LIZZIE NOBLE
I am very much looking forward to beginning my teaching career at KGS in the History Department. For the next two years I will be training to teach through the new HMC Teacher Training Scheme and undertaking a PGCE at the University of Buckingham. After graduating from the University of St Andrews, I continued studying History by undertaking a Masters in Global and Imperial History at the University of Oxford. After my Masters, I decided to pursue further academic research and I have recently submitted my PhD thesis on human rights abuses during the end of the British Empire in Cyprus, Kenya and Malawi. Whilst in Oxford, I worked part-time at a local school and it was during my time there that I decided to embark upon a career in teaching. I am delighted to be joining KGS and look forward to the challenges this post will bring.
As a student I was inspired by some very enthusiastic Geography teachers. Determined to travel the world and experience first-hand the places I had learned about at school, I studied Geography as the University of Leeds, and on completing my degree packed my bags. I spent 4 years teaching in a school in Hong Kong and exploring Asia before returning to university to undertake a Master’s degree in Biodiversity and Conservation.
Anoushka Lett I am delighted to be joining the staff of Kingston Grammar School in my new role as Assistant Head teacher. Having taught at a variety of schools for the past twenty years in and around London, I am passionate about championing STEM subjects across the curriculum and particularly at A-Level. I have always enjoyed the practical aspect of chemistry; I feel great joy when I see my students make a connection with a discovery in the lab and the everyday chemistry of the wider world. I was educated at a girls’ school in Kingston before taking up a place to study Chemistry at the University of Exeter. It was there that I met my husband James and so I always look back fondly on those years. I have two children, Olivia (aged 10) and Freddie (aged 8), which leaves little time for personal interests but I count skiing, cycling and hiking as my pastimes. I look forward to joining the school community in the New Year.
Róisín McBrien Originally from rural Co. Fermanagh, I have recently moved to Kingston from Belfast. I graduated from Queen’s University with a Master’s degree in Applied Mathematics and Physics, and having been prompted to pursue a teaching career through my experience of tutoring as well as endless advice, I stayed on at Queen’s to complete a PGCE. When I’m not in the classroom, I enjoy finding nice restaurants and exploring London. I am delighted to be joining the Mathematics department at Kingston Grammar School and look forward to working with the staff and students. Aside from maths, I will also be involved with the Duke of Edinburgh Award Scheme, which will be an exciting challenge!
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KATE KENNEDY
Since graduating, I have been fortunate to have had the opportunity to work in a variety of geographical roles (including managing a nature reserve in Colombia), to work in local government and more recently as an ecological consultant. I am delighted to be joining the Geography Department at KGS, and I look forward to working with a new generation of Geographers.
MARK SCOTT Originally from Belfast, Northern Ireland, I thought I was settled after studying Theology & Modern History at Queen’s University Belfast and working as a youth worker in Holywood, Co. Down, but the desire to move into the educational sector was too much. So after completing my PGCE (again at QUB), my wife and I upped sticks across the Irish sea for me to take up the post as teacher of Religion & Philosophy at KGS. I’m extremely excited to be here and involved in a forward thinking and exciting department with a fantastic set of pupils. I’m a keen rugby and football player and am looking forward to getting involved in the sporting life of the school and the local community.
ANGUS SHARPE Growing up in the Roman city of Bath must have had a profound effect, as I have been studying some form of Classics for the majority of my life. Having whetted my appetite with A Level Latin, I headed up to Edinburgh to try my hand at some Ancient Greek as well and spent three wonderful years in the ‘Athens of the North’, with the privileged interruption of a year’s study in Montreal. I gained my MA in 2013 and managed to bag a spot on the PGCE course at King’s College, London, one of only two institutions in the country still churning out Classics teachers. I was lucky enough to spend my second training placement at KGS and it is a pleasure to continue my development into NQT year in such a warm and supportive environment.
KINGSTON GRA MMAR SCHOOL 2015
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