Emeritus Members

Martin Reader began his teaching career at St Edward’s Oxford, before moving to Oundle School and then to Reigate Grammar School where he was Senior Deputy Head. Martin was Head of Cranleigh for ten years, retiring in August 2024. Prior...

Dr Tim Hands was Headmaster of Winchester College from 2016 to 2023 having previously been the Master of Magdalen College School, Oxford, and Headmaster of Portsmouth Grammar School. Educated in the state sector, Tim studied the violin at the Guildhall School...

Melvyn has been Principal of George Watson’s College in Edinburgh since August 2014 and steps down in June 2024. He was Chair of the Head’s Conference in 2022-23. Before moving to Scotland, Melvyn’s career was entirely in boarding schools –...

Dr Helen Wright is a former Head of BSA boarding schools, and a former Vice-Chair of ISC, who held national and international roles in education in the UK and Australia until 2014, before embarking on an independent Board and advisory...

Richard was educated at The King’s School, Worcester, followed by Trinity College, Cambridge, where he read English.  Having spent two years working for an academic publisher, he decided his real vocation was in teaching.  After five years at Marlborough College...

Anthony is a graduate of The London School of Economics and Balliol College Oxford. For fifteen years he was a Headmaster responsible for leading two UK HMC schools, Wycliffe College and Giggleswick, through important stages in their development. In 2000...

Jonathan Hughes -D’Aeth studied Geography at Liverpool University, and Education at Queens’ College, Cambridge. He has been involved in boarding schools for all of his career. He taught at Rugby School and at Melbourne Grammar School Australia before becoming Headmaster...