Staff List

Department Heads

Head of Maths
Mrs Susanne Gibson
BA (Hons) PGCE QTS MEd

Head of English/Head of Forms V & VI/Form VI Tutor
Ms Naomi Watts
BA (Hons) PGCE QTS

Head of Science
Mrs Claire Papastefanou
BSecEdSci PGCE

Head of Humanities
Mrs Penny Macfarlane
BA (Hons) PGCE

Head of Art & DT
Mrs Tara Pandey
BA (Hons) Illustration LCP

Head of Drama/Form V Tutor
Mrs Sheila Manson
BA (Hons)

Head of Modern Foreign Languages
Mrs Jenny Fagg
BA, MA, PGCE, QTS

Head of Computing/Gifted & Talented
Mr Mark  Poeti
BSc PGCE QTS

Head of Forest School/Form IV Tutor
Miss Charlotte Thorpe
BA (Hons) QTS

Head of Learning Support
Mrs Lisa Edwards
MA, PGCert (SEN), BA (Hons) QTS

Director of Music
Miss Chloe du Pon
BA (Hons) PGCE

Director of Sports & Activities
Mr Ed Spackman
BA (Hons)

Head of PE
Mr Simon Floyer
BSc (Hons) Sports Science, MSET QTLS

Teaching Staff

Nursery Leader
Mrs Sheila O’Brien
NNEB

Early Years Teaching Assistant
Mrs Becky Chambers
LLB (Hons)

Early Years Teaching Assistant
Miss Charlotte Philps
Level 3 Diploma for the Early Years Practitioner 

Kindergarten Leader
Miss Jemma Winterton
NNEB Diploma in Montessori Education

Kindergarten Room Leader (maternity cover)
Mrs Amanda Hauxwell
BA (Hons), PGCE 

Early Years Teaching Assistant
Miss Lauren O’Sullivan
Primary PGCE, QTS, Teaching Assistant Level 3

Early Years Teaching Assistant
Miss Megan Hewitt
BA (Hons)

Early Years Teaching Assistant
Miss Rachel Vickery

Reception Teacher/Early Years Coordinator
Miss Andrea Beasley
BA (Hons)

Reception Teacher
Mrs Sarah Morris
BA (Hons) PGCE (Early Years)

Reception Teaching Assistant
Mrs Melanie Lee
NNEB

Reception Teaching Assistant
Miss Sara Cedola
NVQ Level 3

Form I Teacher
Mrs Elana Pickering
BA Ed (Early Childhood)

Form I Teacher/Key Stage 1 Coordinator
Mrs Beth Davies
BSc PGCE

Form I Teaching Assistant
Mrs Christine Hamilton
BA (Hons)

Form I Teaching Assistant/Games Assistant
Mrs Olivia Kent
BA(Hons) Education, QTS, PGCE

Form I Teaching Assistant
Mrs Dani Casey
CACHE Level 3 Early Years Practitioner, HLTA

Form I Teaching Assistant 
Mrs Jane Chapman
BA (Hons) HLTA

Form II Teacher
Mrs Nicola Hamer / Mrs Nicki Mould
BEd (Hons) /  BA (Hons) QTS

Form II Teacher
Mrs Imogen Bates
BA Hons QTS

Form II Teacher 
Mrs Beckie Reddish
BA (Hons) Primary Education

Form II Teaching Assistant
Mrs Leigh Couchman
Level 2 Teaching Assistant Diploma, SEND Diploma (Levels, 2,3 &4), Higher Diploma in Graphic Design

Form II Classroom Assistant/Sports Assistant
Miss Chloe Holcombe

Form III Tutor/Head of Forms III & IV
Mrs Fiona Durkin-Saul
BA (Hons) QTS

Form III Tutor
Mrs Jo Trinder
BA (Hons) PGCE

Form III Teaching Assistant
Mrs Diana Godwin-Austen

Form III Teaching Assistant
Mrs Nicola Fincken
NVQ

Form IV Tutor/Head of Forest School
Miss Charlotte Thorpe
BA (Hons) QTS

Form IV Tutor/Prep Teacher
Mrs Lorraine Burge
BA (Hons) QTS

Head of Maths/Head of Pupil Progress
Mrs Susanne Gibson
BA (Hons) PGCE QTS MEd

Head of Computing/Form V Tutor
Mr Mark  Poeti
BSc PGCE QTS

Games & PE Teacher/Outdoor Teamwork & Leadership Teacher
Mrs Joanna Hall-Palmer
BA (Joint Hons), PGCE, QTS

Teacher of DT
Mr Philip Elwood
BSc (Product Design & Engineering)

Librarian
Mr Rob Bartlett
BA (Hons) PGCE

Learning Support Teacher
Mrs Jacqui Davies
QTS

Learning Support Assistant
Mrs Tracey Madgwick

Learning Support Assistant
Mrs Claire Collins
BA (Hons) PGCE

School Counsellor
Atifa Ismailmiya-Balding
BACP registered Psychotherapist

Pre-Prep Lunchtime Supervisor
Lorraine Green

Administrative Staff

Registrar/Head’s PA
Mrs Jussie Yeats
BSc (Hons)

School Secretary & First Aid Coordinator
Mrs Gwen Edwards

Director of Marketing & Admissions
Mrs Rachel May-Dillon

IT Manager
Ms Julia Martin

School Accountant
Mr Kevin Holcombe

HR & Compliance Manager
Mr Andy Whyte
BA (Hons), Assoc CIPD

Estates Manager
Mr Michael Taylor

Grounds & Maintenance Assistant
Mr Phillip Cox

Minibus Drivers
Mr Steve Agar
Mr Terry Vermigle