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The Waynflete Office aims to promote and enhance the school’s relationship with former pupils, current and former parents, staff and the local community. The other major part of our work is to raise funds in support of Magdalen College School.
We greatly value the generosity of the MCS community both in financial terms and in time and expertise.
Bursaries are always at the heart of our fundraising. We want to ensure that any young person who would flourish at MCS is given the opportunity to do that regardless of their family’s financial circumstances – in keeping with the ethos of William Waynflete.
Staying Connected
We are always pleased to hear from members of our MCS community. Email us at [email protected] or phone 01865 253 499. If you know of an OW who has lost touch with the school and would like to be in contact please pass these details on.
Post can be sent to the Waynflete Office, Magdalen College School, Oxford OX4 1DZ.
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The Waynflete Office Team
Director of the Waynflete Office
I grew up by the seaside in Swansea then moved to Oxford in my teens, attending Cheney School, where I am now a Governor. After studying Natural Sciences and then Law at Cambridge, I stayed there for many years, latterly as Director of Communications, working for three Vice-Chancellors.
I moved back to Oxford to become Director of Communications at Oxford Brookes University, and to be closer to my family. Again I worked for three Vice-Chancellors there before joining MCS in 2015 to establish the Waynflete Office. I co-authored a CASE book, The Challenge of Being Distinctive, published in 2017.
I am so proud of my work to support the school and particularly the endowment campaign, which is transformational. Outside work I have been a trustee of CASE and IDPE, I collect brilliant examples of story-telling on building sites, like making canapes and am getting into strength training.
Contact Susie via [email protected].
Director of Alumni Relations
Alan joined MCS as a Mathematics teacher in 1981. He became a house tutor then Housemaster of Callender House. Firstly appointed Professional Tutor, he then became Senior Teacher before semi-retiring in 2016. Always active in coaching sports, involved in the CCF and lots of other outward bounds activities, including the ski trip, he is well known to generations of pupils and parents. In 2000 Alan became the staff representative of the Old Waynfletes, which morphed into becoming Director of Alumni Relations, a post he still enjoys along with a passion for the history of MCS.
Head of Development Services
I am a native Ohioan who is thrilled to be part of the Waynflete Office team.
Having worked in innovation consulting for many years helping fast moving consumer goods manufacturers better understand their consumers, I made the leap to development and MCS in 2019 and have never looked back. It’s wonderful to know that our bursary fundraising enriches the school by ensuring that it can be open to pupils from all backgrounds and circumstances. I also really enjoy getting to know Old Waynfletes and members of our MCS community, all of whom are so supportive of the school’s aims.
In my role as Head of Development Services, I oversee many of the operational aspects of the office related to data, finance, stewardship, and events.
I am also an MCS parent and love seeing what the school offers our pupils. I don’t think I’ll ever tire of walking around School Field on a sunny day, or cycling to the office through the dreaming spires of Oxford.
Outside of work, I am always seeking to keep fit via running, tennis, cricket, paddleboarding – anything active!
Contact Allison at [email protected].
Head of Philanthropy
Born and brought up in north London, I then left for the flatlands of Norfolk and read biology at UEA in the beautiful city of Norwich. However the lab coat wasn’t calling me so took a postgrad course in media studies and embarked on a 22-year career in commercial radio working across the UK, specialising in marketing and sponsorship.
Then I took part in MasterChef and everything changed! I didn’t win but it did change my life because I decided to leave radio and study for my Cordon Bleu Diploma and subsequently ran my own cookery school, teaching everything from patisserie to knife skills. After ten happy years I put down the spatula and took up a role as Manager of MCS’s Oxford Festival of the Arts for three years before moving to the Waynflete Office.
Outside work I still love to cook, I’m a keen gardener, enjoy theatre and cinema and endure Pilates which I know is good for me!
Contact Alexis at [email protected].
Database and Development Officer
Despite being born and raised in Reading, Oxford has been an ever-present part of my life. With my dad’s family hailing from the city, and an allegiance to Oxford United Football Club imposed upon me from an early age, I have always felt a strong connection to Oxford.
After completing my BA in History and Philosophy at the University of Birmingham, I was drawn back to the city once again. I joined Magdalen College School as Database and Development Officer, where I support the Waynflete Office through the management and effective use of our database, helping the school achieve its bursary goals and deliver alumni events.
Outside the office, I enjoy running, playing tennis, and re-watching episodes of either Channel 4’s Peep Show or BBC’s This Country.
Engage online
You can find us on Facebook and we have a LinkedIn group which is a great way to connect and network with other OWs, Friends and former staff.
Governance
The work of the office is reported to Governors through the Development Committee. The school is registered with the Fundraising Regulator and the Fundraising Preference Service.
All donations are processed by Magdalen College School (using Blackbaud Merchant Services for card payments). Your gift will be held in the specific MCS fund whose purposes most closely correspond to the area you wish to support and shall then be applied in accordance with the purposes of the relevant fund.
Your Data
Making a donation will result in your donor data being stored on the Waynflete Office database. Please see our Privacy Policy for information about our data protection policy.
