Staff List
The Claires Court staff lists are displayed below under the relevant divisions.
Administrative Principal - Hugh Wilding BA FRSA
Academic Principal - James Wilding BSc FRSA
Nursery
Head
Head of Junior Girls & Nursery
Mrs Leanne Kirby BA QTS MA
Administrative and Support Staff
Mrs Emma Aquilina- Administrative Assistant
Mr Antonio Castiglione - Maintenance Assistant
Mrs Melanie Knott - Administrative Assistant
Mrs Helen Phipps - School Secretary
Mr Stewart Stevens - Site Manager
Mrs Amy Townshend - Administrative Assistant
NURSERY LEADERS and Assistants
Mrs Tara Ainsley Fd NNEB ADCE
Miss Stacey Bannister CertEd NVQ
Mrs Nadine Boissaud-Cooke CACHE L3
Mrs Veronica Challis CertEd-CTC
Mrs Katie Duxbury Fd DipCS
Mrs Noelle Freeman NNEB
VISITING STAFF
Mrs Nicola Castiglione BA ISTD
Miss Claire Green NNEB
Mrs Karen Irvine DPP PPA
Mrs Christine Pemberton DPW
Mrs Paula Williamson CACHE L2
Junior Boys
Heads
Head of Junior Boys Mr Dean Richards BEd QTS
Deputy Head of Junior Boys Mrs Judy Nott BSc PGCE
Assistant Head Operations Junior Boys Mrs Chantal Hankin BSc QTS
Assistant Head Curriculum Junior Boys Mrs Samantha Henry BA QTS
Assistant Head Pastoral Junior Boys Mrs Linda Stay BA QTS
Assistant Head CPD Junior Boys Miss Sian Barrow MA BA PGCE QTS
Administrative and Support Staff
Mr Steven Bushell - Site Manager
Mr Lee Cox - Junior Maintenance Assistant
Mrs Kerry Duff RN - School Nurse
Mrs Diane Flood - Librarian
Mrs Dawn Hammonds-Gill - Administrative Assistant
Mrs Ruth Henley - School Secretary
Mr David Turner - Maintenance Assistant
Mrs Jane Webster RN - School Nurse
Teaching Staff
Miss Poonam Bharj BA Training Teacher
Mr Nicholas Butterfield BSc QTS
Mrs Amy Carter BA QTS
Mrs Sarah Crowe BSc - Learning Support Assistant
Mrs Wendy Davies - Learning Support Assistant
Mrs Dina Fountain NVQ L3 - Learning Support Assistant
Miss Kate Fossett BSc PGCE QTS
Mr Martyn Goddard PGCE
Mr George Grose - PGCE QTS
Mrs Rebecca Harrison BA QTS
Mrs Linda Hine NVQ L3 - Learning Support Assistant
Mr Richard Hogg BA PGCE
Mrs Emma MacDonald BSc QTS
Mrs Helen Metherell TESOL DipSpLD
Mrs Katie Morgan PGCE QTS
Miss Francesca Oakes BA PGCE
Mr Bradley Pennington L4 AET
Mrs Rachel Quirke BA
Mrs Emi Richardson - Learning Support Assistant
Mrs Shona Ramsay - Teaching Assistant
Mr Christopher Rowan BMus PGCE
Miss Annabelle Samios BEd QTS
Mrs Joanna Sanger BSc OCR Dip Level 5 SpLD
Mrs Veronique Shannon BA PGCE
Mrs Cynthia Stephens learning support Assistant
Mrs Emma Stevenson BA
Mrs Sarah Sullivan BA QTS
Mr Callum Thompson - Sports Assistant
Mrs Louise Turner BSc OCR Dip Level 7 SpLD
Mrs Nicola Vine BEd
Mrs Christine Ward CertEd
Mrs Adrienne Watters BEd
Miss Jessica Wilding BSc QTS NPQML
Mrs Jane Wood BEd
Mrs Hannah Rajput - Learning Support Assistant
Visiting Staff
Mrs Veronica Challis CertEd CTC - Violin
Mr Mark Cox BA - Brass
Mr Nigel Dennis - Chess
Mrs Deborah Fox BA QTS LRSM ABRSM - Piano
Mrs Eileen Goford - Chess
Mr Keith Hastings CT ABRSM - Guitar
Mr Peter Henley - Electric Guitar, Drums
Mrs Heather Leech–Bendell BA - Woodwind
Mrs Deborah Richards - Karate
Mrs Gill Ross BMus PGCE - Voice
Mr Jonathan Tuck - Chess
Miss Lisa Whyte - Fencing
Junior Girls
Heads
Head of Junior Girls & Nursery Mrs Leanne Kirby BA QTS MA
Deputy Head of Junior Girls Second in Charge Mrs Lindsay King BA QTS
Assistant Head Curriculum Junior Girls Mr Jawad Laouira BA PGCE QTS
Administrative and Support Staff
Mrs Emma Aquilina - Administrative Assistant
Mr Antonio Castiglione - Maintenance Assistant
Mrs Paula Copeman BA MA - Librarian
Mrs Melanie Knott - Administrative Assistant
Mrs Helen Phipps - School Secretary
Mrs Aneeta Rogers RN - School Nurse
Mr Stewart Stevens - Site Manager
Mrs Amy Townshend - Administrative Assistant
Mrs Karen Taborelli BSc - Library Assistant
Teaching STaff
Miss Victoria Barrett BA
Mrs Charmian Dawsen - Pre-School Care
Mrs Veronica Challis CertEd-CTC - Violin
Miss Jade Dockerill BEd QTS
Mrs Marie Ericson BSc GTP QTS
Mrs Bridie Gravett BA PCGE QTS SENCo
Mr Daniel Gravett BSc GTP QTS
Miss Katie Hudson BSc PGCE
Miss Jessica Hurter PGCE
Mrs Suzanne James BA PGCE
Miss Hollie Joslyn BA QTS - Sports Instructor
Miss Daniella Kujawa NVQ Level 3
Mrs Cheryl Lawrence Higher Level Teaching Assistant
Miss Molly Mansfield BA MSc PGCE QTS
Mrs Roselyn McKee BA MSc QTS - Higher Level Teaching Assistant
Mrs Christine Pemberton DPW After School Care
Miss Emily Pridham NVQ Level 3 - Teaching Assistant
Miss Rebecca Sadler BA PGCE QTS
Mr Alan Sibley CertEd DipPE
Mrs Gabrielle St John - Teaching Assistant
Mrs Emma Stevenson BA
Mrs Nicola Strachan BA - Higher Level Teaching Assistant
Mrs Hannah Tewari BA QTS
Mrs Jacqueline Young NVQ L3 - Teaching Assistant
Visiting Staff
Mrs Freyja Barter BA - Voice
Mrs Veronica Challis CertEd-CTC - Violin
Mr James Davis DipDrumtech - Percussion
Mrs Veronica Foster - Flute, Voice
Mrs Jean Garrett PGTC ARCM - Piano
Mr Lindsay Higgs BA - Classical Guitar
Mr David Jones LTCL - Brass
Mrs Heather Leech-Bendell BA - Woodwind
Mr Gary Sculpher - Guitar
Mrs Joanna Woolliscroft BEd - Piano, Cello
Senior Girls
Heads
Head of Senior Girls Mr Steven Richards BA PGCE QTS
Deputy Head Academic Senior Girls Mrs Louise Thomas BSc PGCE
Deputy Head Pastoral Senior Girls Mrs Victoria Ruddick BSc PGCE
Assistant Head in charge of Physical Education Senior Girls Miss Joanne Cox BA QTS
Administrative and Support Staff
Mrs Emma Aquilina- Administrative Assistant
Mr Antonio Castiglione - Maintenance Assistant
Mrs Paula Copeman BA MA - Librarian
Mrs Melanie Knott - Administrative Assistant
Mrs Helen Phipps - School Secretary
Mr Stewart Stevens - Site Manager
Mrs Karen Taborelli BSc - Library Assistant
Mrs Amy Townshend - Administrative Assistant
Teaching STaff
Mrs Katharina Barker BA MEd QTS
Mrs Rachel Barnes BSc PGCE
Miss Victoria Barrett BA
Mr Chris Bennett NVQ Level 4
Mrs Lara Bennett BSc QTS
Ms Camilla Bullough LLB BA PGCE QTS
Mrs Ann Burdett BSc PGCE
Mrs Georgie Carter BSc QTS
Ms Sam Chalk TEFL
Mrs Michele Coghlan BSc QTS
Ms Mandy Davis BA QTS
Mrs Charmian Dawsen - Pre-School Care
Mrs Rina Dharsi BA PGCE QTS
Mrs Jennifer Dimmick MSc QTS
Mr Daniel Gravett BSc GTP QTS
Miss Rebecca Guttridge BA QTS
Mrs Sophie Hadley BA PGCE QTLS
Mrs Jenna Hamilton BSc
Mrs Jessica Heywood-Smith BSc
Mr Gary Hope BSc QTS MA
Miss Katie Hudson BSc PGCE
Mrs Kerry Irons BA PGCE QTS
Mr Sean Kerns - Rowing Coach
Mrs Susan Lattimer BA PGCE
Miss Fiona McWilliam BA PGCE
Mr Peter Merrow-Smith BSc PGCE
Mr Michael Miller BSocSc MIOD
Mrs Susan Mizon - Learning Support
Miss Sobia Mohgul - Learning Support
Mrs Caroline Oakley BA PGCE CertSpLD SENCo
Mrs Alexandra O'Clee MA (Cantab)
Mrs Elizabeth Robinson BEd
Mr Paul Robson BSc DTLLS
Mrs Victoria Ruddick BSc PGCE
Mrs Dorelle Scott PGCE
Mrs Nikki Sheffield L3 AET - Learning Support Assistant
Mrs Phyllida Shelley-Smith BA PGCE PGDip
Mr Alan Sibley CertEd DipPE
Mr Roger Small BA PGCE QTS
Ms Catherine Tyne BSc QTS
Miss Eva Urzaiz Lerin MA PGCE
Mr Joel Wareing MA PGDE QTLS
Mr Luke Wespieser BA QTS
Mrs Virginia Wilding BA - Learning Support
Mrs Helen Williams BSc PGCE
Mrs Jennifer Wolf-Corrigan - Cover Coordinato
Mr Clive Young MA BSc PGCE
Visiting Staff
Mrs Freyja Barter BA - Voice
Mrs Veronica Challis CertEd-CTC - Violin
Ms Helen Cole - Careers
Mr James Davis DipDrumtech - Percussion
Mrs Veronica Foster - Flute, Voice
Mrs Jean Garrett PGTC ARCM - Piano
Mr Oliver Harding - Sports
Mr Lindsay Higgs BA - Classical Guitar
Mr David Jones LTCL - Brass
Mrs Heather Leech-Bendell BA - Woodwind
Miss Jonquil Sargent - Viola
Mr Gary Sculpher - Guitar
Mrs Joanna Woolliscroft BEd - Piano, Cello
Senior Boys
Heads
Head Mr James Wilding BSc FRSA
Deputy Head Pastoral Mr Charles Bretherton BA PGCE
Deputy Head Operations Mr Huw Buckle QTLS DipM MCIM MA
Deputy Head Academic Mrs Ronell Selzer BSc BEd
Deputy Head Inclusion Mrs Wendy Keaney BSc MA (Ed) PGCE QTS PGCert SENCO PGCert Dyslexia & Literacy ATS
Deputy Head in charge of Physical Education Mr Mark Turner BEd
Administrative and Support Staff
Mrs Nicola Bose BA RN - School Nurse
Mrs Pauline Carr BEd QTS - Administrator
Mr Andrew Carr - Maintenance Technician
Mr Terry Davison - Maintenance Assistant
Mrs Julie Freak - Laboratory Technician
Mrs Amy Hewitt BSc - School Secretary
Mrs Cherie Levi RN - Lead School Nurse
Mr Michael O'Reilly - Site Manager
Mrs Caroline Payne - CET Level 4 Outdoor Education & Activities Administrator
Mr Trevor Payne - Workshop Technician
Mr Marc Piggott - Maintenance Supervisor
Mrs Mary Tarr - Receptionist
Miss Julie Teasdale BSc - Laboratory Technician
Teaching Staff and Instructors
Ms Frances Ackland-Snow BA
Mr Thomas Aggar BSc MSc QTLS
Mr William Ansell BSc QTS NVQ
Mr Chris Beal RYA L2 - Outdoor Education Instructor
Mrs Jo Andrews BA PGCE QTS
Mr Richard Beck Sports Instructor
Mrs Annette Bentz-Denton BA PGCE QTS
Mr André Boulton BA QTS
Mr Philip Bowen MCollP BSc
Mr Robert Bowen - DET Level 5
Mr Gary Bullock - Sailing Instructor
Mrs Caroline Butterfield BA PGCE QTS
Mrs Gina Carey Dip Level 5 PgCert Level 7
Mr Simon Carter BEd QTS
Mrs Celine Chandelier PGCE QTS QTLS
Mrs Alison Cheetham BSc PGCE QTS
Mrs Anna Cox Teaching and Learning Assistant
Mr Simon Cripps QTLS
Mrs Rupa Davies BA PGCE
Mrs Jennifer Ging BA QTS
Mrs Helen Gowers BA PGCE QTS
Mr James Hammerton BSc PGCE QTS
Mr Oliver Hill Rowing Assistant
Mr James Hotchin Rowing Coach
Mr Michael Hudson MA (Cantab) QTS
Mr Charles Ingham Clark Fd BSc PGCE
Mr Samuel Isaacs-Johnson CET Level 4 Outdoor Education Instructor
Mr Jack Jesseman Assistant Rowing Coach
Mrs Julie Jones - Learning Support
Mrs Zeba Jones Teaching and Learning Assistant
Mr Thomas Jost Head of Rowing
Mr Geoffrey Lewis-Lloyd Sailing Instructor
Mrs Joscelin Lothian MEng PGCE QTS
Dr Karen Loughran BA PhD QTS
Ms Lydia Lowry BSc
Mrs Suzanne Marshall - Rowing Assistant
Mr Gareth Miller BA QTS HND
Miss Sadia Mirza BSc PGCE QTS
Mr Sam Mulholland BA PGCE
Mr Christopher Nash Sailing Instructor
Mrs Catherine Newton Learning Support
Mr Jamie Odell BSc
Mrs Magda Olivier HED BA
Mr Angel Perez Peraita BA PGCE
Mr Alasdair Poulter-Dunford MA, LLB, PGCE, GTCS
Mr John Rayer BSc PGCE - Rowing Instructor
Mr Alex Richardson Rowing Manager
Mr Adrian Roach BA PGCE
Mr Paul Robson BSc DTLLS
Mrs Julia Sameja Learning Support
Miss Mingma Sherpa BSc QTS
Mr Alan Sibley CertEd DipPE
Miss Karen Smailes - Sailing
Mr Aristeidis Spyrou BA MA (Fr) PGCE
Dr Alan Stoneman BSc PhD
Mr Paul Thompson BEd QTS
Mr Edward Thorne BA QTLS
Mrs Diana Wadsworth BA PGCE QTS
Mr Joel Wareing MA PGDE QTLS
Mrs Nancy White - Learning Support
Mrs Jennifer Wilding MA PGCE
Mr Steven Young PGCE QTS
Visiting Staff
Mr Jonathan Brooks BA - Piano/Keyboard
Ms Helen Cole - Careers
Mr James Davis Dip DrumTech - Percussion
Ms Sally De Frates LTCL - Voice
Mr David Jones LTCL - Brass
Mr Paul Harrison PGA Golf Professional
Mr Lindsay Higgs BA - Classic Guitar
Mrs Heather Leech-Bendell BA - Woodwind
Mr Peter Thornley - Violin
Mr Andrew Wright HND - Electric Guitar
Sixth Form
Heads
Head of Sixth Form Mrs Stephanie Rogers BEd CertHE AdvDipEx&HS
Head of Year 12 Mr Gary Hope
MA BSc QTS
Administrative and Support Staff
Mr Antonio Castiglione - Maintenance Assistant
Mrs Paula Copeman BA MA - Librarian
Mrs Kim Hall BSc - Sixth Form Office Manager
Mrs Helen Phipps - School Secretary
Mr Stewart Stevens - Site Manager
Mrs Karen Taborelli BSc - Library Assistant
Mrs Lynda Wood - Administrator
Teaching Staff
Mrs Jo Andrews BA PGCE QTS
Mrs Eleanor Astrup BA PGCE
Miss Victoria Barrett BA
Ms Emily Bell BA PGCE QTS
Mrs Lara Bennett BSc
Mrs Annette Bentz-Denton BA PGCE QTS
Mr André Boulton BA QTS
Mr Philip Bowen MCollP BSc
Mr Charles Bretherton BA PGCE QTS
Mr Huw Buckle QTLS DipM MCIM
Ms Camilla Bullough LLB BA PGCE
Mrs Ann Burdett BSc PGCE
Mrs Caroline Butterfield BA PGCE
Mr Simon Carter BEd QTS
Mrs Alison Cheetham BSc PGCE QTS
Miss Joanne Cox BA QTS
Mrs Jennifer Dimmick MSc QTS
Mrs Lucinda Edwards - Learning Support
Mr James Hammerton BSc PGCE
Mr Gary Hope BSc QTS MA
Mr Michael Hudson MA (Cantab) QTS
Mrs Laura Jakes BA PGCE QTS
Mrs Wendy Keaney BSc PGCE PGCert
Miss Rosaria Lamagna BA QTS
Mrs Susan Lattimer BA PGCE
Dr Karen Loughran BA PhD QTS
Miss Fiona McWilliam BA PGCE
Mr Gareth Miller BA QTS
Mr Sam Mulholland BA PGCE
Mrs Magda Olivier HED BA
Mrs Alexandra O'Clee MA (Cantab) PGCE
Mr Alasdair Poulter-Dunford MA, LLB, PGCE, GTCS
Mr Adrian Roach BA PGCE
Mrs Elizabeth Robinson BEd
Mrs Victoria Ruddick BSc PGCE
Mrs Dorelle Scott PGCE
Mrs Ronell Selzer BSc BEd HDE
Mrs Phyllida Shelley-Smith BA PGCE PGDip
Mr Alan Sibley CertEd DipPE
Mr Roger Small BA PGCE
Mr Aristeidis Spyrou BA MA (Fr) PGCE
Mrs Louise Thomas BSc PGCE
Mr Paul Thompson BEd QTS BA
Mr Mark Turner BEd
Miss Eva Urzaiz Lerin MA PGCE
Mr Joel Wareing MA PGDE QTLS
Mr Luke Wespieser BA QTS
Mrs Jennifer Wilding BA PGCE MA
Mrs Helen Williams BSc PGCE
Mrs Jane Wimshurst BA
Mr Clive Young MA BSc PGCE
Mr Steven Young PGCE QTS
Visiting Staff
Mrs Veronica Challis CertEd-CTC - Violin
Ms Helen Cole - Careers
Mr James Davis DipDrumtech - Percussion
Mrs Veronica Foster - Flute, Voice
Mrs Jean Garrett PGTC ARCM - Piano
Mr David Jones LTCL - Brass
Mrs Heather Leech-Bendell BA - Woodwind
Mr Gary Sculpher - Guitar
Mrs Joanna Woolliscroft BEd - Piano, Cello
Across DIVISIONS
Mr John Carr BSc - Data Manager
Catherine Corrigan - Marketing Manager
Mrs Anne Halpin - Holiday Club Administrative Manager
Mr Paul Hartnett - IT Network Manager
Mrs Allison Hasyildirim - Trips & Transport Officer
Miss Hayley Johnston BA - Communications and Marketing Officer
Mrs Stephanie Johnstone MICB - Finance Officer: Cashiering and Purchase Ledger
Miss Kamila Kozdron Purchasing Assistant
Mrs Heidi Leigh - Registrar
Miss Hannah Levi - Processing Administrator
Mrs Michelle Mercer Assoc. CIPD - HR Manager
Mr Mark Mercer MSc - Recruitment and Development Coach
Mr Mike Morrissey Marketing Manager
Mrs Deborah Mussell FCCA BA - School Accountant
Mrs Louise Notton-Brown Admissions Assistant
Mrs Caroline Payne - CET Level 4 Outdoor Education & Activities Administrator
Mr Stephen Rhodes FRSPH - Domestic Bursar
Mr Graham Rogers FCA BA - Consultant
Mr Justin Spanswick BSc PGCE NPQH - Executive Head
Mr Rashmin Vachheta - Finance and Purchasing Officer
Mr Malcolm Weier IT Network Technician
Miss Kerry West Payroll and Pensions Officer