Guy Erskine-Naylor
I attended full boarding schools from the age of 9 and particularly enjoyed sport, co-curricular activities, and spending time with friends. I was very fortunate to tour Japan and Hong Kong at school, then South Africa in my GAP year – and these sporting and cultural experiences helped shape my view that education is about […]
Katie Ryder
I joined Wellingborough School in April 2024 as the Designated Safeguarding Lead, this role will see me work across all areas of the school. I have over 15 years’ experience in state schools, both primary and secondary. I have also spent time working in a local authority supporting families. I have completed extensive training in […]
Scott Benest
I attended Elizabeth College, Guernsey before going to Oxford Brookes University to study Computer Science and Music. As a post-graduate I continued my studies completing a PGCE and PG Dip Ed in Educational Research. I have held many roles within Education over the years including e-Learning Co-ordinator, Head of Faculty Business & IT, Ed Tech […]
Sam Medley
I grew up in Essex, where I attended King Edward VI Grammar School, Chelmsford before moving most of the length of the country to study Geography at the University of Durham. Following graduation, I remained in Durham and spent a very enjoyable year as Collingwood College JCR President, before studying for a PGCE at the […]
Richard Spiby
After secondary school in Staffordshire and playing a lot of rugby, I went on to study History at Exeter University. There followed a career as an Infantry officer with The Staffordshire Regiment and then The Mercian Regiment, including teaching posts at the Infantry Training Centre Brecon, the Royal Military Academy Sandhurst and in Germany, as […]
Jill Livingstone
Educated at Regent House Grammar School in Northern Ireland, I studied Geography and English at Queen’s University Belfast before completing my PGCE at Newcastle University. The first five years of my teaching career were in two local state schools and during this time I also completed a Postgraduate Certificate in Educational Management. I joined Wellingborough […]
Christine Gamble
I studied Mathematics, Further Mathematics, Chemistry and Physics at A level before studying Mathematics at St John’s College, Cambridge. Following graduation, I worked in computing and communication before re-training to teach Mathematics at Durham University. I worked at Framwellgate School and Durham High School before taking on the role of Head of Mathematics at Epsom […]
Nigel Johnson
I joined Wellingborough School as Bursar and Clerk to the Governors in January 2020 having previously worked for a financial not-for-profit organisation, and as Bursar at a school in Cambridgeshire. Prior to that I served as an Army officer for 27 years with the Royal Anglian Regiment including operations in Kuwait, Northern Ireland, the Balkans, […]
Katharine Owen
I attended the Alice Ottley School, Worcester before spending three years in sunny South Devon at the University of Exeter where I gained a BSc in Psychology. Following that I spent a year in South Korea teaching English to students and teachers then on my return to this country, I gained a PGCE at University […]
Simon Hawkes
My school years were spent as a boarder at Dauntsey’s in Wiltshire, enjoying the benefits of an excellent co-curricular programme and completing A levels in Maths, Physics, and DT. This course of study took me to Brunel University to study Industrial Design, and by the time my degree was complete a career in education was […]