Meet the Senior School Staff

Mr James Polansky Headmaster

MA (Cantab) PGCE

Miss Emma Fownes Deputy Head, Deputy DSL and Year 4 Form Tutor

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

Mr Julian Speirs Head of Humanities, Year 11 Form Tutor

B Ed (Hons) MA

Dr Sarah Silvester Head of Science and Year 10 Form Tutor

BSC (Hons) MSc, DIC, PhD, PGCE

Mr Joe Davis Head of Sport, Head of Prep and Year 6 Form Tutor

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

Mrs Sophie Savage Head of Maths, Head of Seniors and Year 9 Form Tutor

BA (Hons) PGCE

Mr Gareth Roberts Maths Teacher and Year 8 Form Tutor

BA (Hons), PGCE, MA

Mrs Natasha Potter Spanish Teacher

BA (Hons) PGCE

Mrs Teresa Alexandre Business Studies, Computing and Year 6 Form Tutor

BA (Hons), PGCE

Mrs Sofia Almeida-Field Spanish and French Teacher, Food Tech Teacher, Year 7 Form Tutor

BA (Hons), PGCE

Mrs Beth Hounslow Head of English, R.S. and Year 7 Form Tutor

BA (Hons) PGCE

Mrs Penny Bird English, Drama and Year 5 Form Tutor

BA (Hons), QTS

Mr Paul Bristow Humanities, Outdoor Learning

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

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

Mr Rob Johnston Senior School Art Teacher

BA (Hons), PGCE

Mrs Elizabeth Kay Head of EAL

M.A. BA Hons Cert. TESOL

Mrs Belinda Lake Lab Technician

HND

Mrs Carol Plumpton Head of Boarding, Matron and First Aid

FDA Early Years, BA (Hons) Education and Training

Mrs Gill Mist Art and DT Teacher

Mrs Sara Thompson Food Tech Assistant

BA (Hons), PGCE

Mrs Vicky Reynolds Brass - Peripatetic Teacher

Mrs Cassie Hughes Irish Dance Teacher

Mr John Patterson Judo Coach