Classics scholar and tutor-turned-entrepreneur, Hugh Viney established Minerva Tutors International in 2014. Over the last six years, Hugh has led his organisation (and sister company: Minerva Tutors) to become the pre-eminent provider of elite tutors and international tutors within the UK and overseas.

Hugh deals with all Minerva's international clients and will be your first port of call. He and his colleagues are headquartered in London.

Barbara has worked in the UK education sector at Senior Management level for over 17 years and was Director of Development at Wycombe Abbey. In this role she spent much time liaising with families in South East Asia, and elsewhere in the world, establishing close relationships which enabled her to gain a deep understanding of what parents and children look for when considering a UK education.

As a Fellow of the Institute of Development Professionals In Education, she has an extensive knowledge of the UK’s leading schools which has been invaluable in her consultancy work, building strong relationships with those schools and with overseas families globally.

Her work in schools and her own experience as a parent and school governor have also given her a detailed insight into the journey students make throughout their time at school and then onto their chosen university.

She says, “Parents from overseas have great faith in a UK education when they send their children here. I have always regarded it as a great privilege to support them and help them to achieve their academic ambitions so I am delighted to be working with Minerva Tutors International who are leaders in their field”.

Lawrence has worked in UK independent boarding schools for 16 years and was Director of Music at a leading private school from 2010-2019. He has auditioned and interviewed hundreds of music scholarship candidates over his 16 year teaching career and, maintaining close relationships with Directors of Music at most leading independent schools in the south of England, has a detailed understanding of how an applicant can give the best possible impression on the day and maximise their potential for success. While at Wycombe Abbey, Lawrence was part of the general school entrance interview team, assessing many international applicants at 11+, 13+ and 16+ entry levels. With this experience behind him, he has assessed and coached pupils from China and Hong Kong seeking to move to top UK boarding and day schools.

Susie has worked as a former Head of Department and Housemistress at Sherborne School, Deputy Head at Kensington Prep School, and for just over 13 years Head at St Christopher’s School, Hampstead. Susie has a lifetime’s worth of practical experience and has been featured discussing education on national television. She understands exactly what the UK’s leading Preparatory schools are looking for in their prospective applicants, using her expertise to head up our pupil assessment service. Outside of consulting for Minerva International, Susie trains our tutors, is an Isi inspector, an accredited appraiser and personal mentor.

Alister Bartholomew has 40+ years of experience in education during which he has served in a variety of senior roles in some of the UK’s most prestigious schools.

For the last 14 years his career has taken him into the world of strategic development both within the UK and in the world of international education, leading projects to establish branded school partnerships, expanding School Group operations and establishing university department links abroad.

This includes serving as CEO, COO, Director of Education, Headmaster and Chairman of Governors for the Haileybury brand in Central Asia and the GEMS, Dulwich and Tenby Groups in China, Singapore, Malaysia and in other countries in S.E Asia (ASEAN).