Heather gained a BA from Waikato University and commenced teaching in 1979. Her experience spans both public and private education in England and New Zealand, notably, St Swithun’s School, Winchester; St Cuthbert’s College; ACG Parnell and Strathallan. Teaching English has included responsibilities for the NCEA scholarship programme, assistant and acting Head of Department roles at Baradene College. A lifelong reader and keen advocate of English skills acquisition, Heather continues to enjoy sharing her passion with students.

Mike gained his BA Honours Degree from the University of London and then completed a MA in History at Auckland University. He has taught at King’s College for 30 years and has been the Head of History for the last 20 years. He has extensive experience of the Cambridge History courses and has taught a vast range of the themes and topics offered. Mike has taught a number of A Level courses including European history in the interwar years, 1919–41; International History, 1945-1992; and The USA, 1944-1992. He has also taught a range of AS History courses including Modern Europe, 1750 -1921; and International History, 1870-1945. In 2011 he was awarded the New Zealand Independent Schools Excellence in Teaching Award for Exceptional Professional Performance Years 11 to 13.

Laura is a French teacher at St Cuthbert’s College, where she brings her expertise as a native speaker from the sunny South of France. She holds a Bachelor in English as a Foreign Language from Lyon 3 Jean Moulin University and a Postgraduate Diploma in Education from the University of Birmingham. She began her teaching career in the UK in 2017 before relocating to New Zealand with her husband in 2019. Laura has experience teaching across multiple curricula, including Cambridge, IB, IGCSE, and NCEA. She is passionate about taking her students to a fluent level in French.

Mark earned a B.Bus Ed (Hons) in Economics and Business from Manchester and also an M.Ed (Hons) from Massey University. He has taught A Level Economics for 38 years, firstly at Epsom College in the UK before moving to King’s College in New Zealand where he is Head of Economics and Psychology. For the last four years he has been a Cambridge examiner for A Level Economics and is also a co-author of the elearneconomics website. He has extensive experience in helping students master the intricacies of Economic theory and has a particular focus on essay writing and evaluation. He also writes about economics through his blog – econfix – https://econfix.wordpress.com/