Penny Watkins

Head of Dunhurst

BA (Hons), English, Cardiff University

What makes a good teacher at Dunhurst?
Flexibility...and the ability to inspire.

What are you trying to encourage and instil in your pupils?
Free thinking.

Apart from your teaching role, what else do you get involved with at the school?
We are working with the whole person here, not just a bit of him or her!

In your opinion, what makes Dunhurst special?
The quality of relationships.

What is your best memory of Dunhurst?
The environment in snow or sun.

Who or what inspires you?
All children.

Tell us something not a lot of people know about you.
I was not privately educated and first went out to work when I was 15 years old.