James Belmonte Diver
Born in 1973 in the UK and educated at a state school in Wimbledon, James studied at Cardiff University, then obtained an MA at University College London and an Associate Diploma from Trinity College London.
James started his teaching career in 2001 at The London Oratory School, where he was Housemaster, introduced new subjects to the school curriculum and ran the Summer School. In 2010 he moved to Brazil to take up a senior leadership post at The British School (TBS) in Rio and oversaw the development of the senior school at the new Barra site. In 2014 he moved to St Paul’s as Assistant Head Academic and, in 2016, was appointed to the role of Deputy Head.
Throughout his career in education, James has taught a wide variety of subjects, including History, Physical Education, Latin, Music, Information Technology, Geography, and Global Perspectives.
He is married to Ana Carolina Belmonte (Carol), also an educator, and has a 13-year old step daughter, Talitha. Carol and Talitha are Brazilian.
In January 2021, just before coming to take over the Headship of St George’s College, their son, Tom, was born.
