Alexander Houstoun-BoswallBA
Much of the ethos of Hampton Court House is drawn from Alex’s recollection of the positive elements of the schools he attended as a child, initially the Lycée Francais in NY and then Colet Court and Westminster in London. Alex works closely with the Headmaster and senior management team developing strategy and vision and defining…
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Eliana, Lady Houstoun-BoswallISIT (Paris)
Eliana is the principal founder of Hampton Court House and the former founder and Headmistress of the Harrodian. Eliana studied French and Russian Linguistics at Georgetown University and obtained a postgraduate degree at the Ecole d’Interprètes at the Sorbonne in Paris. Her first job was teaching English as a foreign language at West London College.…
Guy HollowayMA (Cantab), NPQH, FRSA
Guy is a co-founder of Hampton Court House and was Director of Studies from 2001 to 2008. He studied at King’s College School, Wimbledon, before reading English at Peterhouse, Cambridge (1986-89). Guy is a member of the Independent Schools Association and holds the NPQH (National Professional Qualification for Headship), awarded by the National College for…
Jon W L HindMA (Cantab) NPQSL
"At HCH, we are united by a common commitment to be better tomorrow than we are today - as students, as teachers, as an organisation, and as people." Jon read Mathematics at Trinity College Cambridge, where he also rowed, played croquet, dabled in university dramatic and even joined the Officer Training Corps. After deciding against…
Jose M Alvarez-CamposMA
José grew up in Madrid and holds an honours degree in politics as well as a postgraduate teaching degree (Universidad Complutense de Madrid). He is now a postgraduate student of philosophy, with a particular interest in Jean-Jacques Rousseau, John Rawls and the Spanish philosopher José Ortega y Gasset. He has lived in London for several…
Ben RuddinBSc MSc PGCE
Ben was born and raised in London and studied Geology at the University of Southampton. He then completed a Master's Degree in Development and Environment. He spent two months in the Peruvian Andes surveying the effects of tourism on the ‘Santuario Histórico de Machu Picchu’, reporting back to one of the agencies responsible with his…
Sarah Carroll
Sarah started her career as a Production Assistant in the Drama Department at the BBC and went on to become an Assistant Floor Manager then Assistant Producer. She worked on several drama productions before moving to Children’s Programmes. Whilst bringing up two sons, she decided to make a career change and obtained the NNEB qualification…
Claire WeberMA
Claire was educated in France, she holds two Masters’ Degrees, one in English Literature and Culture and another in Teaching French as a Foreign Language. She taught French to foreign students for two years at the Languages University in Angers (France) before arriving at HCH in September 2008. Fascinated by teaching and passionate about children’s…
Abigail HowardBSc PGCE
Abigail grew up in Sussex, and followed her interest in Science to Kent University where she gained a BSc in Biomedical Science. Abigail had the opportunity to work in a local Special Educational Needs school for boys with Emotional, Social and Behavioural special needs. She loved working with the children and so did a PGCE…
Rachel Bowles
Rachel is responsible for the admissions and interview process for all prospective pupils and their families. Rachel also became a CEOP (Child Exploitation and Online Protection) Ambassador for the National Crime Agency and, as part of the safeguarding team, disseminates this training and guidance throughout the school. Before working at Hampton Court House Rachel has…
Anja LichtenauBSc PGCE
Anja is a qualified teacher of Mathematics and English as foreign language and holds the equivalent of a Master’s degree with Mathematics and English as main subjects and Pedagogy as a subsidiary subject from the University of Saarbrücken in Germany. Anja has lived in the UK for many years and has taught at King’s College…
Caroline GéhinBA MA PGCE
In addition to her passion for sharing her love of French culture and language, Caroline is committed to the restoration of a wide range of secular and religious stained glass in locations across South Wales and the UK. She has extensive experience working with children, teenagers and adults in art, stained glass and French. In…
Clarisse GheurMA
Clarisse was born and educated in Belgium. She graduated with an MA degree in Romance Philology and then obtained a teaching degree in French, and in French as a foreign language. She has lived in Spain and is a fluent Spanish speaker. She has taught French in a secondary school in Brussels and also for…
Gerry CirilloMA PGCE
Gerry grew up bilingually in Italian and English. He gained his PGCE in 2000 after having taught English abroad for 11 years including postings in Italy, Greece and Egypt. He has taught students to GCSE, A Level and beyond. A firm believer in teaching language and grammar through literature and drama, Gerry is keen on…
Eve BlackwoodBA MSc
Eve graduated from Edinburgh College of Art with a BA in Illustration and went on to study Animation for a Post Graduate Diploma. Her graduation film was shown at that year’s Edinburgh International Film Festival. After a period teaching Film and Animation for a range of clients as varied as The National Museum of Scotland…
Caith Olnick
Caith joined Hampton Court House as an EAL teacher in September 2010. Since then, she has completed further training courses in teaching English to Younger Learners. Tuition can be delivered on a one to one or group basis, either during or after school. By maintaining close contact with parents and subject teachers, EAL tuition is…
Liz MurphyMA, SpLD Level 5
Liz studied French at the University of St Andrews and then qualified as a Chartered Accountant in Edinburgh and, after gaining chartered status, moved and worked in Hong Kong. Upon her return to the UK, she worked as an accountant for several years before having a career break to look after her three children. Liz…
Rebecca RoweBA SpLD
Having gained a degree in Political Studies from Exeter University, Rebecca pursued a career in corporate banking, firstly for a Japanese bank and for ten years with Credit Suisse. She left banking to become a full time mother during which time she took on a number of voluntary roles including Chair of Governors at a…
Kathryn Hager-ConroyBA, MA, DPhil (Oxon)
Katie grew up on the East Coast of the United States, and the one constant in the many places she has lived is a love of Latin. That love brought her to her BA in Classics, cum laude, from Washington and Lee University in Virginia. During this degree she was able to study at Trinity…
Joshua BorinMA (Cantab) MComp
Joshua studied music at Clare College, Cambridge, after switching from mathematics at Trinity College. He continued his studies at the Guildhall School of Music and Drama with a master's in composition, where he was a Leverhulme Arts Scholar and supported by the Countess of Munster Musical Trust and the RVW Trust. His music has been…
Aleksandra TimarovMA AdvDip
Aleksandra graduated in piano performance (Bachelor and Masters degree) from the University of Arts in Belgarde, Serbia. Aleksandra also has a post-masters qualification ‘dîplome de virtuosité’ from Geneva. Aleksandra has won many top prizes in numerous piano competitions in Serbia, Italy and France. She has performed in Serbia, Germany, Italy, France, Switzerland and England as…
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