Meet the Team
Dartmouth
Mr A Large
Head of Boarding and Dartmouth Houseparent
Alex Large has been Head of Boarding for three years alongside running Dartmouth House. He has a real passion for boarding and is a BSA Level 3 Accredited Boarding Practitioner. He loves being a dad – to his sons Harry, 4 and Thomas, 1 and tries to create a nurturing and purposeful family environment to the other 40 boys in the house. He teaches mathematics and further mathematics and can teach PE when required. A keen sportsman, you can usually find him on the hockey pitch on Saturday afternoons playing for Finchfield and outside the hockey season he turns his attention to the golf course. He also enjoys food and drink, especially tasting food from the boarders’ own countries and has a real love of coffee.
Miss R Binning
Dartmouth Houseparent
Miss Binning has been a Lichfield boarding assistant for two years. She has always had a love and passion for boarding since she was a past student / Lichfield boarder. She joined the team after she graduated sixth-form. She is a qualified swimming teacher and lifeguard who works in the swimming complex part-time. She enjoys learning and embracing different cultures. She also likes to sing and dance. You’ll often hear live performances from the office. She loves animals, particularly dogs and marine life. She likes to spend her summers in the Caribbean swimming with dolphins and snorkelling. Her highlight of the day is talking to students about their day and giving advice.
Lichfield
Miss D Holland
Lichfield Houseparent
Miss Holland has worked in schools for many years and boarding is something she really enjoys working in. In particular, the family environment it creates is why she likes it so much. She has 2 grown up children: A daughter, who is a teacher in a boarding school and a son, who is a banker. The pastoral caring side is why she stays in boarding as this part of her personality allows her to focus on this. Her hobbies include watching her football team Walsall FC – they never win anything, but it’s the community spirit she loves! She is also a bibliophile and reads lots – she finds it very hard to throw a book out! Finally, she likes to swim and play tennis when she can.
Miss N Zhang
Lichfield Assistant Houseparent
Ms Zhang has been a houseparent for almost 13 years. She really enjoys working with youngsters from all cultures and backgrounds and has been a BSA level 3 practitioner for several years. Her experiences in the role of Head of Sixth Form and Exams Officer along with her international background enable her to provide a positive and supportive environment whilst guiding boarding students through some of the most complex parts of their school careers. Away from the boarding house Ms Zhang is also very interested in cookery especially exploring international cuisines. Her sushi-making classes have been very popular.
Boarding Assistants
Mr K Uskov
House Tutor
Mr K started his journey at the Royal School as a sixth former and after graduating Year 13, he joined the boarding team as Boarding Assistant. He is passionate about Art and iscurrently studying Fine Art at the University. As well as studying he is also enjoying learning about different cultures. Mr K also enjoys activities like swimming, playing piano, hiking and walking. He is a Trilingual and can speak Estonian, Russian and English.