Dale Chambers
Head of StringsDepartment: MusicJob title: Head of StringsDate joined the RGS: 1992
Q. What's the best thing about working at the RGS?
A. the people
Q. What do you love about your department?
A. the people and the boys
Q. Which staff social groups are you involved in?
A. staff football
Q. What do you enjoy doing in your spare time?
A. making music
Q. If you could ...
Matthew Baggs
Head of Lower School, Head of PSHME and Teacher of PEDepartment: Physical EducationJob title: Head of Lower School, Head of PSHME and Teacher of PEDate joined the RGS: September 2022 (Having previously worked here between 2010 and 2016)
Q. What's the best thing about working at the RGS?
A. The enthusiastic, positive pupils who have a real desire to learn.
Q. What do you love about your department?
A. The b...
Jan Newman
Head of KeyboardDepartment: MusicJob title: Head of KeyboardDate joined the RGS: September 2008
Q. What's the best thing about working at the RGS?
A. I have a lot of autonomy and work with very talented, serious boys who achieve way above what might, at first sight, be their potential.
Q. What do you love about your department?
A. Great colleagues, full of humour and a passion for our subject.
Q. Wh...
Alexander Hadley
Teacher of MathematicsDepartment: MathematicsJob title: Teacher of MathematicsDate joined the RGS? 2016
Q. What's the best thing about working at the RGS?
A. Teaching gifted and well-mannered students
Q. What do you love about your department?
A. The positive atmosphere, the fact that everybody is always willing to help each other, the huge amount of experience and mathematical expertise, the drive to e...
Ian Rossiter
Teacher of BiologyDepartment: BiologyJob title: Teacher of BiologyDate joined the RGS: January, 2022
Q. What's the best thing about working at the RGS?
A. A combination of wonderful colleagues and engaged pupils
Q. What do you love about your department?A. They are genuinely friendly, supportive, talented and fun team!
Q. Which staff groups are you involved in?
A. Staff football on a Friday aft...
Liz McEwan
Teacher of EnglishDepartment: EnglishJob title: Teacher of EnglishDate joined the RGS: 2018
Q. What's the best thing about working at the RGS?
A. The way that it makes you feel welcome straight away, nothing is too much trouble and everyone is ready with a friendly word or a helping hand.
Q. Which staff social groups are you involved in?
A. I run staff shooting with a colleague which takes place on Wednesday ...
Jonah Varney
Teacher of MathematicsDepartment: MathematicsJob title: Teacher of MathematicsDate joined the RGS: 2022
Q. What's the best thing about working at the RGS?
A. Teaching enthusiastic young mathematicians.
Q. What do you love about your department?
A. It is large, which means there is often birthday cake available.
Q. Which staff social groups are you involved in?
A. Football.
Q. What ...
Emma Straw
TechnicianDepartment: BiologyJob title: TechnicianDate joined the RGS: September 2022
Q. What's the best thing about working at the RGS?
A. The school has a strong community spirit with pupils keen to learn, plus the food is great!
Q. What do you love about your department?
A. Friendly and supportive staff, biology is fun!
Q. Which staff social groups are you involved in?
A. Staff choir.