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Our School
Who we are
The College is pleased to employ a wide array of highly qualified staff.
Subject specialist staff teach all courses throughout the school, with a large body of staff providing further non-academic support by way of their excellence in other disciplines.
Headmaster
Simon H L Williams,
BSc, MA, (Dunelm)
Senior School Academic Staff
Deputy Head: Pastoral
Chris D P Jones, MA (Oxford)
Deputy Head: Academic
Ian G Knowles, BSc (Kings College)
Deputy Head: Staff & Professional Development, Teaching & Learning
Gary M Glasspool, BSc (St Andrew’s), MEd (Bristol), EdD (Bristol)
Deputy Head: Operations, Outreach and Extra-Curricular
Louisa J A Taylor, BSc (Bath)
Head of Sixth Form
William Baker, BA (Lancaster), MSc (Portsmouth), FRSA
Senior Teachers
Suzanne Herrington, BA (Staffordshire), Pastoral
Richard M Hoe, BSc (Liverpool), Well-being, Inclusion and Safeguarding
Director of Studies
Andrew Dowsett, MA (Nottingham), BA (King's College)
Academic Registrar
Ian M Crossman, BA (Lancaster)
| CREATIVE ARTS & TECHNOLOGY FACULTY | |
|---|---|
| Head of Faculty: | Timothy Strange, MA, BA (Goldsmiths) |
| Head of Art: | Timothy Strange, MA, BA (Goldsmiths) |
| Head of Computing: | Rob Tong, MEng (Exeter) |
| Head of Design Technology: | Steve J Edington, BEd (Plymouth) |
| Stephanie J Murrell, BA (Brighton), Design Technology | |
| Kevin A Maguire, BA (Chichester), Computing & ICT | |
| Ella McNeilage, BA (Lincoln), Art | |
| Douglas Robertson, BA (Dundee), Art | |
| Gwen K Roff, BA (Edinburgh College of Art), Art | |
| Andrew H Sangster, BSc (Leeds), Computing & ICT | |
| Catrin A Sinclair, BA (Leeds), Design Technology | |
| ENGLISH FACULTY | |
|---|---|
Head of Faculty: | Charlotte Unsworth-Hughes, MA, BA (York), MEd (Birmingham), EdD (Birmingham) |
| Penny Daniel, BA (Hull), Assistant Head of Nelson House | |
| Suzanne Herrington, BA (Staffordshire), Senior Teacher (Pastoral) | |
| Alison P Jones, BA (Portsmouth) | |
| Sarah-Jane Naym, BA (Winchester), Second in Department | |
| Jennifer Philips, BA (Birmingham) | |
| Poppy Priestley, MA, BA (Southampton) | |
| Steven Reeves, BA (London), MA (York) | |
| Lydia Wade, BA (Cardiff) | |
| HUMANITIES FACULTY | |
|---|---|
| Head of Faculty: | Jonathan E Hegan, BA (Bristol), Head of Classics |
| Head of Business: | Rick A West, BSc (Loughborough), PGDip (Chichester), MBA (Coventry), MCCT, Deputy Head of Sixth Form |
| Head of Economics: | Steven Huckle BSc (Bath) |
| Head of Geography: | David J Nighy, BSc (Reading), FRGS, CCF Contingent Commander |
| Head of History: | Helen L Jolliffe, MA (Oxford) |
| Head of Politics: | Patrick Cheshire, MA (Cardiff), BA (Cardiff), Deputy Head of Sixth Form |
| Head of Psychology: | Amanda Clark, BSc (Southampton), Deputy Head of Sixth Form |
| Head of Religion & Philosophy: | Tony Ostersen, BA (Denmark), i/c CAS |
| Christopher Akhurst, BA (Keele), History | |
| William Baker, BA (Lancaster), MSc (Portsmouth), FRSA, Head of Sixth Form, Religion & Philosophy | |
| Amanda Blenkharn, MSc, BSc (Portsmouth), Psychology, EPQ Co-ordinator | |
| Kate Corney, MA (Cambridge), History | |
| Paige Elson, BA (London), Classics, Co-ordinator of Dance, Assistant Head of Drake House | |
| Martin Gibb, MSc (Edinburgh), BEd (Oxford), Geography | |
| Sasha Gibbins, BA (Exeter), Classics, Joint Head of Academy | |
| Gary M Glasspool, BSc (St Andrew’s), MEd (Bristol), EdD (Bristol), Deputy Head (Staff & Professional Development, Teaching & Learning) | |
| Cressida Hadley, BSc (Kingscourt), Psychology | |
| Jeremy S Harris, BSc (Loughborough), Head of Nelson House, Geography | |
| Catherine L Hill, MA, BA (Warwick), History | |
| Laura E Jenkinson-Brown, BA (Dunelm), Classics | |
| Chris D P Jones, MA (Oxford), Deputy Head (Pastoral), History | |
| Elliot Le Grice, BBus (Monash, Australia), MA (Melbourne, Australia), Business | |
| John Lofthouse, BA (Dunelm) MMus, PGDip (GSMD), Assistant Head of Pupil Well-Being, Religion & Philosophy | |
| Nicola L M Plewes, BSc (Loughborough), Geography | |
| Ben R Seal, BA (Dunelm), MBA (Imperial College), Head of Collingwood House, Economics, History | |
| Karen Naylor, BSc (Cardiff), Economics | |
| Hannah Butler, BA (Cardiff), History, Joint Head of Academy | |
| Helen Trent, BSc (Cardiff), MA (Chichester), Geography | |
| Hayley Wilson, BA (Manchester), Religion & Philosophy, PSHE Co-ordinator | |
| MATHEMATICS FACULTY | |
|---|---|
Head of Faculty: | Tracey L Greenaway, BSc (Liverpool) |
| Natasha Ashworth, BSc (Cardiff), Assistant Head of Collingwood House | |
| Rachel Blewett, BSc (Bath) | |
| Jamie Daniel, BSc (Open), Physical Education, Head of Drake House, i/c First Challenge & World Challenge | |
| Anna Dickson, BSc (Reading), Second in Department | |
| Piers Dudin, BSc (Warwick), Med (Perth, Australia) | |
| Nicolas A Jackson, BSc (London Guildhall), MSc (Oxford), DPhil (Oxford) | |
| Simon Pyle, BSc (Cardiff) | |
| Jon Seaton, BA (Dunelm), Head of Grenville House | |
| Lucinda J Selby, BSc (Loughborough) | |
| Alexandra Thomas, BSc (Sunderland) | |
| Greg T Wilson, BSc (Chichester) | |
| MODERN LANGUAGES FACULTY | |
|---|---|
| Head of Faculty: | Nicole Sparks, BA (Portsmouth), French, German |
| Head of French: | Nicole Sparks, BA (Portsmouth), French, German |
| Head of German: | Ariane S Broomfield, BA (London), MA, PhD (London), German |
| Head of Spanish: | Anna-Maria Giffin, BA (Exeter), French, Spanish |
| Ian M Crossman, BA (Lancaster), Academic Registrar, French, German | |
| Andrew Dowsett, MA (Nottingham), BA (King's College), Director of Studies, French, German | |
| Vincent J Leysen, BA (Sussex), MA (Sussex), French, Spanish | |
| Clare H Mann, BA (Leeds), French, Spanish | |
| Penelope Porter, BSc (Manchester), German | |
| Marisa L Robertson, BEng (Sheffield), Spanish | |
| Hamish A Sutherland, BA (UWE), French, Spanish | |
| PERFORMING ARTS FACULTY | |
|---|---|
| Head of Faculty: | Helen J Purchase, BA (Colchester), LTCL, Director of Music |
| Head of Drama: | Stacey Carty, BA (Sunderland), MA (Chester) |
| Nicola Clements, BA (Middlesex), Drama | |
| Philip L Cree, BA (Oxford), Assistant Director of Music (Academic) | |
| Joe James, BA (Middlesex), Assistant Director of Music (Contemporary), Fifth Year Pastoral Co-ordinator | |
| Frannie Millar, BA (Oxford), Music | |
| Ruth Northey, BA (East Anglia), Drama | |
| SCIENCE FACULTY | |
|---|---|
| Head of Faculty: | Mandy J Westwood, BSc (Cardiff), MBA (Coventry) |
| Head of Biology: | Frances H Perry, MA (Cambridge), MSc (Cardiff), PhD (Exeter) |
| Head of Chemistry: | David J Dunster, MA (Cambridge) |
| Head of Physics: | Matthew C Kelly, BSc (Keele) |
| Lucy Barton, BSc (Kent), Chemistry, Assistant Head of Grenville House | |
| Jo Harris, BVSc (Liverpool), Deputy Head of Sixth Form, Biology | |
| Richard M Hoe, BSc (Liverpool), Senior Teacher (Well-being, Inclusion and Safeguarding), Physics | |
| Ian G Knowles, BSc (Kings College), Deputy Head (Academic), Biology | |
| Pippa Hardisty, BSc (London), MA (Twickenham), Biology, OSCA Admin | |
| Gemma Hunt, BSc (Durham), MSc (London), MA (London), Chemistry | |
| Julian M Lucraft, MA (Manchester), MEng (Portsmouth), Physics | |
| Niamh M Rivett, BSc (NUIG Galway), Biology, Chemistry | |
| Elise C Smith, BSc (Cardiff), Chemistry | |
| Michael Unsworth, MEng (Cardiff), Physics | |
| Richard G Whittle, MEng (Imperial College), Physics, Chemistry, i/c STEAM | |
| Hanna Yates, MEng (Cambridge), Physics | |
| John G Yugin-Power, BSc (Cork), Head of Rodney House, Chemistry | |
| SPORTS FACULTY | |
|---|---|
| Director of Sport: | Ben Skirving, BA (Open), Head of Rugby |
| Stacey Angliss, BA (Cardiff Met), Head of Swimming | |
| Toby Blong, BA (Exeter), Head of Hockey | |
| Shelley Copland, BA (Winchester), Head of Netball | |
| Jamie Daniel, BSc (Open), Maths, Head of Drake House, i/c First Challenge & World Challenge | |
| Hannah Dart, BA (Chichester) | |
| Kelly Higgins, BA (Bath), Head of Sports Science, Assistant Head of Rodney House | |
| Tina A Jenkins, PE | |
| Kevin A Maguire, BA (Chichester), Head of Cross-Country/Athletics, ICT | |
| Rob Maier, Head of Cricket | |
| Annabel Sexton, BSc (Birmingham), Co-ordinator of Charities | |
| Laura K Snowball, BSc (Wales) | |
| Louisa J A Taylor, BSc (Bath), Deputy Head (Operations, Outreach and Extra-Curricular) | |
| Catherine Wilcockson, BSc (Exeter), Head of Tennis | |
| ADVENTURE FACULTY: | |
|---|---|
| Head of Faculty: | Anne Harris, MBA, BA (Ulster), Head of Adventurous Activities, CCF School Staff Instructor |
| Simon Kelson, Head of Adventurous Activities | |
| Finn Hughes, CCF School Staff Instructor, Adventurous Activities Instructor | |
| Elizabeth Jeffery, BA (Swansea), Adventurous Activities Instructor | |
| CURRICULUM SUPPORT: | |
|---|---|
| Head of Curriculum Support: | Ruth Saunders, MA (Middlesex), BSc (London) |
| Melissa Canter, BA (Exeter) | |
| Penny Gowing, BA (Southampton) | |
| Jocelyn Kingdom Mueller, MA (London) | |
| Emily M Truman-Lamb, BA (Roehampton) | |
| Lydia Wade, BA (Cardiff) | |
| CAREERS & HIGHER EDUCATION: | |
|---|---|
| Careers & Higher Education Manager: | Kirsty Verney, BSc (Liverpool), BDS (Liverpool), PGDip (Open), Deputy Head of Sixth Form |
| LIBRARIANS | |
|---|---|
| Dawn Greenall, BA (Southampton), Publications Officer | |
| Cathryn Hewett, BA (Brighton) |
| VISITING ACADEMIC STAFF |
|---|
| Jenny Clark, LAMDA |
| Suzanne Hall, LAMDA |
| Laura Hardie, LAMDA |
| Zoe Walker, LAMDA |
| VISITING SPORTS COACHES |
|---|
| Alex Byrne, Basketball |
| Derren Marshall, Fencing |
| Tracy Rushin, Netball |
Junior School Staff
Leadership Team
Head of the Junior School
Ffion Robinson
BA (Cardiff) MA (Kings College, London)
| Role | Name | Qualifications |
|---|---|---|
| Deputy Head | Philipa Yugin-Power | BSc (Leeds), MA Ed (Open) |
| Head of Infant Department | Kerry M Humphreys | BEd (Plymouth) |
| Head of Middle School | Sarah-Jane Moore | ARCM, GRSM |
| Head of Upper School | Nathan Rushin | BSc, MSc (Southampton) |
| Senior Teacher (Academic) | Geraldine Norton | BA (Nottingham) |
| Senior Teacher (Operations) | Matt Forbes | BSc (Gloucester) |
Teaching Staff
| Role | Name | Qualifications |
|---|---|---|
| Head of Nursery | Annabel Knowles | BSc (Surrey) |
| Class R Teacher (Dolphins) | Kerry M Humphreys | BEd (Plymouth) |
| Class R Teacher (Puffins) | Kate Stuzer | BA (Manchester) |
| Class R Teacher (Puffins) | Kirsty Massie | BA (Bath) |
| Class 1B Teacher | Caroline Broadway | BSc (Surrey) |
| Class 1D Teacher | Holly Dargon | BA (Warwick) |
| Class 2 Teacher | James Oldman | BA, MA (Chichester) |
| Class 3T Teacher | Chris Taylor | BSc (London) |
| Class 3M Teacher | Laurie McCabe | BA (Durham) |
| Class 4TR Teacher | Janine Taylor | BSc (London) |
| Class 4TR Teacher | Sarah Robinson | BA (Durham), MA (Coventry) |
| Class 4M Teacher | Sarah-Jane Moore | ARCM, GRSM |
| Class 5H Teacher | Katy Hounsome | BA (Liverpool) |
| Class 5S Teacher | Sam Sykes | BA (Chichester) |
| Class 6NR Teacher | Nathan Rushin | BSc, MSc (Southampton) |
| Class 6AR Teacher | Adam Ralph | BA (Buckingham), MA (Roehampton) |
| Head of Learning Enrichment | Emily Smith | BA (Essex) |
| Learning Enrichment Teacher | Rachel Soysa | BSc (South Bank) |
| Head of Computing | Lucy Francis | BA (Winchester) |
| Head of Music | Nat Warren | BA Hons (Bristol), MEd (Cantab.) |
| Head of Outdoor Learning | Matt Forbes | BSc (Gloucester) |
| PE | Annette C Chilton | BEd (Worcester) |
| Head of Sport | Emily Lydall | BA (Leeds Metropolitan) |
| English, PE | Lisa M Eddy | BA (Exeter) |
| Art | Catherine Foley | BA (Warwick) |
| Maths | Geraldine Norton | BA (Nottingham) |
| Modern Foreign Languages | Pippa Parker | BA (Lancaster) |
| Head of Drama | Sarah Roberts | BEd (Winchester) |
| Librarian | Kirsty Black | MA (Oxon) PhD (London) |
Teaching Assistants
Natasha Beckley, Guy Blackman, Denise Chevalier, Robyn Fairlie, Milly Ghosh, Jane Hall, Sally Ismay, Cathy Langley, Carrie Masson, Hannah Parker-Meadows, Nicky Pritchard, Eloise Besley
Classroom Assistants
Ross Calvert, Noah Barnes, Maja Ostersen, Tommy Allen
Visiting Music Teachers
Ali Anderson, BMus, MMus (Piano, Bassoon & Harp)
Cath Bilton, BMus (Singing, Piano)
Sally Cartwright, BA, LTCL, ATCL, CT ABRSM (Clarinet, saxophone, dood, toot, J Sax)
Simon Diggens, BMus, MMus, DipABRSM and ATCL (Flute)
Jane Happel, BEd (Acoustic guitar, piano, ukulele)
Jenny Kimber, BMus (TCM) (Cello, double bass)
Matt Lake, BA (Electric guitar, Bass guitar, acoustic guitar, ukulele)
Victoria Larley, BA, CertHE (Singing)
Sam Sanders, BA (Drums)
Paul Sykes, RMSM (Brass)
Jon Visanji, BA (Music), Cred. Perf/GRNCM (Violin)
Lucinda Willits, BMus (Recorder, Oboe)
Administration & Site Staff
| Role | Name | Qualifications |
|---|---|---|
| PA to Head of Junior School & Admissions | Nicky Corrigan | BA (Bournemouth) |
| Administration Assistant | Jo Tremlett | HCIMA (Westminster College London) |
| Administration Assistant | Nicola Palmer | BA (Loughborough) |
| Site Manager | Mark Straffon | |
| Assistant Caretaker | Allan Addison | |
| Assistant Caretaker | Rob Bloomer | |
| Cleaner | Jeanette Walker |
Board of Governors
The board of governors oversees management of the College.
| Role | Name | Qualifications |
|---|---|---|
| Chair of the Governors | Charles Strick | BSC MechEng, MBA, CEng |
| Vice-Chair of the Governors | Jo Bloomer | LLB (Hons) |
| Co-Opted Governor | Stephen Barrett | |
| Co-Opted Governor | Sinclair Beecham | |
| Co-Opted Governor | John Franklin | MA, MEdAdmin |
| Co-Opted Governor | Tarquin Henderson | |
| Co-Opted Governor | Robert Ingram | MA |
| Co-Opted Governor | Chloe Jay | BA GDL |
| Co-Opted Governor | Walter A Jones | MA |
| Co-Opted Governor | Peter Lawrence | BA (Hons) |
| Co-Opted Governor | Mark Leigh | BA (Hons) (Econ) FCA |
| Co-Opted Governor | Robert May | MIOD |
| Co-Opted Governor | Diane Moses | FCA |
| Co-Opted Governor | Justine Morris | BSc MRICS |
| Parents’ Association Nom, Junior School | Sarah Thomas | BA (Hons), DipM |
| Parents’ Association Nom, Senior School | Matthew Steven | MEng |
| Clerk to the Governors | Neil Medley | MPhys ([email protected]) |
Support Staff
SCHOOL SUPPORT STAFF | |
|---|---|
| Neil Medley, MPhys (Oxford) | Bursar |
| Alex Hind | Bursar’s PA |
| Darren Gooding | Estates Manager |
| Suzie Brooker | Estates and Letting Administrator |
| Nicci Kilpatrick, BA (Brighton), CIPD | HR Officer |
| Caroline Seaton, BA (Reading) | Compliance Officer |
| Sarah Berry, BA (Portsmouth) | Headmaster’s Executive Assistant |
| Stella Greggs, BSc (Cardiff), ACMA | Head of Finance & Office Manager |
| Liz Reed, BSc (Kings) | Accounts Assistant |
| Lucy Hall | Receptionist |
| Alison Oliver | School Administrator |
| Catherine Banes-Walker, BA (De Montfort) | School Administrator |
| Eleanor J Davies | School Secretary & Secretary to Deputy Heads |
| Caron Monk | Admissions Registrar |
| Georgie Nicoll, BA (Reading) | Admissions Assistant |
| Caroline Thompson, BA (London) | School Data and Systems Administrator |
| Amanda Inkley, BA (Greenwich) | Head of Marketing |
| Liz Boardman, BA (Roehampton) | Digital Marketing Executive |
| Adam Parks, BA (Solent) | Graphic Designer |
| Nick G Smith, BSc (Leeds) | Head of Development |
| Angela Botham | Development Officer |
| Sarah Brett, BA (Cardiff) | Development Manager |
| Carly Smith, Diploma in Nursing | Development Officer |
| Catherine Massie, BSc (Loughborough) | Sports and Development Administrator |
| Kerri Bartram | Swimming Pool Co-ordinator & Lead Coach |
| Stephanie Jones | D of E & Adventurous Activities Administrator & Assistant Instructor |
| Gill Pears | Reprographics |
| Claire Wright, BA (Worcester) | Music Administrator |
| Chris Pellett | Performing Arts Technical Manager |
| Matt Currie | Audio Visual/Drama Technician |
| Andy Searle | Director of Digital Systems |
| Kyle Wadman | IT System Administrator |
| Troy Anderson | IT Support |
| Richard Welch | IT Support |
| Annie Trinh, BSc (Portsmouth) | IT Support Apprentice |
| Anthea Dannatt, BSc (Sussex) MSc (Napier) | Laboratory Technician |
| Victoria Clinkskel, BSc (Kent) | Laboratory Technician |
| Karen Gardner, BSc (Oxford Brookes) | Laboratory Technician |
| Ronnie Hawes, FD (Portsmouth) | Laboratory Technician |
| Charlotte Tomalin, BSc (Reading) | Laboratory Technician |
| Peter Hall, BSc (Portsmouth) | Design & Technology Technician |
| Ian Jamouneau | Design & Technology Technician |
| Marnie Glue, BA (Cardiff Met) | Art Technician |
| Gemma Spencer | Art Technician |
| Guy Cunliffe, MBChB, DRCOG, DFFP, DCH,MRCGP (Surgery tel: 01730 264011) | School Doctor |
| Julia Earl, RN | School Nurse |
| Ely Sloane, MSc (Cardiff), RN | School Nurse |
| Angie Taylor, BSc (Brunel), RN | School Nurse |
| (Medical Centre: 01730 236862) | |
| Juliette Wakeland | School Counsellor |
| Reverend Canon William Hughes, St Peter’s, Petersfield (Parish Office: 01730 260213) | Chaplain |
Reverend Bruce Deans, St Mary Magdalen, Sheet (Parish Office: 01730 302695) | Chaplain |
| Glenna Kingston | School Caretaker |
| Sarah Boorer | Cleaning Supervisor |
| Nicola Draycott | Lost Property |
| Dean Knight | Grounds Manager |
| Sodexo Ltd (Catering Manager: Beverley Speirs) | Caterer |
