Senior School Staff

Art and Design

Head of Department– Miss F Holland, (BA) Hons, PGCE

Mrs C Phipps, BA (Hons) PGCE

Mrs J Robinson, BSc (Hons), QTS

Careers

Head of Pupil Development– Mrs R McDonald BA, MA

Computing

Head of Department – Mrs S Cruz Thompson BSc (Hons), PGCE

Drama

Directors of Drama – Mrs V Mackay BA (Hons), PGCE  and Ms S Stow BA (Hons), MA, PGCE

English and Media Studies

Acting Head of Department – Mr T Smith, BA (Hons), PGCE

Mrs G Hemmings BA (Hons), Post Grad Dip.

Mrs V Mackay, BA (Hons), PGCE

Mrs K Miles-Kemp BSc (Hons), PGCE

Mrs S Lambert BA (Hons), PGCE

Mr M Roper, MA, Cantab, BA (Hons), PGCE

Humanities

Head of Geography – Miss O Reilly BA (Hons)

Head of History – Miss J Bullock BA (Hons), MA, PGDE, MEd

Mr P Lewis BSc (Hons) PGCE

Miss R Knatchbull BA (Hons)

Mrs J Davison BA (Hons) QTS

Home Economics – Food and Nutrition

Head of Department – Mrs A Duffin BA (Hons), PGCE

Mrs K Miles-Kemp BSc (Hons), PGCE

Technician – Ms T Watts BTEC Level 2

Inclusion and Learning Support

SENDCO and Assistant Head (Pastoral) – Mrs C King BA (Hons), MEd, NASENCO, PATOSS: AAA (Level 7), DSL (Level 3)

Learning Support Teacher (Senior School) – Mrs D Enright BA (Hons), MA, PGCE, OCR Level 5 in Teaching Learners with Dyslexia/Specific Learning Difficulties

Learning Support Practitioner – Miss T-A Pechey

Mathematics

Head of Department – Mr R Alexander, BA (Hons) History, PGDE

Mr D Stevenson BSc (Hons), PGCE

Miss A Braggins BSc, PGCE

Mrs S Schanschieff BSc (Hons), QTS

Mrs A Smith BSc (Hons), MSc, QTS

Modern Foreign Languages

Head of Modern Foreign Languages

Mrs R McCann BA (Hons), QTS

Mrs K Miles-Kemp BA (Hons), PGCE

Mrs K Ventham BA (HONS)

Mr A Baleato Mansilla

Music

Director of Music – Mr K Harrison BMus (Hons), Dip RCM, PGCE

Brass – Ms G Hicks* GGSM, PDOT

Cello

Clarinet and Saxophone – Ms S Gill MA(Oxon), RCM (Hons)

Flute – Mrs S Harrison BMus (Hons), Dip RCM, Mrs H Jolly BA (Hons), MSc, PG Dip

Guitar – Mr P Gates Dip ABRSM

Piano – Ms L Byrt GRSM (Hons), ARCM, DipMTh, SRAsTh

Singing – Ms C Fitzgerald GGSM DipMus, Miss K Jenkin ALCM, LRAM, BA (Hons), QTS, Mrs R Maloy BA (Hons) DIP ABRSM,  Mrs E Poole BMus (perf) LRAM (Teaching) ARAM

Violin – Mrs A Cooke* CT RCM, Dip (Orchestral Studies)

Personal, Social, Health and Economic Education and Citizenship

Head of PSHCEE – Mrs A Smith BSc (Hons), MSc, QTS

Physical Education and Dance

Director of Sport – Miss M Fielding BSc (Hons), PGCE

Miss C Amoss BSc (Hons), PGCE

Miss E Bliss BSc, PGCE

Miss C Radcliffe BSc (Hons), PGCE

Head of Dance – Mrs S Snaylam BEd (Hons)

Religious Studies

Head of Philosophy, Ethics, Religion and Personal Development Education – Mrs Mayessa Hamdan, BA (HONS)

Mr P Lewis BSc (Hons), PGCE

Miss R Knatchbull BA (Hons)

Science

Head of Department – Miss H Freeman BSc (Hons), PGCE

Miss C Amoss BSc (Hons), PGCE

Mr A Buckmaster BSc (Hons), PGCE

Mrs J Gostick MSc, BSc (Hons), PGCE

Mrs A Scott BSc (Hons), PGCE

Laboratory Technicians – Mrs K Stobie BSc (Hons), Mr J Williams, Miss H Ewins BSc (Hons)

Pre-Prep and Prep School

We are pleased to announce that, beginning in September 2025 (*) our Pre-Prep and Prep School will be co-educational.

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(*) Subject to DfE approval