The Directors of GNRC Limited
John Reilly is a qualified civil engineer. After University he was an officer in the Royal Engineers, seeing action overseas. He worked for London Brick Company as head of its strategic planning department; subsequently he was Managing Director of a group of companies in the building industry in the West Midlands. He has been proprietor of Greenway Nursery for the past 18 years.
His wife, Helen Fletcher-Reilly, studied to be a teacher at the University of Wales. She was Headteacher of Trafalgar Infant School, Horsham, from 1999 to 2005, during which time she obtained her MA in the field of ‘School Improvement’. During this time she achieved a Certificate of Excellence, awarded in person by the Secretary of State for Education, as a result of Trafalgar School being one of the top ten schools in the country for sustained improvement. She subsequently became Headteacher of St Margaret’s Primary School, Ifield, and headed that school for 10 years. Notable achievements whilst in this school were the setting-up of a Special Support Centre for physically disabled children, the founding of a nursery within the school, for children aged 2 and over, and being appointed as a Local Leader in Education, supporting schools in the Crawley. She retired as Headteacher in August 2015; she now plays a prominent role in guiding Greenway Nursery & Rainbow Club, in acting as Locality Manager to a group of 15 separate schools in the North West Crawley area, and in representing the Private & Voluntary Sector (Nurseries) on the West Sussex County Council Education & Skills Forum. She is also on the Governing Body of St Margaret’s Primary School, Angmering, and has been invited to be a Member of Castle Trust, which itself includes Greenway Academy, on the campus of which GNRC is located.
Their son, Chris Fletcher, is a qualified primary school teacher who now acts as Business Manager for GNRC and supports practice as needed. Chris went to Chichester University to study Primary Education and Teaching, where he achieved a 1st Class Honours degree and won the academic prize. Chris has extensive experience in retail management, having fulfilled managerial roles in both a store and regional capacity. He enjoys finding opportunities to manifest his “retail is detail” mantra in the education sector.
SELENA FLETCHER
Selena’s earlier career provided her with considerable managerial and administrative
experience, and, with her formal qualifications, which include CACHE in Early Years
Childcare and BTEC in Animal welfare, Leadership roles in retail, she is well equipped to carry specific
responsibility for Admin, Purchasing and Supply, and have general involvement in the
day-to- day management of the Nursery and the Wrap-Around Clubs.
John Reilly is a qualified civil engineer. After University he was an officer in the Royal Engineers, seeing action overseas. He worked for London Brick Company as head of its strategic planning department; subsequently he was Managing Director of a group of companies in the building industry in the West Midlands. He has been proprietor of Greenway Nursery for the past 18 years.
His wife, Helen Fletcher-Reilly, studied to be a teacher at the University of Wales. She was Headteacher of Trafalgar Infant School, Horsham, from 1999 to 2005, during which time she obtained her MA in the field of ‘School Improvement’. During this time she achieved a Certificate of Excellence, awarded in person by the Secretary of State for Education, as a result of Trafalgar School being one of the top ten schools in the country for sustained improvement. She subsequently became Headteacher of St Margaret’s Primary School, Ifield, and headed that school for 10 years. Notable achievements whilst in this school were the setting-up of a Special Support Centre for physically disabled children, the founding of a nursery within the school, for children aged 2 and over, and being appointed as a Local Leader in Education, supporting schools in the Crawley. She retired as Headteacher in August 2015; she now plays a prominent role in guiding Greenway Nursery & Rainbow Club, in acting as Locality Manager to a group of 15 separate schools in the North West Crawley area, and in representing the Private & Voluntary Sector (Nurseries) on the West Sussex County Council Education & Skills Forum. She is also on the Governing Body of St Margaret’s Primary School, Angmering, and has been invited to be a Member of Castle Trust, which itself includes Greenway Academy, on the campus of which GNRC is located.
Their son, Chris Fletcher, is a qualified primary school teacher who now acts as Business Manager for GNRC and supports practice as needed. Chris went to Chichester University to study Primary Education and Teaching, where he achieved a 1st Class Honours degree and won the academic prize. Chris has extensive experience in retail management, having fulfilled managerial roles in both a store and regional capacity. He enjoys finding opportunities to manifest his “retail is detail” mantra in the education sector.
SELENA FLETCHER
Selena’s earlier career provided her with considerable managerial and administrative
experience, and, with her formal qualifications, which include CACHE in Early Years
Childcare and BTEC in Animal welfare, Leadership roles in retail, she is well equipped to carry specific
responsibility for Admin, Purchasing and Supply, and have general involvement in the
day-to- day management of the Nursery and the Wrap-Around Clubs.