguard Agency, based in Southampton. He has lived with his family in Southsea for over 25 years, and three of his children were former pupils at St John's.

He is a university graduate and a qualified secondary school teacher but chose to spend most of his working life in the Royal Navy, from which he retired in 2010. He remains a keen sportsman and amateur rock guitarist. He is President of the Southsea Sea Cadet unit, based in the College.

Rev Bro Terence Collins FSC

Reverend Brother Terence Collins has worked in education as a De La Salle Brother for 55 years, his specialist subjects are ancient and modern languages and Biblical Studies. Brother Terry has studied at Universities in London, Rome, Washington DC, Tubingen and Manchester and his qualifications include a BA, STB, MA and PhD.

While lecturing at Manchester and Oxford Universities, Brother Terry became the Deputy Principal of the De La Salle College of Higher Education in Manchester. After 12 years at the College, he became the Director of the De La Salle Centre – where he worked for four years.

Brother Terry is now retired but plays an active role on various educational boards and committees including the executive Council of the European Association of Lasallian Head teachers. Brother Terry is also a Governor at a De La Salle School in Basildon as well as St John’s.

Rev Bro Bernard Hayward FSC

Rev Bro Benedict Foy FSC

Mr David Chapman

Chair of Education Committee

David Chapman currently works as an educational consultant, advising Heads, Governors and school staff on strategy, image and standards. Before that he was a headmaster and principal for twenty-one years and, in 2007, chairman of the Society of Heads (SHMIS). Educated at Churcher's College and Durham University, his first secondary post was at St John's, where he had the privilege of teaching a generation of Johannians which included George Alagiah. His career in schools spanned nearly forty years, during which he taught from age 3 to 18 years, in both state and independent sectors, and was a Form Tutor, Head of Department, Housemaster, Head of Boarding and member of senior leadership teams for 35 of those years.

His last full-time post in education was directing development for a large group of independent schools which also ran seventeen academies, seeking to make a real difference in inner-cities: an appointment which confirmed his view that the only justification for independent schools is their restless energy to lead by example and to hammer home the message that each child only gets one chance at education and each child deserves the best.

Mr Christopher Riley

After attending Portsmouth Grammar School and the University of Portsmouth, Chris undertook a five-year Engineering Apprenticeship. He worked in the Contracts Department of GEC Portsmouth for two years, and in 1980 became founder of Rimor Limited: a specialist engineering company supplying technology solutions, such as semi-conductor equipment, to industries such as Sub Sea Oil. Chris is currently CEO of Rimor, and presently employs over 100 personnel. Having trained as an Apprentice himself, Chris supports the Apprenticeship programme.

Chris lives in Denmead with his wife Julie and three children – two of which are educated at St John’s College. Chris’s hobbies include skiing and fishing and he is presently learning to play the guitar.

Mrs Hilary Angel MAAT

Clerk to the Governors