Episode # 7. Hugh Gammell, House Master & Registrar at Charterhouse

Will Orr-Ewing

In this interview, I speak to retired Charterhouse House Master and Director of Admissions, Hugh Gammell.* We cover, - His reflections as a housemaster at Charterhouse and the vocation of being a teacher - Teaching teenagers from the 1970s to today. What has changed and what hasn’t? - Teenage rebellion & risk taking & the conformism of children today - The mavericks and misfits who “make a difference” - The former pupils who have made him proud - The importance for children of having non-academic interests - Specialisation - studying history for its own sake - Boarding, independent schools and their place in society today - Mobile phones and the curse of technology today *The interview was recorded in a restaurant and I'm afraid the sound quality is not good. However, you get into the groove after a few minutes and I hope it will be intelligible.