Swanbourne House has announced the appointment of Sarah Eifion-Jones as Deputy Head Academic. Sarah will start her role at the school in September.
Part of The Stowe Group of schools, Swanbourne House is an independent day and boarding prep school for children aged three to 13 years in Buckinghamshire, around 20 minutes from Central Milton Keynes that feeds to leading senior schools across the country, recently including Stowe, Rugby, Wycombe Abbey, Uppingham, Harrow and Eton.
Sarah has more than 15 years’ experience in teaching and educational leadership. She is currently Assistant Master, Academic at Westminster Under School, a top-performing prep school with an academic focus.
During her tenure as Assistant Master, a role she has held for nine years, she transformed how the attainment of pupils is tracked and measured over time, oversaw the move away from Common Entrance, and spearheaded the development of a broad and enriching curriculum.
She has significant experience of getting pupils into the top senior schools in the country and achieving outstanding results at both Common Entrance and scholarship.
Prior to being appointed Assistant Master at Westminster Under School, Sarah was Head of Science for two years. Before this she was Head of Science at Thomas’s Clapham (2010-2013) and Year 5 form teacher and science teacher at Northcote Lodge, Clapham, where she began her career.
Sarah said:
“I’m hugely looking forward to joining the team at Swanbourne House – it’s an incredibly exciting time in the school’s history. My approach to teaching centres on the belief that educating the whole child is key – a strong academic performance follows when wellbeing is prioritised. I believe in creating a supportive and inclusive learning environment where pupils feel engaged in their own learning, and where they can foster independence and curiosity at every opportunity.”
Nick Holloway, Head at Swanbourne House, said:
“This is an exciting and important appointment for Swanbourne House and I am delighted that Sarah is joining the team. It was clear that Sarah shares our values and ambitions, and her knowledge, experience and vision for academics will be of huge benefit to our pupils and the wider school community. We are really looking forward to Sarah, Jack and their young family joining the school at the start of the next academic year.”
Sarah graduated from Nottingham University with a degree in Biology and holds a PGCE from Homerton College, Cambridge.
Membership of The Stowe Group gives Swanbourne pupils access to a combined site of over 800 acres with unrivalled educational and co-curricular facilities.
These include Stowe’s Worsley Science Centre, the Roxburgh Theatre, the Chung Music School, state-of-the-art gym, an eight-lane athletics track, equestrian centre, six-lane competition swimming pool, clay pigeon shooting range and golf course.
Swanbourne has also received significant recent investment as part of the Group, with a refurbished Boarding House, new AstroTurf and new play structure – The Fort – in the lower school. Swanbourne families receive a 10% discount on the boarding fees or 5% discount on the day fees at Stowe if their child chooses it as their senior school.
Find out more at swanbourne.org. To discuss admissions email admissions@swanbourne.org
