Andrew Gordon-Brown
| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Nationality | South African |
| Born | 5 April 1967 |
| Sport | |
| Sport | Rowing |
Andrew Gordon-Brown (born 5 April 1967) is a South African rower[1] and school administrator who has been headmaster of Kingswood School in Bath, England, since 2020.[2]
Education and rowing career
[edit]Gordon-Brown was educated at Hyde Park High School in Johannesburg before studying at the University of Cape Town and Keble College, Oxford.[3][4]
He competed in the men's eight rowing event at the 1992 Summer Olympics.[5]
Teaching career
[edit]After a career as a media analyst for Deloitte & Touche in both South Africa and England,[6] Gordon-Brown began a second career as an educator, teaching first at Radley College before serving as pastoral deputy head at Stonyhurst.[7] From 2013 to 2020 he was headmaster of Truro School, [8][9] and has been headmaster of Kingswood School since 2020.
Personal life
[edit]As well as rowing, Gordon-Brown's interests include singing. He is married with three children.[2]
References
[edit]- ^ "Andrew GORDON-BROWN". World Rowing. Retrieved 19 June 2019.
- ^ a b Kingswood School, Meet the Principal, video. Retrieved 15 October 2024.
- ^ Mills, Richard. "Top Bath school appoints new headmaster for 2020". Somerset Live. Retrieved 19 June 2019.
- ^ "Meet the Trustees". Cornwall Music Service Trust. Retrieved 19 June 2019.
- ^ Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Andrew Gordon-Brown Olympic Results". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 18 April 2020. Retrieved 14 September 2018.
- ^ Finch, Julia. "High-flyer shuns CSFB for school life". Guardian. Retrieved 1 September 2019.
- ^ Blair, Alexandra. "Becoming a teacher with Andrew Gordon Brown". The Sunday Times. Retrieved 1 September 2019.
- ^ "Truro School welcomes new head". Business Cornwall. Retrieved 13 October 2018.
- ^ Ferrari, Marco (13 June 2019). "Truro School drama students hold free workshops for primary schools". Falmouth Packet. Retrieved 19 June 2019.
External links
[edit]- Andrew Gordon-Brown at World Rowing
- Andrew Gordon-Brown at Olympics.com
- Andrew Gordon-Brown at Olympedia
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