Senior Leadership Team
Dr Chris Drew
Principal | BSc (Sussex), MA (Bath), EdD (Bath), PGCE, DipRSA
Paul Søgaard
Vice Principal | MA, Carl Nielsen Academy of Music, Music; GTP
Patricia Brown
Head of Student Welfare | BSc (Leics)
Pete Holliday
Director of Marketing and Admissions
Judy Patterson
Bursar | B.Comm
Tutors
Priscilla Abeelack
Economics, Head of Year 12 | BA/Licence es (Nantes, France), PGCE (Warwick)
Graham Ashton
Deputy Head of Mathematics | MA (Cantab), MSc (Sussex)
Marisca Botha
Sports & Activities | B Prim Ed (Stellenbosch),
Gerald Coombes
Tutor Councillor - Mathematics | MA (Oxon)
Dr Sandra Carpenter
Chemistry | BSc (Manchester), PhD (Lond), PGCE
Physics | BSc (hons) (City of London Polytechnic), PGCE (Inst. of Education, London)
Jonathan Cutting
EPQ Supervisor | BA (London), MA(Nottingham), PGCE, EAL
Sarah Das Gupta
English | BA (Lond), Cert Ed (Hull)
Joanna Drew
Psychology | Bsc (Brookes)
Head of Physics | BSc (University of Birmingham) M.Th (London) PhD (University of Surrey) PGCE (St. Mary’s University, Twickenham), D.E.L.E (Spanish Ministry of Education), M.Inst.P
Gill Gardiner
Head of Mathematics | BSc (Hull) PGCE
Physics | BSc (Westfield College, London University), PGCE (London University)
Mathematics | BA, (Humboldt University, Berlin), MA (Humboldt University, Berlin), BA (Birkbeck, University of London), MA (Birkbeck, University of London), PGCE (Inst. of Education, London) Ph.D (UCL, London)
Giovanni Merone
Italian, Spanish, Head of Year 13 | Cert Ed (London Metropolitan), CELTA, EAL
Head of Art & Design | BA (Norwich School of Art), MA (Royal College of Art, London), PGCE (Inst. of Education, London)
Head of Government and Politics | BSc (Econ) (University of Southampton), MSc (Birkbeck College, University of London), PgD (University of Westminster), PgD (Southbank University, London), PgD (Birkbeck College, University of London), PGCE (Institute of Education, London), TESOL (Trinity College, London)
Head of History | Tutor Councillor | BA (University of Adelaide, Australia), MA (Birkbeck, University of London), PhD (Queen Mary, University of London)
Lynne Rata
Mathematics | BSc(Surrey) PGCE
Dr John Rodgers
Head of EAL & Senior Tutor | BA (Cantab), MA (London), PhD (London), Cert Ed (TEFL),
Jane Sanderson
Head of Chemistry, Tutor Councillor | BSc (Imperial), PGCE
Chemistry | BSc (1st) (Bombay University), B.Ed (1st) (St. Xavier’s Inst. Of Education, Bombay)
Mathematics Tutor | Maths IT Development Manager | BSc (Hons) (York University), PGCE (Warwick University)
Maria Semple
Head of GCSE | BA (Sofia), Cert TESOL, EAL
Robert Shirley
Physics | BSc(Edinburgh), MSc (London),PGCE
Elizabeth Slater
Head of Biology | BSc (Manchester), PGCE
Biology | BSc (Hons) (Queen Mary College, London), MEd (Brunel University, London), PGCE (Brunel University, London)
Roger Vince
Geography | BSc, (LSE), PGCE
Head of Economics | BSc (Econ) (Hons) (LSE, London), PGCE (Inst. of Education, London)
Chris Wilson
ICT | BEng (Bristol)
Gaye Woollard
Mathematics | BSc (Southampton), PGCE
Support
Laura Beckett
Principal's Secretary | BSc (Holy Angel)
Paulette Beckford
Shona Bennett
Laboratory Technician
Shannon Bolger
House Parent
Tracey Chivers
Welfare Officer
Alan Doyle
House Parent
Jinky Edwards
Reception
Christine Goksen
Senior House Parent
Sally-ann Jackson
Admissions Registrar
Yussry Houssen
Librarian | BA (UEA)
Ruth Kidane
Finance Manager | BA (London)
Paul Johnson
Caretaker
Stephen Oakes
MIS Consultant | MA (Oxon), PGCE
Loretta Legg
Laboratory Technician | Cert Physics (Carlow)
David Wilson
Senior Advisor, International Relations | BA (Leeds) M.Litt(Oxon) FRSA
Nick Wonacott
Marketing and Admissions | BSc (Brunel)
Winston Wong
Head of IT | BSc (Manchester Metropolitan), MSc (Keele), MCSA, ACSP
Samira Yeboah
Brynley Richards
Site Manager
Madiha Salih
Trust Council Members
Angela Flood
Finance | MBA
Sheila Medici
Vice Chair & Trustee Lead for Safeguarding | BA (Kingston), PGCE
Dr Chris Drew
Principal | BSc (Sussex), MA (Bath), EdD (Bath), PGCE, DipRSA
Christopher Bell
Law | BA
Paul Søgaard
Vice Principal | MA, Carl Nielsen Academy of Music, Music; GTP
Chris Dixon
Governance Working Group | BA, MA, FRSA
Dr Christine Humfrey
Marketing & Education | BA, ACIS, MEd, PhD, FRSA, JP, MBE
Jim Platt-Higgins
Human Resources | LL.B
Gerald Coombes
Tutor Councillor - Mathematics | MA (Oxon)
Judy Patterson
Bursar | B.Comm
Head of History | Tutor Councillor | BA (University of Adelaide, Australia), MA (Birkbeck, University of London), PhD (Queen Mary, University of London)
Dr John Rodgers
Head of EAL & Senior Tutor | BA (Cantab), MA (London), PhD (London), Cert Ed (TEFL),
Jane Sanderson
Head of Chemistry, Tutor Councillor | BSc (Imperial), PGCE
Robin Worthington
Resources, Health & Safety | BSc (Bristol)