Elizabeth Stone (educator)
Elizabeth Stone | |
|---|---|
| Occupation | Teacher |
| Known for | Headmaster of Winchester College |
Elizabeth Stone is an Australian teacher who is the current Headmaster of Winchester College, an English public school (a fee-charging private boarding school), and was formerly the head of Queenwood School for Girls, Sydney, Australia.
Career
Stone was educated at
Rhodes scholar at University College, Oxford.[1] She then worked at the Supreme Court of New South Wales
and the University of New South Wales before returning to secondary education.
Stone taught maths at
Cheltenham Ladies College.[2] Then, after 8 years as the principal of Queenwood School, she returned to Winchester College as Headmaster, succeeding Timothy Hands.[3] She is the first woman to hold this position.[4]
Stone sits on the board of the
Ramsay Centre for Western Civilisation.[4]
References
- ^ "Winchester College Welcomes New Head". www.winchestercollege.org. 19 July 2022.
- ^ Bouchard, Adele (21 July 2022). "First female head for Winchester College - and girls will be allowed into sixth form". Hampshire Chronicle.
- ^ Woolcock, Nicola (1 September 2023). "Winchester College appoints first female head teacher". The Times. Retrieved 1 September 2023.
- ^ a b Carroll, Lucy (19 July 2022). "Queenwood principal to head 640-year-old British boys' school". The Sydney Morning Herald.
Further reading
- Quinault, Lucia (November 2023). "The Headmaster - in her own words". Trusty Servant. 136. Winchester College: 1–3.
