Meet the Staff

Edward Rees joined Hornsby House as Headmaster in September 2012.

He was educated at Charterhouse and Hatfield College, Durham, where he graduated with a BA(Hons) in Education, specialising in Geography. Between 1996 and 2012, he fulfilled a wide range of roles at Dulwich College, including leading the Junior School as Acting Head during an ISI Inspection.

He is himself a qualified and experienced inspector of Independent Schools and was a governor of a local co-educational preparatory school prior to joining Hornsby House.

He is married with two young children and is a keen sportsman in his spare time and a member of the MCC.

I feel very privileged to work with an extremely talented team of staff.

Edward Rees

Jennifer trained at Jordanhill College of Education in Glasgow and headed to London shortly afterwards.

She began her teaching career at Thomas’s Kindergarten, Pimlico then gaining experience in all year groups from Y3 to 8, eventually heading the maths department at Thomas’s Battersea. This led the way to a Deputy Head/Head of Maths role at Rowan Preparatory School in Surrey including a term as Acting Head.

Although her teaching subject is Maths, Jennifer enjoys championing the work of the music department. A keen musician herself (scholarship to the Junior department of RSAMD, London Philharmonic Choir and Semi-Chorus for a number of years, KSO double bass player and a number of other musical ventures en route) she enjoys singing, playing with or conducting choirs and is a keen member of the HHS staff choir.

She also enjoys reading to the younger children and teaching the older children how to cook and bake.

After completing a Bachelor of Science in Manchester, Alistair spent eighteen months travelling in South America, where he learned to speak both Spanish and Portuguese.

He is qualified to teach all ages having first gained a PGCE in Further Education at the University of Greenwich, before a six-year stint living in Australia, where he was awarded a Diploma in Primary Education at La Trobe University, Melbourne. For the last fourteen years he has taught throughout Primary Schools from Nursery to Year 6 and joined the Hornsby House team in 2002. His passions include cycling, music and travelling.

Mark was educated at Dulwich College before graduating from Exeter University with a BA (Hons) degree in Geography.

He joined Hornsby House in 2004 as Head of Boys’ Games and has since enjoyed a variety of roles including Head of Geography, Head of Scott House and Director of Sport. Mark is now enjoying the challenges of his new role as Deputy Head.

Mandy joined Hornsby House in September 2009. She came to us from a teaching post at Altrincham Preparatory School in Cheshire.

She is a highly experienced teacher who has taught in local state and independent schools, including Putney High School, before her five years in the north-west. Mandy is also Head of English.

Sheila qualified from Cardiff as a secondary science teacher more years ago than she cares to remember.

She taught Biology and Lower School Science before taking the opportunity to retrain as an Early Years teacher. She worked in several primary schools teaching Nursery, Reception and Years One and Two. During this time she acquired an M.A, a daughter and became a registered Ofsted Early Years Inspector. Twelve Reception Classes at Hornsby House later, Sheila she is still enjoying and appreciating teaching in such an innovative and caring school.

Gabrielle Bunning spent the initial years of her working life studying to be an accountant and worked in a range of senior finance roles before taking a career break whilst her children were young.

On her return to work, she led the finance team at an STM Publisher for several years, before joining Hornsby House School as Bursar and Clerk to the Governors in December 2009.  Gabrielle has a wealth of financial, operations and management experience and is passionate about ensuring that Hornsby House has the necessary resources to continue its development as a successful and forward thinking school.

Emma completed her teacher training at Oxford Brookes, achieving a PGCE in Primary Education.

She started her teaching career at Queen’s Gate Junior School in London, where she taught Year 3.  Three years later she moved to Finton House School, gaining further experience in Year 3 and 4.  Emma then spent a year teaching in Australia, before returning to work at Hornsby House.  Over the six years that she has worked here she has taught Years 3 to 5, been Head of Years 3 and 4 and over time has headed up the maths, science and geography departments.  She is now Assistant Head, looking after the Gap students and the whole school house competition.