Former Staff
Wendy Griffiths, Headmistress, pays tribute to four long-standing staff members – Amanda Brauer, John Field, John Jackson and Clare Macro – who we said goodbye to at the end of the 2019 school year.
Amanda Brauer, PE Teacher and IIIs Housemistress (1999–2005), Registrar (2005–2008), PR Parents and Community (2008–2019) In recent years Amanda Brauer has become well-known among parents for her kindness, care and consideration, as the person who has welcomed them to everything from informal concerts to whole school musicals in her role as Parents and Community Coordinator. This is a position that has been a perfect match for her skill set: organised, efficient and
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totally charming. Parents regularly referred to ‘wonderful Amanda’ – an opinion shared by all who have worked alongside her over the last twenty years.
Todd netball or inducting senior girls into the fitness room. She simply wanted to pass on her enthusiasm for sport but also her belief in sport for life.
This role extended beyond parents’ events to the organisation and coordination of our Outreach Programme which aims to share Tudor facilities and staff expertise with the local community. Amanda liaised with primary and preparatory schools, Heads of Department at Tudor and our support staff in catering and maintenance. Every event was organised meticulously and feedback from pupils and visiting teachers was always hugely positive. Amanda has also been the school Registrar, another role which made good use of her excellent people skills, efficiency and ability to make everyone feel welcome. However, she was not convinced that this was for her and despite my pleading she changed direction.
To the girls she will be remembered by the phrase ‘Stuart can do it’ which was introduced into Tudor parlance during her time as Head of House. Amanda led Stuart House for twelve years and coordinated house activities for most of that time. We all became familiar with the sight of Amanda in her Stuart hoodie, clutching the Stuart mascot wearing a matching ensemble at all House events. We also remember how much she wanted them to win!
Amanda trained as a PE teacher and this remained a very important part of her time at Tudor despite her taking on many different roles. She was equally happy teaching
Her final job for the first half of the autumn term took her back to the beginning of her time at Tudor. She returned to the boarding team and was a temporary Deputy Housemistress in the Sixth Form. Amanda has always focused on the care of the girls, whether as a tutor of Todd and IIs in recent years, or in the boarding team, as Housemistress to the IIIs which is when I first met her. At that time she exuded a quiet confidence which
