Sue Freestone
| Sue Freestone OBE DL | |
|---|---|
| Born | 1955 |
| 🏳️ Nationality | British |
| 🏫 Education | Clifton High School |
| 🎓 Alma mater | Royal Academy of Music University of Bristol |
| 💼 Occupation | |
Susan "Sue" Freestone OBE DL (born 1955) is a British educationalist and was the first female Principal of King's Ely (2004 - 2019), with an article being written on her appointment by the BBC,[1] and Headmistress of Sibford School (1997 - 2004).[2]
Early Life and Education
Born in 1955, Freestone attended Clifton High School, trained as a musician at the Royal Academy of Music, and then attended the University of Bristol.[3]
Career
Sibford School
In 1997 she became Headmistress of Sibford School and held the post until 2004. During her time at the school she was the first woman to be elected chairman of the Society of Heads, then known as the Society of Headmasters and Headmistresses.[1]
King's Ely
Freestone then became Principal and Chief Executive of King's Ely from 2004, retiring in 2019.[2] She was the first female Principal in King's Ely's millennia-long history and Freestone quickly garnered media attention from organisations such as the BBC as upon her appointment at King's Ely she reinstated Rugby, after it was abolished by the previous Principal.[4] During her tenure she grew the school's enrolment numbers by over a third, and oversaw the construction of a new Arts Centre and renovation of the school's sixth form centre, the Bishop's Palace. She also helped to instigate the establishment of the Ely Cathedral Girls' Choir in 2006, and launched the Cambridgeshire Educational Partnership in 2019. [5]
Other Appointments
Freestone has served as a governor for and has helped to oversee several state and independent schools in the UK and overseas, especially in regards to independent/state school partnerships, and is also a member of the Bishop's Council and the Finance Committee of the Diocese of Ely. [2]
She is a Director of Education for the Kalisher Trust and a former ISI Inspector.[6]
Other positions are listed below:
- Director of The Mill Hill School Foundation (1997 - 2004)[7]
- Director and Chairman of The Society of Heads (1997 - 2004)[7]
- Director of the Independent Schools Council (2000 - 2002) [7]
- Member of the Headmasters' and Headmistresses' Conference (2004 - 2019)
Deputy Lieutenancy and Order of the British Empire
In 2019 she was appointed a Deputy Lieutenant of Cambridgeshire and in 2021 she was awarded an OBE for services to Education and the community in Cambridgeshire. [2]
Publications
- S. Freestone "Schools should be more than factories churning out Gradgrindian three Rs and imparting 'facts' with little space for creativity", The Telegraph[8]
- S. Freestone "The Government must realise that education - not charity - is the first priority of any independent school", The Telegraph[8]
- S. Freestone "Our cathedral school's science festival is proof that science and religion can be taught in tandem", The Telegraph[8]
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 "First woman heads historic school". 2004-08-22. Retrieved 2023-03-20.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3 "Mrs Susan Freestone OBE DL – The Lieutenancy of Cambridgeshire". Retrieved 2023-03-19.
- ↑ "Mrs Susan Freestone OBE DL – The Lieutenancy of Cambridgeshire". Retrieved 2023-03-20.
- ↑ "Public school drops rugby". 2002-06-19. Retrieved 2023-03-19.
- ↑ Kitchen, The Web (2019-08-21). "King's Ely". King's Ely. Retrieved 2023-03-19.
- ↑ "Sue Freestone". The Perse School Cambridge. Retrieved 2023-03-19.
- ↑ 7.0 7.1 7.2 "Susan Elizabeth FREESTONE personal appointments - Find and update company information - GOV.UK". find-and-update.company-information.service.gov.uk. Retrieved 2023-03-20.
- ↑ 8.0 8.1 8.2 "Sue Freestone". The Telegraph. Retrieved 2023-03-19.
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