Senior School Staff

Headmistress: Dr R A WEEKS, BSc, PhD Biochemistry, Birmingham

Deputy Head Academic: Dr H M GAY, BSc Zoology, PhD Natural Science, London

Deputy Head Pastoral: Mrs J COLEY, BA History, Reading

School Management Team: Mrs A LACEY (Senior Teacher), Mrs C LUND (Data Manager), Miss C MELLOR (Head of Sixth Form), 
Mrs K E NEWLING (Senior Teacher) and Miss R RICHARDSON (Common Room Representative)

 

Ms G Ajmal - English; Media Studies
Head of Year 8

BA Sociology and Social Policy,
Wolverhampton
Miss H Barlow - PE
BA Sport, PE and Community Studies,
Birmingham
Mrs L Batchelor
Head of Department: Physical Education

BSc Sport and Exercise Science, Birmingham
Mr G Bateman - Music
BA Music, Sunderland
Mr D Berman - Science; Octagon Technician
MA Geology, Oxford
Mrs J D Blake - Geography
BSc Earth Sciences, Open University
Miss A G Bosc - Biology
BSc Biological Sciences, Birmingham
Ms L Browning Goss - Classics
BA Classics, Exeter; MA Classics, Leicester
Mr M Brassington
Head of Department: Business Studies &
Economics
BA Geography and History, Leeds;
MSc Transport Economics, Cranfield;
MA Tourism Studies, Exeter
Mrs A M Brookes - Science
BSc Biochemistry, Brunel
Dr C Brown
Head of Department: Classics

BA Classics, London;
MEd, PhD, Birmingham
Mrs J Chalmers - Mathematics;
Critical Thinking
BA Mathematics, York
Mrs A Cirillo-Campbell
Head of Department: ICT

BA Business Administration and
Enterprise, UCE Birmingham
Mr M Cleland
Director of Drama; G&T Co-ordinator; SENCO
BEd Drama, London
Dr F Cook
Head of Department: Physics

MA Natural Sciences, Cambridge;
PhD Solid State Physics, Warwick
Mrs M P Dalal - French;German
BA French, Art History, Literature
(Combined), Open University
Mr M D Dukes
Head of Department: Art

BA Graphic Design, Wolverhampton
Mr S Durrant
Head of Department: English

BA English Language and Literature, Durham
MA Arts, Durham
Miss S E Easton - Classics
Head of Year 7
Charities Co-Ordinator

MA Literae Humaniores, Oxford
Mrs C A Evans - PE
Certificate in Education, Anstey
Mrs S Flitter - Classics
BA Literae Humaniores, Queen's College
Oxford; MA Oxon
Mr A Flox-Nieva
Head of Department: Spanish

Licenciado En Filología Inglesa (Spanish equivalent
of BA English as a Foreign Language and English
Literature), Universidad De Castilla - La Mancha
Mrs J Forrest - Biology
BSc Biology, Open University
Miss D Graham - Psychology; Sociology; RS
BSc Social Administration, Stafford
Miss C Greenwood
Head of Department: German

BA French/German, Leicester
Mrs A E Gunning - Spanish
BA Spanish, Birmingham; ACE,
Birmingham
Miss M Harper
Director of Music

GRNCM, ARMCM, Manchester
Miss J P Harrison - English; Critical Thinking
Head of Department: Critical Thinking

BA English and Music, Southampton;
MA Shakespeare Studies, Birmingham
Mrs J Hayward - Mathematics
BSc Mathematics and Psychology,
Newcastle-upon-Tyne
Mrs G Hennesey - Design Technology; Textiles;
Home Economics
Certificate in Education
(Home Economics),
Bath College of Further Education
Mrs S Hewison - PE
BA (Ed) PE, English and Drama, School of
Education, Exeter
Mrs H Howell - Music
GBSM, ABSM, Birmingham
Mrs J K Hundal - Science; Chemistry
BSc Chemistry with Analytical Science,
Birmingham
Mrs R Jackson-Royal - RS
BA Religious Studies, King's College, London
MA Oriental and African Religious
Studies, School of Oriental and African
Studies, London

Mrs J Johnson - Spanish; French
BA French-Spanish, Aberystwyth
Miss N Jones-Owen - English; Media Studies
BA English, Manchester Metropolitan
Miss N Khodabukus - Science; Chemistry
M.Biochem, St Hugh's College, Oxford
Mrs M Khuttan - Mathematics
Head of Year 10

BSc Mathematics and Chemistry, Keele
Mrs A Lacey
Head of Department: Science

BSc Biological Sciences, East Anglia
Mrs P M Lampard
Head of Department: Home Economics

Certificate in Education (Home Economics),
Bath College of Higher Education
Mrs A Lee - Mathematics
BSc Mathematics, Birmingham
Mrs C Lund
Head of Department: Religious Studies

MA Cheltenham and Gloucester College of
Higher Education;
BD Divinity, Spurgeon's College London, Wales
Mrs L Maile - History
BA History and English, Cambridgeshire
College of Arts and Technology
Mrs R J Matthews - Science; Biology
BSc Zoology, Aberystwyth
Miss C Mellor
Head of Sixth Form
Head of Department:
Modern Foreign Languages
Careers Co-ordinator
BA French/Home Economics, Surrey
Miss K Moffatt - Geography
BA Geography, Liverpool
Mrs L Mooney - Design Technology;
Home Economics; Textiles
BA Design and Applied Art, Wolverhampton
Miss S H Mullett - Art
BA Fine Art, Nottingham
Mrs K E Newling - Mathematics
Head of Year 11

BSc Mathematics, Birmingham
Mrs R Norman
Head of Department: Mathematics

BSc Mathematics, Liverpool
Mrs S Park - English
BA and MPhil English Literature, Cardiff
Mrs M S Petchey - French; Spanish
BEd French, Leeds;
MEd Birmingham
Mr C J Proctor - English
BA English Literature, Swansea
Miss J Rance
Head of Geography

BSC Geography, Birmingham
Miss F M Richards - Art
BSc Zoology, Bristol;
BA 3-D Design, Birmingham
Miss R Richardson
Head of Department: History &
Critical Thinking
BA History, Reading
Miss Ria Richardson - Drama
LLAM, ALAM, Dip BSSD
Mrs J Rodgers - ICT
BEd Worcester College of Higher
Education
Mrs J Ruisi
Head of Department: Psychology

Advanced PE, Chelsea College
BEd Social Psychology and Sport, Sussex
Mrs J Shutt - ICT; Economics,
Business Studies

BA Economics and Politics, Keele
Mr P Smith - RS
Head of PSHE

BA Philosophy and Ethics, Staffordshire
Mrs K J Stocks - Music
BMus, Birmingham; ARCM
Miss G Suter - PE
BSc Sports and PE, University of Wales
Institute, Cardiff
Miss A Taylor - History; Spanish
BA History, Oxford
MSc Business Studies, Aston
Miss R Thomas - Science; Physics
Head of Year 9

BSc Physics, Bristol
Mr M Tomaszewicz
Head of Department: Chemistry

BSc Biochemistry, Birmingham
Miss S E Vann - PE
BEd Physical Education/Art,
De Montfort, Bedford
Dr C Watts - History
BA Medieval & Modern History, Birmingham;
Phd Modern History, Birmingham

Mrs S E Sansom - Librarian
BA Music, Bangor, MCLIP
Mrs J Hall - Examinations Officer;
Library Assistant
BSc Mathematics, Surrey
Language Assistants:
German: to be advised
Spanish: Mrs C Nickson
French: Ms M Romero
Mandarin: Mrs Y Shang

Technicians:
Design Technology
Mrs C Harris

Science
Mrs A Jan Mughal

BTEC HND Chemistry
Miss V Gutzmore
HND Pharmaceutical Chemistry
Mrs A Duvnjak
BSc Applied Biology, Coventry
MSc Biological Sciences, Birmingham
ICT Technician:
Mr A Ijaz

PE Administration; Pool Manager:
Mrs S Griffiths

Network Manager:
Mrs S Srinivas

MSc Software Development
Visiting Staff
Music
Pianoforte:
Mrs J Gopsill LRAM
Mrs H Howell GBSM, ABSM
Mrs L Kitto GBSM, ABSM, LTCL
Miss M Mugnaini BA LGSM, LRSM
Mrs C J Purkis GBSM, ABSM, LRAM
Flute:
Mrs A Humphreys ARMCM
Miss H Jones BA
Mrs S Wilson BA
Oboe/Recorder:
Mrs K J Stocks BMus, Birmingham;
ARCM
Clarinet/Saxophone:
Miss C Pountney LTCL
Bassoon:
Mr P Brookes GBSM, ARCM
Violin/Viola:
Miss A Chippendale BMus
Mrs S Gough BA, ARCM
Cello:
Miss J Carey GRSM, ARCM
Double Bass:
Mrs N Rolinson GBSM
Guitar:
Miss F Griffin LGSM, LTCL
Miss L Larner BMus
Miss D Saxon Reeves BMus
Brass:
Mrs M Brookes DRSAMD
Percussion:
Mr J Huxtable BMus
Singing:
Mrs S Allsop ARCM, ABRSM
Miss S Purkis BMus
Miss R Skinner BA
Fencing:
Professor P Northam BAF
Lamda Teacher
Mrs C Fidler, BA, LRAM, FETC, IPA
Ballet
Mrs A Nicholson
Street Dance
Miss K Lyon
Life Saving
Rose Link
Gym Club
Mrs P Speer, Cert Ed