New Warden at STC

The Chairman and Board of Governors of S. Thomas' College, Mt. Lavinia, have appointed the Revd John Charles Puddefoot M.A. (Oxon) B.D. to be the 17th Warden of the College. He will assume responsibilities from July 1, 2009.

The Warden-designate is at present the Deputy Head (Curriculum) at Eton College, Windsor, U.K. He joined Eton in 1984 as Assistant Master (Mathematics) and was promoted Head of Mathematics in 1993 and Director of Studies in 2002. He has been Deputy Headmaster since 2003.

Puddefoot is Chairman of a number of Eton Committees, such as Curriculum, Professional Development, IT Executive, School Fund, Universities Liaison, Examinations etc. Some of the subjects he has taught at Eton are Pure Mathematics, Mechanics, Statistics, Computer Science, General Philosophy, Theology, Medical Ethics, etc. In addition he was once the Chief Setter for the Independent Schools Examinations Board Common Entrance and Common Scholarship in Mathematics.