Wimbledon High School
Senior Leadership
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Mrs Heather Hanbury MA Edinburgh, MSc Cambridge, Geography & Land Economy |
Heather Hanbury became Headmistress of WHS in September 2008, having been Deputy Head of Latymer Upper School and Head of Sixth Form at both Haberdashers’ Aske’s School for Girls and Blackheath High School GDST. Prior to beginning her teaching career, she spent eight years as a management consultant in the City followed by two years as fundraising manager for VSO in Putney. In her spare time, she is a keen bridge player and loves cooking and going to the theatre. |
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Mrs Janet Mitchell BSc Bristol, Biochemistry |
Janet Mitchell has been Deputy Head (Academic) since September 2004. Prior to this post she was Deputy Head (Academic and Curriculum) at Bristol Grammar School. A graduate Biochemist she has taught Chemistry for 26 years running her own Chemistry department for 9 years and continues to enjoy a small amount of teaching in the laboratory at WHS. She umpires sports fixtures and assists with the Duke of Edinburgh Award scheme whenever time allows. Her interests include reading, swimming, sailing and walking. |
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Miss Stephanie Ferro MA Oxon, Ancient & Modern History |
Stephanie Ferro was educated in Wimbledon. She is wholeheartedly committed to the education and nurture of young women and has enjoyed teaching in five different girls’ schools in London and the South West. Throughout her career she has had pastoral responsibility for girls across all seven year groups, in addition to teaching and leading Departments in Classics, General Studies and Critical Thinking. Her most recent post was as Head of Sixth Form at Tormead School. In her spare time, Stephanie enjoys training for 5k runs, singing, 'collecting islands' and reading murder mysteries set in Italy. |
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Miss Kate Mitchell MA York, Primary Education |
Kate Mitchell began teaching at Stamford Boys School and went on to Ashville College Junior School in Harrogate where she was Deputy Head and in charge of Junior girl boarders. Whilst in Harrogate she took her MA in Primary Education at York University. She then moved to London where she spent four years as Deputy Head at Alleyn’s Junior School before joining WHS as Head of Juniors in 2003. Her interests include walking, theatre and bridge. |
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Mr Bob Haythorne MA Oxon, Physics |
Bob Haythorne is responsible for the curriculum and its development, making sure that WHS remains at the forefront of current thinking. He ensures the right people get to the right place at the right time, managing the school timetable. He joined WHS in 2003, having been Head of Science at St. Olave’s Grammar School, Orpington and Head of Physics at King Edward’s School, Bath. His interests are largely musical, but he has also helped out on the technical side of our Theatre and runs the Cryptic Crossword Club. |
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Miss Jenny Cox BSc Sports Science, MSc, Sports Psychology, Roehampton |
Jenny Cox became the Head of PE at Wimbledon High in 2003 having previously been the Head of Girls PE at Kingsbury High School. In September 2011 she took on the role of Assistant Head responsible for the co-ordination of the co-curricular programme, enrichment, school trips and the school calendar. Jenny successfully completed an MSc in Sports Psychology at Roehampton University in July 2012. She specialises in Hockey and Tennis having played National League hockey for Barnes, Hounslow & Ealing for 10 years and represented Lincolnshire senior county tennis team for a number of years. Aside from sport her other interests lie in cookery and travel. |
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Mrs Alex Hutchinson MA Oxon, Chemistry |
Alex Hutchinson became Assistant Head (Head of 6th Form) at WHS in September 2012. An Oxford Chemistry graduate, she was previously Head of 6th Form at Central Newcastle High School GDST and Head of Science at St Mary’s School Ascot. Aside from her obvious love of Chemistry and UCAS forms, she is a keen hockey player, an avid reader and a dedicated grower of vegetables. |
