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Classics - Staff Details

Mr Mark Higginbottom MA (Cantab) PGCE MIA
Appointed to Strathallan in 1995 to reignite the Classical flame. Coaches rugby, cross country and athletics, and in charge of Adventurous Training in the CCF. Member of the Association of Mountain Instructors. Tutor in Simpson House.

Mr Bruce Thompson MA (Oxon) Headmaster
Takes time from running the school to teach Latin, previously head of Classics at Cheltenham College, with particular enthusiasm for Greek and Roman History, Juvenal and Aristotle.

Mr Alistair Thomson BA MPhil ACP (Wales/Glasgow)
Shares the teaching of Classical Civilisation. Specialises in Socratic Philosophy, Greek Tragedy and Golf.

Mr Peter Bush Dip IAPS
Teaches Latin in Riley, where he is the Housemaster.