Staff
See below a full list of staff at both our Senior and Junior sites.
Senior Leadership Team
Head | Mrs Natalie Argile, BSc Newcastle; MSc; PGCE |
Deputy Head (Academic) | Ms Kristina Lewis, BA (Hons) Cambridge; MA UCL, PGCE |
Deputy Head (Wellbeing) | Mrs Jayne Leamon, BEd Greenwich, PGCE Professional Studies Kingston |
Assistant Head (Head of Sixth Form) | Ms Frederique Cheyns, BA Universite de Lille III; PCGE |
Assistant Head (Learning & Enrichment) | Miss Katy Hickman, MA (Hons) Dundee; PGCE |
Director of Finance & Operations | Mr Rob Ryan, AAT, DSBM |
Director of Marketing & Development | Ms Anne Fuell, BA (Hons) Liverpool |
Junior School Leadership Team
Head of Junior School | Ms Laura Comerford, BSc Portsmouth; PGCE Roehampton |
Deputy Head of Junior School (Academic) | Mrs Monica Patel, BA Birmingham; MA Open University; PGCE |
Deputy Head of Junior School (Pastoral) | Ms Amy Lucas, BA (Hons) Sheffield Hallam |
Head of Key Stage 1 (KS1) | Miss Hannah Chandler, BA (Hons) Primary Teaching with QTS, Kingston University |
Head of EYFS | Miss Lizie Riordan, BA (Hons) University College Worcester |
Senior School Teaching
Design Technology Department | |
Mr Tim Masters, BA (Hons); Dip Arch (Hons) Architecture; PGCE Goldsmiths | Head of Design Technology |
Mrs Elisavet Skondra | DT, Head of Year 11 |
Art Department | |
Mr David Branch, BA (Hons) Middlesex; PGCE | Head of Art |
Mrs Imogen Gilbert, BA St Martins, London; PGCE | Art & Teacher i/c of Peer Mentoring |
Miss India Copley, BA London | Art |
English Faculty | |
Ms Amaya Chandler, MA, BA (Hons) Cambridge; MA London; QTS | Head of English Faculty |
Miss Annaliese Shepherd | English |
Miss Nichola Rivers, BA (Hons) Brighton; PGCE | English & EAL Co-ordinator |
Miss Erin Willis, BA (Hons) | English & Drama |
Mrs Patricia Higham, BA (Hons) Liverpool, MA | English |
History Department | |
Miss Sophie Blythe, BA (Hons) Exeter; PGCE | Head of History & Politics and School Consultant Teacher |
Miss Jessica Stoddart, MA UCL; PGCE | History & Politics Teacher |
Mr Ben Crozier, BA (Hons), Leeds; PGCE | History, Extended Project Qualification and Teacher i/c of Debating |
Economics & Business Department | |
Mr Manpreet Sodhi, BA (Hons) London; PGCE | Head of Economics & Business Studies and Head of Student Enterprise |
Mrs Aruma Wilson, BA (Hons) Lancashire; PGCE | Economics & Business Studies |
Classics Department | |
Miss Sarah Williams, MA Cantab; PGCE | Head of Classics |
Mrs Martine Ryan, BA London | Latin |
Mrs Annie Harrison, MA Reading; PGCE | Classics |
Geography Department |
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Mrs Lindsay Stevens, PSc Plymouth; PGCE | Head of Geography, Educational Visits Co-ordinator and DofE co-ordinator |
Miss Katy Hickman, MA (Hons) Dundee; PGCE | Geography, Assistant Head (Learning & Enrichment) |
Mr Harrison Hegarty, MSc Birkbeck; PGCE | Geography |
Philosophy, Religion and Ethics (PRE) Department | |
Mr Sean Green, BA (Hons) Trinity College, Dublin; PGCE | Head of Philosophy, Religion and Ethics (PRE) |
Ms Madeeha Rehman, BA (Hons) Birmingham; PGCE | Philosophy, Religion and Ethics, Head of Year 8 |
Mr Stuart Watkin, MA St Andrews, PGCE | Philosophy, Religion and Ethics |
Psychology Department | |
Miss Paris Banks, BSc Goldsmiths; MSc Kings College; PGCE | Head of Psychology, Head of Higher Education, Head of Academic Scholarships |
Maths & Computing Faculty | |
Ms Emma Langham, BSc (Hons) Loughborough; PGCE | Head of Maths Faculty |
Ms Wendy Short, MA Sussex; BSc Bath; PGCE | Maths |
Mrs Gemma Silvestros, BSc (Hons) Exeter; PGCE | Maths |
Miss Emily Masters, BSc (Hons) Bristol; PGCE | Maths |
Ms Georgina Collins, BA (Hons) Bath; PGCE | Maths |
Mrs Abiramy Varathanathan, BEng; PGCE | Maths |
Miss Hannah Dickinson, BSc (Hons) Loughborough; PGCE | Head of Computer Science |
Mr Darren Nott, BSc Reading | Director of IT and Teacher of Computer Science |
Modern Foreign Languages Faculty | |
Mrs Aurelie Bass, BA F. Rabelais; MA (Hons) Le Mans; PGCE Lancaster | Head of Modern Foreign Languages (MFL) |
Mrs Nuria Rosado, BA Spain; PGCE | Head of Spanish |
Miss Danielle Walker, BA (Hons) | Head of German |
Miss Emilie Wood, PGCE Greenwich | French |
Mrs Tina Chung, BA Canterbury; DipEd; TESOL | Head of Mandarin |
Drama Department | |
Ms Kimberley Coles, BA (Hons) Winchester; PGCE | Head of Drama |
Miss Erin Willis, BA (Hons) | English & Drama, School Consultant Teacher |
Futures | |
Ms Catherine Day, BMus University of London; MA RADA; PGCE | Head of Futures, Head of Academic Scholarships |
Music Department | |
Mrs Charlotte Butterworth, BA (Hons) Durham, MA, PGCE | Director of Music |
Ms Emma Bond, BMus (Hons) Cardiff University, PGCE Music Secondary, MA (Education) St Marys University Twickenham, PGCE – Vocal Pedagogy | Music Teacher |
PE Department | |
Miss Hannah Morrell, BSc (Hons), Brunel | Director of Sport |
Mrs Lisa Brooks, BSc St Mary's; PGCE | PE and Head of Year 9 |
Mrs Victoria May, BA (Hons) Liverpool | PE |
Miss Michaela Smith, BA (Hons) Bedfordshire; QTS | PE and Head of Year 7 |
Mrs Sarah Harris, BA (Hons) Brighton | PE and Head of Upper School |
Science Faculty | |
Dr Alkay Mustafa, BSc & PhD University of Kent at Canterbury; PGCE | Head of Science Faculty |
Mr Duncan Laber, BSc Bristol; PGCE | Head of Biology |
Mrs Ann Bijnens, MSc Belgium | Biology and Head of Sustainability |
Miss Maria Tsikkinis, BSc Bristol; PGCE | Head of Physics |
Mr Matthew Pohl | Physics |
Mrs Rebecca Richards, BSc (Hons) Teeside; PGCE | Chemistry and Head of House Competition |
SENCO | |
Mrs Barbara Fitzpatrick, BEd (Hons); HDip; MA | SENCO and Learning Support Teacher |
Ms Amy Ly | Learning Support Assistant SEND |
Ms Sarah Da Silva | Learning Support Assistant SEND |
Junior School Teaching
Nursery | Mrs Angharad Waite, BA Greenwich BSc London; PGCE Mrs Eibhleann Radford, BA (Hons), QTS |
Reception | Miss Lizie Riordan, BA (Hons) University College Worcester Mrs Sally Brown, BA (Hons) Durham; PGCE Ms Helen Lowinger, BA (Hons), Goldsmiths; PGCE |
Year 1 | Mrs Bella Knight, Mr Tristram Batt, BA (Hons) Leeds, PGCE (Maternity Cover) |
Year 2 | Miss Hannah Chandler, BA (Hons) Primary Teaching with QTS, Kingston University Mrs Caroline Oke, BA (Hons) Manchester Metropolitan ; PGCE |
Year 3 | Mrs Helen Cannell, BA (Hons), Hull; PGCE Miss Philippa McEwan, BSc Kent; PGCE |
Year 4 | Ms Monica Patel, MA Open University, PGCE Mr Neville Mostert, Higher Dip in Education, South Africa |
Year 5 | Mrs Sally Burt, BSc, Bristol; PGCE (Maternity Leave) Mrs Dalini Karakosta, BA South Africa Miss Sauba Ndagire, BA (Hons), QTS |
Year 6 | Ms Laura Nolan, BSc, Hull; PGCE Ms Amy Lucas, BA (Hons) Sheffield Hallam |
Art Teacher | Ms Anna Hamburger, BA (Hons) Camberwell |
PE Teacher | Mrs Beth Dunne, BA (Hons) Leeds; PGCE |
French Teacher | Mrs Aline Wehner-Moriseau, PGCE Canterbury Maitrise in English Literature and Civilisation, Universite Francois Rabelais |
Junior School Teacher | Miss Charlotte Bolton, MA (Hons), Glasgow; PGCE |
SENCO | Mrs Julia Sharma, BA (Hons) Leeds |
Head of Music, School Consultant Teacher | Mrs Ruth Coles MA Cantab; GTP |
Head of Junior PE | Miss Sauba Ndagire, BA (Hons), QTS |
Teaching Assistants | |
Nursery | Mrs Lauren Dwyer, Advanced Level Apprenticeship in the Children and Young People’s Workforce: Early Years Educator Mrs Rajbeer Matharu, BSc, Level 2 Teaching Assistant Mrs Lorriette Maloney, NNEB Mrs Liliana Reis, NVQ Level 2 Childhood Education, NVQ Level 3 TA Miss Leah Jallow |
Reception | Mrs Nicki Aitken, NCFE Cache Level 3, Supporting Teaching & Learning Miss Rebecca Dunkin Mrs Geraldine Battersby, BA (Hons) Cork; PGCE |
Year 1 | Mrs Michelle Nance, BTEC National Certificate Mrs Angela Shelley, NVQ Level 3 |
Year 2 | Mrs Evie Morris, NVQ Level 3, Diploma in Early Years and Education Miss Mary Crampton |
Year 3 | Mrs Julia Scoble, NVQ Level 3 |
Year 4 | Miss Iryna Shevalova, BA Ukraine |
Year 5 & 6 | Ms Theresa Smith, BA Greenwich |
Graduate Sports Assistant | Miss Freya Williams |
Senior School Support Staff
PA to Head and Office Manager | Mrs Kay Cotton |
Site Network Manager | Mr Kevin Arrowsmith, BA Christ Church, Canterbury |
Head of Admissions | Miss Georgia-Rose Beahan |
Senior Alumnae, Philanthropy & Marketing Officer | Mrs Karen Canty |
Marketing Design and Communications Officer | Mrs Alison Smithie, BA (Hons) Nottingham, DUT Grenoble |
Finance Manager | Mr Oluwapelumi Adewale |
Finance & Bookings Officer | Ms Lisa Scrace |
Senior Data Timetable Officer | Ms Rita Buttigieg |
Examinations Officer | Mrs Kim Parfitt |
Academic Mentor | Mrs Kelly Leigh |
ICT Technician | Mr Muhammad Rahman |
Librarian | Mrs Debbie Glazebrook, BSc (Hons) Northumbria |
SLT Admin Support | Mrs Averil Taber |
HR Officer | Mrs Sharon Read |
Receptionist | Mrs Vanessa Chhatlani Mrs Julie Lancaster |
School Nurse | Miss Justina Afranie, BSc Child Nursing |
Healthcare Assistant | Miss Cereta Robinson, BSc (Hons) Nursing, University of Wolverhampton |
School Counsellor | Mrs Catherine Booth, BA Leeds, MA, PGCE |
Laboratory Technician | Dr Gerard Sobany, PHD Heriot-Watt Mr Jonathan Liu, BSc, MSc Keele |
DT Technician | Miss Holly Fox |
Art Technician | Miss Alice Veevers |
Language Assistants | Mrs Katherine Azzopardi - Spanish Mrs Teresa Urra-Spiess - Spanish Mrs Susanne Schrewe - German Miss Emilie Wood - French Mrs Tina Chung - Mandarin |
Graduate Music Assistant: | Miss Lily Skinner |
Facilities Manager | Mr Sam James |
Evening Caretaker | Mr Terry Cole |
Caretakers | Mr Daryll McBride Mr Terry Faucher Mr Frank Greaves Mr Peter Brown |
Mini Bus Drivers | Mr Raymond Cooke Mr Patrick Redford Mr Peter Brown |
Mini Bus Supervisors | Mrs Ann Conway Mrs Elaine Cockings Mrs Deborah Tonks Mrs Denise Powell |
Junior School Support Staff
Junior School Office Manager | Ms Danielle Eaves |
Administrative Assistant (Data & SIMS) | Ms Sasha McCully |
Receptionist | Mrs Leigh Barnes |
Admissions & Marketing Officer: | Mrs Emily Browne |
IT Technician | Mr Rob Wraight |
After School Care Supervisor | Ms Liliana Reis |
After School Care Assistants | Mrs Serra Jadama Barry |
Midday Supervisor | Mrs Elaine Cockings Mrs Deborah Tonks |
School Nurse | Miss Justina Afranie, BSc Child Nursing |
Healthcare Assistant | Miss Cereta Robinson, BA (Hons) Nursing |
School Governing Board
Find out more about our School Governors.
Ms Amanda Waygood | Chair |
Ms Julie Fenner Mr George Gaskell Professor Natascha Radclyffe-Thomas Mr Iain Soulsby Miss Anja Funston Ms Ellen Beer |
Visiting Music Staff at Senior School
Oboe, Piano & Theory | Miss Helen Barker, BMus (Hons); PG Dip |
Clarinet & Saxophone | Mr Loren Hignell, BMus; GGSM |
Electric, Acoustic & Bass Guitar | Mr Neil Luckett, LGSM |
Flute | Mrs Klio Blonz, MMus; PG Dip |
Piano | Ms Mary Ann Obejera, BMus Ms Rianka Bouwmeester, PG Dip Ms Marcelle Zahra, MMus, BMus (Hons), LLCM |
Violin & Viola | Mr Anthony Dennant, BA (Hons) |
Singing, Piano & Theory | Ms Monica McGhee, BMus; Masters in Vocal Performance |
Singing | Ms Kirsty McLean, BMus, MMus |
Percussion | Miss Alexandra Atty, BMus (Hons); PGCE Mr Oliver Peszynski, BA Southampton, MPerf |
Recorder | Mrs Jill Kemp, BMus (Hons) |
Cello | Miss Corinna Boylan, BA (Hons), MA |
Brass | Mr Christopher Deacon, BMus (Perf); LRAM; ARAM |
Harp | Ms Jean Kelly, BMusc, MA Music |
Visiting Music Staff at Junior School
Violin & Viola |
Ms Lucy McKay, BMus (Hons), MMus |
Cello |
Ms Hester Chapman |
Piano |
Ms Mary Ann Obejera, BMus Mr William Butterworth, BSc Ms Marcelle Zahra, MMus, BMus (Hons), LLCM Ms Rebecca Cohen, MMus Miss Neus Ferrar, MMus Mr Filippo Di Bari, MMus |
Clarinet & Saxophone |
Mr Loren Hignell, BMus; GGSM |
Flute & Recorder |
Miss Lisete Da Silva Bull, BMus; LRAM |
Guitar |
Mr David Black, MMus, BMus |
Singing |
Ms Anna Whyte, BA (Hons); PG Dip; Advanced Dip |
Brass |
Mr Toby Simmons, BA (Hons) |
Double Bass |
Mr Mark Lipski, MMus |
Percussion |
Miss Alexandra Atty, BMus (Hons), PGCE |
Harp |
Ms Jean Kelly, BMusc, MA Music |