Nick Baker, BA PGCE, joined The Beacon as Headmaster in July 2022. He lived in Amersham as a boy and was educated at Dr Challoner’s Grammar School, UCL (Geography) and Newcastle University (PGCE). His teaching career began in the senior school state sector before spending three years as Head of Geography at Chesham Prep between 2001 and 2004. He joined Wetherby Prep School in London in 2004, initially as Senior Master, then Deputy Head in 2006 and Headmaster in 2008. Between 2014 and 2017, he was the founding Headmaster of Wetherby Senior School, alongside his existing role as Head of the Prep School.