Meet the Senior School Staff

Mr James Polansky Headmaster

MA (Cantab) PGCE

Ms Emma Fownes Deputy Head (Pastoral), Deputy DSL and Year 5 Tutor

B.A. (Dual Hons) P.G.C.E.

Mrs Sophie Savage Deputy Head (Academic), Head of Mathematics and Year 11 Tutor

BA (Hons) PGCE

Mr Joe Davis Head of Sport & Co-Curricular and Year 6 Tutor

BSc (Hons) P.G.C.E.

Mrs Teresa Alexandre Head of Computing & ICT, Year 7 Tutor

BA (Hons), PGCE

Mrs Sofia Almeida-Field Head of MFL, Spanish and French Teacher, Food Tech Teacher, Year 5 Tutor

BA (Hons), PGCE

Mrs Penny Bird English, Drama and Year 4 Tutor

BA (Hons), QTS

Mr Paul Bristow Head of Outdoor Learning, Humanities Teacher and Year 8 Tutor

BA(Hons), PGCE, MSc

Mrs Belinda Coles Learning Support Teacher

BA (Hons), PGCE, Post Graduate Certificate in Dyslexia + Literacy

Mr Richard Dewland Head of Music and Choir Master

MA, PGCE

Mrs Charlotte Hewitt Mathematics Teacher

BSc (Hons), PGCE

Mrs Cait Horn Learning Support Teacher, English Teacher & SENco

BA (Hons) English Literature, P.G.C.E

Mrs Beth Hounslow Head of English and Year 9 Tutor

BA (Hons) PGCE

Mr Rob Johnston Art & Photography Teacher

BA (Hons), PGCE

Mrs Elizabeth Kay Head of EAL

M.A. BA Hons Cert. TESOL

Mrs Belinda Lake Science Lab Technician

HND

Mrs Carol Plumpton Head of Boarding

FDA Early Years, BA (Hons) Education and Training

Mr Gareth Roberts Mathematics Teacher and Year 9 Tutor

BA (Hons), PGCE, MA

Dr Sarah Silvester Head of Science and Year 11 Tutor

BSC (Hons) MSc, DIC, PhD, PGCE

Mr Julian Speirs Head of Humanities, Year 10 Tutor

B Ed (Hons) MA

Mrs Sara Thompson Food Technology Teacher

BA (Hons), PGCE

Mrs Cassie Hughes Peripatetic Dance Teacher - Irish Dancing

Mrs Vicky Reynolds Peripatetic Music Teacher - Woodwind

Mr John Patterson Judo Coach