Kate Simlett, Deputy Head (Pastoral

TUDOR INTRODUCES… Kate Simlett, Deputy Head (Pastoral)

Kate joined Tudor from Moreton Hall School where she had spent twelve years in the roles of Director of Wellbeing & Senior Housemistress and Director of Sport & Housemistress.

Time at Tudor: Joined January 2019

Reasons for becoming a teacher: I played a lot of sport when I was young and started coaching while I was still at school. I loved working with young people and after finishing University in South Africa, I got a job teaching PE at a boarding school in Scotland and have never looked back.

Best and worst memory from my own school

days: My best memories were representing my school at sport and starting a hiking club while at school. I swam and played hockey both for the school and nationally, making lifelong friends through this. The hiking club took my friends and I all over South Africa and contributed to some of my best life experiences.

Tudor is a school that very much focuses on the individual and allows each girl to thrive in her own way. It is about community and being encouraged to find your voice.

My worst memory of school was having to take part in gymnastic competitions – and having to wear a leotard.

What makes Tudor different: Tudor is a school that very much focuses on the individual and allows each girl to thrive in her own way. It is about community and being encouraged to find your voice. The pastoral care runs so strongly through the whole community and is very much the backbone of the success of the girls. From the moment you join Tudor, you know you are part of something unique.

Most rewarding part of my role: Knowing that the girls feel they are supported, cared for and have someone in school who they can turn to in a time of need.

Hopes for the future: The world is changing at a fast rate every day and it is my hope that we can prepare the girls to respond and be resilient in the face of these changes.

A few of my favourite things: Watching sport, swimming in the sea and chocolate...closely followed by listening to music from musicals and a good South African Pinotage.

Best advice for girls: Be true to yourself: get to know who you are and be that person. Make sure you are always kind to yourself and to others. Do the best you can, no matter what that is. Try not to compare yourself to those around you but judge yourself on how hard you have worked. I believe that you can achieve whatever it is you want to achieve as long as you are prepared to work hard, get back up when you are knocked down and ask for help when you need it. Always remember that no matter what, the sun will always rise. R