The family was discovered dead at their property within the school grounds at around 1.10am on Sunday, police said, shortly after Mrs Pattison made a distressed phone call to her sister.\u00a0<\/p>\n

Mrs Pattison moved to the college with daughter Lettie in September, while husband George remained in their old \u00a31.5million home in Caterham as its sale went through.\u00a0<\/p>\n

Neighbours said Mr Pattison had been ‘flitting between’ their old house and the property at Epsom College before the keys were handed to the new owners last month.<\/p>\n

It was only then that he moved into the family’s new home.<\/p>\n

Neighbours described Mr Pattison as reserved and said they often saw him drinking wine alone in the family’s Caterham home.<\/p>\n

Just hours before the shootings, , who said nothing appeared out of place or unusual between the couple.<\/p>\n

Mr Pattison was understood to show no sign of being upset or worried during the evening.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

A friend of the family told\u00a0: ‘On Saturday night they threw a dinner party.It was quite an intimate affair and literally turned out to be their last supper.<\/p>\n

‘Nothing unusual happened. There were no arguments, no indication he would go on to do something so horrific a short time later.’<\/p>\n

In an interview published days before her death,\u00a0Mrs Pattison said she saw the impact of the coronavirus pandemic on the independent schools sector as an opportunity.’It could be time to shape a really exciting future for the country,’ she said.\u00a0<\/p>\n

She also spoke about plans to open the Surrey school to a wider section of the community by improving access with bursaries.\u00a0<\/p>\n

Mrs Pattison added Covid-19 had brought about ‘an absolute sea change’ in what parents wanted for their children.<\/p>\n

She said: ‘They used to talk about results and Oxbridge.That has turned about-face completely since Covid. It’s now about well-being, pastoral<\/a> care, kindness, service and charity.’<\/p>\n

She acknowledged challenges for the independent sector, saying: ‘The image of the exclusive private school has to be a thing of the past.Exclusivity is a dirty word nowadays.\u00a0<\/p>\n

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Mrs Pattison added it was charity and impact on the local community which was closest to her heart, saying she wanted her pupils to become ‘part of the solution’ to society’s problems.<\/p>\n

Interviewer Zoe MacDougall paid tribute to Mrs Pattison after news of her death emerged, praising her ‘warm and easy personality’.<\/p>\n

She said: ‘Talking to Emma, it was clear that service and kindness were core values.Her vision was for her pupils to learn truths about the world around them, in preparation for the adults that she hoped they would become: people who would play leading roles in society with understanding, compassion and integrity.\u00a0<\/p>\n

‘I found her inspirational.’<\/p>\n