Meet Mr Harding

November 4, 2020

Mr Luke Harding joined Aldenham in 2019 as Assistant Head with responsibility for Learning. He read English Language and Literature at the University of Oxford and spent the next five years teaching English in Italy, Portugal, Brazil and Thailand.

Having fallen in love with teaching, he returned to England and began working in state secondary schools. Before joining Aldenham, he was Director of English in Herts and, before that, Prep House Master at Harrow International School, Bangkok.

Mr Harding lives in north London with his wife, daughter and baby son. He loves all things martial arts and currently practises the gentle art of Brazilian Jiu Jitsu.

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