Sue John
Susan Elizabeth John | |
|---|---|
| Headmistress of Lampton School | |
| In office 1997–2015 | |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 1 April 1953 |
| Nationality | British |
| Profession | Educator |
| Awards | _Ribbon.svg){kind=small} DBE |
Dame Susan Elizabeth John DBE (born 1953), is a British headteacher and educator, who chairs the Teacher Development Trust.[1]
Awarded a damehood in 2011 for leading a low-performing and unpopular London school to being oversubscribed and graded as outstanding by OFSTED,[2] from 1997 until 2015 she served as headmistress of Lampton School which was included in the 2010 OFSTED publication Twelve Outstanding Secondary Schools: excelling against the odds.[3]
Career
[edit]Revolutionising the fortunes of a large multi-ethnic mixed school, as Headmistress of Lampton School in the London Borough of Hounslow between 1997 and 2015,[4] John was appointed DBE in the 2011 New Year Honours for "services to local and national education".[5]
Subsequently appointed a director of the Brilliant Club,[6] DfE, Future and Teaching Leaders[7] then chair of the South London Teaching School Hub[8] and Charles Dickens Research School,[9] Dame Sue is a member of the Sutton Trust Education Advisory Group,[10] the advisory group for the Fair Education Alliance[11] and the Royal Society’s curriculum group.[12] She has also served as a trustee for the Haberdashers' Academies Trust South[13] and chair of Trustees for the Teacher Development Trust.[14]
Honours and awards
[edit]Honours
[edit]Awards
[edit]- Hon. DUniv – Roehampton University (2017)[15]
- Hon. Fellow – Brunel University (2000)[16]
References
[edit]- ^ "Dame Sue John – FED Education". Retrieved 2025-02-18.
- ^ "Dame Sue John". GOV.UK. Retrieved 2025-02-18.
- ^ "Twelve outstanding secondary schools Excelling against the odds" (PDF). dera.ioe.ac.uk.
- ^ "Welcome to Lampton School". www.lampton.org.uk. Retrieved 2025-02-18.
- ^ "New Year's Honours 2011: CSV - GOV.UK". assets.publishing.service.gov.uk. Retrieved 2025-02-18.
- ^ "The Brilliant Club". The Brilliant Club. 2020-04-28. Retrieved 2025-02-18.
- ^ "Our history". Ambition Institute. Retrieved 2025-02-18.
- ^ "Welcome to London South Teaching School Hub". www.londonsouthtsh.org. Retrieved 2025-02-18.
- ^ "Wandle Teaching School Hub - Charles Dickens Research School". www.wandletshub.org.uk. Retrieved 2025-02-18.
- ^ "The Sutton Trust". The Sutton Trust. Retrieved 2025-02-18.
- ^ "Fair Education Alliance". Fair Education Alliance. 2025-02-10. Retrieved 2025-02-18.
- ^ "Fellow Detail Page | Royal Society". royalsociety.org. Retrieved 2025-02-18.
- ^ "Our Schools | The Haberdashers' Company". www.haberdashers.co.uk. Retrieved 2025-02-18.
- ^ "Our People | Challenge Partners". challengepartners.org. Retrieved 2025-02-18.
- ^ "Honorary Degrees". Roehampton University. Retrieved 2025-02-18.
- ^ "Honorary Fellows". www.brunel.ac.uk. Retrieved 2025-02-18.