Susan Wijeratna
Susan Wijeratna is a schoolteacher, the first woman to become Lower Master at Eton College.
She was deputy head of St Paul's Girls' School and is currently head of Latymer Upper School.
Biography[edit]
Susan Cook was born in May 1969.[1] She is the daughter of John Cook, a schoolmaster, previously head of Epsom College.[2] She was educated at Brighton College and took her bachelor's degree in geography at the University of Birmingham.[2]
Wijeratna's first teaching job was at Epsom College. She next moved to Eastbourne College and then became head of geography at St Benedict's School, Ealing.[2] She served as the deputy head of St Paul's Girls' School, responsible for pastoral affairs.[2]
Wijeratna became the first woman Lower Master (deputy head) of Eton College on her appointment there in September 2017.[3][4] Bedales School praised Eton for the appointment.[5]
In 2019 she became a director of the Royal Ballet School.[1] While at Eton, she served for a while as governor of St Stephen's Church of England Primary School.[6] In January 2023, she was announced as the new head of Latymer Upper School, to take up the appointment in September.[7]
Personal life[edit]
Wijeratna is married to Alex Wijeratna, an environmental activist.[8] They have two daughters.[2]
References[edit]
- ^ a b "Susan Wijeratna". Gov.uk. Retrieved 10 January 2023.
- ^ a b c d e "Old Brightonians: Su Wijeratna (née Cook - Fe. 1985-87) - OB of the Month, January 2017". Brighton College. 12 January 2017. Retrieved 10 January 2023.
- ^ "Team". Eton College. Archived from the original on 10 October 2022. Retrieved 10 January 2023.
- ^ "Eton appoints Su Wijeratna as first female deputy head". BBC News. 28 November 2016. Retrieved 10 January 2023.
- ^ Fairbairn, Charlotte. "Thinking Outside the Box: Charlotte Fairbairn looks at schools breaking the mould" (PDF). Bedales School. Retrieved 10 January 2023.
- ^ "Governorships within ISSP, Academy Partners and other state schools (Slough and Eton CofE Business & Enterprise College)". Schools Together. Retrieved 10 January 2023.
- ^ "New Head announced for Latymer Upper School". RS Academics. Retrieved 15 January 2023.
- ^ "About Us: Alex Wijeratna". Mighty Earth. Retrieved 10 January 2023.