Faye Carter studied French and German at the University of Warwick before completing a PGCE and beginning her teaching career at Solihull School. Since 2008 she has taught at Whitgift School, taking on a number of significant pastoral roles in that time and contributing widely to the co-curricular programme. She is currently Director of Middle Years, a Deputy Designated Safeguarding Lead and the school’s Mental Health Lead, overseeing the counselling service.

Matthew is Vice Principal (Quality and Standards) and Executive Dean of the School of Law and Social Sciences at Royal Holloway, University of London. He has been an academic throughout his career, and is a Principal Fellow of the Higher Education Academy.

As a former pupil of both the RGS and RGS Prep, the son of a former teacher, and with a son currently in the school, Tom Lingard has had a strong connection to the RGS his entire life. After leaving the RGS he studied physics at the University of Nottingham, before training and qualifying as a solicitor at a City firm. He is now a partner at Stevens & Bolton LLP, specialising in intellectual property law.

Heather is Head of Strategy, Marketing and Development at RSAcademics, a specialist schools consultancy firm. In addition to Heather’s school experience, she has over 15 years of higher education management experience, as a Faculty Manager and then Director of Marketing & Communications at the University of Surrey. Originally graduating with a degree in law and German, Heather went on to study for a Masters in Business Administration, graduating from Henley Management College in 2000.

After reading Law at Girton College, Cambridge Sarah Creedy worked as a Commercial Property Solicitor in the City before entering the world of local politics serving as a Councillor in Guildford for twelve years. She first became the Council’s nominated Governor in 2004 and has been Chairman of the Board since 2013. She and her husband moved to Guildford in 1995, both their sons are Old Guildfordians and as an Honorary Alderman, Sarah has leadership roles in a number of voluntary organisations.

When did you join the RGS? 2022

What’s the best thing about the RGS? The inspiring variety of opportunities for everyone within the community and the friendliest people in each and every area of the school.

What’s your life philosophy/motto in life? Smile and the world smiles with you.

If you were allowed one dream perk, what would it be? Complimentary worldwide travel (and to the moon!).

What luxury would you have on a desert island? A tennis racquet and ball.

What animal most reflects your personality? A monkey

If you could choose one superhuman ability what would it be? To teleport back & forth in time to visit friends and family.

Where is the best place you’ve travelled to and why? Moorea, coconuts everywhere & in everything – a tropical paradise, with Cuba a close second!

What’s your favourite film and why? Out of Africa and the original Great Gatsby.

What is your favourite ice-cream flavour? Coffee or pistachio mochi.

What food will you absolutely not, under any circumstances, eat? Snake blood.

If you could be any cartoon character who would you be? Marge Simpson – I’ve enjoyed almost as many jobs as she did!

Lucy maintains our database and makes sure that we are operating effectively in our communications and our fundraising.

Michelle is fundraising for the Road to 2035 campaign and is currently organising a Giving Day for October 2025.

Helen is responsible for communications to all our community and manages the www.rgsconnect.com platform and Tudor Collection.