London Office:
Will Orr-Ewing, Founder and Director
Will attended Harrow School before undertaking a degree in History at Oriel College, Oxford. After graduating he was a History teacher at Fulham Prep School. He has been tutoring since 2005, and set up Keystone Tutors in 2007.
It was through his tutoring work that he became interested in learning difficulties, and led him and Josh to found the SEN website dysTalk.
As well as being a governor of Westside Free School, Will is an active participant in UK education debates, appearing on Newsnight, The Today Programme and at the Wellington Festival of Education. He has advocated for the professionalization of tutoring in leading UK newspapers, and has spoken on education at institutions such as Credit Suisse and Freshfields. He is a board member for The Tutors' Association and the Harrow Association.
He writes occasionally at www.willorrewing.com and on the Keystone blog.
Josh Pull, Director
Josh attended Eton College before undertaking a degree in History at Oriel College, Oxford. After graduating Josh spent two years working as an investment banker with Lazard.
He left in 2008 to join Will in running Keystone Tutors. Josh is responsible for all the financial elements of Keystone as well as co-ordinating the development of the operational systems that support the smooth running of the company. He also heads up our online tutoring provision and oversees the production and development of Keystone's proprietary materials, which are used by Keystone's team of professional tutors.
Outside of Keystone Josh is on the Advisory Board of Governors at Cameron House School.
Ed Richardson, Director of Education
Ed read Zoology at St. Andrews University before completing a Secondary Science PGCE at Oxford University. He has since undertaken a Masters in Teaching and Learning at Oxford too. Prior to joining Keystone, he taught all three sciences to GCSE as well as A Level Biology at an outstanding state comprehensive academy in Oxfordshire.
Ed is now our Director of Education, and is primarily responsible for leading our client management team, the tutor recruitment process and generally overseeing our employed tutors' professional development. Ed also advises our families on a wide range of educational issues; he has particular experience with schools and university advice as well as home-schooling.
More broadly, Ed firmly believes that providing tutors with the appropriate levels of training better equips them to support the individual needs of their students. He recognises the value of educational literature and spends time researching current publications, in particular the nature of personalised learning and its benefit to students of all abilities. Outside of Keystone Ed is a Trustee for the Temple Grove Schools Trust and speaks for The Parent Company at a range of different companies on ‘The Importance of Parents in a Child’s Attainment’ and ‘The British Education System’. At the weekends can be found either participating or coaching on a sports field or relaxing in The Cotswolds!
Celia McCorquodale, Client Manager
Celia joined the Keystone team in June 2017, after working in advertising as a Business Development Manager for Wowcher and Clear Channel. Her experience at these companies taught her the value of taking a consultative and personalised approach to her clients.
Celia studied Communications at Leeds University and she has built a thorough understanding of the UK independent education system, further enhanced by working at Beeston Hall school for a short time.
Celia is a keen fisherwoman, and also enjoys riding and skiing.
Alice Chitty, Client Manager
Alice joined the Keystone team in June 2017 as an Education Consultant, having previously worked at Knight Frank in the Country House Department and The Prince’s Trust in the fundraising team.
Prior to the world of work she studied at Edinburgh University, where she graduated with a degree in Divinity.
Having spent time working at a prep school in Dorset, and with the benefit of teachers in her family, Alice has amassed a strong knowledge of the UK school system and understands the importance of ensuring children get the best possible start in life through education.
Imogen Drummond Smith, Tutor Manager
Imogen joined the Keystone team in 2015 after graduating from Exeter University with a degree in French. Prior to this, she travelled extensively through Nepal and India after completing her A Levels at Downside school where she was one of the first girls to join the school after it became co-educational.
Having been Keystone's Office Manager and a Client Manager, she is now our Tutor Manager, helping recruit professional and self-employed tutors as well as finding the best tutor for each child.
Outside of the office Imogen is a keen runner and cook and loves to travel and spend time in the countryside. She is also a triplet - one of three girls!
Poppy Dundas, Education Manager
Poppy joined Keystone in January 2017 as the Office Manager and is now our Education Manager. She previously worked as a teaching assistant at Thomas's Prep School in Fulham, helping her gain experience of the London education system.
Poppy studied at Leeds University where she graduated with a degree in History of Art.
She is a keen netballer, and plays weekly with her team. She also enjoys skiing and tennis.
Kate Hughes, Head of Accounts
Kate joined the Keystone team in January 2012 after working for a luxury ski holiday company and graduating from Oxford Brookes University with a 1st class degree in Property.
Kate first joined as Keystone’s Office Manager and quickly moved into the Client Manager role. She spent 4 years in the Client Management team ensuring that we found the very best tutor to match the needs of the individual student - a role she thoroughly enjoyed.
In January 2016 Kate took on a new challenge and now heads up our accounts. Her previous experience within all of the different aspects of Keystone, helps her to resolve any accounts niggles as quickly and efficiently as possible.
Singapore Office:
Harriet Blomefield, Head of Operations (Singapore)
Harriet attended St. Edward’s, Oxford before undertaking a degree in History of Art at the University of Edinburgh. After graduating Harriet spent a year in Shanghai where she taught English at YK Pao School.
Harriet returned from China in 2010 and started working at MPW London (the UK's leading Sixth Form College), where she was a Director of Studies and an Easter Revision Course Director. In her final position at MPW, Harriet was International Director of Studies, where she was based in China, building up a network of agents and students.
Outside of Keystone Harriet is a keen artist, who specialises in depicting architecture and regularly completes commissions of peoples’ houses. She also enjoys travel and is looking forward to embarking on many new adventures from Singapore!
Consultants:
Rhidian Llewellyn, External Consultant
For school placements and consultancy work outside Keystone's core expertise, Keystone Tutors refers to Rhidian Llewellyn and Llewellyn Education.
In 1986 Rhidian joined the staff of The Dragon School, Oxford and, within two years, became Housemaster of School House responsible for 80 11-13 years olds. During his five years on the staff, he taught scholarship English and edited The Draconian, in those days a termly magazine.
In 1991 he was appointed Headmaster of Papplewick, a post he held for twelve years during which time the school flourished academically and culturally while maintaining its reputation for sporting success. At a time when prep-school boarding declined, Papplewick remained consistently full.
Rhidian left Papplewick in 2003 to establish an educational consultancy for parents, schools and governors. He is a non-executive director of Creative Education Corporation and adviser to Affinity, the leading provider of financial advice to independent schools. He is a governor of three independent schools and chairman of one. He has been an ISI Inspector of Schools since 1995, served on the Boarding Schools Advisory Group from 1998 – 2002, and was appointed Lay Chaplain by The Bishop of Reading in 2002.
Christine Leslie, External Consultant
Christine specialises in helping parents find the right school for their child, utilising the experience of twenty years of headship in co-ed, girls' and boys' schools. Ensuring that each child is treated sensitively and is valued for his or her personal qualities, she ensures that destination schools are those with a positive outlook and 'can do' mentality. Christine also works as an inspector for the Independent Schools Inspectorate both in the UK and overseas.