The Staff
Academic Year 2022/2023
Executive Director – Mr Mike Farmer BA (Hons), PGCE
Headmaster – Mr Barry Everitt BSc, MEd, PGCE
Deputy Head (Academic) – Mr James Pulford BSc (Hons), PGCE
Assistant Head (Pastoral) – Ms Jessica Schembri BA, PGCE
Assistant Head (Academic) – Mr Toby Heaver BSc, MSc (Oxon), PGCE
Head of Lower Prep School – Miss Sarah Gallop BA, PGCE
Director of Finance – Mrs Claire Minikin BA, ACA
Director of Operations – Mrs Victoria Low BSc (Hons), MA, DipTchng
Academic Staff
Mr Ahmed Afana BSc(Hons),PGCE,QTS – Head of ICT & computing, Year 7 Class Tutor
Mr Austin Bell – Sports GAP student
Mrs Amanda Bowen PGCE – Year 1 Class Teacher, Lower Prep Science Co-Ordinator
Mrs Camilla Buchholtz BEd – Teaching Assistant
Mrs Catherine Buckle BA, QTS – Lower Prep French
Mrs Sarah Calpin – Swimming
Mrs Jo Carpenter BA, PGCE – Year 2 Class Teacher, Lower Prep PSHE Co-Ordinator
Mrs Nicky Castle BA Hons (Dunelm) – English, Year 8 Class Tutor
Mr Marcus Chapman BA, PGCE – English, Head of Year 7, Year 7 Class Tutor
Mrs Isabelle Chan – Nursery Assistant
Mrs Celia Conlan BEd (Hons), MA, Dip SpLD – Mathematics, Year 4 Class Tutor
Mr Danny Cox BA (Hons), QTS – Head of PE, Head of Lower Prep Sport, Head of Football
Mr Rhys Cross BA, MA, PGCE – Head of History, Head of Year 8, Year 8 Class Tutor
Mrs Lori Dowlman – BTeach/BA, QTS – Head of Learning Support (SENCO)
Mr Antony Down BSc (Exon), PGCE – Head of Cricket, Clubs Co-Ordinator, Hockey Coach
Mr Charles Doyle-Davidson BSc, PGCE – Head of Geography, , Year 5 Class Tutor, CCF Coordinator
Miss Christine Ebdy BA (Hons), PGCE, QTS – Head of Modern Foreign Languages, Year 9 Class Tutor, Duke of Edinburgh Scheme Coordinator
Miss Sarah Evans-Fletcher Higher Certificate (Education) – Teaching Assistant
Mr Barry Everitt BSc, MEd, PGCE – Headmaster, Reasoning
Miss Edel Fagan BSc, HDip Education – Head of Mathematics Upper Prep School, Year 6 Class Tutor
Mrs Lee-Ann Fletcher-Irving BA (Hons), CACHE Level 3 – Early Years Practitioner
Miss Rebecca Freeman BA – Year 3 Class Teacher, Lower Prep Maths Co-Ordinator
Miss Sarah Gallop BA, PGCE – Head of Lower Prep School
Mrs Clare Green BA, PGCE – Assistant Head of Lower Prep School, English, Year 1 Class Teacher
Mrs Alex Glover BA (Hons) – Teaching Assistant
Mrs Hannah Hanson BA, PGCE – Head of Drama
Mr Richard Harris BA, LGSM – Director of Music
Ms Fiona Hart MA (Oxon), PGCE – Mathematics, Assessment Tracking Coordinator, Head of Year 4, Year 4 Class Tutor
Mr Toby Heaver BSc, MSc (Oxon), PGCE, CCRS – Assistant Head (Academic), Chaplain
Mrs Emma Hobson CWDC Level 3 – Pre-Nursery Lead, Swimming
Mr Paul Hodgson BA, MA – Director of Sport
Mr Steven House BSc (Hons), Level 2 Rowing Coaching – Head of Rowing; Strength & Conditioning
Miss Isabelle Hurl BA (hons), PGCE, QTS – Lower Prep Teacher
Mrs Jacky Hurst – Early Years Assistant
Mrs Catherine James BEd, QTS – Lower Prep Teacher
Miss Kerry Jones ASA Level 2 – Swimming
Mr William Lamport BA, PGCE – English, Head of Year 6, Year 6 Class Tutor
Mrs Clare Lebus-Smith BEd, OCR Level 5 Dip SpLD – Learning Support Teacher
Miss Helen Loader – Early Years Practitioner
Ms Melanie Luke BA, CWDC Level 3 – Head of Nursery
Miss Hannah Marsden BSc, PGCE, OCR Level 7 Dip –Learning Support Teacher
Mr Chris McGhee BA (Hons), PGCE,QTS – Head of Design & Technology, Year 7 Class Tutor
Mr Mike Mellstrom – Head of Skiing
Mr Stuart Minikin BSc, PGCE – Head of Science, Year 7 Class Tutor
Miss Maisy Minikin – Teaching Assistant
Miss Imogen Moore BA, PGCE – Physical Education, Cross Country
Mrs Camilla Mort BA PGCE QTS OCR Level 5 DIP – Learning Support
Mrs Alison Neale – Teaching Assistant
Ms Emma Newton MA (Hons) (Cantab),MA Education, QTS – Head of English (Senior School), Year 9 Class Tutor
Mrs Bernadette O’Neill BA, PGCE – Reception – Year 3 Teacher
Mr Fergal O’Neill BA, QTS – Head of Football, PSHE, Science
Miss Katrina Parsons DPP Childcare – Teaching Assistant
Mr Michael Peach BA, QTS – Head of Year 5, Year 5 Class Tutor, Lower Prep ICT Co-Ordinator
Mr Christopher Pierce BA (Hons) (Cantab ) – Head of Religious Studies, Year 6 Class Tutor
Mrs Dolores Porcel Martin BA (Hons), CAP – Head of Spanish
Mrs Lulu Prothero BA (Hons) – Head of Early Years, Reception Class Teacher
Mr James Pulford BSc, PGCE – Deputy Head (Academic), Maths
Mr Miz Rahman BSc (Hons), MSc (Hons),PGCE,QTS – Head of Biology, Year 8 Class Tutor
Mrs Ruth Roberts BA, MBA, QTS, OCR Level 5 Dip SpLD – Learning Support Teacher
Mrs Claire Rossi CWDC Level 3 – Early Years Practitioner
Miss Osha Ruddock MA – Teaching Assistant
Mrs Felicity Sanders BA (Hons), PGCE – Head of Art, Year 6 Class Tutor
Mrs Emma Sanderson CACHE Level 3 – Early Years Practitioner
Miss Amy Saunders CACHE Level 3 Dip – Early Years Practitioner
Mr Chris Savvides BA (Hons), PGCE (Oxon), QTS – Head of Maths (Senior School), Head of Year 9, Year 9 Class Tutor
Ms Jessica Schembri BA, PGCE – Assistant Head (Pastoral), French
Mrs Amanda Sherazee NNEB – Teaching Assistant
Ms Claire Sinclair BEd – Year 3 Class Teacher, Lower Prep RE & Assessment Co-Ordinator
Mrs Hayley Smith – Teaching Assistant
Mrs Rachel Spooner BA, QTS – English, French
Mrs Nika Stefano DE Primary Education, HDE Junior Primary Education Cape Town, QTS – Reception Class Teacher
Mrs Amanda Stevens BA – Teaching Assistant
Mrs Jennifer Thornton BMus, Dip ABRSM, PGCert, LTCL, ATCL, PGCE – Music
Dr Amanda Verny White BEng, PhD, PGCE – Science, Year 4 Class Tutor
Mrs Sian Watkinson BA (Dunelm) – Classics, Librarian
Mrs Donna Whiting BA (Hons) – Early Years Practitioner
Mr Stephen Williams BSc (Hons), PGCE, QTS – PE Teacher
Mrs N Wilson BA (Hons) – French Teacher
Miss Sophie Yeates – Teaching Assistant
Safeguarding Leads
Ms Jessica Schembri BA, PGCE – Designated Safeguarding Lead
Miss Sarah Gallop BA, PGCE – Deputy Designated Safeguarding Lead
Ms Melanie Luke BA, CWDC Level 3 – Deputy Designated Safeguarding Lead
Mrs Katie Berry RGN –Deputy Designated Safeguarding Lead
Mrs Phillippa Smith RGN – Deputy Designated Safeguarding Lead
Heads of House
Miss Imogen Moore (Borelli)
Mr Fergal O’Neill (Bowen)
Mr Antony Down (Morton)
Dr Amanda Verny White (Radford)
Mr Charles Doyle-Davidson (Stokes)
Mr William Lamport (Tylor)
School Nurses
Mrs Katie Berry RGN
Mrs Phillippa Smith RGN
School Counsellor
Ms Nikki Kennesion (Valley Trust Counselling Service)
Administration
Mrs Annabel Charles – Director of Admissions
Mrs Natacha Menzies – Director of Marketing and Communications
Mrs Sonia Kang BSc, ACTA – Headmaster’s PA
Mrs Ruth Cope BSc, MSc – Admissions Officer
Mrs Georgina Snowden – Admissions Assistant
Mrs Sue Codd – School Secretary
Miss Lucie McCambridge – School Secretary
Mr Graham Allen – ISAMS Administrator
Mr David Hennegan – IT Support Manager
Finance
Mrs Debbie Hayward BA – Accountant
Mrs Jaine de Voil NVQ Level 2, Laser Learning Award (SpLd) Level 3 – Finance Assistant
Mrs Sandy Kimble – Finance Assistant
Miss Catherine Norris BTS, ACCA, AAT – Fees Ledger Controller
Mrs Beth Krige BSc (Hons) – Finance Assistant
Mrs Sheelagh Morrison – Finance Assistant
Maintenance
Mr Mike Mellstrom – Facilities Supervisor
Mr Ashley Smith – Head Groundsman
Mr Antonio Turchi – Caretaker
Mr Richard Clayton – Caretaker
Mr Rod Kimble – Facilities Assistant
Mr Nick Hobbs – Groundsman
Transport/Cleaning
Mr Simon Lewis – Cleaning and Minibus Supervisor
Catering
Mr Gary Harvey (Catering Manager, Harrisons)
Mr James Henson (Area Manager, Harrisons)
Laboratory Technician
Mrs Ashleigh Stewart BSc (Hons), Masters by Research in Biological Sciences
Peripatetic Music Staff
Mrs Tschonghie Affonso BMus, MMus – Piano
Mrs Sian Barnes BMus, PGC, RSAMD, PGCE – Cello/Double Bass
Mrs Karen Brewster GRSM, LRAM – Oboe
Ms Nancy Daly ARCM, GRSM – Recorder
Miss Lindsay Dubery BMus, TCM, TCM (Adv) – Bassoon
Mrs Sarah Geddes BA, LGSM – Piano
Mrs Natasha Haysted BA – Saxophone/Clarinet
Miss Beverley Hull BMus (Hons) – Violin/Viola
Mrs Janey Mallin MA, ATCL – Piano
Mrs Elaine Millar BA – Flute
Mrs Debra Morley BMus – Singing
Mr Robert Price ARCM – Brass
Mr Peter Rayner BMus (Hons) – Drums
Mr Dean Smith AGSM Dip – Guitar
Mrs Shirley Weston BMus, GRSM, ARMCM, PGCE – Piano
