SPEECH DAY 2025

Saturday 5th July - with guest of honour Alistair Crane (OR Capel 2004)

A seasoned, multi-exit founder and thought leader in the entrepreneurial space, Alistair regularly features in mainstream media including The Wall Street Journal, TechCrunch, BBC World News, Forbes, Business Insider, The Evening Standard, The Guardian and The Apprentice.

Alistair is currently CEO of Bloom, a digital career coaching business, prior to which he was CEO and Co-founder at Hero, acquired by Klarna in July 2021 for $165m. Hero’s new breed of technology accelerated omni-channel sales for the world’s leading retailers by connecting online shoppers live with associates in the physical store.

Alistair has also been CEO of m-commerce specialist Grapple and grew the business from start-up to one of the industry’s biggest success stories, securing a $90m exit in September 2013 to Monitise PLC where he joined as a European President before progressing to Chief Sales Officer, moving to California to run the US office and report to the Global Board.

Alistair also holds several board positions in exciting new startups, most recently becoming Chairman of The Hut Group (THG plc) – Ingenuity, an e-commerce retail company - to accelerate growth in core markets.

Reed's Speech Day will take place in a marquee on 12 Acre Sports Field on Saturday 5th July 2025.

All parents, guardians and pupils are warmly invited to join us to celebrate the achievements of this academic year. The event is not compulsory for pupils, but all are welcome to attend. Due to limited capacity, tickets are limited to two per family (excluding pupils) on a first-come-first-served basis. 

Guests to arrive from 10:30am to be seated by 10.45am; the Speeches will start at 11am promptly.

Pupils should be dressed smartly in School Uniform and Sixth Formers should wear suits. Pupils accompany their parents or guardians and sit with them, unless they happen to have won a prize in which case they will sit with other prize winners.

Drinks and canapés will be served on Twelve Acre afterwards at approximately 1.00pm with celebrations ending at 2.30pm.

We ask guests to bring their own reusable water bottles which can refilled at filling stations around the Marquee.

Please book your ticket(s) to attend this event by completing the online application form below before Friday 27th June 2025.

For queries, please contact the Headmaster’s PA, Vanessa Cox, on 01932 869050 or vcox@reeds.surrey.sch.uk