The King's Team

Alison joined King’s in September 2018 as Deputy Head with particular responsibility for staff and our co-curricular education, latterly taking on the role of Senior Deputy Head, responsible for the day-to-day running of the Senior School. In September 2024, Alison assumed the role of Acting Head of the Senior School and Acting Head of the King’s School Worcester Foundation.

A graduate of English and American Literature from the University of Warwick, Alison studied for her PGCE at the University of Oxford. She is convinced of the importance of education and learning, completing an MSc in Educational Leadership in 2015 and a Doctorate in Education in 2022.

Having taught at international schools in Berlin and Brussels, as well as schools in both the UK independent and maintained sectors during her career, Alison joined King’s from St Swithun’s in Winchester.

She is an avid reader and keen gardener with a strong interest in European travel, culture and history.

Harriet joined King’s in January 2023 as Deputy Head (Pastoral). She has a special interest in young people’s mental health and well-being and the factors which can have an impact upon these.

She is a born and bred Brummie and taught first at King Edward’s High School for Girls and Elmhurst Ballet School as a French and Spanish teacher. She moved to London in 2015, where she joined Forest School, a large independent day school for children aged 4-18. She was subsequently promoted, first to Head of House and then Head of Middle School and was a member of Forest’s Senior Leadership Team, directly responsible for the academic progress, personal development and safeguarding of pupils in Years 9, 10 and 11.

She firmly believes that School, working in partnership with parents and carers, with pupil voice at the centre of that work, can have a hugely positive impact on every young person’s development.

Katie started her career in engineering for Smiths Industries and then in various management and strategic roles for British Airways.

When her youngest child started school, so did Katie and she returned to education to undertake a PGCE. Katie joined King’s in 2010 as a teacher of Mathematics, later becoming the Academic Challenge Co-ordinator, then taking up the role of Assistant Head – Pupil Development, and now Deputy Head – Academic. Katie is also the Foundation Inspection Coordinator.

Georgina joined the King’s Foundation in 2021, following 8 years working as a Finance Director in the manufacturing sector.

After completing her Accountancy degree at Cardiff University, Georgina trained as a Chartered Accountant with RSM Robson Rhodes. She then made the decision to move into industry in 2008 as she wanted to influence the strategy of an organisation and make a difference!

Over the last 12 years, Georgina has worked for two multinational engineering groups, both giving her very different experiences and skills which she is very excited to now have the opportunity to put into use in an exciting new sector.

In her spare time she enjoys spending time with her family; anything that gets them outdoors. You will often find them hiking up a mountain or exploring their local nature reserve regardless of the weather.

When she gets some time to herself Georgina enjoys running and perhaps more unusually sewing, where she is happy creating things for her young daughter and friends’ children.

Adam joined Kings in February 2015 as Estates Manager and became Director Of Operations in April 2023.

Having graduated from Reading with a degree in Land Management and Development, Adam began his career as Facilities Manager at The Leadership Trust, the UK’s largest provider of open leadership development programmes. He progressed through the company over a 12-year period to become Operations Director.

In 2011, Adam co-founded White Orca, a digital media and information management business, where he was Director for four years before joining King’s.

Adam spends his spare time with family and friends, outdoors as much as possible and usually on two wheels.

Having completed a BA (Hons) degree in Strategic Marketing at Bournemouth University and the Chartered Institute of Marketing Diploma in Marketing, Emily started her career path working at Global Advertising agency TBWA. Following that, she took up a Marketing Campaign Management role within Endsleigh Insurance (Zurich Group) and then RWE Npower, where she spent nine years gaining a variety of experience across multiple marketing disciplines and wider strategic projects.

Emily joined King’s in August 2018 bringing a range of commercial experience across multiple marketing disciplines and a real passion and energy to view the world through the eyes of the customer.

Out of work, Emily is kept occupied by her energetic family. A keen interior designer and fitness fanatic, at weekends you’ll find her planning her next colour scheme at home or enjoying the great outdoors with my family.