Staff Spotlight

4th July 23

Our latest ‘Staff Spotlight’ features Valene Phillip, Head of Early Years at Kensington Wade. We asked Valene, ‘What is your earliest memory of school?’ ‘I went to Mitchell Brook Primary School in Neasden, North West London. My earliest memory of school is starting in Reception. I remember walking into the classroom and feeling welcomed and…

24th May 23

Our latest ‘Staff Spotlight’ features Mary-Ann Malloy, Deputy Head and Year 4 teacher at Kensington Wade. We asked Mary-Anne ‘What would pupils be surprised to find out about you?’ ‘I grew up in both pre- and post-apartheid South Africa. I went to school in a small town just outside Durban. Whilst at university I was…

15th May 23

Our latest ‘Staff Spotlight’ features the Principal of Kensington Wade, Jo Wallace. We asked Jo, ‘What has been your highlight of the term so far?’ ‘At our recent Chinese Immersion Breakfast we hosted a number of senior school Heads of Chinese and Professors of Linguistics. Our guests had a tour of our classrooms and my…

20th March 23

Our latest ‘Staff Spotlight’ features Wang Jing who is our Deputy Head and Head of our Chinese Programme. We asked her, ‘What makes Kensington Wade different?’ ‘So many things! As the Head of our Chinese programme, one of the things I am really proud of is our English-Chinese bilingual programme. Our wonderful teachers are so…

13th March 23

In our first ‘Staff Spotlight’ we asked our Head, Suzanne Haigh, ‘What’s your favourite thing about Kensington Wade?’ ‘The children! They are such enthusiastic learners and always so curious to know more. The relationships we foster with the children are strong, we know each child really well and I love that when I walk into…