
Phill Moon
Phill, together with his wife Audrey, founded Bradford Christian School. The school has grown greatly from its portacabin beginnings and now is building new classrooms on its permanent site. The school has developed many original initiatives, including a strong link with a nursery in Romania. Phill has a particular interest in developing and training teachers within the process of Christian Education. He and Audrey have three sons.

Roger Slack
Dr Roger Slack has lectured in mathematics at university for over 30 years. He has since 1981 been the proprietor of Covenant Christian School, a learning community in Stockport. Roger is the Chair of CST Trustees.

Therese Tinnion
Therese is married to Steve and has two daughters who both attended The River School and are now married. She and her husband, Steve, are proud grandparents to six beautiful boys. Apart from being the CST administrator, Therese was also a qualified nurse, and trained as a Teaching Assistant, level 2 working at The River School with years 5 & 6. Since moving to Whitby where the CST office is now based Therese is involved with the Hope Whitby Missional Community. Hobbies include walking along the coast, loves the colour purple, wolves, music, reading, travel and adventure.

Miriam Wiltshire
Miriam Wiltshire has been Headteacher of Emmaus School since it opened in 1997. Prior to that she taught in state schools for 5 years before taking a break to start a family. Emmaus School has been an ideal way to combine working with family, since her husband, Kevin, is Chair to the Governors and she has taught all 3 of her children! Miriam enjoys reading, walking, swimming, cooking and all manner of crafts. She is excited to be part of the leadership team at CST having valued CST’s support and encouragement in running a growing school.

Ken Walze
Ken trained to teach in Liverpool, completing his studies in Chemistry and Design and Technology in 1973. He taught for 14 years in two Sheffield comprehensive schools, the last four years as a Head of Department. He was involved with four other families in establishing Bethany Christian School in 1987. Ken retired as Headteacher in 2014 and then served as a Team Inspector for Bridge Schools Inspectorate. He is a Trustee of an NGO working in Nigeria involved in delivering water, health and sanitation projects. Ken enjoys gardening, listening to music, reading and fishing and he especially likes a construction project. Ken became a Christian as a teenager and every day he remains thankful to God for His grace and faithfulness. Christian education continues to be a generous blessing for his family. Ken became a CST Trustee in 2016.

Jane Prothero
Jane has taught since 1990, in a range of state primary schools and also in teacher education at York St.John University. She met Mark studying for a Master’s degree in 1995, and they discovered that they shared a faith in the same God and a love for education. In 2006 they moved to Cambodia to work in a school for missionary kids, where they stayed for ten years to educate children from thirty-one nationalities. Jane was principal of the primary school and in charge of special needs for 3 - 18-year-olds, Mark developed a thriving high school growing from 15 to 200 students.
Jane is passionate about holistic education, with God in the centre. School is about so much more than academics, and whilst these are important, education should be in partnership with parents to develop children socially, emotionally, spiritually and physically. Bradford Christian School, where Jane is now Head, is a place where this happens. It is a privilege to be able to pray for and with children, to teach them that they are precious and valued by God. Jane loves Jesus, loves children and loves teaching, and enjoys working with a group of people who do the same.

Steve Beegoo
Steve Beegoo is the former Headteacher of The King’s School Witney. He has been Head of Education for Christian Concern since 2020. Steve advises and supports a wide range of Christians involved in all aspects of Education across the United Kingdom and beyond. He also brings teaching and advice through speaking at national and international events, appearing in the media, authoring articles, and visiting churches and schools. Steve supports the National Development Team as Policy Advisor. He is married with three children and enjoys a game of badminton in his spare time.

Rachel Boulton
Rachel is an Associate Head Teacher at Christian Fellowship School, Liverpool. Before that, she had been Head of Upper School, where she developed the school’s distinctive Equipped To Serve programme. She continues to teach Business Studies, Computing and some Design & Technology.
Before joining the school nearly 25 years ago, Rachel had worked in FE colleges for ten years, teaching Business and Finance. Prior to that, she had worked in the Education Department of the UK committee for UNICEF and then at the City University Business School where she had been involved in setting up an innovative MBA programme and undertaking research into the relationship between worldview and economic development.
Having been ‘brought up’ spiritually in the L’Abri community, it has been second nature to Rachel to apply a holistic biblical worldview, rooted in Reformed theology, to the whole of life. In her current role, she has worked with colleagues to further develop a Christ-centred curriculum, telling ‘God’s big story’ to the next generation through a sequenced curriculum that embraces every subject area - even Maths!
During the 2000s, she undertook some freelance consultancy work with the exclusive Brethren schools, helping them develop some ‘learning to learn’ materials for their pupils. Developing teachers’ pedagogical skills and writing curriculum materials remains her favourite part of being a head.

Garrie-John Barnes
Garrie-John (GJ) studied Drama at Bretton Hall College in the 1980s before co-founding a Theatre-in-Education company, touring schools across the Yorkshire region. After working as a Teaching Assistant, he trained as an Early Years teacher at North Riding College, Scarborough. He then taught reception and KS1 pupils in Barnsley primary schools before being appointed Head Teacher of Hope House School in 1998, where he also taught GCSE drama and geography.
Moving on from headship in 2016, he worked as a supply teacher whilst completing an MA in Leadership in Education. Since then, GJ has completed a PhD researching leadership practice in CST schools whilst lecturing in primary education at the University of Huddersfield. Using his experience as a team inspector for the Bridge Schools Inspectorate, GJ also led the development of an inspection framework for section 48 inspections in state free schools designated as having a religious character. He has recently returned to school leadership, now serving as Head Teacher of Christian Fellowship School, Liverpool.

Barbara Lord
Barbara Lord taught for four years in the state sector before being part of the initial team opening Christian Fellowship School in 1980. Barbara has remained at the school both teaching and in a leadership role, latterly as Head of Middle School and deputy to Phil Williamson. Barbara took up the full Headship just prior to Phil going to be with the Lord in 2009. Barbara has a particular interest in Curriculum Development and Educational Psychology. As part of the CST team, she facilitated the 5 national working groups, represented CST as a member of the EA Coalition for Educational Issues and was part of the steering group for the Northern INSET initiative. Other interests include Welsh hill walking accompanied by her dog, sometimes llamas and of course human friends.

Andy Reeves
Andy studied PE at Loughborough and taught for two years in Derby before moving to Hertfordshire to volunteer with a charity called Christians in Football. It was here that he met staff from The King’s School, Harpenden and he worked for three years as a part-time teacher of PE and Maths. In 2003 Andy became Head of Secondary and in this role he greatly appreciated the privilege of having input into young people’s lives, encouraging them in their walk with God and guiding them as they grow in character, whether on the football field or the classroom! Andy became Headteacher at King’s in September 2020. He has stayed involved in the sporting life of the school and is ‘Head’s rep’ on the ISA London North committee, helping support the running of the regional sporting events. Andy has seen the benefit of fellowship with other Christian Schools through CST over many years and is keen to see more schools involved. He enjoys meeting with folk who are looking into starting new schools, to help guide and support them in this process. Andy organises the annual athletics sports day in Oxford, which brings together Christian schools from around the country in early July. Andy enjoys playing guitar, walking, cycling and any sport going! He is married to Caroline and they have four children.

Caroline Santer
Caroline joined The King’s School in Fair Oak, Hampshire in 2008 and has been Headteacher since 2023. She had previously taught in local inner city schools, taking a career break during that time to be a full time mum.
She is passionate about Christian Education and being able to educate children in an environment where Jesus is firmly at the centre.
Caroline enjoys spending time with her family; travelling to new places; theatre trips, reading and going to the gym.She and her husband, Mike, are also proud grandparents to two beautiful grandchildren.