Senior School Staff List
2015 – 2016
EXECUTIVE BOARD
Head of the Abbey School
Head of Senior School
Head of Junior School
Head of Finance and Resources
Mrs Rachel Dent
Mrs Jan Cresswell
Mrs Nicola Dick-Cleland
Mrs Nadine Doble
BA (Southampton), QTS
BA (Durham)
MA (Oxford), QTS
BSc (Cardiff)
Deputy Head of the Senior School &
Director of Sixth Form
Deputy Head of the Senior School &
Director of Studies
Assistant Head of the Senior School
& Chaplain
Assistant Head of the Senior School
& Head of Science
Mr Brendan Fanning
Miss Allison Hadwin
BA (East Anglia); MSc (Oxford),
PGCE
BSc (Manchester), MSc(Brunel),
PGCE
MA (Oxford); PSHE, PGCE
Mrs Ros Johnson
BSc (London), ARCS, QTS
ACADEMIC DEPARTMENT
*HEAD OF DEPARTMENT
°HEAD OF YEAR
Art
Mrs Elizabeth Harvey *
Miss Sarah Harris
Mrs Wendy Hodges
Mrs Jasmine Meader
BA (Reading), PGCE
BA (Manchester), PGCE, QTS
BA (Winchester), PGCE
BA (Reading)
Business
Mr Charles Lovibond *
BEng (Bath), MBA, PGCE
Careers
Mrs Marlene Robinson *
BSc (Liverpool), PGCE
Classics
Mrs Elizabeth Sutcliffe *
Miss Georgina Redman
Mrs Josie Davey
MA (Cambridge), MPhil, PGCE
BA Hons (London), Qualified Solicitor
BA (Birmingham), PGCE
Drama
Mrs Claire Bellman *
Mr Leighton Martin
Mrs Rosie Davies
Miss Cassie Friend
MA (Oxford), PGCE
BA (London), PGCE
BA, PGCE
BA (Lancaster; Ecole Jacques Lecoq,
Paris)
Economics
Mrs Margaret A’Bear *°
Miss Ruth Corderoy
BA (Durham), PGCE
BA (Exeter), MA (Reading), PGCE
SENIOR SCHOOL
Mrs Melanie Pople
English
Mrs Anne Mir
Dr Anne Button
Mrs Jan Cresswell
MA (Oxford), PGCE
BA (London), PGCE
BA, PGCE
MA(Cambridge), PGCE
BA (East Anglia); MSc (Oxford), PGCE
BA (Rochester, US)
BA (Exeter), MA, QTS
BA (South West), MA (Oxford Brookes),
PGCE, PG
BA (Southampton), MA (London)
BA (London),PG, PhD, QTS
BA (Durham), PGCE
Food Technology
Mrs Sarah Pollard *
Mrs Elnette Parsons
BSc (Bath), QTS
BEd. (Stellenbosch)
Geography
Mrs Janette Gray *
Mrs Rachel Barton
Miss Rachael Floyd
Mrs Lisa Williams°
Mrs Claire Riches
Miss Ashling O’Neill
BSc (Reading), PGCE
BSc (Leeds), PGCE (Bath)
BEd (De Montford), MA
BSc (London), PGCE
BA (Manchester),MA (Toronto), PGCE
BA (Ireland), PG Diploma (Ireland)
Global Politics
Director of IB
Mr Oscar Van Nooijen *
MA (Oxford), PGCE
History
Mrs Rosanne McGee *
Miss Ruth Corderoy
Dr Andrea Harris
BA (Oxford), PGCE
BA ( Exeter), MA (Reading), PGCE
BA (Winchester), MA (Southampton);
PhD (Winchester), PGCE
MA Hons (Oxford), PGCE
BA Hons (Reading), PGCE
BSc (London); PGCE (London)
Head of Lower School
Mrs Claire Bellman *
Mrs Hilary Hill°
Mr Michael Dalton°
Mr Stephen Dilley
Mr Brendan Fanning
Mrs Diana Hartley
Mrs Harriet Hinze
Mrs Jane Jönsson
Mrs Sarah Henderson
Mrs Cheryl Kelly
Mrs Lisa Williams°
Mathematics
Miss Elaine Cook *
Mrs Claire MacVicar
Mrs Anne Mrowiec
Mrs Melanie Pople
Mrs Clare Prout
Miss Penny Roberts
Miss Angela Saxton
Mrs Rosalind Snell
Mrs Emma West
Mr Duncan Ross
Mrs Andy Lambourne Moss
Miss Chrissie Nash
MA (Oxford), PGCE
B Eng (Paisley),PGCE
BSc (Manchester), PGCE
BSc (Manchester), MSc (Brunel),
PGCE
BA (Oxford), PGCE
BSc (London), PGCE, OCR Diploma
BSc (London), MSc (Reading), PGCE
BA (York), PGCE
BSc (Bristol), PGCE, Dip Math
BA Hons (Oxford); PGCE
BSc Hons (Southampton), PGCE
MMath (Reading); PGCE
Modern Foreign Languages
Mrs Ulrike Bryne *
Erstes Staatsexamen (Germany);
ZweitesStaatsdexamen, IPTS Kiel
(Germany)
French
Mrs Isabelle Berrow *
Mrs Jennifer Carr
Mr Sebastien Hurlet
LCE, Maitrise en Lettres (France), PGCE
BA Hons (Nottingham); Cert Ed
Candidature en Information (Belgique),
Licence en Information (Belgique), PGCE
BA Hons (Bath); PGCE (Bristol)
BA (London), PGCE, QTS
Miss Elisse Power °
Mrs Anna Rosier
German
Miss Julie Smart
Mrs Dorothee Fowkes
BA Hons (Stirling); Diploma (Stirling)
BA Hons (Oxford); MA (Oxford)
Mrs Dagmar Oldfield *
Mrs Ulrike Byrne
BA (Sheffield), PGCE
Erstes Staatsexamen (Germany); Zweites
Staatsdexamen,IPTS Kiel (Germany)
BA (Southampton); Cert. Ed.
Mrs Janet Forman
Spanish
Mrs Irene Fanning *
Mrs Annabel Booker
Mrs Anna Rosier
BA (Argentina), MA (London); GTP &
QTS
Licenciada (Spain); MSc (Lancashire);
PGCE (Reading)
BA Hons (East Anglia); PGCE (London)
BA (London), PGCE, QTS
Italian
Miss Elisse Power * °
Mrs Anna Rosier
BA Hons (Bath), PGCE
BA (London), PGCE, QTS
Music
Mr Stephen Willis *
Ms Myra Brunton
Mrs Barbara Salisbury
Mr Gary Sieling
MA (Cambridge)
MA (Oxford), ARCM
ARCM, LRAM
MA, BMus (London), FRCO
Physical Education / Sport
Miss Lara Wilkinson *
Mrs Philippa Kirkby
Mrs Trista Thompson
Mrs Karen Bossom
Mrs Carly Burn °
Mrs Marianne Downer
Miss Rachael Floyd
Miss Lara Lanaghan°
Miss Cath Venning
BSc (Birmingham) MEd, PGCE
BSc (Wales), PGCE
BA, PGCE (Loughborough)
BA (Reading), Level 2 Netball coach
BEd (Bedford)
BSc Hons (Gloucester), PGCE
BEd (De Montford), MA
BSc (Brighton), MA (Reading), PGCE
PGCE, QTS
Philosophy of Religion
Miss Alexandra Tweedie *
Mr Richard Godfrey
Miss Alison Hadwin
Mrs Lisa Williams
Miss Julie Smart
Miss Satminder Natt
BA (Durham),PGCE
BA (Bangor), PGCE
MA (Oxford); PSHE, PGCE
BSc (London); PGCE
BA (Stirling); Diploma
BA (Birmingham); PGCE (London)
Miss Belen Marquez-Vera
Head of Upper School
Psychology
Dr Catherine Cheeseman * BSc (London), PhD (Bath), PGCE
Dr Linda Walker °
BSc (Glasgow), PhD (London),
PGCE
Ms Deborah Brookes
BA (Sheffield), BSc, PGCE
Science
Mrs Ros Johnson *
BSc (London), ARCS, QTS
Biology
Dr Manal Spencer *
Mrs Julie Barber
Mrs Jessica Bechtel
Mrs Ros Johnson
Mrs Hannah Newbold
Dr Georgina Robinson
BSc, MSc, PhD (Cairo); PGCE
BSc Hons; PGCE
BSc, MSc (London), PGCE
BSc (London), ARCS, QTS
BSc (Bristol), MA (London), PGCE
BSc (London), MSc (Illinois, USA);
PhD (Florida, USA); PGCE (Reading)
BSc (Glasgow), PhD (London),
PGCE
Dr Linda Walker °
Chemistry
Mrs Jasmina Harrison *
BSc Hons (Warwick); PGCE (London)
Dr Angela Long
Dr Christopher Love
Dr Kate Quirk
Mr Charles Lovibond
Mrs Colleen Nelms
BSc Hons (London), PLDR (London),
PGCE
BSc, PhD (Fife, Scotland); PGCE
BSc (Strathclyde); PhD, PGCE
BEng (Bath), MBA, PGCE
BSc (Southampton); PGCE (Reading)
Physics
Mrs Isabel Ember *
Mrs Marlene Robinson
Mrs Stephanie Harris
Mr Edmund Hills
Mrs Laura White
BSc (Fife), PGCE
BSc Hons, PGCE (Liverpool)
M Eng (London),PGCE
BSc (Dundee),PGCE
BEng (Cranfield) MSc (Coventry)
Computer Science
Mrs Rhona Winterburn *
Mrs Sally Pollington
Mrs Claire Riches
Mrs Lillianne Hitchings
BEng Hons (Strathclyde); PGCE
BEng Hons (Leeds); PGCE (London)
BA (Manchester), MA (Toronto), PGCE
BSc (York), PM, PG
Textiles Technology
Mrs Jill Lesbirel *
Mrs Wendy Hodges
BEd (Cardiff)
BA (Winchester),PGCE