Jo was appointed inaugural Housemistress of College Lawn in 2017, when the beautiful home- from-home the girls know today was still an NHS Foundation Trust Headquarters.

Following an extended building project and years of hard work and self-sacrifice on the part of the Wintle family, College Lawn has grown into a thriving House with a strong moral ethos. Seven cohorts of girls have now passed through, all benefitting profusely from the calmness, kindness and patience Jo has tirelessly shown them.

Herself a measured champion of gender equality, and a courageous leader who fearsomely stands up for her charges, Jo has proven herself to be an incredible role model for pupils and colleagues alike.

In her time here, Jo has also contributed prolifically to College in her role as Teacher of English, in which capacity she has been renowned for her enviable ability to get the best out of all pupils, regardless of how easy or challenging they find her subject. With her characteristic diligence and humility, she has also fulfilled the role of Oxbridge Co-Ordinator, has good-humouredly sat on the College Health and Safety Committee, and has delivered multiple timely and insightful whole-school Chapel addresses.

From September 2024, Jo will assume the role of Assistant Head Pastoral at Cheltenham Ladies’ College – a richly deserved promotion. She will be much missed by a host of colleagues, pupils, and friends, all of whom can’t yet fathom what they will do without her, but who wholeheartedly wish her all the very best for this exciting new chapter.

Elizabeth Rawkins