School Staff 2019/2020
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Leadership Group
Mr M Warren (Headteacher), BMus (Perf), NPQH, LRAM, Royal Academy of Music
Mrs S Miller (Deputy Head), BSc, Nottingham Trent
Mrs J Stephenson (Deputy Head), BSc, London
Ms K Chandler (Assistant Head), BA, Sheffield
Mrs S Inwood (Assistant Head), BA, Southampton
Ms S Jennings (Assistant Head), BA Oxon, MSc Leicester
Mrs E Sykes (Assistant Head), BSc, MA, Southampton
Departments : please note that the Head of Department is shown in bold type
Art and Design & Photography
Mrs C Francis, BA, De Montfort
Mrs E Bird, BA, Brighton
Mrs T Hayhurst, BA, Nottingham Trent
Mrs A Page, BA, Kent Institute of Art & Design
Miss A Sykes (Photography), BA, Oxford Brookes
Business Education & Economics
Mr P Rock, BA, Nottingham
Mrs E Dillon, BEd, Ripon and York St. John
Mrs L Smith, BA, Lancaster
Computing
Mr P Bedwell (Head of Department)
Dr A Gale (Data Manager), MEng, PhD, Surrey
Miss L Abbiss, BA, Salford
Design & Technology
Mrs N Garcia, BSc, Oxford Brookes
Mrs C Finch
Mrs T Hayhurst, BA, Nottingham Trent
Mrs D Schillaci-Rowland, BA, London
Drama
Miss L Mack*, BA, Royal Holloway
Mrs S Fehmi*, BA, Essex
English
Mr P Samways, BA, Wales
Mrs C Burnett, MA, Edinburgh
Miss S Culley (Head of Year 9 – Mon, Fri), BA, Manchester
Ms A Hobbs (Head of KS3 English), BA, Cantab
Mr D Shirley
Mrs P Somers (Joint Second in Department), BA, Kent
Mrs E Teal, MA, St Andrews
Miss O Turner
Mr J Walker, BA, MA, York
Geography & Sociology
Mrs L Hyslop, BSc Open University, MEd Cambridge
Mrs J Fry (Head of Year 7, PSHE Coordinator), BSc Nottingham, MBA Leicester
Miss A Stitson (Head of Year 9), BA, Dunelm
Mrs A Worthy (Head of Sociology), BA Birmingham, MBA Leicester
Mrs S Miller (Deputy Headteacher)
History & Politics
Mrs E Carr, MA, Cantab
Miss L Catterall, BA, Kings College London
Ms K Chandler (Assistant Head KS4), BA, Sheffield
Dr J Ellis, PhD, Cambridge
Mrs S Inwood (Assistant Head), BA, Southampton
Mr J Spurgeon (Head of Politics) BA Newcastle, MA Open University
Miss V Workman
Languages (French, German, Spanish, Russian, Italian)
Mrs M Yates (Head of Languages Faculty, Head of German), BA, Portsmouth
Miss L Abbiss (Spanish, French)
Mrs C Ainge (Joint Head of French), Licence Es Lettres, Clermont-Ferrand
Mrs L Bowman (Head of Year 8, German, French), BA, Warwick
Mrs J Davies (French, Induction & ITT Coordinator i/c NQTs), BA, Birmingham
Mrs L Evenden* (Head of Italian), BA, Bristol
Miss A Haywood (French, PE & D of E Coordinator), BA, London
Ms S Jennings (Italian) (Assistant Head), BA Oxon, MSc Leicester
Mrs N Murphy (Head of Russian (Maternity cover)), BA, London
Miss G Price (Head of Spanish, French), BA, Cantab
Ms S Rowe (Joint Head of French, German), BA, Portsmouth
Mrs K Russ (Spanish), BA, Dunelm
Mrs C Watson (Spanish), BA, Bradford
Mrs E Willett* (Head of Russian, Learning Enrichment Co-Ordinator), BA, Leeds
Mrs R Williams (Head of Italian (Maternity cover))
Mrs M Tyner (Italian Language Assistant)
Mrs B Hunt (French Language Assistant)
Mrs S Mateu (Spanish Language Assistant)
Mrs O Parry (Russian Language Assistant)
Mrs B Wilmanns-Parker (German Language Assistant)
Mathematics
Mrs R Rugg-Gunn, MA, Oxon
Miss M Barling
Miss J Clifton
Mrs S Lanka, BSc, Queen Mary and Westfield College London
Miss K McCallum, BSc, NUI Galway
Miss R Murrell
Mrs K Share (Head of KS, shared), BSc, Nottingham
Mrs J Sharman
Mrs J Stephenson (Deputy Head), BSc, London
Mrs S Thompson (Head of KS, shared), MSc, Hertfordshire
Music
Mrs S Hetherington*, BA, Leeds
Mrs F Jefferies, BA Bath, MA Royal Academy of Music
Mrs A Alban (singing), Tchaikovsky Conservatoire, Kiev
Miss H Austin (bassoon), BA, Christ Church, Canterbury
Mr S Done (guitar, bass guitar)
Mrs A Dunton (flute), ALCM LLCM, London College of Music
Mr G Hosker (orchestral percussion), LTCL, Trinity College of Music
Mrs D Jones (French horn, brass), DipEd, Tilburg Conservatoire
Mrs E Kirkwood (‘cello, double bass), CtABRSM
Mr J Lovell (piano), BA ALCM, Birmingham Conservatoire
Mr A Nunn (brass), BMus, Trinity College of Music
Miss N O’Brien (piano), BA, Dublin
Mrs A Parris (singing), BA, Huddersfield
Mr L Poth (keyboard, piano), MMus, Goldsmiths
Mr A Pummell (clarinet, saxophone), BA ARCM, Open University
Ms C Quinn (violin, viola),GRNCM, Royal Northern College of Music
Mrs S Slade (violin, viola), BA, Reading
Mr J Ward (guitar), LRAM, Royal Academy of Music
Miss C Wild (oboe, recorder), BA Coventry, CtABRSM, DipABRSM
Mr P Woodin (clarinet, saxophone), LGSM, Guildhall School of Music
Physical Education
Mrs L Dann, BA, Bedfordshire
Miss E Fentiman, Bedfordshire
Mrs S Miller (Deputy Head,) BSc, Nottingham Trent
Miss L Seaman (Head of Year 10), BSc, De Montfort
Mrs N White (Second in Department), BA, Bedfordshire
Psychology
Mrs J Nicholls*, MA, Oxon
Mrs K Simmonds (Head of Sixth Form, EPQ, Health and Social Care), BSc, Portsmouth
Mrs E Sykes (Assistant Head)
Religious Education
Ms S Straw, Leeds
Mrs R Stewart (SENCo,) BA, London School of Theology
Miss V Workman
Science
Mr J Reading (Head of Physics), BSc, Essex
Mr P Bedwell, MPhys, Aberystwyth
Mr T Britton (Biology, Head of Year 11), BSc, London
Ms M Coulson, BSc Portsmouth, MA London
Mrs F Gregory, BSc, Sheffield
Miss M Evans, BSc, Manchester
Miss A Lee (Head of KS3 Science), BSc McGill University, MT University of Toronto
Mr A Noon, BSc Bradford, MEd Cambridge
Miss B Richard (Head of Chemistry), BA, Cantab
Miss E Rossiter (Maternity Cover)
Mrs M Walsh (Head of Biology), BSc, Kent
Mrs N Warburton, BSc, Birmingham
Sixth Form Team
Mrs K Simmonds (Head of Sixth Form, EPQ, Health and Social Care)
Mrs C Finch (Deputy Head of Sixth Form),
Mrs H Preshous (Sixth Form Administrator)
Library & Resources/Examinations Staff
Mrs F Newbold, BLib/MCLIP, Wales
Mrs B Marjason (Assistant Exams Officer)
Learning Support Staff
Learning Support Teacher, Mrs J Dixon
Learning Support Assistant, Mrs A Paphitis
Support Staff
Business Manager, Mrs M Stanley
Finance Manager, Mrs A Caira
Finance Administrator, Mrs D Cooper
Finance Administrator/Trips, Miss S McKinley
Finance Administrator, Mrs S Wells
Headteacher’s PA, Mrs J Lindsley
Cover Manager, Mrs H Cainelli
Administrator, Mrs L Gregg
Administrator, Mrs D Gray
Receptionist and Clerical Assistant (Finance), Mrs J Davies
Receptionist and Careers Administrator, Mrs N Marshall
Reprographics Assistant, Mrs K Hedge
Sixth Form Administrator, Mrs H Preshous
Revenue Generation Coordinator, Mrs N Albone
ICT Network Manager, Mr J Dyer
ICT Technician, Mr M Blackaby
ICT Technician, Mr R Daniels
Information Systems Manager, Dr A Gale
Laboratory Technician (Biology), Mrs C Bates
Laboratory Technician (Chemistry), Mr S Dorken
Design and Technology Technician, Mr K Walter
Art Technician, Mrs A Wall
Cover Supervisor, Mrs J Barrett
Cover Supervisor, Mr K Boyter
Cover Supervisor, Mrs K Dewbrey
Cover Supervisor, Mrs C Organ
Cover Supervisor, Mrs S Wansell
Principal First Aider, Mrs K Dewbrey
Head Caretaker, Mr G Craig
Assistant Caretaker, Mr S Craig
Chef/Catering Manager, Mr C Huckle
*Maternity Leave
Sixth Form Responsibilities
Head Girl
Grace Bacon
Deputy Head Girl
Freya Campbell
Heads of House:
Ashleigh Cook – Parks
Holly Jackson – Curie
Grace Chapman – Nightingale
Alicia Fautrero-Sayer – Frank
Georgia Kettas – Windsor
Harvey Aylott – Pankhurst
Senior Students:
Kiera Murphy
Holly Bourdon
Imogen Raphael
Jessica Pryke
Tilly Cooper
Maddie Richardson
