About Bedales
- Introduction
- History of Bedales
- Teacher Profiles
- Keith Budge
- Dominic Oliver
- Graham Banks
- Katie McBride
- Alistair McConville
- Michael Newman
- Ben Shaw
- Kirsty Layton
- Steven Gardner
- Colin Prowse
- Clare Jarmy
- Michael Truss
- Jay Green
- Ruth Tarrant
- Kevin Boniface
- Claire Gammon
- Tristan Wilson
- Christopher Grocock
- Philip Brittain
- Michael Lambert
- Sarah Flavell
- Diana Walsgrove
- Chris Bott
- Alan Wright
- Mary-Elizabeth Houghton
- Jane Grubb
- Kathy Misson
- Ryan Walsh
- Catherine Murphy
- Darran Kettle
- Debra Payne
- Elaine Hewitt
- James Beatty
- Judy Walker
- Mark Collins
- Nick Maddocks
- Olivia Burnett-Armstrong
- Madeleine Clark
- Fran Box
- Kath Connolly
- Jo Webbern
- Sharon Rose
- Amanda de Courcy
- News & Media
- Photo Albums
- Alumni Profiles
- Bedales Campus
- Support for Charities
- Bedales Jobs
- Policies and Forms
Steven Gardner
Drama Teacher and Head of Sixth Form, Bedales
BA (Hons) Drama
Applied Theatre and Education (Central School of Speech and Drama)
QTS, University of Chichester
What makes a good teacher at Bedales?
Passion; commitment, dependability; energy; stamina; the ability to laugh at yourself…
What are you trying to encourage and instil in the children?
Leadership; collaboration; focused and constructive play
Apart from your teaching role, what else do you get involved with at the school?
Directing school productions; Football coach; Duties on Boys’ Flat
In your opinion, what makes Bedales special?
Bedales really is an environment that allows and encourages you to be yourself and to strive for individuality.
Who or what inspires you?
Contemporary, cutting-edge, risky theatre; my daughter and wife; Pompey FC on 17th June, 2008
Tell us something not a lot of people know about you.
I used to be a bar manager, double glazing salesman and I once put my friend’s house up for sale, without his permission...
