Richard is Director of Performance at Dukes. He works to ensure all our schools deliver the highest standard of excellence in teaching and learning, and are well-supported in doing so.

In his role, Richard monitors performance in areas of wellbeing, leadership, and personal development. He promotes various group-wide initiatives to ensure the needs of everyone across the group are met, so that Dukes Education can provide the best education possible.

Christine is an education specialist with over thirty years of experience in education. She spent 20 years working as the Headmistress at a number of co-educational, girls’, and boys' schools. Her time at leading schools such as Godolphin Prep and Hawkesdown House enabled her to form a deep understanding of independent schools and what they are looking for in prospective students. Christine has spent 12 years as an ISI inspector, finishing as a trained Reporting Inspector (RI).