Senior School Staff
We are extremely proud of our Senior School staff team. We have a wide variety of talents and dispositions, all placed at the disposal of our students with generosity, professionalism and commitment to the very highest standards.
From the most recently qualified teacher to the most experienced Columban, we work together to meet the needs of our students and help them to realise their personal aspirations.
Senior Leadership Team
Mr Karl Guest
Headteacher
Mrs Katie Marson MA
Deputy Head
Mr Mark Livesey MA
Assistant Head, Student and Staff Wellbeing (DSL)
Mrs R McHattie BA
Bursar and Clerk to the Governors
Brother Joseph Holthaus MA
Dean
Mr D Waters BA
Head of Sixth Form
Ms L Cronin MA (cantab)
Assistant Head: Director of Studies
Mr J Tatham BA
Assistant Head (Student Formation)
Mr N Hele BA
Assistant Head: Teaching, Learning & Professional Development
Teaching Staff
ART | titlefiller |
| Name | Specific Responsibilities |
| Mrs K Seagrave BA | Head of Department |
| Mr J Tatham BA | Assistant Head (Student Formation), Art Teacher |
| Mrs Clare Hogan BA | Teacher of Art |
| Brother C Bouchereau | Art Technician |
| Mrs S Jones Biggar BA Hons | Art and Design Technician |
CAREERS | titlefiller |
| Name | Specific Responsibilities |
| Ms S Griffiths Plunkett BA MA | Head of Careers and Higher Education |
CLASSICS | titlefiller |
| Name | Specific Responsibilities |
| Mr S Graves BA (Cantab) | Head of Latin & Classics, Stretch and Challenge KS4 |
| Miss R Hambly MA (Cantab), MEd | Deputy Head of Sixth Form, Teacher of Latin |
COMPUTING AND ICT |
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| Name | Specific Responsibilities |
| Mr R Staniforth BSc | Head of Department |
| Mr A Mester BSc | Teacher of Computing & ICT |
DESIGN TECHNOLOGY |
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| Name | Specific Responsibilities |
| Mr D McGinnity MA | Head of Department |
| Mrs M Penn BA | Teacher of DT |
| Mr M Livesey BSc, MSc (Oxon), MCCT | Assistant Head: Student and Staff Wellbeing (Designated Safeguarding Lead), Teacher of DT |
ECONOMICS AND BUSINESS STUDIES |
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| Name | Specific Responsibilities |
| Mrs K Cripps BSc | Head of Department |
| Mr B Bourne MSc | Teacher of Business & Economics |
| Mrs P Sharma MA | Teacher of Economics |
| Mr G Hall | Teacher of Business & Economics |
| Mrs M Samuels BA | Teacher of Business & Economics |
ENGLISH | titlefiller |
| Name | Specific Responsibilities |
| Mrs R Barley BA | Head of Department |
| Ms J McAteer BA | Assistant Head of Department |
| Mr W Halford MA | Teacher of English |
| Mrs S Jones MA | Teacher of English |
| Miss S Pemberton BA | Teacher of English & Drama |
| Ms N Iqbal BA | Teacher of English |
| Ms A Nicola BA | Teacher of English |
GEOGRAPHY | titlefiller |
| Name | Specific Responsibilities |
| Miss E Brown MEd | Head of Department |
| Mrs N Record BA | Teacher of Geography |
| Mr S Pinto BSc | Head of McClancy, Teacher of Geography, D of E Co-ordinator |
Expressive Arts | titlefiller |
| Name | Specific Responsibilities |
| Mrs R Meadows BA | Head of Department |
| Miss A Asher BA | Graduate Teacher of Drama |
| Miss S Pemberton BA | Teacher of English & Drama |
HISTORY | titlefiller |
| Name | Specific Responsibilities |
| Mr K Roberts MA | Head of Department |
| Mrs M James M.St (Oxon) | Deputy Head of McClancy, EPQ Co-Ordinator. Teacher of History |
| Ms R Finn MA | Stretch & Challenge Coordinator (KS3), Deputy Head of Martin, Teacher of History |
| Mr C Sheils MA | Head of Joseph House, Teacher of History & Politics |
| Mr D Waters BA | Head of Sixth Form, Teacher of History |
ACADEMIC SUPPORT | titlefiller |
| Name | Specific Responsibilities |
| Mrs E Dubberley BA | SENDCo - Head of Academic Support |
| Ms C Valdonio | Assistant SENDCo |
| Mrs W Wade | Learning Support Assistant |
| Mrs L Weaver-Jones | Learning Support Assistant |
| Mrs A Barton | Learning Support Assistant |
| Mrs Alana Montgomery | Learning Support Assistant |
| Mrs T Moreto | Learning Support Assistant |
LIBRARY/MEDIA | titlefiller |
| Name | Specific Responsibilities |
| Mrs D Pisani BA | Head Librarian |
| Mrs G Busfield-Birch | Library Assistant |
| Ms L Withington BA | Library Assistant, |
MATHEMATICS | titlefiller |
| Name | Specific Responsibilities |
| Mrs K Parsons BSc | Head of Department |
| Mr J Devereux BSC | Teacher of Maths |
| Mrs I DeVos BCom | Head of Stanislaus, Teacher of Maths |
| Mr S Gajendra BSc | Deputy of Charles, Teacher of Maths |
| Mr T Gono BSc | Teacher of Maths |
| Mr S Jenkinson BA | Teacher of Maths |
| Mrs A Lalova MA | Teacher of Maths |
| Miss E McEvoy MChem | Assistant Head of Department |
| Mr D Mhlanga BSc | Teacher of Maths |
| Mrs A Rowe BSc | Acting Head of Guertin, Teacher of Maths |
MODERN FOREIGN LANGUAGES - FRENCH AND SPANISH |
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| Name | Specific Responsibilities |
| Mr R Childs BA | Head of Department |
| Mrs J Ainscough BA | Teacher of Spanish |
| Ms B Guyomard MA | Teacher of French |
| Mr N Hele BA | Assistant Head/Teaching, Learning & Professional Development, Teacher of MFL |
| Miss M Martinez BA | Teacher of Spanish |
| Miss A Overton BA | Teacher of Spanish |
MUSIC | |
| Name | Specific Responsibilities |
| Mr J Starling BA | Head of Senior Music |
PHYSICAL EDUCATION |
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| Name | Specific Responsibilities |
| Mr A Lowles BEd | Director of Sport, Head of Martin |
| Mr M Finn BA | Deputy Head of Joseph, Teacher of PE |
| Mr S Murphy BSc | Head of Charles & Head of Physical Education |
| Mrs K Poole BA | Head of Girls' Sport and Curriculum PE |
| Mr D Raymen BA | Acting Deputy Head of Guertin, Teacher of PE |
| Mr George Groom BSc | Teacher of PE and Games |
| Mrs H Stott BA | Teacher of PE & Teaching Assistant |
POLITICS | titlefiller |
| Name | Specific Responsibilities |
| Mr R McKenzie MA | Head of Department and Digital Lead |
| Mr C Sheils MA | Head of Joseph House, Teacher of History & Politics |
PSYCHOLOGY |
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| Name | Specific Responsibilities |
| Mrs J Houchin BA | Head of Department and Head of Vocational Studies |
| Mrs C Johnson BSc, MA | Teacher of Psychology and Sociology |
| Mr R McKenzie BA | Head of Politics & Digital Lead |
RELIGIOUS EDUCATION |
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| Name | Specific Responsibilities |
| Ms E McCarthy BA | Head of Department |
| Mrs M Adair MA (Cantab) | Gifted and Talented: Oxbridge and Prestigious University Co-Ordinator |
| Mrs E Goodwin BA | Teacher of RE & Humanities |
| Mrs S Gregson-Brooks MPhil BA | Leader of Pastoral and Service Programmes, Assistant Head of Department |
| Ms L Cronin MA (Cantab) | Assistant Head & Director of Studies, RE Teacher |
| Mr B O'Sullivan MA | Chaplain, Teacher of RE |
| Ms I Pugh BTh | Teacher of RE |
| Ms C Treacy BA | Head of Guertin, Teacher of RE |
SCIENCE | titlefiller |
| Name | Specific Responsibilities |
| Mrs M Mester BSc , MA, MCCT | Head of Department |
| Dr H Watkin DPhil | Head of Biology |
| Dr R Clarke DPhil | Head of Physics |
| Ms R Tuckwell BSc | Head of Chemistry |
| Mrs S Banerjee MSc | Teacher of Chemistry |
| Mr J Laleye MsC | Teacher of Biology |
| Mr A Pimentao BSc | Teacher of Physics |
| Mr C Rowland MSc | Deputy Head of Stanislaus, Teacher of Physics |
| Mr M Salih BSc | Teacher of Physics |
| Miss J Cartledge BSc | Science Technician |
| Mrs C Dobbyn LLB Law | Lead Science Technician |
| Mrs E Murphy BSc | Lead Science Technician |
| Mr P Houchin | Science Technician |
| Mrs K Millar | Science Technician |
| Dr C Toscana-Underwood DPhill | Science Technician |
SOCIOLOGY | titlefiller |
| Name | Specific Responsibilities |
| Mr N Hogan BA | Head of Department, Cover Manager |
SENIOR SUPPORT STAFF |
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| Name | Specific Responsibilities |
| Mrs S Harnup | School Secretary (SLT) |
| Miss M Blackman | School Secretary |
| Mrs J Foxwell | Sixth Form and Music Co-Ordinator |
| Mr J Hollingsworth | Cover Supervisor |
| Mr E De Souza | Examinations Officer |
| Mr N Batten | New Student Transition Co-ordinator |
Support Staff
| Name | Specific Responsibility |
Well-being | |
| Mrs A Alexander BA, MBACP, UKCP Accredited | Lead Counsellor |
| Mrs K Frost | Counsellor |
Medical | |
| Miss D Morais | Lead School Nurse |
| Miss G Brewer | School Nurse |
| Mrs K Reston | Acting Lead School Nurse |
Finance | |
| Mrs R McHattie | Bursar and Clerk to the Governors |
| Mrs F Hammond | Financial Administrator - Purchase Ledger |
| Mrs D Crossman | Finance Manager |
| Mrs M Masters | Financial Administrator - Fees and Bursaries |
Admissions, Marketing & Alumni | |
| Mrs R Wilson | Admissions Registrar |
| Mrs R Johnson | Marketing Co-ordinator |
| Mrs D Jones | Admissions Officer |
| Mrs J MacDowall | MIS Co-ordinator & Events Co-ordinator |
| Mrs C Batour | Alumni Relations Officer & Acting Admissions Registrar |
IT Services | |
| Mr M Eaton | Head of IT Services |
| Mr M Lewis | Senior IT Services Technician |
| Mr R Williams | IT Support Apprentice |
Administration | |
| Mrs N Ormondroyd | PA to Headmaster |
| Miss K Connolly | Office Administrator |
| Mrs M Clinch | PA to the Bursar |
| Mrs J Metcalfe | Head of Human Resources |
| Ms P Meigh | Trips Administrator |
Facilities & Maintenance | |
| Mrs A Welsh | Head of Estates |
| Mr J Sloane | Maintenance Operative |
| Mr I Stewart | Maintenance Operative |
| Mr M Bourne | Gardener |
| Mr F Kalnins | Apprentice Gardener |
| Mr M Leach | Premises Manager |
| Mr M Lemmon | Caretaker |
| Mr D Richardson | Assistant Caretaker |
| Mr P Jackson | Lettings Officer & CCF Contingent Commander |
| Mr J Hewett | CCF School Staff Insructor |
