Adjustment in Roles for Philip Barr and Katie Allan
Many in the College community will know that Philip Barr, who has been serving as Senior Tutor at St Paul’s for the last three years, has chosen to reduce his workload from full-time to three days per week. Philip, who was previously the Master of the Lower School at Sydney Grammar School, continues to make an outstanding contribution to the College, but with the reduction of his work days the burden of his role must correspondingly lessen. The role of Senior Tutor has encompassed oversight of students’ academic progress, raising the intellectual life of the College as well as recruiting and interviewing prospective students. Since October 2020 Philip has been assisted by Katie Allan who expanded her role from her existing position of Associate Dean of Graduate House to also be Deputy Senior Tutor. Katie is soon to complete her Doctorate in Law from the University of Oxford and has
