Meet The Team

Jon Scourfield Director of Boarding Fraser Youens Boarding House employs a number of staff who help the boarders in their daily lives. BoardingHouse Staff Jon took up the position of Director of Boarding over a decade ago. Jon is married to Sarah (a teacher who is also a Boarding tutor) and they have two daughters, Sian and Megan who are both at a local grammar school. Jon is an avid reader when he has the time, and is passionate about most sports. Jon went to school in Yorkshire before studying a Physical Education degree at university. Initially after leaving, Jon juggled professional rugby league with his teaching career, however a knee injury put paid to the rugby and he joined RGS as Head of Year 7. He has also been Master in Charge of Athletics, Head of Rugby and a Head of Year in the Sixth Form. As well as Director of Boarding, Jon is an Assistant Head in the Main School. Jon loves travelling and has led numerous overseas trips and tours visiting North and South America, Australia, New Zealand and Africa. If you have any queries about any aspect of Boarding, Mr Scourfield will be able to point you in the right direction. There are three resident house staff who permanently live at Fraser Youens. Mr Jon Scourfield, the Director of Boarding , Mrs Ginny Gallagher, the Academic Housemistress and Mr Sam Clark, our Pastoral Housemaster . All three staff have specific roles within boarding, along with the responsibility of a small tutor group of boarders. The ethos of boarding is about allowing boarders the opportunity to develop in an environment where they feel safe and respected. We want to provide opportunities and activities that are stimulating and we want the boarders to live in an atmosphere of tolerance and mutual respect for one another and their surroundings.