Aimee Kimbell Principal, Riverside Nursery Schools Aimee graduated with a BA Hons in Classical Civilisation from the University of Birmingham. She began her teaching career in Hong Kong where she taught children English up to GCSE level. In 2006 she began her Montessori Teaching Diploma and started her teaching placement at Kew Montessori in 2007 where she continued after graduating. In 2014, Aimee took on the post of Headteacher at Kew Montessori and subsequently also became Headteacher at St. Margaret’s Montessori in 2017. Both schools have their own individual character underpinned by a firm following of the Montessori philosophy directed by a talented, dedicated and passionate team. These two nurseries joined the other Duke’s nurseries to form a collection of nurseries now known as Riverside Nursery Schools.
Libby Nicholas Managing Director
Libby is responsible for the Dukes Education nurseries and day schools. Having graduated from the University of Bristol with a degree in English & Philosophy, Libby realised her true vocation when working with the Prince’s Trust. Libby completed her PGCE and was accepted on the National Fast Track Teaching Programme ranking as one of the ‘Top Ten Nationwide Fast Track Teachers’. Progressing quickly from teaching English to increasingly senior roles, Libby has held positions such as Head of Year, Deputy Head, Headmistress, Deputy Director of Education at the Girls’ Day School Trust, and Regional Director of Education for the South & West at the Academies Enterprise Trust. Prior to joining Dukes, Libby founded and was CEO of Astrea Academy Trust - a family of 27 schools across Yorkshire and Cambridge. Libby’s areas of professional expertise include the delivery of school improvement, strategic organisational change, curriculum design, and innovation and all aspects of teaching and learning – thinking, theory, and pedagogy.
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