Professor Jim Salzman holds joint appointments at the University of California (UCLA and UC, Santa Barbara) as the Donald Bren Distinguished Professor of Environmental Law. He has published eight books and more than 80 articles. Professor Salzman studied at both Yale and Harvard Universities, becoming the first Harvard graduate to earn joint degrees in law […]
Laurie attended The Perse from 1943-48, as a member of Hillel House, the School’s Jewish boarding house. Following two years’ National Service, he launched a hugely successful business career, with interests in property, film, and theatre. An early project involved him selling plastic mackintoshes following the Second World War; he obtained the official Mickey Mouse […]
Born in Hong Kong in 1954, Sir David Tang came to The Perse aged 13. He went on to King’s College London to read Philosophy and then Law. After starting a career as a solicitor, Sir David went on to found the Shanghai Tang fashion chain, which he sold in 2006 to the Swiss luxury […]
Reeve went on from The Perse to University College Oxford, where he read Engineering, Economics and Management. Whilst at University, he completed a number of holiday placements, and became a business analyst upon graduation. Being a serial entrepreneur, Reeve has co-founded a number of companies, including LOVEFiLM.com, Fletcher Research (now NASDAQ:FORR), and Secret Escapes. He […]
Fiona Cornish was senior partner of a Cambridge GP practice and has successfully combined clinical practice with active roles as an appraiser, GP trainer, undergraduate teacher, school doctor at King’s College School and member of the University Health and Wellbeing Committee. She has been a senior member of the Medical Women’s Federation (MWF) for many […]
Eleni Pepona joined The Perse in September 2022 having worked in the maths education sector for more than 15 years. Having worked with students of all ages, from pre-school to Sixth Formers, Eleni has long been fascinated about the inner workings of the learning process, which led her to complete a MA in Education in […]
Emily Kenzie joined The Perse in September 2021 having taught maths at all levels for 10 years. She is also a form tutor to an Upper Sixth form group building upon the experience she gained taking two other tutor groups through their Sixth Form years in her previous school. Having joined The Perse post-pandemic, she […]
Jules Reston joined The Perse Prep in September 2016. He became Director of Enrichment in September 2020. After having worked as a Year 3 form teacher and Head of Year 4, working closely with a number of teaching assistants, he decided it would be useful to investigate how efficiently these valuable human assets were being […]
Emma Kenzie joined the Perse Upper geography department in September 2010 and also took over the role of Charities Co-ordinator. She has greatly expanded the charitable fundraising and volunteering that Perse pupils take part in and had increased our yearly fundraising to approximately £45,000. Emma has created Lower School, Middle School and Sixth Form Charities […]
Alison Stewart joined the Perse Upper biology department in September 2020, meaning that part of her first year of teaching was completed online. Having been a Lower Sixth lead in her previous school, this led Alison to consider whether online learning could actually develop some useful skills for the future in older students. “Working with […]
