Maria Squires
Born into a long line of educators, Maria’s life has been entwined with schools from the very beginning- and being in a school setting is still where she feels most at home. A Durham graduate, English teacher, CELTA qualified, and having experienced boarding school life from almost every angle, Maria is the ideal port of […]
Jeanette Bevan
Jeanette has enjoyed a varied career in music and the arts, beginning with a degree in Music from Royal Holloway, University of London. This led to a number of roles in arts management and public relations within prestigious arts organisations, both in the UK and Australia, including MCA Music Ltd, Westminster Abbey, Hyperion Records, ABC […]
Jenny Binfield
Jenny’s experience with boarding school students started as a child where she was brought up within a large school due to her parents ‘profession’. She has carried on the passion to help each child achieve their goals and to believe in themselves through many jobs; teaching EFL (English as a foreign language) and gaining an […]
Karen
Karen’s career began in the voluntary sector, providing support to travellers who suffered crimes whilst using transport networks across the country. She moved on to provide direct emotional support and practical help for victims of a range of serious crimes in central London. She also ran a service at Crown court for victims and witnesses […]
Rika Sturges
Rika entered Sutherland Education guardianship in 1992 aged 15. Having attended schools in Japan and New Zealand, she started her education in the UK at City of London Freemen’s School in Surrey where she completed GCSEs and A-levels. After finishing A-levels, she went to King’s College, University of London where she obtained her first degree […]
Ann Doyle
Ann Doyle has been involved with Sutherland Education guardianship since 2004. Her introduction was through being a Governor at Bromsgrove School, as well as two local primary schools. She served as a District Councillor for 21 years and has been Chairman of Council. Ann was also a Company Director for a number of years. She has […]
Nathalie Duvauchel-Dashwood
With a degree in International Business, Spanish & French, experience in tutoring at A-level, English language teaching in France, hosting international students since 2016, and being a mother of five as well as a course coordinator with the Family Development Foundation (familydevelopment.org.uk), Nathalie proves the saying, if you want something doing, ask a busy person. […]
Lorna Collins
Lorna has had over 20 years working with young people in a large secondary school serving as both School Counsellor and Wellbeing Officer. She is well trained in safeguarding and has an OCN qualification in counselling. Lorna has been hosting international students for over ten years and has been a key guardian with Sutherland Education for […]
Anna Tissera
Anne is a highly skilled Finance Manager with considerable experience working in accounts and administration in local government. She joined Sutherland Education in 2013. After proving to be highly successful academically in her education in Sri Lanka, she went on to gain a Chartered Accountant qualification with specialisms in Financial Management, Business, Maths and Statistics. […]
Peter Sutherland
Peter, another member of the Sutherland clan, is an expert careers advisor who will consult on many of our Weekend workshop programmes. Peter has a wealth of classroom experience and with his legal background he can challenge young minds as much as he can motivate. He is now fully retired but busy with four grandchildren and […]