NEW WARDEN OF S.THOMAS' COLLEGE
The Chairman and Board of Governors of S. Thomas’ College, Mt. Lavinia, have appointed Rev. John Charles Puddefoot M.A. (Oxon) B.D. to be the 17th Warden of the College. He will assume duties July 1, 2009.
The Warden was the Deputy Head (Curriculum) at Eton College, Windsor, UK. He joined Eton in 1984 as Assistant Master (Mathematics) and was subsequently promoted Head of Mathematics in 1993 and Director of Studies in 2002. He has been Deputy Headmaster since 2003. Mr. Puddefoot is Chairman of a number of Eton Committees, such as Curriculum, Professional Development, IT Executive, School Fund, Universities Liaison, Examinations etc. Some of the subjects he has taught at Eton are Pure Mathematics, Mechanics, Statistics, Computer Science, General Philosophy, Theology, Medical Ethics, etc. In addition he was once the Chief Setter for the Independent Schools Examinations Board Common Entrance and Common Scholarship in Mathematics.
He has been a School Inspector since 2000 with the UK Independent Schools Inspectorate.
He has written extensively in the area of Theology and Science, published three books and dozens of papers and reviews and lectured in many different parts of the world from New Zealand to Canada. He is a life member of the Centre of Theological Inquiry, Princeton, NJ, USA.
The Rev. John Puddefoot, who was born on November 3, 1952 has left the UK educational system to take up this appointment in College.
