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New Chair of Governors appointed at Lancing College
Lancing College and its family of schools has announced Siobhan Denning as its new Chair of Governors. Ms Denning is currently Vice Chair and will succeed current Chair Martin Slumbers in June 2026 when he retires after 18 years of outstanding service as a Governor and then as Chair since 2019. In her role as Chair, Siobhan will lead governance of the College, its three prep schools and its commercial operations.
Ms Denning joined the Board of Governors in March 2024 and is currently Safeguarding Governor and Chair of the Safeguarding Committee, she also sits on the Education and the Prep Schools Committees.
Announcing the appointment, Martin Slumbers said:
“As a former secondary Headteacher with 27 years successful school leadership and recently as Chair of Trustees of The Brighton University Academies Trust, Siobhan brings immense knowledge of school leadership and governance. She has made a significant contribution to the College since joining the Board and I have every confidence in her ability to steer the Lancing College family of schools to continued success.”
Accepting the post, Siobhan stated:
“I am absolutely delighted to be taking up the post of Chair of Governors at Lancing, since joining I have been extremely impressed with everything I have seen at the College and across the prep schools. The Independent Schools sector is going through a period of seismic change which will be challenging for all schools. The Lancing family of schools is strong, well positioned and yet agile to adapt and evolve. I look forward to working with Dr Scott Crawford, his Senior Leadership team and the other Governors to ensure that Lancing builds on its position as a leading boarding school; we have exciting plans ahead.
Siobhan Denning MA, NPQH – Profile
Siobhan Denning was educated in London and North Wales, before reading Music at the University of Sussex. She worked for 40 years in secondary state education, the last 27 of which were in senior leadership and Headship. After “retiring” in 2019, she retrained as a Leadership and Executive Coach and now works with Headteachers and leadership teams, with an especial interest in promoting women into leadership.
She founded a Steyning-based choir, the Chanctonbury Chorus, in 1981 and has conducted it ever since, with occasional performances in the College Chapel.