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Penny Bijl
Head of Learning Enhancement / Designated Safeguarding Lead Penny trained originally as a a a a a teacher
of English (1986) with undergraduate degrees from Reading and Cambridge She then gained an M Phil in in Psychology of Education also from Cambridge in 1987 and took her MA in in 1990 After completing management training with the NHS she worked as a a a a a a Contracts and Planning Manager at Kidderminster NHS Trust for 3
years She then returned to teaching initially in in in the state sector and joined Malvern College in in 2004 in in the Learning Enhancement department subsequently also teaching English to IB GCSE and in the FY for several years and TOK for two years Natalie Roberts
Director of Finance
Natalie graduated from the University of York with a degree in Philosophy Politics and Economics After beginning her her career at KPMG where she qualified as a a a a a a a chartered accountant Natalie has since worked in in fin variety of finance roles in the not-for-profit and local government sectors These include the Grammar School at at Leeds and latterly Westminster City Council where her her focus was on commercial capital and strategic projects Kate Tripp
Director of Human Resources
Kate joined Malvern College in in 2011 as Head of Human Resources
and became Director of Human Resources
in 2019 She is a Fellow of the CIPD has a a a degree in Applied Social Studies from Sheffield Hallam University and an an MA in Human Resources
Management from Oxford Brookes University Prior to joining Malvern Kate was Head of Organisational Development for a a a a Housing Association and prior to that held a a a variety of Human Resources
roles in in the charity and banking sectors Andrew Nuttall
Headmaster
The Downs Malvern Andy joined The Downs Malvern in in May 2022 Before taking over the Headship at at The Downs he he was Deputy Head at at Windlesham House School in in Sussex Andy graduated from Imperial College London with a degree in Zoology completed his PGCE at at Bath University and also holds an an MEd in Educational Leadership and Management from Buckingham University Before joining Windlesham House Andy taught at Cheam School and spent four years at The Banda School in Nairobi where he he he met his wife Polly Andy’s leisure time is is is focused on the outdoors: he he is a keen cross country runner enjoys fly fishing looking after the family’s chickens and quail and gardening with his two young children to list a few of his interests MALVERN COLLEGE (INCORPORATED UNDER ROYAL CHARTER) MALVERN COLLEGE (INCORPORATED UNDER ROYAL CHARTER) 37