Boarding Team
At St John’s Beaumont, our dedicated boarding team provides round-the-clock support, ensuring the wellbeing and pastoral care of each boarder. Our experienced and compassionate boarding staff focuses on creating a home-away-from-home, fostering a nurturing environment where each boarder feels secure and valued.
Additionally, the boarding team is supported by our academic day staff for timetabled study periods, evening and weekend supervision, trips and outings.
There is a strong sense of community between staff and pupils and the St John’s Boarding team plays a vital role in shaping the positive and enriching boarding experience.
Staff gallery
Originally from South Africa, Mr Hutchinson-Lawson has been at St John’s for more than 10 years and lives on the school estate with his wife, Mrs Hutchinson-Lawson (Deputy SENDco) and their three children. Mr Hutch and his family regularly host the boarders for family-style meals and join in weekend activities, allowing the boarders to truly feel a part of an extended family.
Mr Tom Clements
Deputy Head of Boarding
Originally from California USA, Mr Clements has been at St John’s for more than nineteen years and lives in a schoolhouse with his wife, Mrs Ruskin-Clements and their two children. Mr Clements is the Deputy Head of Boarding as well as the main dormitory parent residing in the school during the academic week. His son is a current pupil at St John’s and the family often participate in the evening and weekend activities embracing a true sense of an extended family in the boarding community.
Mrs Sam Suddery
Residential Matron
Mrs Suddery, our residential matron joined us in 2023 from her previous post as a Housemistress at Repton School. Prior to her boarding school days, Mrs Suddery was a Detective for the Metropolitan Police specialising in Public Protection - so our boarders are in very safe hands! Mrs Suddery lives on site with her family; husband Alistair and nearly grown-up children, and two dogs Jedi & Missy.
Mrs Lorna Walsh
Nurse (RN/Paediatrics)
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Miss Haadiya Mohammad
Nurse (RN/BSc Children’s Nursing)
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Mr Sam Murphy
Boarding Gap
Mr Murphy joined St John’s in 2023 as a boarding gap and sports coach in 2023. Originally from Tamworth in country NSW, Australia, Mr Murphy loves the wide open spaces of St John’s and can often be found on the sports pitches coaching cricket and ‘footy’.