We are delighted to feature our very own Head of Sixth Form, Josh Hand (Cl 91-01) as our OV of the Week. As a pupil, Josh was involved with the Himalayan Club and was vice-captain of the 1st XV. Josh was also Head of School which he says, “was a real honour, although I can still remember the nerves of my Monitors’ Address in College Hall. Planning your first ever speech was tough in the pre-internet days!”

After school, Josh took a gap year, playing rugby and teaching at Hastings Boys’ High School, New Zealand. He went to the University of Nottingham to study Economics before working in Verbier, Switzerland, as a chalet host and ski guide.

Josh then did a PGCE in Secondary Mathematics at the University of Bristol before landing his first job as a Maths teacher at the King’s School, Gloucester. Whilst there, Josh also studied a Masters Level qualification in Teaching Advanced Mathematics at the University of Warwick.

Josh joined King’s Worcester in 2010 as a teacher of Mathematics, U12 rugby coach and year group tutor in Wulstan House. In 2012, Josh became Chappel House Tutor and had five very happy years in this role. During this time, Josh led Himalayan Club trips to Turkey and the Forbidden Kingdom of Mustang, Nepal, and coached rugby on the tour to Sri Lanka and Singapore. In 2017 Josh was appointed to the role of Head of Sixth Form.

Josh is married to Lucinda, a Year 6 teacher at King’s St Alban’s, and they have two children, Elodie and Theo. Josh is passionate about running – whether it be with one of the children in the buggy, or crossing the finishing line at the 2019 London Marathon in 2:50:16.