SENIOR MANAGEMENT

VERONICA GIBBS Headmistress
BSc (Hons) Mathematics (Cardiff); PGCE (Reading)
Subject taught: mathematics

LINDA CHARLESWORTH Executive Co-ordinator
BA (Hons) English and Education (Reading)

CHRISTOPHER LEAKEY Deputy Head
BA (Hons) French and German Language and Contemporary Studies (Oxford Brookes); PGCE (South Bank)
Subjects taught: French, German, ICT

CATHERINE THOMAS Head of Pre-Preparatory Department
BSc (Hons) Zoology (Swansea); PGCE (Cardiff)
Subjects taught: mathematics, science

JANET LAWSON Senior Teacher and Individual Needs Co-ordinator
BSc (Hons) Food Science (Reading); PGCE (Reading), MA
Subjects taught: science, astronomy

CLAIRE SMITH Development and Marketing Director
BSc (Hons) Pure Mathematics and Statistics (Sheffield), QTS

UPPER SCHOOL STAFF

DR ALISON ALDERSON
BSc (Hons) Botany (Durham); PGCE (Reading)
PhD Molecular Biology (Durham)
Subjects taught: Early Years specialist, science, mathematics

GREG ANDREWS
BA (Hons) Humanities (St Mark & St John); PGCE (University of East Anglia); MA Education (Open University)
Subjects taught: geography

JACQUIE CHAMPION
BA (Hons) Primary Education with Music (QTS) (Bath); PGCE (Exeter)
Subjects taught: music, history

DAVID COOPER
Composer, Violist
Subject taught: music
Composer in residence

GRANT CROCKFORD
Diploma of Teaching (South Australia); Graduate Diploma of Education Literacy and Language
Subject taught: English

CHANTAL DE ROP-RUSHTON
Diploma in Economics (HONIM Polytechnic, Brussels)
Subject taught: French

KEVIN DONNELLY
BA (Hons) English Language and Literature (St Hugh’s, Oxford); PGCE (Cheltenham and Gloucester)
Subject taught: English

TANIA ENGELBRECHT
BSc (Hons) Algebraic and Geometrical Thinking (Open University) (QTS)
Subjects taught: mathematics

PAUL FOSTER
BSc(Hons) Mathematics (Exeter); PGCE (Reading)
Subject taught: mathematics

ROBERT GREER
BEd Physical Education, Health, Outdoor Education (Auckland College of Education, New Zealand)
Subject taught: PE

JOANNA HEAD
BSc (Hons) Earth Sciences (Oxford Brookes); PGCE (Roehampton)
Subject taught: English

DAVID HOLT
BSc Biochemistry (Kings College, London); GTP (Reading)
Subject taught: science

JANE HUNT
BA (Hons) Geography and PE (Birmingham);
PGCE (Loughborough)
Subject taught: PE

CHARLIE HYNES
BEd (Secondary) English and History/Politics (Monash, Australia)
Subjects taught: history, PE

SIAN MOORE
BA (Hons) French Studies with Italian (Sussex); PGCE French (Birmingham)
Subjects taught: French, Spanish

PENNY PARKINSON
BA (Hons) Science (Open University),
Cert Ed Biological & Physical Sciences (Cambridge)
Subjects taught: history, RE

KATHERINE RICHARDS
BA (QTS) (Hons) PE and Geography (Warwick)
Subjects taught: PE, geography, art

NICHOLAS RICHARDS
MA (Hons) Classics (Edinburgh)
Subject taught: classics

JULIAN RENOUF
BA (Hons) Visual Art (Southampton)
Subjects taught: art, French, CDT

HELOISE ROBINSON
BA (Hons) Fine Art (Canterbury); PGCE (Reading)
Subjects taught: art, CDT

JUDY SEALL
BA (Hons) English and Drama (London); PGCE (Oxford); MA Children's Literature (Reading)
Subjects taught: English, drama
Writer in residence

ADAM WARNER
BA (Hons) History (Cardiff); PGCE History and PE (Cheltenham and Gloucester)
Subjects taught: history, PE

DEBBY WARREN
Cert Ed English (Maria Grey College of Education)
Subjects taught: Early Years specialist, art

ICT Education Co-ordinator Chris Leakey

ICT Manager Lorraine Hancock

SEN Dyslexia Tutor Hazel Williams BSc, PGCE, Cert RSA AMBDA

SEN Dyslexia Tutor Ann Doherty MA, BEd, Dip SPLD

SEN Dyslexia Tutor Ann Brigden MA, BSc, Cert RSA AMBDA, Dip SPLD

Designated Child Protection Officer Veronica Gibbs

Designated Child Protection Officer Alison Alderson

Designated Child Protection Officer Rita Robinson

FOUNDATION STAGE

NICOLA DICK-CLELAND
BA (Hons) Experimental Psychology (Queen’s College, Oxford); Member of British Kodaly Academy

ELAINE HOLMES
Montessori Diploma;
Advanced Diploma in Child Care and Education

SUSAN MANDALOS
BSc (Hons) Mathematics (Manchester)
Montessori Diploma

RITA ROBINSON
Montessori Diploma

JANE ROBINSON
BSc (Hons) Business Studies (Bath); PGCE (Reading)

CAROLINE SMITH
Certificate in Education (University of London)

Teaching Assistants

SUSAN MARTIN
BSc (Hons) Electronic Engineering (Southampton); C Eng Corporate Member of the Institute of Engineering & Technology (MIEE)

MUSIC TUITION

DAVID COOPER
Composer, violist, violinist
Instruments taught: viola, violin
Composer in residence

ALEXANDER FITCH
BA (Hons) Russian and German (Bristol); PGCE (Oxford)
Instrument taught: piano

GABRIELA EDDY
MA Music (Silesian University)
Instruments taught: clarinet, saxophone, piano

JILL MALTESE
BMus (Hons) (Wilfrid Laurier University, Canada); BEd (Toronto, Canada); Dip of Opera (Royal Academy of Music)
Subject taught: singing

LUCY HEAD
Performers Diploma on French Horn (LTCL); Fellowship (FTCL)
Instrument taught: brass

VIRGINIA MCMURTRIE
BMus (Hons) (Birmingham); Diploma in Orchestral Studies, NCOS; Qualified Teacher Status
Instrument taught: cello

SUSIE FISON
CT ABRSM
Instrument taught: flute

PE, GAMES AND OUTDOOR ACTIVITIES

JANE HUNT
BA Physical Education
Coaching Qualifications: Tennis, Trampoline, Badminton; Basketball, Volleyball, Swimming, Gymnastics

ROBERT GREER
BEd Physical Education, Health, Outdoor Education (Auckland College of Education, New Zealand)

CHARLIE HYNES
Level One Cricket Coach

CHRISTOPHER LEAKEY
Cricket, Rugby and Football Coach
RFU Rugby Refereeing Certificate

KATHERINE RICHARDS
BA Physical Education
Coaching Qualifications: Netball, Tennis, Trampoline, Volleyball, Swimming, Gymnastics

Other PE Staff

MARTIN SMALL
Judo Black Belt 2nd Dan and Senior Club Coach

RACHEL OSBORNE
BEd (Hons) Physical Education and Mathematics with Dance specialism; MA Dance Studies

SARAH FEAST
Level 2 Netball Coach (AENA)

KIM PIERPOINT
Yoga Teacher
British Wheel of Yoga – Yoga Teaching Diploma

LYNN YARDLEY
Yoga Teacher
British Wheel of Yoga Certificate

British Mountain Leaders

Assessed
Nancy Follett
Gerry Lynch
Adam Warner

Trained
Greg Andrews
Thea Follett
Paul Foster
Jane Hunt
Christopher Leakey
Katherine Richards

Walking Group Leaders
Alison Alderson
Chantal De Rop-Rushton
Kevin Donnelly
Janet Lawson

Personal Assistant to Dr Follett / Registrar, Jan Vernon
Personal Assistant to Veronica Gibbs/ Office Manager, Vivien Bowyer
Personal Assistant to Linda Charlesworth, Kim Tsang BA (Hons) Accounting, Finance and Economics (Essex)
Care Co-ordinator, Liz Broad
Receptionists, Trina Redshaw, Tracey Marsh
Teaching Assistants, Jacqueline Dilley, Michael Saunders, Jennifer Thick NNEB, Simon Pethick LLB (Hons) Law (Nottingham), Tracey Marsh, Kirsty Harrison, Dianne Harris, 
Librarian, Jacqueline Dilley
After School Care, Liz Broad
Custodian, Alexander Saunders
Custodian, Tony Towner
Landscape Gardener, David Vaughan