Staff and Leadership

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SENIOR AND SIXTH-FORM TEACHING STAFF

ART
Mrs Geraldine Clark BA Kent Mrs Charlotte Wirdnam BA Wimbledon School of Art Mrs Anna Adams MA Wales Mrs Nicci Peck Mrs Nina Rindfuss BA Loughborough

CAREERS/HESQ
Mr Tim Dixon BSc Exeter

CLASSICs
Dr Liza Martin MA PhD Cantab Mrs Pippa Giles BA Birmingham Mr Charlie Hammel AB Princeton MLitt St Andrews Mrs Alex Komar MA Cantab Mrs Cristina Tarantino-Hind BA IULM University, Milan

COMPUTING
Mrs Gina Baker BSc Southampton Ms Pam Hearsum BEng Nottingham Trent

DESIGN AND TECHNOLOGY
Mrs Hilary Mitchener BEng Exeter Mrs Mana Trebess MA Kingston Uni Mrs Libby Strutt BA SOAS London, BA Goldsmiths London

DRAMA
Mr Jose Gudiño-Reséndiz BA National School of Theatre Mexico Mrs Jo Moroney BA Manchester Metropolitan Mrs Tamzin Mason BA Winchester

ECONOMICS
Mr Nick Fyfe BA York Mrs Naomi Cansdale BA Oxon

ENGLISH
Mrs Naomi Anson MA Mtcg London Ms Caroline Howard BA Leicester Mrs Katy Barnett BA Leeds Miss Abigail Bartholomew BA King Alfred's Mrs Louisa Bird MA Oxon Ms Claire Goymour BA London Ms Alice Ludlow MA Nottingham Mrs Victoria Taylor MA Cantab

ENGLISH AS AN ADDITIONAL LANGUAGE
Miss Suzanne Goodwin BA Royal Holloway, University of London Ms Shelley Carter BA University of Otago, New Zealand

VISITING LANGUAGE TEACHERS
Ms Xin Cao (Mandarin) Ms Jacqui McGinn (Japanese)

FOOD TECHNOLOGY AND TEXTILES
Ms Rachel Memery BA Manchester Mrs Dawn Tyson Hall BSc Nottingham Trent Mrs Denise Westbrook Mrs Polina Hofmann BSc Exeter

GEOGRAPHY
Mr Jonathon Brown BA Birmingham Mr Tim Dixon BSc Exeter Ms Emily Hartley BA Leeds Miss Laura Wilson BSc Dunelm Mr Graham Yates MA Brunel

HISTORY
Dr David Filtness MA MPhil PhD Cantab Mr Charles Hammel AB Princeton, MLitt St Andrews Ms Georgina Manville BA MA Bristol Ms Alex Wilson BA York

HISTORY OF ART
Dr Rachel Sanders PhD University College London

MATHEMATICS
Mrs Vicky Walker BA Liverpool John Moores Mrs Seema Amin MA Warwick Mr Phil Butler MEng Bath Mr Paul Debont MSc Essex Mrs Cindy Thompson BSc(Ed) Exeter Mrs Sophie Russell MEng Bristol Mr Stephen Power MSc Colorado State, USA Mrs Shivangi Chitra MSc MS University, India

MODERN LANGUAGES
Mr Anton Kendall BA Exeter Mrs Nelly Porter Maîtrise Strasbourg Ms Stephanie Stratford BA Warwick Mrs Jen Butler BA Bath Mrs Laura Camba BA OU Dr Catherine Dey PhD Birmingham Ms Jane Gandee MA Cantab Miss Aoife Gray BA Dunelm Mrs Laurence Jackaman Licence Angers

MUSIC
Mrs YiRu Hall MA Cantab Mr Iain Sansom MA Oxon Mrs Beckie Oliver MusB Manchester Ms Natasha Wright BMus, PPRNCM, MMus, PGDipGSMD

PHYSICAL EDUCATION
Mr Jon Riley BSc Loughborough Mrs Sara Heffernan BA Chichester Mrs Leonie Campbell BA Chichester Mrs Zoe Enticknap BSc Chichester Mrs Patricia Francis BA National Teaching University Colombia Miss Ella Hadfield BSc Cardiff Metropolitan Miss Tia Hislop BSc University of St Mark and St John Mrs Justine Mackenzie BSc Temple University USA Miss Kate Nelson-Lee BA Swarthmore College Mrs Asha Riley BA Loughborough Ms Lucy Smith BSc Brunel Miss Nikki Lloyd Miss Isabel Zealley MSc Oxford Brookes

PHYSICAL EDUCATION

Mr Jon Riley BSc Loughborough
Mrs Sara Heffernan BA Chichester
Mrs Leonie Campbell BA Chichester
Mrs Zoe Enticknap BSc Chichester
Mrs Patricia Francis BA National Teaching University Colombia
Miss Ella Hadfield BSc Cardiff Metropolitan
Miss Tia Hislop BSc University of St Mark and St John
Mrs Justine Mackenzie BSc Temple University USA
Miss Kate Nelson-Lee BA Swarthmore College
Mrs Asha Riley BA Loughborough
Ms Lucy Smith BSc Brunel
Miss Nikki Lloyd
Miss Isabel Zealley MSc Oxford Brookes

POLITICS
Ms Alex Wilson BA York Dr David Filtness MA MPhil PhD Cantab

PSYCHOLOGY
Mrs Lucy Tipp BA Winchester Mrs Amanda McAllister MSc King’s College London

RELIGION, PHILOSOPHY AND ETHICS
Mrs Rachel Carnay MA Cantab Mr Jeremy Young BA Bristol

SCIENCE
Mr James Copley MSc Imperial College London Dr Rebecca Topley, BSc King's College London, PhD University of the West Indies Mr Michael Tanner BSc Loughborough Mrs Nikki Cahillane BSc Imperial College London Mr James Chilsholm BSc Bristol Ms Sarah Coggan MA OU Mr Ryan Coutts MA University of Technology Sydney Mrs Catherine Elkins BSc Reading Mr Bruce Hansen MSc Canterbury New Zealand, GradDipTchLn Christchurch New Zealand Mrs Clemmie Holtum BSc Uni of Durham, PGCE Canterbury Christ Church Uni Mrs Ruth Lavelle BSc Manchester Mrs Lauren Woodcock BSc Sheffield Mr Adam Kaplonek Mrs Gill Quelch Mr Thomas Kilminster BSc Bristol Mrs Blessing Oleleme MSc Portsmouth

SCIENCE

Mr James Copley MSc Imperial College London
Dr Rebecca Topley, BSc King's College London, PhD University of the West Indies
Mr Michael Tanner BSc Loughborough
Mrs Nikki Cahillane BSc Imperial College London
Mr James Chilsholm BSc Bristol
Ms Sarah Coggan MA OU
Mr Ryan Coutts MA University of Technology Sydney
Mrs Catherine Elkins BSc Reading
Mr Bruce Hansen MSc Canterbury New Zealand, GradDipTchLn Christchurch New Zealand
Mrs Clemmie Holtum BSc Uni of Durham, PGCE Canterbury Christ Church Uni
Mrs Ruth Lavelle BSc Manchester
Mrs Lauren Woodcock BSc Sheffield
Mr Adam Kaplonek
Mrs Gill Quelch
Mr Thomas Kilminster BSc Bristol
Mrs Blessing Oleleme MSc Portsmouth

LEARNING SUPPORT
Mrs Julie Stickland Dip Southampton Mrs Catherine Whittaker BA Southampton Miss Samantha Willes MA West Dean College Mrs Laura Young BSc Bristol Mrs Carola Bell BA Newcastle

BOARDING HOUSE STAFF

Ms Alice Ludlow - Head of boarding

BOARDING HOUSE	HOUSEMISTRESS/HouseMASTER
Finlay	Mr Bruce Hansen and Mrs Rachel Hansen Deputy: Miss Martine Adams
High House	Ms Judy Parshall Deputy: Ms Rachel Memery
Hyde Abbey	Ms Lucy Smith Deputy: Mrs Pam Hearsum
Earlsdown	Mrs Geraldine Clark Deputy: Miss Tia Hislop
Hillcroft	Mrs Felicity Lewington Deputy: Miss Karima Asrih Ouriaghli
Le Roy	Mrs Cristina Tarantino-Hind Deputy: Miss Kelly Gray

DAY HOUSE STAFF

DAY HOUSE	HOUSEMISTRESS/HEADMASTER
Caer Gwent	Mrs Jo Moroney/Mrs Emily Hartley
Venta	Mrs Hilary Mitchener/Miss Vicky Mitchell
Davies	Mrs Jen Butler/Mrs Becca Hills
Mowbray	Mrs Amanda McAllister/Mrs Rachel Nicholls

PREP SCHOOL TEACHING STAFF
Miss Caroline Albin BA Leeds - Head of Outdoor Learning Ms Shelly Say BA Oxford Brookes – Head of Early Years Foundation Stage Mrs Karen Brown BSc Reading - Head of Science Mrs Fiona Camfield BA Nottingham - Head of Humanities Mrs Joanne Copley BA King Alfred's - Head of Learning Support Mrs Jenny Davies BSc OU - Head of HPL and Head of Flourish Mrs Allison Greenfield BA Bristol PGCE Winchester - Head of Assessment and Transition Mr Rob Havercroft MEng Manchester - Head of Mathematics Mr Mike Hopwood BEd Chichester - Head of Sport Mr Joshua Maguire BA Cardiff - Head of French Miss Victoria Meinel BA Kent - Head of Visual Arts Miss Caroline Silvester BMus London Dip RCM, LTCL, ALCM - Head of Performing Arts Mrs Alice Taylor BA Bath Spa - Head of English Mrs Rebecca Jackson BA BEd Queen's University Ontario - Preschool Lead Miss Kathryn Jones BEd St Martin's College - Early Years Foundation Stage Teacher Mrs Jo Hunter BA Nottingham - Teacher Miss Sian Ivey BA Winchester - Teacher Mrs Nicola Dixon BA Exeter - Teacher Mrs Louise Caldwell BA Cardiff - Teacher Mrs Charlotte Harding BSc Humberside – Teacher Mrs Nicole Miller BA Gloucestershire - Teacher Mrs Emma Munt BSc Southampton - Teacher Miss Angela Roberts BA London - Music Specialist Teacher Miss Rosie Fellows BSc Uni of Exeter, PGCE Uni of Winchester - Teacher Miss Rosie Fellows BSc Uni of Exeter, PGCE Uni of Winchester - Teacher Mrs Sarah Pawsey BEd Physical Education Cheltenham - PE Teacher Mrs Emma Balfour BA Cambridge - Teacher

PREP SCHOOL TEACHING STAFF

Miss Caroline Albin BA Leeds - Head of Outdoor Learning
Ms Shelly Say BA Oxford Brookes – Head of Early Years Foundation Stage
Mrs Karen Brown BSc Reading - Head of Science
Mrs Fiona Camfield BA Nottingham - Head of Humanities
Mrs Joanne Copley BA King Alfred's - Head of Learning Support
Mrs Jenny Davies BSc OU - Head of HPL and Head of Flourish
Mrs Allison Greenfield BA Bristol PGCE Winchester - Head of Assessment and Transition
Mr Rob Havercroft MEng Manchester - Head of Mathematics
Mr Mike Hopwood BEd Chichester - Head of Sport
Mr Joshua Maguire BA Cardiff - Head of French
Miss Victoria Meinel BA Kent - Head of Visual Arts
Miss Caroline Silvester BMus London Dip RCM, LTCL, ALCM - Head of Performing Arts
Mrs Alice Taylor BA Bath Spa - Head of English
Mrs Rebecca Jackson BA BEd Queen's University Ontario - Preschool Lead
Miss Kathryn Jones BEd St Martin's College - Early Years Foundation Stage Teacher
Mrs Jo Hunter BA Nottingham - Teacher
Miss Sian Ivey BA Winchester - Teacher
Mrs Nicola Dixon BA Exeter - Teacher
Mrs Louise Caldwell BA Cardiff - Teacher
Mrs Charlotte Harding BSc Humberside – Teacher
Mrs Nicole Miller BA Gloucestershire - Teacher
Mrs Emma Munt BSc Southampton - Teacher
Miss Angela Roberts BA London - Music Specialist Teacher
Miss Rosie Fellows BSc Uni of Exeter, PGCE Uni of Winchester - Teacher
Miss Rosie Fellows BSc Uni of Exeter, PGCE Uni of Winchester - Teacher
Mrs Sarah Pawsey BEd Physical Education Cheltenham - PE Teacher
Mrs Emma Balfour BA Cambridge - Teacher

LEARNING SUPPORT ASSISTANTS
Mrs Stephanie Biggerstaff NVQ4 Mrs Christine Colgrave NVQ3 Mrs Paula Cullen NVQ3 Mrs Bex Daley BA Hons Primary Ed Mrs Penny Gibson NNEB Mrs Kimberley Goddard Mrs Alexandra Henshaw NVQ3 ELSA Mrs Jo Hodge NNEB Mrs Tanya Ritchie Diploma SpLD Mrs Jane Watmough Mrs Isabel Winward BSc Cardiff Msc LSHTM Mrs Emma Young City and Guilds Certificate

after school leads
Mrs Xanthi Beck (PgDip Birmingham City) Mrs Kirstin White (Diploma)

SUPPORT STAFF

ADMISSIONS
Mrs Kate Cairns, registrar, senior and sixth-form Miss Vicky Mitchell, deputy registrar, senior and sixth-form Mrs Liz Turner, assistant registrar, senior and sixth-form Mrs Sara Mathieson, prep school registrar Mrs Emma Forson, data and admissions administrator

BURSARY
Mrs Karolina Rickard, head of finance Mrs Lorna Gale, accounts supervisor Mrs Sally Warden, payroll Mr Curtis Gale, accounts assistant Miss Hedvika Zofova, finance assistant
Estates / health and safety
Mr Jim Ewing, estates manager Mr John Dainton, health and safety compliance assistant

CLINICAL COUNSELLING PSYCHOLOGIST
Dr Helen O'Connor

DEVELOPMENT AND ALUMNAE
Mrs Kate Lewis, director of development & alumnae Mrs Rosy Oscroft, development & alumnae co-ordinator Mrs Sarah Layzell, events and engagement officer Mrs Gwen Heywood-Waddington, data and research officer

DUKE OF EDINBURGH'S AWARD PROGRAMME MANAGER
Mr Dan Rollings

EXAMS OFFICE
Mrs Victoria Fraher, exams officer Mrs Kate Raven, exams assistant

HARVEY HALL PERFORMING ARTS CENTRE
Mr Simon Freakley Mrs Polly Perry

HR
Miss Sarah Longman, HR manager Mrs Rebecca Tarry, HR advisor Mrs Sorrel Chivers, HR assistant Ms Anna Truong, HR advisor (on Maternity leave)

IT
Mr Andy Healy, head of IT services Mr Ross Madderson, information systems manager Mr Phil Hughes, IT senior engineer Mrs Helen Woodland, IT support technician Mr Tomasz Jedrzejak, IT support assistant

LIBRARY
Ms Nancy Broadfoot, librarian Mrs Joanna Tomkins, assistant librarian

MARKETING
Mr Ben Walker, head of marketing and communications Mrs Amelia Locke, marketing and communications officer Miss Anya Nice, marketing events officer Miss Isabelle Ross, marketing assistant

MEDICAL STAFF
Ms Caroline Weeks BSc Bournemouth BSc Southampton Mrs Hannah Stevens BSc Southampton Miss Hannah Greenwood, BA Nursing, University of Southampton Mrs Helen Prior Dip Southampton Mrs Becca Stride BSc Southampton

MUSIC OFFICE
Mrs Aisling Marsh Ms Ishka Nessa

OPERATIONS
Mrs Sarah Culley, operations bursar Mr Paul Watmough, commercial manager Mrs Sandra Kelly, domestic manager Mrs Barbara Niklas, domestic supervisor Mr Matthew Harrison, evening domestic coordinator Mrs Francesca Oosthuizen, operations administrator

OUTREACH AND PARTNERSHIPS
Mr Simon Mayes

PREP SCHOOL EA & OFFICE MANAGER
Mrs Andrea Ford

SCHOOL CHAPLAIN
Revd Paul Wallington

SCHOOL OFFICE
Mrs Barbara Tyler-Smith, school office manager Mrs Laura Slaney-Sharpe, school office assistant Ms Cathy Crawley, school office assistant Miss Hannah Raynsford, school office senior administrator Miss Beth Wallington, prep school administrator Mrs Tilly Akroyd, prep school administrator

SLT SUPPORT OFFICE
Mrs Rachel Nicholls, executive assistant Mrs Becca Hills, SLT and student guidance assistant

SWIMMING POOL
Mrs Louise Greenway Mr Jamie Brown Mr Max Costley

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