Head of Junior School - Linda Hamilton BA Ed



Linda brought a wealth of expertise to the role as the first Head of our Junior School. Educated at Stretford Grammar School for Girls and then at Manchester University, she has taught in Iraq, Qatar, Nigeria and England.

While in Nigeria, Linda set up a pre-school and on her return to England she joined Altrincham Preparatory School for boys teaching Year 6 pupils and going on to become Deputy Head of the School. Linda has always taught at junior level and especially enjoys teaching younger boys as she had three sons of her own, two of them former pupils of MGS.

Linda is also an Independent Schools Inspector and an Associate Governor at Altrincham Grammar School.

Having spent the last ten years renovating their home, Linda recuperates with her favourite past times of walking, reading and travel.

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Secretary to the Head of Junior School - Jacky Thorne

 

Jacky is the first port of call for any parent or visitor to the Junior School and is always happy to help.

If you would like to come into MGS and talk to Linda, please contact on 0161 224 7201 Ext 237 or at This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it

Junior School Deputy Heads – Mark Crewe-Read and Ben Hanson

Mark Crewe-Read was born in North Wales and educated at Wellington College in Berkshire. Having gained a degree in International Politics and Strategic Studies at Aberystwyth, he spent three years in retail management before changing careers to education.

Teaching has taken Mark from Hampshire to North Yorkshire, the Moray Firth, Cheshire and now MGS, having previously been Director of Studies at The Grange Junior School in Hartford.

Mark enjoys the outdoors when he can - running, scrambling, kayaking and sailing, as well as coaching rugby in Chester. He also plays the bagpipes in a local pipe band, an instrument he has only recently taken up.

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Ben Hanson was born in Kings Lynn, Norfolk and educated at The Norwich School for boys. He went on to study History and French at the University of Manchester, including a year living in France teaching English in a Lycée in the town of Agen.

Following a PGCE at The Manchester Metropolitan University, Ben taught in Stretford and Sale Moor.  More recently, Ben worked in Warrington at a Church of England Primary School, where he was Deputy Head and then Acting Head before joining The Manchester Grammar School.

A keen participant and spectator of various sports, Ben has taken up running in recent years and has completed the Beijing and Venice marathons, along with several half-marathons.

At home, Ben spends much of his spare time with his wife and two young sons, who all love cycling and walking in the countryside together.

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PE Specialist

Matt Roe was born in Lincoln and educated at state schools before earning a BSc (Hons) in Sports Science at Nottingham.
 
He first realised his love of teaching when he spent many, many summers working for Camp America in Pennsylvania, USA at the famous Lake Owego Camp, after which he decided to complete his PGCE at Leeds Carnegie.
 
Matt has been a secondary school PE specialist for over twelve years, but realised how much he enjoyed teaching junior school age when he was Head of PE at an International school in Valencia, Spain, where the weather was slightly different to Manchester!
 
In his spare time, Matt enjoys playing sports, going camping, travelling, socialising and can usually be found in and around Heaton Moor Sports Club where he plays rugby and tennis. He lives nearby with his wife Fiona and two children Daniel and Isabel.
 
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