Tessa read Modern and Medieval Languages (French and German) at St John’s College, Cambridge, followed by a PGCE at Kings College London. She was Head of MFL at Hinchingbrooke School in Huntingdon and at Brooke Weston CTC in Corby where she was also responsible for staff training and NQTs. She completed a Masters in Educational Leadership with Leicester University. Tessa has now taught for over 30 years and is also an associate lecturer with the Open University, previously as a PGCE tutor and currently teaching on the French undergraduate degree course. She currently teaches French, German and Spanish part-time at Harington School and Catmose College and is responsible for KS5 French. In addition, Tessa worked for 3 years with Creative Education, delivering training courses to MFL teachers, and she continues to develop and share many of her own resources on social media as well as being an active member of the Association of Language Learning.

Matthew completed his GCSEs at Catmose College and prior to the existence of Harington completed his A levels at the King’s School, Grantham. He recently graduated with an M.Eng. in Chemical Engineering from the University of Manchester. Whilst studying there he was chosen to represent both the university and the country at events in the USA and Uganda. Matthew now works as a Strategy Analyst in financial services. Outside work, he is a PADI certified diver, a Duke of Edinburgh’s Award Bronze, Silver and Gold holder and a current trainer and expeditions assessor for the scheme. His recent educational experience and skill set brings a fresh and extremely useful perspective to board discussions and decisions.

Andreas was a founding Trustee of Harington School, and his three children have all attended Harington in the first and early cohorts. All have gone on to study at university. He is a Director and Founder of Amanet, an International IT Consultancy based in Oakham. He studied Electrical & Electronic Engineering, and after a career in the RAF, he took a management position in a company manufacturing electronic power supplies for the emergency power and marine power industries. He is chair of the Catholic Parish of Rutland Pastoral Council and is a member of the Rutland County Council Strategic Overview & Scrutiny Committee and the Rutland Schools Forum, representing the Catholic Diocese of Nottingham. He previously sat on the on the Schools Advisory Council for Religious Education (SACRE) and was a Governor for many years at English Martyrs primary school in Oakham. He is a committee member of the RAF Association, which provides welfare and support to members of the RAF family. He is also a member of the Armed Forces and Veterans’ Breakfast Club and the AFVBC HMP Stocken, which exist to facilitate veterans and serving members of HM Forces meeting face to face in a relaxed, safe, social environment.

Andrew’s current role is Reader in Building Engineering Physics at De Montfort University, Leicester. He read Applied Mathematics at Sheffield University, followed by an M.Sc. in Atmospheric Physics at Imperial College, London. He is a Fellow of the Chartered Institution of Building Services Engineers, and Fellow of the Higher Education Academy. He has worked in universities since 2001, mainly in postgraduate teaching and research, and previously spent nine years in industry on research for the UK electricity industry. He was a governor at Catmose College for many years before becoming a governor at Harington.