Mr John Towers
John has 30 years of experience in the education sector, holding degrees in History and Mathematics Education. He has been the head of three very successful schools. John led his last preparatory school, Homefield in London, to its first ‘excellence’...
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Mr Paul Crisell
Paul is the longest serving member of the leadership team, bringing over 25 years of passion and commitment to Barrow Hills. He began his career as a Year 3 class teacher and progressed to Head of Middle Prep at Barrow...
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Mr Jon Hinds
Jon is an experienced school leader having worked in a number of Prep and Senior schools in the UK and in New Zealand. Jon came to us in 2022 from a senior post at another Surrey independent. He is a...
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Mrs Lesley Barnett
Lesley has been teaching for 15 years and worked in preparatory schools since 2010, including Rokeby School and Tower House School. Prior to joining Barrow Hills, she was Head of Junior School at Tower House School and previous roles to...
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Ms Amber Tyrrell
Amber’s career in independent education spans the preparatory age range and beyond. Having a passion for leadership, over time, she has coordinated aspects of the pastoral curriculum and teacher development in several schools. As a Director of Music, she led...
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Mrs Luisa Mason
Luisa has thirty years teaching experience including tours of duty in Brussels, Dublin and Gibraltar. She first started working at Barrow Hills ten years ago when her two children joined the school as pupils. Luisa then moved up to lead...
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Teaching Staff
Assistant Director of Music – Mr Theo Frazer, BA (Hons), PGCE, FGMS
Assistant Director of Sport – Mr Aidan Mullins, BSc (Hons), QTS
Classroom Teacher – Mrs Blanche Wallace
Classroom Teacher – Mr Jo Unwin, BSc (Hons)
Classroom Teacher – Mrs Kathryn James, BSc (Hons), PGCE, QTS
Classroom Teacher – Mrs Lucy Rogers, BA (Hons), QTS
Classroom Teacher – Mr Tomas O’Kelly, BA (Hons), PGCE, QTS
Classroom Teacher – Mrs Sara Pickard, BA (Hons)
Classroom Teacher – Mrs Rachel Harris, BA (Hons), MA, PGCE
Classroom Teacher – Ms Caroline Harris, MA (Hons), PGCE QTS
Classroom Teacher – Ms Olivia Mowlam, BSc ,PGCE, QTS
Director of Music – Mr Stasio Sliwka, BMus, FRCO, LRSM
Director of Sport – Mrs Madelon Burnett, BA (Hons), PGCE, Secondary PE
Early Years Advisor – Mrs Sally Livingston, BA (Hons), QTS
Head of Humanities – Mr Tony King, BSc (Hons), PGCE
Head of Mathematics – Mr Anton Pretorius, Bachelor of Education, Higher Diploma of Education
Head of MFL and PSHE – Madame Karine Early, BA (Hons), PGCE
Head of SEN – Mrs Pippa Goedkoop, BA (Hons), DipOCR, SpLD
Head of Science and STEM Innovation Lead – Mr Thomas Behan, BSc (Hons), PGCE
Librarian – Mrs Julia Dudley, BSc (Hons)
Teacher of Art – Mrs Ruth Waller, BA (Hons)
Teacher of Classics – Mrs Emily Campbell, MA
Teacher of PE and Games – Mr Ben Smith, BSc (Hons), PGCE
Teacher Prep and Pre-Prep Music – Mrs Kate Davies, BMus, PGCE, QTS
Teaching Assistant (Games) – Mrs Sarah Clarke, HLTA
Teaching Assistant – Mrs Anastasia Hobbs, BA (Hons), LLB, TEFL
Pre-Prep Staff
Deputy Nursery Manager – Mrs Julie Triska, Level 3 EYFS Practitioner, Forest School Assistant, Swim Teacher, Mental Health First Aider, First Aid
Classroom Teacher – Mrs Carrie Withers, BA (Hons), GTP, QTS
Early Years Practitioner – Mrs Ellie Warner, Level 3 EYFS Practitioner, First Aid
Head of Forest School and Teaching Assistant – Mrs Niki Wilson-Balchin, Level 3 FSA, Teaching Assistant
Nursery Manager – Mrs Vicky Taylor
Teacher of Pre-Prep – Mrs Olivia Crisell, BA (Hons), QTS
Teacher of Pre-Prep – Mrs Sam Coopper, BA (Hons), PGCE, QTS
Teaching Assistant and Early Years Practitioner – Mrs Jo Hostler
Teaching Assistant – Mrs Jacqueline Reed, MA, Postgraduate Diploma
Teaching Assistant – Mrs Shona Ferris, BSc (Hons), TA Level 3
Teaching Assistant – Mrs Sarah Platt, BA (Hons), HLTA
Teaching Assistant – Ms Elizabeth Overman
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Personal visits usually last around 90-minutes including a meeting with our Head, Mr John Towers, and opportunities to meet the children and tour the beautiful school.
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The best way to feel what life is like at Barrow Hills is to join us at an Open Morning. We warmly invite you to experience the magic of our school where our children flourish academically, socially and emotionally, to talk to pupils and teachers about what makes our school such a special place, and to answer any questions you have about life here.
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