Stanhope
Stanhope House Letter to Parents - Michaelmas 2010
Stanhope House Letter to Parents - Summer 2010
Stanhope House Letter to Parents - Lent 2010
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Sue Harmon - Housemistress
Sue Harmon joined Stanhope House as Housemistress in September 2011, taking over from Jenny Nelson. Sue joined us from St John's, Leatherhead where she had been Assistant Housemistress of a girls house for four years. She also had a pivotal role in setting up a new girls' day house as well as fulfilling the demanding role as Head of Art. Before joining St John's, Sue taught Art at Latymer Upper-School, Hammersmith and Christ's Hospital, Horsham. Sue is married to Stuart and they have two daughters, Katie and Keira.
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Lynn Smith - Matron
Before coming to Stanhope, Lynn was temporary Matron of Cobham, so is in the fortunate position of having run both a boys' and a girls' House - two very different, experiences! Lynn worked in the financial sector before returning to university and graduating in drama. Since then, she has had a varied career in theatre, the arts, commerce (specialising in the use of drama in corporate training with a wide range of blue chip companies across Europe), and education (from special needs to teaching on a masters programme at the Royal Scottish Academy of Music and Drama, specialising in the use of the arts in teaching across the curriculum). Her son, William, is researching for his PhD in Physics, and her daughter, Caroline, is a Civil Engineering undergraduate. She is very much enjoying helping to create a warm, nurturing environment at Stanhope, and becoming part of the vibrant community at Stowe. She has a wide range of interests including writing, cooking, travelling and Formula 1.
Julie Johnson - Assistant Housemistress
Julie arrived at Stowe in September 2008, having worked at Concord College, Shrewsbury, for five years as a Housemistress, Sixth Form Tutor and English teacher. At Stowe, Julie works in both the English and EAL Departments. Her BA is in English and French from Queen's Belfast and she has a Master's degree in TESOL. Julie helps to coach netball and swimming, as well as working in the CCF and organising the Debating Society and public speaking competitions. She also plays the clarinet, enjoying classical music and her interests include a variety of sports, particularly horse-riding, netball and tennis.
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Sophie Palmer - Under Housemistress and Third Form Tutor
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Elena Hughes- Fourth Form Tutor
Elena joined Stowe in September 2007, as a Learning Support mentor. Elena studied Ceramic Design at Stafford and worked as a freelance designer for several years before getting married. She became Fourth Form Tutor in September 2011 and is enjoying her new role and involvement in Stanhope. Elena's other responsibility at Stowe is i/c Equestrian sport at which many of our Stoics excel. She is married to Alan, Rugby professional and Assistant Housemaster of Grafton House at Stowe, they have two daughters, Yasmin and Alice. Interests include reading, walking and sport, including swimming, riding and tennis, when she has the time!
Sharon Carter - Fifth Form Tutor
Having studied Classics at University Sharon then decided on a career in teaching. She has taught in a number of schools over the past 23 years and performed the role of a tutor for the past 12 years. As Head of Skills she works with a wide range of pupils and thoroughly enjoys this position. Sharon has completed post graduate training in education, an MA in learning difficulties, and an MSc in research. She has three children of her own, including two teenagers. Although she is keen on music, she describes herself as extremely rusty on any of her instruments.
History of Stanhope House
Stanhope - named after Lady Hester Stanhope, Great Grand Daughter of the builder of Stowe House, Sir Richard Temple, the 3rd Baronet, as well as the niece of one of our great Prime Ministers, Sir William Pitt, the Younger. The Stanhope family were closely linked with the Temple - Grenville family, once owners of Stowe.
Stanhope was the first girl's (day) House at Stowe. The first five girls to join the Sixth Form arrived in 1974 and by 1976 there were enough to form a House. They originally lived in the Stanhope building which now contains the Careers, International and Skills Development Departments and is currently being used whilst we await the opening of the new Stanhope House. Although the numbers of girls increased in 1993, necessitating the move to Lyttelton, the Stanhope name has been revived for the new, state of the art Boarding House that opened in January 2009.
| Housemistresses |
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Elizabeth Mead |
1976 -1979 |
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Julie Nixon |
1979 - 1988 |
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Fiona Lockton |
1988 -1991 |
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Emma Cowling |
1991 -1993 |
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Jennifer Nelson |
2008 - 2011 |
| Sue Harmon | 2011 - |