Archives: Staff
Mr L Lynch
When did you join RGS Prep? September 2014
What’s the best thing about RGS Prep? The energy that the boys bring to lessons and their willingness to learn.
What excites you most about coming into work each day? I thoroughly enjoy being able create in DT and coach my favourite sports every day while working with my colleagues and friends. Also, I never know what challenges the school day with throw at me.
What’s your life philosophy/motto in life? ‘Live your dream’ and ‘Relax, don’t worry, everything could always be worse’.
If you could change your name to anything, what would it be? My middle name to anything beginning with O. Then my initials would be LOL.
If you were allowed one dream perk, what would it be? A new car of my choice every year.
What luxury would you have on a desert island? My Spotify account, I can not be without music.
What animal most reflects your personality? Rhino.
If you could choose one superhuman ability what would it be? Teleporting, so I can travel to and from the Caribbean at the click of a finger.
What’s your favourite film and why? Too many to choose from and depends on my mood.
Do you have any phobias? FOMO – the fear of missing out.
What’s the strangest thing in your fridge at the moment? Fresh tamarind.
What would your autobiography be entitled? Train, play, injured, repeat!
What is your favourite ice-cream flavour? Haagen-Dazs salted caramel and pralines and cream.
Which actor/actress would you get to play you in a film of your life? Denzel Washington but he would have to put on a few pounds.
What food will you absolutely not, under any circumstances, eat? Oysters. I love seafood but I had a bad experience with them in Florida.
If you could be any cartoon character who would you be? Roadrunner or the Flash because I am getting old, falling apart and becoming even slower on the sports field.
Mrs A Alvarado
When did you join RGS Prep? March 2020
What’s the best thing about the RGS? Working with the most wonderful people.
What’s your life philosophy/motto in life? Always see good in people.
If you were allowed one dream perk, what would it be? Travel around the world.
What luxury would you have on a desert island? Coffee.
What’s your favourite film and why? The Greatest Showman. Every song tells a story, and it teaches good morals.
Do you have any phobias? Snakes.
What would your autobiography be entitled? Always try to be the best person you can be and trust God.
What is your favourite ice-cream flavour? Caramel.
Which actor/actress would you get to play you in a film of your life? Nicole Kidman.
Mrs E Bahari
What is the best thing about RGS Prep? friendly working atmosphere, professionalism of staff and well behaved boys.
What luxury would you have on a desert island? A yacht to get me back to civilisation.
If you could choose one superhuman ability what would it be? Time travel.
What’s your favourite film and why? The Gladiator. Love the story, music score and Russell Crowe.
What is your favourite ice-cream flavour? Rum and raisin.
What food will you absolutely not, under any circumstances, eat? Black Pudding.
What’s your life philosophy/motto? If you fail to plan then you plan to fail.
Ms K Jones
What’s the best thing about the RGS? The people are so friendly and the amazing lunches!
What excites you most about coming into work each day? Each day is different and there is always an exciting project around the corner.
If you were allowed one dream peak, what would it be? A personal chef.
What luxury would you have on a desert island? An art set, so I can practise drawing and painting which is something I keep wanting to do but never seem to find the time.
If you could change your name to anything, what would it be? I don’t think I would enjoy the relative anonymity of having the second most common surname in the UK!
What’s your philosophy/motto in life? Trust the process, I am quite impatient so often remind myself this!
M JDN Lythgoe
Mr C George
Mrs R Self
When did you join RGS Prep? September 2019
What’s the best thing about RGS Prep? Seeing the boys every day – they are always full of energy and enthusiasm and it is contagious!
What excites you most about coming into work each day? No two days are the same and there’s always something new to challenge you.
If you could change your name to anything, what would it be? Mrs Elf
If you were allowed one dream perk, what would it be? Friday afternoons off whilst my children are still at school! I could run around and get all the jobs done so that weekends were free to enjoy.
What luxury would you have on a desert island? My guitar
What’s your favourite film and why? ET – I’ve loved it since I saw it at the cinema when I was little and I still cry at the end!
What would your autobiography be entitled? There she goes…..
What food will you absolutely not, under any circumstances, eat? To be honest I’ll give most things a go but I’d have to draw the line at eyeballs – I couldn’t stomach the crunch followed by goo!
What’s your life philosophy/motto in life? ‘Seek to understand, not be understood’ (wise words from my dad when I was young) and ‘work hard, be nice’.
Mrs G White
When did you join RGS Prep? September 2021
What’s the best thing about RGS Prep? The caring and supportive environment that runs through the school.
What excites you most about coming into work each day? Interacting with the boys when learning or playing.
What luxury would you have on a desert island? Netflix.
What animal most reflects your personality? A cat.
What’s your favourite film? Matrix with Keanu Reeves as Neo.
What would your autobiography be entitled? Choose joy and strength in the storm.
What food will you absolutely not, under any circumstances, eat? Jellied eels.
What’s your life philosophy/motto in life? Three things last forever – faith, hope and love. The greatest of these is love.
Dr Maroof Ahmed OG 2011
Maroof is a medical doctor who graduated from Imperial College London with dual degrees in Medicine and Business Management. During his training as a doctor, Maroof wanted to focus on the effects of smoking. In 2017 – as soon as he graduated – he founded Quit Genius, a gamified cognitive behavioural therapy application to help smokers stop. In 2018 he was listed by Forbes magazine as being one of the ‘30 under 30’ entrepreneurs. The app has since expanded to include alcohol and opioid addiction.
