Nicola Strivens
Head of Learning SupportDepartment: Learning Support
Job title: Head of Learning Support
Date joined the RGS: September 2017
Q. What's the best thing about working at the RGS?
A. The love that staff and students have for the school, and the supportive nature of it.
Q. What do you love about your department?
A. That we work as a team and recognise one another's expertise. We look to each other for support and guidance.
Q. Which staff groups are you involved in?
A. Staff/Parent/Student choir; Standards Committee
Q. What do you enjoy doing in your spare time?
A. Meeting with friends, spending time with family, reading, gentle running.
Q. If you could choose any other career, what would it be?
A. Actor
Q. What is your motto in life?
A. I'm not sure I have a motto. Probably, 'Keep going until 9, then put your feet up.'
Q. If you could give one bit of advice to your younger self what would it be?
A. You won't know if you don't try.
Q. What would be the title of your autobiography?
A. Sorry, I'm Waffling Again.
About Royal Grammar School Guildford
The RGS Prep and Senior Schools are situated in the heart of the historic town of Guildford, a flourishing and vibrant place to live and work.
Our strong staff community is the result of many factors.
Teaching and support staff collaborate professionally to ensure a first class education and excellent pastoral care.
Individual contribution is celebrated through the sharing of new ideas and best practice as well as personal and departmental achievements.
Social groups flourish and are a great opportunity to get to know colleagues in a more informal setting.
Our staff body is diverse and however you choose to involve yourself in school life, you will find yourself among like-minded people.
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