Our staff

Art

• Helen Corbett, BA (Surrey Institute of Art and Design), MA (Northampton), head of art
• Jane Curtis, BA (London, St Martin’s School of Art), ATC (London), teacher of art
• Clara Atkinson, BFA (Oxon), teacher of art
• Kirsty Packer, BA (Middlesex), art technician; mental health first aider and wellbeing ambassador (maternity leave)
• Jessica Tinson, BA (Edinburgh), teacher of art

Classics

• Dominic Themistocleous, BA (Oxon), head of classical languages
• Charles Holland, BA (London), teacher of classical languages
• Victoria Mackay, BA (Cantab), teacher of classical languages
• Elly Nicoll, MA (Oxon), MA (London), head of lower school; teacher of classical languages (maternity leave)
• Camilla Williamson, BA (Cantab), teacher of classical languages

Computer science

• David Libby, BSc (West of England), head of computer science
• Rachel Brincat, BEd (ACU, Australia), MEd (CSU, Australia), teacher of computer science
• Nela Brockington, BA & DPhil (Oxon), PGCE (Sussex), acting assistant head of lower school; teacher of computer science
• Mary Kimbugwe, BSc (Birkbeck), PA to the head of prep; teacher of computer science

Design and technology

• Ashley Wright, BSc (Bournemouth), head of design and technology
• Rebecca Anstee, BA (Loughborough), teacher of design and technology; assistant head of careers
• Ben Chappell, BA (Loughborough), MA (London), assistant head (teaching, learning and research & development); 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 team member

Drama and theatre studies

• Chris Whyld, BSc (London), MA (RADA), MA (London), director of drama
• Michelle Mapstone, MA (St Andrews), teacher of drama
• Tom Lynch, 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
• Peggy Squire, BA (Sussex), teacher of English
• Brian Ward, BA (The New University of Ulster), teacher of English
• Tom McLaughlin, BA (Oxon), MA (London), MA (Royal Holloway), teacher of English

Geography

• Anne Moore, BA (Liverpool), FRGS, head of geography
• Soumia Arif, BA (London), assistant head of diversity and inclusion; teacher of geography
• Madeleine Davis, MA (Sheffield), head of senior school (DDSL & Prevent); teacher of geography

History

• Michael Martyn, BA (Nottingham), MA (King's College London), head of history
• Edward FitzGerald, MA (York), teacher of history
• Rosie Lockyear, BA (Cantab), deputy head (partnerships and co-curricular); teacher of history and politics
• Julian Murray, MA (Oxon), teacher of history and politics; head of coaching
• John Tomlinson, BA (Nottingham), MSc (UCL), head of politics; teacher of history
• Sarah Brodie, BA (Bristol), teacher of history

Mathematics

• Timothy Bateup, BSc (Warwick), head of mathematics
• Judith Addley, MA (Cantab), teacher of mathematics
• Elizabeth Aquilina, BSc (Malta), MSc (Imperial), teacher of mathematics
• Nela Brockington, BA & DPhil (Oxon), PGCE (Sussex), acting assistant head of lower school; teacher of computer science
• Karen Brockway, BSc (London), MTeach (London), teacher of mathematics
• Guilian Ciccantelli, BSc (Warwick), teacher of mathematics
• Katie Gatland, MA (Oxon), teacher of mathematics
• Nabeela Ispahani, BSc (York), teacher of mathematics
• Sally Pym, BSc (Bath), assistant head of sixth form; 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

French

• Virginie Dall’Acqua, Maitrise d’Espagnol , head of French
• Valérie Campos, (Provence), MA (Westminster), teacher of French and Spanish
• Hayley Terretta, teacher of French

German

• Charlotte Humphreys, BA (London), head of German
• Soraya Gopalan, MA (Dusseldorf) , teacher of German
• Walter Joerres, teacher of German
• Daniela Lehner, teacher of German

Italian

• Eleanor Perkins, BA (Leeds), head of Italian; head of careers

Mandarin

• Elizabeth Garner, BA (York), MA (SOAS), MSc (Manchester), head of Chinese
• Fu Xiong, BA (Open), MA (King's College), teacher of Chinese
• Jing Jing Zhao, MA (Essex), teacher of Chinese

Spanish

• Ainara Golzarri de Diego, BA (Pais Vasco), PGCE (King's College), head of Spanish
• Valérie Campos, (Provence), MA (Westminster), teacher of French and Spanish
• Maria Yanez-Lopez, BA (Pontevedra); MA (Northumbria); BA (Birkbeck, UCL), teacher of Spanish
• Miren Leturia, BA (Granada), MA (London), teacher of Spanish

Music

• Ellie Calver, director of music (teaching and learning)
• Helen Cox, MA (Cantab), ARCM, director of music (performance); head of strings
• Marguerite Wassermann, teacher of music
• Hannah Elleray, BA (Manchester), music coordinator
• Charlie Rusbridger, BMUS (Bristol), MM (London), teacher of music

Visiting music teachers

• Marcus Andrews, MM, BMus, MISM
• Ted Barry, DipMus (CantNZ)
• Sue Blair, GRSM, DipRCM
• Nancy Coates, MA Vocal performance, PGDip Vocal Studies, BA Music
• Daniel de Souza, Mmus, BMus
• Tamara Diakow, BMus
  
• Jennifer Fisher, BMus, DipPP (RAM), LRAM
• Ivana Gavrić, MMus, BA Hons
• Jean Ha, BMus, MMus
• Sanja Hadžić, BA, MMus
• 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
• Andrew Martin, AGSM
• Anna Menzies
• Dan Miller
• Emma Murphy, BMus, MMus, FTCL, LTCL
• Asako Ogawa, MMus, PGDip GSMD
• Daniel Parkin, BMus, MMus, LRAM
• Claire Philpott, ARCM
• 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
• 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
• Matthew White, BMus
• Otto Willberg, BMus, diploma in music

Physical education

• Olivia Helm, BA (Leeds Metropolitan), director of sport
• Katie Khosla, BA (Brighton), assistant head of senior school; teacher of physical education
• Sarah Deadman, BEd (Bedford), MA (Open), teacher of physical education
• Natalie Stephens, BSc (Brunel), teacher of physical education
• Sarah Taylor-Reid, BSc (Swansea), teacher of physical education
• Zoe Wilkinson, teacher of physical education
• Vasiliki Dimitropoulou, PE admin assistant & pool attendant

Politics

• John Tomlinson, BA (Nottingham), MSc (UCL), head of politics; teacher of history
• Rosie Lockyear, BA (Cantab), deputy head (partnerships and co-curricular); teacher of history and politics
• Julian Murray, MA (Oxon), teacher of history and politics; head of coaching

Religion, philosophy and ethics

• Katie Bullard, MA (Cantab), head of religion, philosophy and ethics
• Sophie Colbourne, BA & PGCE (London), acting head of lower school; teacher of religion, philosophy and ethics
• Rachel Carnay, BA (Cantab), MA (Cantab), teacher of religion, philosophy and ethics
• Miriam Ellis, teacher of religion, philosophy and ethics
• Susannah Gilham, BA (Oxon), deputy head (pastoral) (DSL); teacher of religion, philosophy and ethics
• Anna Would, BA (York), teacher of religion, philosophy & 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
• William Tibbits, BSc (Edinburgh); PhD (UEA), teacher of biology
• Sadia Tasnim, senior lab technician
• Rob McMillan, BSc (Southampton), teacher of Biology

Chemistry

• Kay Hotchkiss, MChem (Oxon), head of chemistry
• Tim Aldridge, MSc (Bristol), teacher of chemistry
• Georgie Hankinson, BSc (Staffordshire), head of sixth form; teacher of chemistry
• Richard James, BSc (East Anglia), teacher of chemistry
• Esther Obiri-Darko, BSc (British Columbia, Canada), teacher of chemistry
• Sadia Tasnim, senior lab technician
• Shafat Yeahia, chemistry lab tecnhician

Physics

• Mark Wilkinson, BSc (Nottingham), head of physics
• Phil Clarkson, BSc (Manchester), MSc (Open), teacher of physics; examinations officer
• John Phelps, BSc (Exeter), PhD (Bristol), MA (Coventry), teacher of physics
• Victoria Bradford, MPhys (Oxon), MAppSc (Queensland), assistant head of senior school; teacher of physics
• Sadia Tasnim, senior lab technician
• Karishma Popat, physics lab 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, director of partnerships

• Ben Chappell, BA (Loughborough), MA (London), assistant head (teaching, learning and research & development); teacher of design and technology
• Christina Heidensohn, BA (Birmingham), teacher of English; research projects coordinator
• Emma Heseltine, BA (Cantab), MA (Leicester), BSC (Open), learning support / SEND teacher; research team member
• Shahla Shah, MA (Cantab), MA (Shakespeare Institute), head of English

• Christine Nancarrow, BA, Victoria University NZ, PGDip SW Victoria University NZ, BABCP accredited, MSc (Goldsmiths College, London), Dip (Centre for Stress Management, UK), senior school counsellor
• Celia Baines, Dip Psychodynamic, Psychotherapy and Counselling (Regent's University London), 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
• Jennie Sutton, PhD, US counsellor
• Melrose Gray, prospects advisor

• Julian Murray, MA (Oxon), teacher of history and politics; head of coaching
• Kelly Dais-Patterson, BA (Kent), design & technology technician; coaching team member
• Olivia Helm, BA (Leeds Metropolitan), director of sport
• Katie Khosla, BA (Brighton), assistant head of senior school; teacher of physical education
• Eleanor Perkins, BA (Leeds), head of Italian; head of careers

• 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
• Emma Heseltine, BA (Cantab), MA (Leicester), BSC (Open), learning support / SEND teacher; research team member

• Rachel Thompson, BA (Dunelm), head of preparatory school
• Caroline Wright, BA (Manchester), PGCE (Institute of Education, University of London), assistant head of preparatory school
• Josie Latimer, MA (Cantab), GTP (Middlesex), interim assistant head of preparatory school
• Matthew Breslin, BA (Manchester), PGCE (Roehampton), MA (London), preparatory school teacher
• Mary Kimbugwe, BSc (Birkbeck), PA to the head of prep; teacher of computer science
• Lucy Morgan, preparatory school teacher
• Hattie Smart, BA (Exeter), preparatory school teacher
• Janet Yuen, BA (UCL), PGCE (Roehampton), MA (Liverpool), preparatory school teacher
• Begoña González, preparatory graduate assistant
• Joyce Kennard, preparatory technician and lunchtime supervisor
• Aliki Margariti, BA (UOI, Greece), MA Ed (London), QTS, preparatory school classroom assistant
• Rupert Rand, preparatory graduate assistant
• Tracey Stokes, preparatory evening supervisor

Administration

• Amanda Singleton, PA to the bursar and senior deputy head
• Zeba Malek, BA (Westminster), exams administrator
• Jane Elliott-Waine, GradIOSH, DipNEBOSH, compliance manager

Admissions

• Clare White, MA (Oxon), registrar
• Allison Isaac-Hierscher, assistant registrar

Communications

• Liza Coutts, MA (Oxon), MA (London), communications / strategy consultant
• Carole Kinnear, marketing manager
• Ben Campbell-White, BA (Westminster), marketing assistant & media resources support officer

Exams

• Phil Clarkson, BSc (Manchester), MSc (Open), teacher of physics; examinations officer
• Zeba Malek, BA (Westminster), exams administrator

Facilties

• Mark Smith, MIWFM, NEBOSH Cirt, Tech IOSH, AIIRSM, facilities manager
• Alfie Roberts, facilities supervisor
• Sam Akther-Edwards, premises assistant
• Ian Carr, premises assistant
• Lee Dignan, premises assistant
• Lee Joyce, premises assistant
• Jorden Macgregor, facilities administrator (maternity leave)
• Maria Turner, interim facilities administrator

Finance

• Shyrose Mitha, FCCA, finance manager
• Cylene Felicite, acting finance officer (expenditure)
• Tanya Miah-Rahman, BA (London South Bank) , finance officer (expenditure) (maternity leave)
• Ania Slezak, MA (Poznan, Poland), finance officer (income)

HR

• Neeta Shah, HR manager
• Laura Osbourne, interim HR advisor
• Vicky Pyke, senior HR officer
• Natalie Daykin, HR assistant

IT

• Damian Valle Valenzuela, BSc (Kingston), director of IT
• Devas Palokkaran, BSc (Edinburgh), BCS, ITIL, IT manager
• Stephen McPartland, data systems manager
• Zack Vural, systems engineer
• Mohammed Jowardhar, data systems assistant
• Henry Niyonsenga, IT technician
• Dean Padfield, IT/AV engineer

Library

• Rhian Trevor, BA (Manchester); MCLIP​​​​​​, librarian

Medical

• Katie Allen, DipHe in RN (child), BSc (London South Bank), school nurse

Technicians

• Sarah Carden, art technician