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<strong>Education</strong> Magazine<br />
Tracey<br />
Fantham<br />
headteacher<br />
at Manor<br />
house school<br />
Favourite<br />
subject<br />
when you<br />
were at school<br />
My favourite subject at school was<br />
geography. i loved learning about<br />
the world and the way the physical<br />
features were formed. this was closely<br />
followed by English; writing and<br />
reading literature also inspired me and<br />
i still enjoy getting lost in a new novel.<br />
Favourite teacher when<br />
you were at school<br />
i had two favourites! My pE teacher<br />
was a definite favourite, she inspired<br />
many students to continue playing<br />
sport long after leaving school and i<br />
am still in touch with her now. My<br />
second favourite was my geography<br />
teacher who was a fabulous teacher,<br />
he not only taught us geography but<br />
taught us how to learn for the<br />
exams and consequently his classes<br />
always performed really well.<br />
Favourite children’s character<br />
from a book or film<br />
when i was a child, i was<br />
besotted with ‘black beauty’ and<br />
would look forward to sunday<br />
afternoons for that very reason.<br />
Best school memory<br />
Most definitely the school ski trip.<br />
here i developed my passion for<br />
the mountains and for skiing which<br />
have been a part of my life ever<br />
since. school trips are undoubtedly<br />
so valuable for children and at<br />
Manor house school we aim to<br />
create unforgettable experiences<br />
for our girls which i hope they will<br />
remember for the rest of their lives.<br />
Is there anything you wish you had<br />
studied at school that you didn’t?<br />
during my teaching career i have<br />
taught psychology. this wasn’t an<br />
‘a’ level on offer when i was at<br />
school which is a shame as i have<br />
enjoyed teaching how the brain<br />
works and human behaviour. i now<br />
offer psychology club for the senior<br />
girls to share my passion for the<br />
subject with them and introduce<br />
them to the content they will learn<br />
if they choose the ‘a’ level.<br />
What is your proudest achievement<br />
at your current school?<br />
to select one achievement is difficult,<br />
each and every day i am proud to be<br />
the head of such a wonderful school.<br />
the girls and staff are incredibly<br />
enthusiastic and positive and i am very<br />
happy to be leading the school into an<br />
exciting new phase of development.<br />
What are you looking forward<br />
to this coming year?<br />
i am looking forward to building on<br />
the success of my first year. developing<br />
opportunities for sport has featured<br />
highly this year and we are currently<br />
in the process of drawing up plans<br />
to cover our swimming pool and<br />
build further facilities for pE. we<br />
are also changing the structure of<br />
the school day to maximise learning<br />
and it will therefore be exciting to<br />
see these plans come to fruition.<br />
Manor house school is an independent day school in leatherhead, surrey, for girls aged 2-16. manorhouseschool.org<br />
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29 wealdentimes.co.uk
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