School staff

Headmistress:

Mrs P Grimes BA Hons (Sussex University), PGCE (King Alfred’s College)

Deputy head:

Mr R Marshall BEd (University of Wales)

Director of studies:

Mrs K Allen BSc Hons (St Andrews), PGCE (King Alfred’s College)

Teaching staff

Mrs K Brown BSc Hons (University of Reading)
Mrs K Grosscurth BSc Hons (University of Plymouth), PGCE (University of Exeter)
Mrs R Hay BEd Hons (Bedford College of Higher Education)
Mrs J Heinrich Cert Ed (University of Oxford)
Miss J James BA with Qualified Teacher Status (University of Reading)
Mrs J Jones BA Hons (University of Manchester), PGCE (Didsbury College)
Miss K Jones BEd (St Martin's College, Lancaster)
Mrs J Kingsford Cert Ed (King Alfred's College)
Miss V Meinel BA Hons (University of Kent at Canterbury)
Mrs J Nicholson BEd Hons (University of London)
Mrs S Romero BEd Hons (Newcastle Polytechnic)
Miss C Silvester BMus Hons (Royal College of Music), PGCE (University of Reading),
Dip RCM, LTCL, ALCM
Miss K Sprunt BEd Hons (Homerton College, Cambridge)
Mrs L Turley BEd Hons (Homerton College, Cambridge)

Librarian:  

Mrs L Brill MCLIP

Class assistants  

Mrs S Cook Teachers’ Assistant Certificate
Miss J Dickinson NVQ 3
Mrs D Dipper NNEB
Mrs J Hayden NNEB
Mrs J Hodge NNEB
Miss H Povey NVQ 3
Mrs E Young, City and Guilds Certificate

Nursery assistants  

Mrs C Colgrave NVQ 3
Mrs S Jordan, NVQ

Secretarial staff  

Mrs S Carrett - headmistress’ PA and admissions
Mrs S Mathieson – secretarial assistant

Visiting staff

Violin/ensembles - Mrs R Macdonald   ARCM
Viola/ensembles - Miss J Richardson MMus (Perf), DRSAMD, RGN
                             (head of instrumental studies, senior school)
Violin - Mrs J Kane - Dip RNCM
‘Cello/electric bass - Mrs V Harding  BSc
‘Cello - Mr M Mace - Dip RAM
Electric guitar/rock band - Mr R Morrow
Harp - Miss S Pryce - BMus (Hons)
Flute/ensembles - Miss A Roberts  BA, PGCE
Clarinet/bassoon - Ms E Innes  GRSM, AGSM
Oboe - Mrs S Mudd - ATCL
French horn/trumpet - Mrs F Brockhurst  ARCM
Trumpet - Mr A Warren   BMus, MMus
Saxophone/ensembles - Mrs J Paterson-Neild   BA
Piano/theory - Mrs M Silvester   GRSM, LRAM, ARCM
Piano - Mrs S Vysniauskiene BMus, MMus
Piano - Miss Kate Murelli  BA (Hons), Dip ABRSM
Voice - Ms K Fenech PPRNCM, BMus, RNCM
Voice -Mr B Gordon  LRAM, Dip RAM
Voice -Mrs M Allen  BMus, Dip RAM
Voice -Miss C Lowe GRSM, LRAM, PGCE
Drum kit/rock band - Mr D O’Neill  PG Cert (Perf), BA Mus

Judo - Miss Caroline Pont

Tennis - Mr Neil Benson

Gymnastics - Mrs Patricia Francis
                     Mrs Louise Caldwell

Dance- Miss Gemma Feeney
            Miss Emma Hughes

School Nurse - Mrs Pen Wilson