Academic Staff
Senior Management Team
Headmaster – Gareth E. Doodes, MA
Deputy Head – Chris N. Staley, BA, PGCE, MBA
Senior Master – Hugo Mieville, BA, MA, DipEdMan
Assistant Head (Pastoral) – Simon Kibler, BA, PGCE
Assistant Head (Academic) – Mike Sharp, BA, MA, PGCE
Hsms
Athelstan – Marcus Williams
Bancks – Penny Doubleday, CertEd, RSA
Damer – Matthew Giles, BSc, PGCE
Hambro – Simon Kibler, BA, PGCE
Middleton – Lucinda Wingate-Gray
Tregonwell – Fergus Wilson, BSc, PGCE
SENCO – Carol Hallam, Cert Ed, Dip Prof St (SEN) Cert, SpLD
Head of Extra Curricular Activities - Marcus Monier-Williams
Chaplain - Rev. Richard Thomson, BA
Director of University Entrance – John Milman, MA, DPhil, CertEd, MIBiol
Examinations Officer –Nicholas Row
Librarian - Sue Tarrant, BA, ACILIP & Maggie Butler, BA
Teaching Staff by Department
| Art |
Sara Burton BA (Head of Department) |
|
Business Studies / Economics |
David Lane, BSc, PGCE (Head of Department) |
| Classics / Classical Civilisation |
Kathleen Wightman, BA, PGCE (Acting Head of Department) |
| Communication Studies |
Peter Lord, BA, MA (Head of Department) Joshua Bradbury, BA, MA, PhD, PGCE |
| Design & Technology |
Michael Benjafield, BSc (Head of Department) James Ratcliffe, BA |
| Drama; | Penny Doubleday, CertEd, RSA (Head of Department) Louisa Thompson (Theatre Manager) |
| English |
Kate Matthews BA, PGCE, MEd (Head of Department) |
| Enrichment | Daniel Roberts, BSc (Head of PSHCE) |
| Geography |
Tony Prior, BEd (Head of Department) Robin Nicholson, CertEd Chris N. Staley, BA, PGCE, MBA Peter Chichester, BSc, MSc |
| History |
Kathleen Wightman BA, PGCE (Head of Department) Paul Wood, BA, PGCE, DipEd |
| Information Technology | Michael Sharp, BA, MA, CertEd (Head of Department) |
| Learning Support |
Carol Hallam, Cert Ed, Dip Prof St (SEN) Cert, SpLD (Head of Department) Ruth Dal Din, BSc, PGCE Sandy Claughton, BA Romy Fotheringham, MA BEd, BA (EAL) Sally Dean (Learning Support Assistant) Dorcas Lydford (Learning Support Assistant) Ginny Catarinella (Learning Support Assistant) |
| Mathematics |
Michael Sharp, BA, MA, CertEd (Head of Department) Majella Raindle, MSc, BScEd Matthew Giles, BSc, PGCE Michael Sale, CertEd, DMS Andrew Watson, BA (Extra Tuition) Martin Watson, BSc, PGCE (Extra Tuition) |
| Modern Languages |
Christophe Douchet, Maitrise, DP, LPC, PGCE (Head of Department) |
| Music |
David McKee (Director of Music) Darren Jones (Music Technology) Trevor Doar, MA, MusB (Abbey Organist) Dan Baker, BSc (Bass Guitar, Jazz Piano)* Paul Beavis (Percussion)* Julie-Dawn Lloyd (Singing)* Ros Rawson, Med, CertEd, ARCM, CPP (Flute, Oboe)* Faye Eldret (Singing) Tony Hind (Saxophone)* Stephany Jenke (Recorder) Martin Ings, BMus (Trumpet, Horn) Bob Walker (Bagpipes) Christine Bryant (Singing) |
| Physical Education |
Mark Phipps, BEd (Head of Department) Simon Kibler, BA, PGCE Michael Sale, CertEd, DMS Marcus Williams Clare Stoot, CertEd (Girl’s Sport) |
| Religious Education |
Henry Barnes, BA Richard Thomson, BA |
| Resident Tutors |
Henry Barnes, BA Peter Chichester, BSc, MSc Freddie Million |
| Science |
John Milman, MA, DPhil, CertEd, MIBiol (Head of Science and Biology) Michael Clapper, BSc, HDipEd (Head of Chemistry) Desmond Mohamed, BSc, PGCE (Head of Physics) Peter Timmis, BSc, PGCE Majella Raindle, MSc, BScEd (Physics) Daniel Roberts, BSc (Science) Jehane Brown (Chemistry Laboratory Technician) Ian Maxwell (Biology Laboratory Technician) Fergus Wilson, BSc |
| Vocational Studies |
Marcus Williams (Countryside Management) Tony Stroud (Equine Management) Lucinda Wingate-Gray (Hospitality) Elka Charlton (Hospitality) Daniel Roberts, BSc (Science) Ian Maxwell, BA, PGCE (Technician) |
Visiting Staff*

