Sarah Kerr-Dineen
Sarah Kerr-Dineen (born August 1963)[1] is an English educator who has been Headmistress of Oundle School since 2015, previously having served as Warden of Forest School, Walthamstow.[2][3]
Education
Kerr-Dineen was educated at Steyning Grammar School and received an MA in English at Trinity College.[4] After leaving Cambridge she attended Christ Church, Oxford for her postgraduate study.[5]
Career
She started teaching at St Edward's School, Oxford as a Housemistress and became Director of Studies later in her career.[6] Following this, she was appointed as Warden of Forest School, Walthamstow in 2009. After finishing her tenure at Forest School, she became Headmistress of Oundle School in 2015.[7][8]
Oundle School
In 2015, she was the first woman appointed to be head of the school in its 460 year history, thus she became the first female headmistress of Oundle.[9][10] Throughout her career she has been a strong advocate of co-educational schooling and in 2015 she argued that it created "flexibility". [11] Along with Duke of Gloucester, Kerr-Dineen opened Oundle School's new SciTec building in 2016 and in that same year the school became a partner with Imperial College.[12][13] In 2018, Oundle School won the award of Public School of the Year under her headship; Kerr-Dineen praised the pupils "drive to make the most of their time at Oundle guides us every day to ensure we are delivering the best for them."[14] During the 2019–20 COVID-19 pandemic, she started a blog discussing with other headmasters about the importance of staying in touch with her pupils despite the issues that they face.[15] In 2021 the school received an excellent inspection. Kerr-Dineen commented that “This inspection report is an independent record of the work of every member of the staff community as evidenced in the outstanding quality of the outcomes experienced and shown by our pupils.” [16]
Personal life
She is married to Anthony and has four children and four grandchildren.[17][18] She enjoys the theatre, reading and visiting the west country.[19]
References
- ↑ Government, British. "Sarah Kerr-Dineen Personal Appointments". U.K Government.
- ↑ Echo, Northern. "Sarah Kerr-Dineen to leave Forest School". Northern Echo.
- ↑ Schools Guide, The Good. "Oundle School".
- ↑ Who 2021, Who's. "Sarah Kerr-Dineen Biography". Who's Who 2021.
- ↑ School, Oundle. "Meet the Head". Oundle School.
- ↑ School, Old Buckenham Hall. "Governors". Old Buckenham Hall School.
- ↑ Schools Show, Independent. "Sarah Kerr-Dineen". Independent Schools Show.
- ↑ Series, Guardian. "Sarah Kerr-Dineen to leave Forest School next year". Guardian Series.
- ↑ "Oundle School Makes Historic Appointment". Oundle Chronicle. Retrieved 17 August 2015.
- ↑ Pendrill, Colin (2018) [2018]. A Thankfully Brief And Richly Illustrated History Of Oundle School. Barnwell: Independent Publishing Network. p. section on Kerr Dineen. Search this book on
- ↑ "Meet The New Heads" (PDF). The Lady Magazine. Retrieved 2 February 2022.
- ↑ "New SciTec vision for Oundle School". Independent Education Today. Retrieved 19 October 2016.
- ↑ "Oundle collaboration with Imperial College, London". Boarding Schools Assocation. Archived from the original on 22 August 2019. Retrieved 19 January 2022.
- ↑ "Oundle wins award". Northamptonshire Telegraph. Retrieved 12 September 2018.
- ↑ "The Exchange:Staying in touch with the world of our pupils". HMC. Retrieved 4 December 2020.
- ↑ "Oundle School praised after 'excellent' inspection". Northamptonshire Telegraph. Retrieved 26 December 2021.
- ↑ School, Oundle. "Meet the Head". Oundle School.
- ↑ {{cite news |last1=Living |first1=Nene|title=Nene People, Sarah Kerr-Dineen |url=https://issuu.com/bestlocalliving/docs/nlapril16/15
- ↑ East London and West Essex, Guardian. "Sarah Kerr-Dineen will be the first female headteacher to run Forest School, in College Place, Snaresbrook". Guardian.
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