Staff
SENIOR MANAGEMENT TEAM
Head:
Mr N A Armitage
BA (Hons) University of East Anglia; PGCE Cambridge University
Interim Bursar:
Mr Matthew Watts
BA (Hons) University of Birmingham; GCGI
Deputy Head Pastoral, Head of Pre Prep and Year 2 Teacher:
Mrs S Newman
BA (Hons) Dunelm; PGCE, University of Reading
ACADEMIC STAFF
Head of English | Mrs A Fletcher | BA University of Leeds; PGCE Roehampton University |
Head of Mathematics | Mrs S Steady | B.Pharm. (Hons) London University; QTS |
Head of Learning Support, SENCO | Mrs E Brown | BSc (Hons) University of Surrey; PGCE and OCR level 7 Diploma in Teaching and Assessing Learners with Dyslexia/Specific Learning Difficulties |
Head of EYFS, Reception | Mrs L Brown | BEd (Hons) University of London; EYPS, Reading University |
Head of Music & Performing Arts | Mrs J Breen | BMus (Sheffield), Dip ABRSM (Flute Performance), PGCE Secondary Music (Manchester Met/RNCM) |
Director of Sport, Head of Girls' Games | Ms M Nicholson | BA (QTS) St Mary's University College, Twickenham |
Head of Boys' Games | Mr D McArthur | |
Head of Art | Mrs N Poulter | BA (QTS), Roehampton |
French | Mrs V Sheriff | MA (London) PGCE |
Head of Science | Miss C Gibbon | BA (Hons) University of Exeter; PGCE, University of Buckingham |
Music & Performing Arts and Head of ICT | Miss J Lau | BMus(Hons) RCM, MA (Music Education) UCL, ATCL, DipABRSM |
Head of Design & Technology | Mr M Whitfield | NC.Ag Management. ND.Ag Engineering. NVQ 3 Management |
Year 4 - General Studies | Miss J Jones | BEd (Hons) Oxford Brookes University, Diploma in Specific Learning Needs, The Hornsby Institute |
Year 4 | Mrs H Clough | BA (Hons) University of Northampton, Primary Education |
Year 3 - General Studies and Sport | Mrs R Hamilton-Smith | BA (Hons) Dunelm with QTS |
Year 2 | Mrs F Pepper | BEd (Hons) University of Reading |
Year 2 | Mrs J Pettifer | BA (Hons) University of Reading; PCGE, Oxford Brookes |
Year 1 | Miss L Potts | BA (Hons) Bath Spa University; PGCE University of Reading |
Year 1 | Mrs F Harris | BA Sport Dunelm; PGCE Sunderland |
Reception | Mrs E Steer | BA Hons in Early Years (Open University) and an EYITT (Reading) and Forest School Leader NVQ 3 |
Nursery | Mrs H Macartney | BA (Hons); PGDip Ed; MA Theatre; Movement Teaching Specialisation |
Learning Support Teacher | Mrs S Morley | BEd (Hons) Homerton College, Cambridge; OCR Level 5 Certificate in Learning Difficulties; Level 2 Counselling Skills Working with Adults; Mental Health First Aid Trained |
SPECIALIST SPORTS TEACHERS
Tennis | Mr R Knight | Lawn Tennis Association, Development Coaching Award; British Association of Ski Instructors, Grades III and II; International Ski Instructors Association, Grade I |
Football, Rugby and Athletics | Mr I Brown | St Mary’s University, BSc – Strength & Conditioning Science; RFU ERLA Level 1 Rugby Refereeing; ECB Cricket Young Leaders award |
Gymnastics | Miss K Johnson | Level 2 Award in Coaching Gymnastics (Women’s Artistic) |
TEACHING ASSISTANTS
Teaching Assistant | Mrs I Bower | Diploma in Specialist Support For Teaching and Learning in Schools NVQ III (QCF) |
Teaching Assistant | Mrs A Burns | Diploma in Pre School Practice; NVQ Level 3 in Childcare and Education; Forest School Leader NVQ 3 |
Teaching Assistant | Mrs O Lamb | |
Teaching Assistant | Mrs M Hatton | |
Teaching Assistant | Mrs M Stirling | NNEB |
Teaching Assistant | Mrs M Trimmings | |
Teaching Assistant | Miss E White | |
Teaching Assistant | Miss I Hawker | |
SENCO Teaching Assistant | Mrs J Smith | |
After-care Assistant | Mrs L Drage | Montessori International Diploma, Level 4 |
Gap Student | Mr George Rich | |
Gap Student | Miss India Nall |
SUPPORT STAFF
PA to Head and First Aid | Mrs P Gibson |
Admissions Registrar | Mrs A Halfhead |
Network Manager | Mr J Williams |
Head of Marketing | Ms J Ovstedal |
Assistant Bursar | Mrs Sukhjit Gill |
Caretaker | Mr P Woodley |
Catering Assistants | Mrs B Page |
Mrs C McCormack | |
Mrs M Trevethan |
PERIPATETIC STAFF
Trumpet, Trombone, Cornet | Mr J Ellwood | CTABRSM, Adv Cert (Diploma), Clarinet and Grade 8, Saxophone |
Harp, Piano | Miss B Griffiths | RCM, Master of Performance - RCM , LRSM (Piano Performance), DipABRSM (Harp Performance) |
Harp, Piano | Miss I Harries | MA - Royal Academy of Music, BMus (Hons) - Royal College of Music |
Singing | Mrs J Maltese | B Mus (Hons) Voice Performance |
Drums | Miss J Wood | Royal College of Music - BMus(Hons) in Orchestral Percussion and Timpani |
Cello, Double Bass | Mrs V McMurtrie | BMus- University of Birmingham, Post GradDip Orchestral Studies |
Piano, Singing | Mrs C Whitmee | BA Music (Hons) with QTS, Winchester |
Guitar | Mr S Lewins | |
Violin, Piano | Ms R Pedley | |
Fife, Flute | Mrs P Armitage | Dip Prague Conservatoire, BA (Hons) Dunelm, MMUS Trinity College of Music |