Dr Tracy Johnson

Dr Tracy Johnson joined Gateways School as Head in September 2012 having previously held the post of Deputy Headteacher (Pastoral and Discipline) at Lord Wandsworth College in Hampshire. Prior to this she was a teacher of Physics and Housemistress at Cheltenham College from 2000 until 2007.

Dr Johnson graduated from the University of St Andrews in 1993 with a degree in Laser Physics and Optoelectronics and gained a PhD in 1996, followed by a PGCE in Science in 1997. She is also the school’s Designated Safeguarding Lead.

Her educational philosophy is rooted in the words of Johann Goethe – “If I accept you as you are, I will make your worse; however, if I treat you as though you are what you are capable of becoming, I help you become that.”