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Staff & Governors

Senior Leadership Team

Ms Hayley Robinson Headmistress
Mr Stuart Ansell  Chief Operating Officer
Mr Chris Bond Deputy Head (Academic) Acting
Ms Kate Cobb  Deputy Head (Pastoral & Safeguarding) and Designated Safeguarding Lead
Mrs Alison Vernon  Director of Admissions & Marketing

 

HEAD'S OFFICE

Mrs Heather Buchanan Executive Assistant to the Headteacher
Mrs Hayley Dudley Receptionist (AM)
Ms Sarah Brown Receptionist (PM)
Mrs Lesley Mills Senior Academic Secretary
Mrs Sarah McClean Examinations Officer

SENIOR MANAGEMENT TEAM

Mr Anthony Bainbridge Assistant Head (Sixth Form) & Teacher of Geography
Mr Drew Vermeulen Assistant Head (Academic) & Teacher of History
Mrs Claire Ellis Assistant Head (Pastoral & Boarding), Teacher of History and PHSE
Mr George Cook Assistant Head (Pastoral & Wellbeing), Teacher of PE and Science

THE BURSARY

Mrs Sinu Achary-Anturkar Fees Ledger
Mrs Kelly Bashford Finance Officer
Mrs Sue Bruinvels Assistant to the Chief Operating Officer
Mrs Louise Elliott Accounts Assistant
Miss Kay Eaton Administrative Assistant
Mrs Jackie Hazeltine HR Manager
Mrs Nicola Hawley Operations Manager
Mrs Wendy Jordan HR Assistant
Mrs Louise Richardson HR Assistant
Mr Victor Wilson Finance Manager & Payroll

ADMISSIONS & MARKETING

Mrs Sophie Byerley Admissions Assistant
Mrs Kirstie Hammond Overseas Registrar
Mrs Claire Jordan UK Registrar
Mrs Daniella Quaglia Marketing Manager
Miss Daisy Margolis Marketing Intern & Sports Assistant

HEADS OF YEAR

Year 7 Miss Hayley Irwin
Year 8 Ms Amanda Ayling
Year 9 Mrs Jane Fuller
Year 10 Ms Kathryn Hinchliffe
Year 10 – Deputy Miss Francesca Powell
Year 11 Mr John Souici
Year 11 – Deputy Miss Nicole Kendall
6th Form  Mr Anthony Bainbridge

ACADEMIC STAFF

Mr Owen Anderson  Head of History
Mr John Attewell Head of Economics
Mrs Luisa Aurini  Head of Spanish, Italian & Other Languages Co-ordinator
Mrs Amanda Ayling  Senior Science Technician
Mrs Isabella Azer Science Technician
Mr Julian Baker IB Co-ordinator & Teacher of Theory Of Knowledge
Mr Anthony Bainbridge Head of Sixth Form & Teacher of Geography
Miss Debbie Brown Subject Lead & Teacher of Music
Ms Katharine Bryson  Head of English
Mrs Tracy Bushby Teacher of French & Spanish Maternity Cover
Miss Sophie Cheesman Assistant Director of Sport
Miss Aga Ciechanowska Teacher of Art
Mr Geoff Coates  Art Technician
Mrs Helen Cowie Head of Psychology
Mrs Anna Cook Head of Academic PE
Mr George Cook Teacher of PE & Science, Assistant Head (Pastoral & Wellbeing)
Mrs Claire Ellis Teacher of History, Assistant Head (Pastoral & Boarding)
Mr Mike Floyd Teacher of Physics
Mr Jack Freeman Head of Drama and Theatre Studies
Mrs Jane Fuller  Head of Geography
Ms Becky Gill  Learning Development Teacher
Ms Kathryn Hinchliffe  Teacher of Maths
Miss Hayley Irwin Teacher of English
Mr Oliver Jago Co-curricular Logistics and Compliance Lead, Teacher of PE & Geography
Ms Julia Jennings Teacher of German
Mrs Shahla Kay Teacher of Science
Miss Nicole Kendall Teacher of Maths, KS4 Maths Co-ordinator
Mrs Thaya Krishnakumar Teacher of French & Spanish
Mrs Caroline Lowe Teacher of LAMDA
Miss Arianna Lusardi  Teacher of French & Spanish
Mrs Jean Lye Speech & Language Therapist
Ms Debjani Mukherjee Teacher of Maths
Ms Kirsty Main Teacher of Maths
Ms Shelley Marsh Head of Learning Development, SENCo, Specialist Teacher and Assessor, EAL Specialist
Ms Claire McCarthy  Teacher of EAL
Mrs Nicky Monk Head of Creative Arts
Mrs Patricia Morgan  Library Assistant
Mrs Jacqui Morris  Learning Development Teacher
Mr Danmore Mushayabasa Teacher of Business Studies & Mathematics
Miss Nanette Nicol Head of Chemistry
Mr Roberto Nicora  ISC Co-ordinator and Equality Diversity and Inclusion Lead
Mrs Manuela Nardone Learning Development Assistant
Mrs Hayley Osborne  Teacher of English, CAS Co-ordinator & Lead Practitioner Pastoral and Student Engagement
Mr Chris Parker Acting Head of Biology, Literacy Co-ordinator
Mr Chris Patrick  PSHE Subject Lead, Teacher of PE & Geography
Mrs Eve Peyton  Teacher of Computer Science
Mrs Penny Piper Head of French & Teaching and Learning Specialist (Lead Practitioner)
Ms Francesca Powell Teacher of History
Mr Giles Pritchett  Head of Business Studies
Mr Conor Richardson Teacher of English & Debating and Public Speaking Co-ordinator
Miss Liz Rose  Librarian & Literacy Co-ordinator
Ms Inger Marie Seloter Olsen Teacher of Norwegian
Mr Alam Sheikh LS Teacher of Maths
Mr Rick Singh  Science Technician
Mr Ryan Small  Head of Science
Mr John Souici  Teacher of Science
Ms Sinead Tobin Careers Advisor
Mr Ollie Todd Director of Sport
Mr Chris Tottman  Teacher of Biology & Lead ESS
Mr Huong Tran Teacher of Vietnamese
Mr Drew Vermeulen  Teacher of History & Assistant Head (Academic)
Mrs Donna Walton  Teacher of Drama
Mrs Tanya Wheaton  Learning Development Teacher
Mrs Christine Wilson  Head of Maths & Director of Expeditions
Mrs Kati Wilson  Subject Lead DT

IT DEPARTMENT

Mrs Jeanette Boorer Databases Manager & Trainer
Mr Oscar Card IT Technician
Mr Trush Patel Head of IT Services
Mr Elliott Russell Senior IT Technician

OTHER DEPARTMENTS

Miss Holly Bland Teaching Assistant – Sport
Mrs Katy Caplin Nurse
Mr Tom Carroll Facilities Manager
Mrs Lucy Cole Medical Centre Assistant
Ms Rachael Evans Lead Nurse
Mrs Anita Frayling Housekeeper
Mr Jerry Holliman Head Groundsman, School Caretaker & Transport Maintenance
Mr Anthony Hughes Operations Team Member
Mr Hugh Kennedy Teaching Assistant – Sport
Ms Helen Sage Reprographics, Student Reception & Transport Administrator
Mrs Rachael Steele Nurse
Ms Jolene Wills Nurse
Mr Neil Varkevisser DT Technician

PASTORAL

Mrs Hayley Robinson Headmistress
Ms Kate Cobb Deputy Head (Pastoral & Safeguarding) and Designated Safeguarding
Mrs Claire Ellis Assistant Head (Pastoral & Boarding) and Deputy Designated Safeguarding Lead
Mr George Cook Assistant Head (Pastoral & Wellbeing) and Deputy Designated Safeguarding Lead
Mr Drew Vermeulen Deputy Designated Safeguarding Lead
Mrs Christine Wilson Deputy Designated Safeguarding Lead
Mrs Heather Buchanan Deputy Designated Safeguarding Lead
Ms Rachael Evans Deputy Designated Safeguarding Lead
Mrs Hayley Osborne Pastoral Support Operational Co-ordinator

BOARDING HOUSES

Mrs Claire Ellis Assistant Head (Pastoral & Boarding)
ATWOOD
Mrs Helen Cowie Houseparent
Mr Chris Patrick Assistant Houseparent
BURMESTER
Mr George Cook Houseparent
Miss Hayley Irwin Assistant Houseparent
CONSTANTINE
Mr Giles Pritchett Houseparent
Ms Claire McCarthy  Assistant Houseparent
DALEWOOD
Mrs Nicky Monk Houseparent
Miss Aga Ciechanowska Assistant Houseparent
OLD COTTAGE
Mr Julian Baker Houseparent
Mr Roberto Nicora Assistant Houseparent
RALPH
Mr Ollie Todd Houseparent
Mr Jack Freeman Assistant Houseparent

Our Governors

Mr Trevor Johnson

Trevor Johnson
Position:
Chair of the Board of Governors

Trevor Johnson is an investor and holds non-executive director roles in a number of companies that seek to use new technology to improve the way that worthwhile things are done. He is a non-executive Director at Whizz Education and has...

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Mrs Annabel Agace MA (CANTAB)

Annabel Agace
Position:
Member of the Business & Commercial Committee

Annabel Agace is a chartered surveyor; a role she has returned to follow a career break to raise children and a number of years running Chalk Hill Contemporary Art. She has a strong interest in the visual arts and was...

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Mr Alan Horden

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Position:
Member of Business & Commercial Committee, Finance & General Purpose Committee and Risk & Compliance Committee

Alan is an experienced turnaround and transformation programme leader, with extensive finance, project management and operational skills within the Oil & Gas, Aerospace & Defence, Construction and Cyber Security sectors. He is also a former parent whose daughter and son...

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Mr Calvin Man

Calvin Man
Position:
Member of the Education & Student Welfare Committee

Calvin is an experienced banker and corporate adviser with over 20 years of experience in investment and corporate banking. He currently leads the Corporate Finance and Advisory business of Henderson Rowe and previously held senior leadership roles at HSBC, in the M&A Advisory group in London and subsequently as the Head of Multinationals Corporate Banking in China. He started his professional life as an Officer in the...

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Mr Chris Townsend

Chris Townsend
Position:
Chair of the Education & Student Welfare Committee

Chris Townsend is the Headmaster of Felsted School in Essex (a Global Member of the Round Square), having previously been the Deputy Head there for five years. Prior to that he was a Housemaster and Head of Boarding at Stowe...

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Mr Ian Gomes

Ian Gomes
Position:
Chair of the Finance & General Purpose Committee and a member of the HR Committee

Ian Gomes is a chartered accountant who spent his professional career with KPMG UK, including 23 years as a partner, specialising in financial services and emerging markets. Ian is currently an independent director and audit committee chair of a UK...

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Mr Jim Evans

Jim Evans
Position:
Member of Finance & General Purpose Committee and the Business & Commercial Committee

Jim has led a wide ranging career in financial services, working both as a practitioner and management consultant in the City and across the UK. A former partner at Ernst & Young, Jim currently provides management assistance to the banking...

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Mr Mark Whitby

Mr Mark Whitby
Position:
Member of the Finance & General Purpose Committee

Mark provides Board level support to fast growing technology companies looking to scale their businesses and develop their commercial capabilities. He has over 20 years’ experience as a technology executive working for multi-national companies such as Intel, Vodafone and Seagate...

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Mrs Pat Keeling MSc, MA, BSc, Dip PT

Pat
Position:
Member of the Education & Student Welfare Committee and a member of the Risk & Compliance Committee

Pat has worked in healthcare all her career including within the NHS, charitable and independent sectors. Pat initially spent 10 years practising as a physiotherapist in acute, mental health, learning disability and community sectors. The remainder of her career has...

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Mrs Sarah Bilby

Sarah Bilby
Position:
Chair of the Risk & Compliance Committee and a member of the HR Committee

As an ex pupil Sarah is proud to be associated with the school. She is currently Managing Director Business Banking in London and South East for Natwest Group with responsibility for income growth, customer advocacy, regulatory risk and the people...

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Mrs Trish Savage

Trish Savage
Position:
Chair of the Business & Commercial Committee

She began her career in teaching, followed by various marketing and business roles for a large multinational pharmaceutical company. She and her husband then utilised their combined skills to set up a healthcare magazine, digital publishing and events business, which...

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