MR. SIMON O’MALLEY

Last year, after 16 years of Headship, Mr O’Malley accepted a new challenge by joining the Repton Family of Schools Management Team as a Senior Education Advisor. In this role, he has already conducted Quality Assurance Visits of Repton Cairo, Repton Dubai and Repton Al Barsha and is currently working closely with another school within the Repton family – Vinehall School – as it prepares for inspection next year. A holistic education is an integral element of all Repton Schools and Mr. O’Malley embodies this principle; he is a keen sportsman who has completed the London Marathon three times, and a trustee of a charitable foundation that provides educational opportunities to children in London and Nepal. It has been agreed with Mr. O’Malley and ourselves that he will serve as the Repton Cairo Principal for one year before returning to the UK and his Senior Education Advisor role.

This will enable us to benefit from the expertise of a world class school leader and further strengthen the ties between Repton Cairo and Repton UK. It also provides ample time to select the best possible long-term successor to Mr. O’Malley. We believe this is good news all round. Mr. O’Malley is married to Katy who is an artist and teacher. They have two adult children, both of whom work in London – their daughter, Laragh, in the charity sector and son, Robert, in the Civil Service. To be able to appoint such a highly regarded school leader who is already very familiar with our school, is wonderful news for Repton Cairo. We look forward to working with Mr. O’Malley and believe his appointment will help fulfil our goal of ensuring Repton Cairo is a world leading school.