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Simon Thorn ^ Jacob Thorn BBC Radio 2 Young Chorister of the Year2010 finalist >

Simon is Chaplain and teaches Biology at Downe House, near Newbury, UK. He was Head of Science at Radley College until July 2011. He trained as a neuroscientist and most recently worked with Prof JF Stein at the University of Oxford on Dyslexia . He was ordained Priest at Petertide 2010, and is serving as non-stipendiary curate in the Hermitage Group of parishes Rachel is a soprano specialising in Lieder, French and English Art Song. See www.artsong.co.uk

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Royal Society
of Medicine
Medical Careers Day

Simon lectured annually on the Schools Perspective in preparing for applying to medical school. See book link on this page

University of Oxford
Physiology Dept

Simon was an associate research scientist studying the
neurophysiology of dyslexia .

Downe House

Simon is Chaplain at Downe House

Radley College

Simon was Head of Science
at Radley College

Clement Wheeler-Bennett Memorial Trust

Simon is a trustee of this chairty which supports a PhD student working at the
Royal Free Hospital

Oxford Ministry Course

Simon trained
for the priesthood in the
Church of England

SNAB

Simon is an examiner for the Salter's Nuffield A-level Biology course

NOW PUBLISHED AND AVAILABLE FOR PURCHASE

A Career in Medicine: Do You Have What it Takes? 2nd Edition

Published by the Royal Society of Medicine with a chapter by Dr Simon Thorn

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