Our staff
We place huge importance on recruiting, developing and retaining dynamic and well-educated staff, who enrich the academic, co-curricular and pastoral experience of our pupils.
Senior management

Justine Venditti, BEng (Swansea)
Senior Deputy Head (Staff and Special projects) (DDSL & LAC); Teacher of Mathematics
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Susannah Gilham, BA (Oxon)
Deputy Head (pastoral) (DSL); Teacher of Religion, Philosophy and Ethics
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Rosie Lockyear, BA (Cantab)
Deputy Head (Partnerships and Co-curricular); Teacher of History and Politics
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Kay Hotchkiss, MChem (Oxon)
Assistant Head (Teaching, Learning and Research & Development); Teacher of Chemistry
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Victoria Bradford, MPhys (Oxon), MAppSc (Queensland)
Acting Head of Senior School; Teacher of Physics
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Art
- Helen Corbett, BA (Surrey Institute of Art and Design), MA (Northampton), Head of Art
- Georgina Carey, BA (Edinburgh), Teacher of Art
- Charlotte Reay, Teacher of Art
- Kirsty Packer, BA (Middlesex), Art Technician; mental health first aider and wellbeing ambassador
Classics
- Dominic Themistocleous, BA (Oxon), Head of Classical Languages
- Elly Nicoll, MA (Oxon), MA (London), Head of Lower school; Teacher of Classical Languages
- Camilla Williamson, BA (Cantab), Teacher of Classical Languages
- Esther McGuinness, BA (Oxon), Teacher of Classics
- Grace Connolly Linden, BA (Oxford), MA (Royal Holloway), Teacher of Classical Languages
Classical civilisation
- Dominic Themistocleous, BA (Oxon), Head of Classical Languages
- Elly Nicoll, MA (Oxon), MA (London), Head of Lower school; Teacher of Classical Languages
- Camilla Williamson, BA (Cantab), Teacher of Classical Languages
- Grace Connolly Linden, BA (Oxford), MA (Royal Holloway), Teacher of Classical Languages
- Esther McGuinness, BA (Oxon), Teacher of Classics
Greek
- Dominic Themistocleous, BA (Oxon), Head of Classical Languages
- Grace Connolly Linden, BA (Oxford), MA (Royal Holloway), Teacher of Classical Languages
- Esther McGuinness, BA (Oxon), Teacher of Classics
- Elly Nicoll, MA (Oxon), MA (London), Head of Lower school; Teacher of Classical Languages
- Camilla Williamson, BA (Cantab), Teacher of Classical Languages
Latin
- Dominic Themistocleous, BA (Oxon), Head of Classical Languages
- Grace Connolly Linden, BA (Oxford), MA (Royal Holloway), Teacher of Classical Languages
- Esther McGuinness, BA (Oxon), Teacher of Classics
- Elly Nicoll, MA (Oxon), MA (London), Head of Lower school; Teacher of Classical Languages
- Camilla Williamson, BA (Cantab), Teacher of Classical Languages
Computer science
- Nela Brockington, BA & DPhil (Oxon), PGCE (Sussex), Head of Computer Science (Maternity leave)
- Andrew Lindsey, BSc (Sheffield Hallam), Head of Computer Science
- Rachel Brincat, BEd (ACU, Australia), MEd (CSU, Australia), Teacher of Computer Science
- Mark Weddell, BEng (Brunel), Teacher of Computer Science
Design and technology
- Luke Barker, BA (Brighton), Head of Design and Technology
- Rebecca Anstee, BA (Loughborough), Teacher of Design and Technology; Assistant Head of Careers; Young Enterprise Coordinator
- Michaela Chan, BA (Brighton), Teacher of Design and Technology
- Gary McDonald, BEd (Edinburgh), Teacher of Design and Technology; Duke of Edinburgh Coordinator
- Kelly Dais-Patterson, BA (Kent), Design & Technology Technician; Coaching Facilitator
Drama and theatre studies
- Michelle Mapstone, MA (St Andrews), Director of Drama
- Beckis Cooper, MA (Oxon), Teacher of Drama
- Charlotte Everest, BA (Leeds), Director in Residence
- Natalie Halpern, PhD (Royal Holloway), Teacher of Drama
- Tom Lynch, BA (Bath Spa), Drama Technician
Economics
- Aman Kanwar, BA (Oxon), Head of Economics
- Neil Codd, BA (Oxon), Deputy Head (Academic); Teacher of Economics
English
- Shahla Shah, MA (Cantab), MA (Shakespeare Institute), Head of English
- Catherine Anderson, BA (Newcastle), MPhil (Oxon) , Teacher of English
- Tom Barlow, BA (London), MA (Shakespeare Institute), Teacher of English
- Jenny Brown, MA (Oxon), Head; Teacher of English
- Christina Heidensohn, BA (Birmingham), Teacher of English; Research Projects Coordinator
- Laura Hynes, BA (Dublin), PGCE (Leeds), Director of Partnerships; Teacher of English
- Emma Ley, BA Hons (Durham), Teacher of English
- Craig McDonald, BA (London), MA (London), Teacher of English
- Tom McLaughlin, BA (Oxon), MA (London), MA (Royal Holloway), Teacher of English
- Peggy Squire, BA (Sussex), Teacher of English
Geography
- Anne Moore, BA (Liverpool), FRGS, Head of Geography
- Soumia Arif, BA (London), Assistant Head (Diversity and Inclusion); Teacher of Geography
- Madeleine Davis, MA (Sheffield), Head of Senior School (DDSL & Prevent); Teacher of Geography
- Rachael Gibson, BA (Durham), Assistant Head of Lower School (Head of year 8), Teacher of Geography, Teacher of PE
- Daniel Westcott, BSc (Durham), MSc (Durham), Teacher of Geography
History
- Michael Martyn, BA (Nottingham), MA (King's College London), Head of History
- Sarah Brodie, BA (Bristol), Teacher of History and Politics
- Rosie Lockyear, BA (Cantab), Deputy Head (Partnerships and Co-curricular); Teacher of History and Politics
- Julian Murray, MA (Oxon), Teacher of History; Head of Coaching
- John Tomlinson, BA (Nottingham), MSc (UCL), Head of Politics; Teacher of History
- Liza Coutts, MA (Oxon), MA (London), Director of External Relations
- Annie Loveday, BA (Cantab), Teacher of History and Politics
Mathematics
- David Chart, BSc (Warwick), Head of Mathematics
- Karen Brockway, BSc (London), MTeach (London), Deputy Head of Mathematics
- Judith Addley, MA (Cantab), Teacher of Mathematics
- Elizabeth Aquilina, BSc (Malta), MSc (Imperial), Teacher of Mathematics; CEMP Higher Education Coordinator
- Giulian Ciccantelli, BSc (Warwick), Teacher of Mathematics
- Katie Gatland, MA (Oxon), Teacher of Mathematics
- Nabeela Ispahani, BSc (York), Teacher of Mathematics
- Stephen Thorne, BSc (Leeds), Teacher of Mathematics
- Justine Venditti, BEng (Swansea), Senior Deputy Head (Staff and Special projects) (DDSL & LAC); Teacher of Mathematics
- Cucani Charvanathan, BSc (London), Teacher of Mathematics
- Bimba Kumarasinghe, BSc (Wellington), BCa (Wellington), Teacher of Mathematics
French
- Virginie Dall’Acqua, BSc (Hons)/ Maitrise d’Espagnol (Toulouse/ Madrid), Head of French; Teacher of French and Spanish
- Valérie Campos, BA (Provence), MA (Westminster), Teacher of French and Spanish
- Hayley Terretta, BA French (Bristol), MEd (Cambridge), Teacher of French
German
- Charlotte Humphreys, BA (London), Head of German
- Daniela Lehner, Teacher of German
- Soraya Gopalan, MA (Heinrich Heine University Düsseldorf), Teacher of German
Italian
- Eleanor Perkins, BA (Leeds), Head of Italian; Head of Careers
- Genesia Spagnuolo, BA (Perugia), Teacher of Italian; Italian Language Assistant
Mandarin
- Jing Jing Zhao, MA (Essex), Head of Chinese
- Fu Xiong, BA (Open), MA (King's College), Teacher of Chinese
Spanish
- Ainara Golzarri de Diego, BA (Pais Vasco), PGCE (King's College), Head of Spanish; International Coordinator
- Valérie Campos, BA (Provence), MA (Westminster), Teacher of French and Spanish
- Maria Yanez-Lopez, BA (Pontevedra); MA (Northumbria); BA (Birkbeck, UCL), Teacher of Spanish
- Blanca Peris Reig, BA (Castellón), MA (Valencia), Teacher of Spanish
Music
- Richard Quesnel, MA (Cantab), Director of Music
- Helen Cox, MA (Cantab), ARCM, Second in Music (Instrumental Studies)
- Charlie Rusbridger, BMUS (Bristol), MMus (London), Second in Music (Academic)
- Duncan Fraser, BA (Cantab), FRSA, Teacher of Music
- Mollie Wilkin, BA (Sussex), Music Department Co-Ordinator
Visiting music teachers
- Fabienne Ambuehl, BA, MA
- Marcus Andrews, MM, BMus, MISM
- Ted Barry, DipMus (CantNZ)
- Sue Blair, GRSM, DipRCM
- Daniel de Souza, Mmus, BMus
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Tamara Diakow, BMus
- Jennifer Fisher, BMus, DipPP (RAM), LRAM
- Jean Ha, BMus, MMus
- Sanja Hadžić, BA, MMus
- Rachel Harwood-White, BMus
- Miles Hewitt, BA LGSM
- Geoffrey Irwin, BMus, MMus LRAM
- Elena Jauregui, MMus, PGDip, BMus
- Dominic John, PG Dip (advanced performance) PG Dip BMus
- Rebecca Knight, MMus, BMus
- Anna Menzies
- Dan Miller
- Emma Murphy, BMus, MMus, FTCL, LTCL
- Asako Ogawa, MMus, PGDip GSMD
- Daniel Parkin, BMus, MMus, LRAM
- Jane Rhind, GRSM, LRAM, LTCL
- Mariana Rosas, MA Choral Conducting, MA Arts Critics, Dip Cont. Music
- Alexander Soares, MA (Cantab), MPerf GSMD, DMus GSMD
- Julia Staniforth, GRSM, LRAM, LTCL
- George Tarlton, BMus Hons
- Jonathan Taylor, MA, BA
- Cameron Todd, BMus, LRAM, MMus
- Susan Torke, BMus, DipRAM. ARAM
- Zoe Turner, LTCL, Dip TCL
- Kylie Watt, BM, Dip of Education, Masters of Music , Fellowship of Music Performance
- Otto Willberg, BMus, diploma in music
- Marion Wyllie, BMus
Physical education
- Zoe Page, Director of Sport
- Sarah Deadman, BEd (Bedford), MA (Open), Teacher of PE
- Marcus Hinton, BSc (Oxford Brooks), Teacher of PE
- Katie Khosla, BA (Brighton), Assistant Head of Senior School; Teacher of PE
- Natalie Stephens, BSc (Brunel), Teacher of PE
- Sarah Taylor-Reid, BSc (Swansea), Teacher of PE
- Vasiliki Dimitropoulou, PE admin assistant & pool attendant
- Rachael Gibson, BA (Durham), Assistant Head of Lower School (Head of year 8), Teacher of Geography, Teacher of PE
- Amrita Sanghera, BSc (Birmingham), Teacher of PE
Politics
- John Tomlinson, BA (Nottingham), MSc (UCL), Head of Politics; Teacher of History
- Sarah Brodie, BA (Bristol), Teacher of History and Politics
- Rosie Lockyear, BA (Cantab), Deputy Head (Partnerships and Co-curricular); Teacher of History and Politics
- Annie Loveday, BA (Cantab), Teacher of History and Politics
Religion, philosophy and ethics
- Katie Bullard, BA (Cantab), MA (Cantab), Head of Religion, Philosophy and Ethics
- Susannah Gilham, BA (Oxon), Deputy Head (pastoral) (DSL); Teacher of Religion, Philosophy and Ethics
- Rachel Carnay, BA (Cantab), MA (Cantab), Teacher of Religion, Philosophy and Ethics; Humanities Higher Education Coordinator
- Miriam Ellis, BA (Hull), MEd (Cantab), Teacher of Religion, Philosophy and Ethics
- Anna Would, BA (York), Teacher of Religion, Philosophy and Ethics
- Catrina Bowen, BA (Southampton), MA (London), Teacher of Religion, Philosophy and Ethics
Biology
- Nicola Brown, BSc (Edinburgh), MRes (Edinburgh), Head of Biology
- Jane Donald, BSc (Glasgow), Teacher of Biology
- Denis Leaker, BSc (Sussex), Teacher of Biology; Duke of Edinburgh Assistant Coordinator
- Rob McMillan, BSc (Southampton), Teacher of Biology
- William Tibbits, BSc (Edinburgh); MA (Exeter); PhD (UEA), Teacher of Biology; STEM Higher Education Coordinator
- Sadia Tasnim, BSc (London), Senior Lab Technician
- Siuli Ghosh Bose, BSc (India), MSc (India), MSc (London), Biology Technician
Chemistry
- Tim Aldridge, MSc (Bristol), Head of Chemistry
- Georgie Hankinson, BSc (Staffordshire), Head of Sixth form; Teacher of Chemistry
- Kay Hotchkiss, MChem (Oxon), Assistant Head (Teaching, Learning and Research & Development); Teacher of Chemistry
- Ajay Sethi, Teacher of Chemistry
- Sadia Tasnim, BSc (London), Senior Lab Technician
- Shafat Yeahia, BSc (Dhaka), MSc (Dhaka), Chemistry Lab Technician
- Eleanor Lewis, BSc (Birmingham), MEd (Cantab), Teacher of Chemistry
Physics
- Mark Wilkinson, BSc (Nottingham), Head of Physics
- Victoria Bradford, MPhys (Oxon), MAppSc (Queensland), Acting Head of Senior School; Teacher of Physics
- Phil Clarkson, BSc (Manchester), MSc (Open), Teacher of Physics; Examinations Officer
- John Phelps, BSc (Exeter), PhD (Bristol), MA (Coventry), teacher of physics
- Sadia Tasnim, BSc (London), Senior Lab Technician
- Tom Peddle, BEng (Sheffield), Physics Technician
- Gary McDonald, BEd (Edinburgh), Teacher of Design and Technology; Duke of Edinburgh Coordinator
- Denis Leaker, BSc (Sussex), Teacher of Biology; Duke of Edinburgh Assistant Coordinator
- Rosie Lockyear, BA (Cantab), Deputy Head (Partnerships and Co-curricular); Teacher of History and Politics
- Laura Hynes, BA (Dublin), PGCE (Leeds), Director of Partnerships; Teacher of English
- Kay Hotchkiss, MChem (Oxon), Assistant Head (Teaching, Learning and Research & Development); Teacher of Chemistry
- Christina Heidensohn, BA (Birmingham), Teacher of English; Research Projects Coordinator
- Shahla Shah, MA (Cantab), MA (Shakespeare Institute), Head of English
- Christine Nancarrow, BA (Victoria), PGDip SW (Victoria), BABCP accredited, MSc (Goldsmiths), Dip (Centre for Stress Management), Senior School Counsellor
- Celia Baines, Dip Psychodynamic, Psychotherapy and Counselling (Regent's), Dip Clinical Supervision (CPPD Counselling School), MBACP Accredited, Counsellor
- Eleanor Perkins, BA (Leeds), Head of Italian; Head of Careers
- Rebecca Anstee, BA (Loughborough), Teacher of Design and Technology; Assistant Head of Careers; Young Enterprise Coordinator
- Jennie Sutton, PhD, US counsellor
- Elizabeth Aquilina, BSc (Malta), MSc (Imperial), Teacher of Mathematics; CEMP Higher Education Coordinator
- Rachel Carnay, BA (Cantab), MA (Cantab), Teacher of Religion, Philosophy and Ethics; Humanities Higher Education Coordinator
- William Tibbits, BSc (Edinburgh); MA (Exeter); PhD (UEA), Teacher of Biology; STEM Higher Education Coordinator
- Melrose Gray, Prospects Advisor
- Julian Murray, MA (Oxon), Teacher of History; Head of Coaching
- Kelly Dais-Patterson, BA (Kent), Design & Technology Technician; Coaching Facilitator
- Katie Khosla, BA (Brighton), Assistant Head of Senior School; Teacher of PE
- Eleanor Perkins, BA (Leeds), Head of Italian; Head of Careers
- Bimba Kumarasinghe, BSc (Wellington), BCa (Wellington), Teacher of Mathematics
- Kathleen O’Connor, BS (Ulster), Diploma in Specific Learning Difficulties (London), Head of SEND
- Carolyn Brown, BEd (Nottingham), Teacher of SEND
- Carolyn Cole, BA (East Anglia), RSA Dip (London), Assistant SEND Coodinator
- Shivana Howard, Learning Support Administrator
Administration
- Amanda Singleton, BSc (UVA), PA to the Senior Deputy Head and the Chief Operating Officer
- Fiona MacAninch, Executive Assistant to the Head
- Jane Elliott-Waine, GradIOSH, DipNEBOSH, Compliance Manager
- Clare Gates, Compliance Officer
- Donna Harris, Pastoral Administrator
- Hazel Leedham, BA (SOAS), Partnerships Administrator
Admissions
- Clare White, MA (Oxon), Registrar
- Allison Isaac-Hierscher, Deputy Registrar
Communications
- Liza Coutts, MA (Oxon), MA (London), Director of External Relations
- Nancy Burley, BA (UAL), MA (London), Communications and Media Manager
- Ines Dashi, BA (Durham), Communications Officer
Development
- Kate Eberwein, BA (Vassar), MA (London), Head of Development
- Rachel Allen, BA (Princeton), Bursary Programme Officer
- Samantha Harrison, BA Hons (Kent), Development and Alumnae Relations Officer
- Elizabeth Lamb, LLB (Liverpool), Development Assistant
- Anna Newington, MA (Cantab), MBA (Adelaide), Development Assistant
Exams
- Phil Clarkson, BSc (Manchester), MSc (Open), Teacher of Physics; Examinations Officer
Facilities
- Mark Smith, MIWFM, NEBOSH Cirt, Tech IOSH, AIIRSM, Head of Facilities & Operations
- Alfie Roberts, Facilities Supervisor
- Lee Joyce, Maintenance Technician
- Ian Carr, Premises Assistant
- Sam Akther-Edwards, Premises Assistant
- Kebba Touray, Premises Assistant
- Sean Morgan, Premises Assistant
- Christopher Tyron, Facilities Manager Administrator
- Jorden Macgregor, Facilities Administrator
- Ben Campbell-White, BA (Westminster), Media Resource Technician
- Joanne Taylor, Reprographics & Facilities Officer
Finance
- Nick Basye, CPFA, Head of Finance
- Shyrose Mitha, FCCA, Deputy Head of Finance
HR
- Katie Kerr, BA (York), PGDip (UWE Bristol), Director of People
- Natalie Daykin, HR Administrator
- Camiele Watson, Assoc CIPD, Senior HR Officer
IT
- Stephen McPartland, Data Systems Manager
- Michal Michnowski, IT Systems Manager
- Zack Vural, Systems Engineer
- Henry Niyonsenga, IT Technician
- Joel Todd, BSc (Staffordshire), AV Engineer
- Harvey Litman, BSc (Nottingham), Data Administrator
Library
- Rhian Trevor, BA (Manchester); MCLIP, Librarian
Medical
- Katie Allen, DipHe in RN (child), BSc (London South Bank), School Nurse
Pastoral
- Donna Harris, Pastoral Administrator
- Nicky Stockley, Pastoral and Wellbeing Advisor
Receptionists
- Marilyn Stuchfield, Afternoon Receptionist
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24 November 2023
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