ISLIP HOUSE

I’ve been in boarding schools all my life, born in a boys’ prep school, later boarding at an all-girls school, and now teaching in boarding communities for most of my career, following in the footsteps of my father, who was a housemaster.

I love watching friendships develop and seeing the small acts of kindness between students, who never fail to keep me feeling young. Students often describe me as relatable and practical, and I try to show that through the little things, like baking a birthday cake of their choice and decorating the house for festivals.

With decades of teaching Biology, teaching Food Science and a LEITHS cookery certificate, we often cook in the house - you might even make this your Duke of Edinburgh skill. Some of my favourite moments in the week are completing a jigsaw or joining a weekly quiz.