Senior School Staff
Headmistress: Mrs C Buckley MA (Oxon) PGCE
Deputy Headmistress: Mrs I Jones BA (Hons) Leeds PGCE
Director of Studies: Ms S F Gill MA(Cantab) BSc(Hons) OU Dip Fr PGCE
Art
A Tucker BA(Hons) Bristol PGCE
Ms A J Latham BA(Hons) Loughborough PGCE
Biology
Mrs J C Dillamore MA (Cantab) PGCE
Dr J Threadgold BSc(Hons) Leeds PhD UMIST PGCE
Mrs Kathryn Glover BSc(Hons) UCL PGCE
Careers
Mrs V Carpenter BA(Hons) Nottingham PGCE Dip CEG Nottingham Trent
Mrs S Bright BA(Hons) Leicester PGCE
Chemistry
Mrs F A Costigan BSc(Hons) UMIST PGCE
D Cripps BSc Birmingham MSc Huddersfield PGCE
I Abell BSc Teesside PGCE
Classics
Mr D Way BA Penn State University MA University of Texas
Mrs F M Culver BA(Hons) Newcastle PGCE
Mrs P A Tolley BA(Hons) London PGCE
Design Technology/Graphic Products
Mrs S Bright BA(Hons) Leicester PGCE
Drama
Mrs K T P R Larder BA(Hons) Huddersfield PGCE
Economics/Business Studies
Mrs B Edwards BEd(Hons) Wales
Mr D McKeown BEng(Hons) John Moores Liverpool PGCE
English
R P Ainsworth BA(Hons) Dunelm
BPhil Newcastle ACP PGCE
Mrs S C Chafer BA(Hons) Wales PGCE ALCM
Mrs F J Dunham BA(Hons) Cardiff PGCE
S O’Meara BA(Hons) Dublin MA Liverpool PGCE
G Kelly BA(Hons) Leeds MEd Liverpool
Adv Dip Ed Open PGCE
Geography
E Palfreyman BA(Hons) MA Liverpool PGCE
Mrs R Morrison BA(Hons) Exeter PGCE
Mrs K Jones BSc (Hons) Lancaster PGCE
History
Miss N Jarvis BA(Hons) Cardiff MA Manchester PGCE
M Robinson MA (Oxon) PGCE
Food and Nutrition
Mrs G J Hoyle Cert Ed Madeley College Keele
BA Open University
Mrs M Leigh Cert Ed F L Calder College Liverpool
Information Technology
D McKeown BEng(Hons) John Moores Liverpool PGCE
P Bates BSc(Hons) Open
Language Conversation
French: Mme Martine Hutchinson
Spanish: Mrs Ana Bosch
German: J Scherer BA(Hons) Bangor MTh Bangor PGCE
Learning Support
Mrs S Hazzledine MA, PGCE PG DipEd AMBDA
Library
Ms G Mayes BA(Hons) Dublin MSc Belfast MSc Univ of Wales
Mrs C Roberts BSc Dip Lib MCLIP
Mathematics
I J Armstrong BSc(Hons) DunelmPGCE
Ms S F Gill MA (Cantab) BSc(Hons) OU Dip Fr PGCE (Director of Studies)
Mrs J O’Donnell BA(Hons) Lancaster MSc Sheffield Hallam
PGCE
Mrs S M Stinson BSc(Hons) London PGCE (Director of Academic Development and Examinations Officer)
Mrs S Osborne BSc(Hons) London PGCE
Miss K Brown BSc(Hons) Manchester PGCE
Modern Languages
French German Spanish Mandarin
Ms L A Ketchell BA(Hons) Dunelm PGCE
Mrs V Carpenter BA(Hons) Nottingham PGCE Dip CEG Nottingham Trent
Miss S Laloyer Licence Arras PGCE
Miss S Racapé BA(Hons) Chester PGCE
Mrs T Shi MA Cardiff BA Central China
Mrs J Coupland MA (Oxon) PGCE
Music
Mrs R Broome BMus(Hons) Royal Welsh College of Music and
Drama PGCE
Mrs J Healey BA(Hons) Salford PGCE
Mrs I Jones BA(Hons) Leeds PGCE (Deputy Head)
Cello, Piano & Double Bass
Miss C E Barker BA Glasgow LGSM
Pianoforte
Miss R Jones GMus(Hons) RNCM LRAM ARCM FLCM
Violin and Viola
Mrs J Van Ingen ATCL LRAM
Ms E Whittaker GRNCM
Woodwind
G Macey ATCL
Mrs J Riekert ATCL CTA BRSM
Mrs J Holmes BA(Hons) Liverpool
Mrs J Williams BA(Hons) Newcastle PGCE
Brass
A Harper BMus RNCM PGCE
Voice
Mrs Clayton BA(Hons) Huddersfield AVSD
Guitar
T Moore BA(Hons) Liverpool
Percussion
C Wharton BMus Salford
M Whiteman BA(Hons) Birmingham PGCE
Personal and Social Education
Mrs G J Hoyle Cert Ed Madeley College Keele
BA Open University
Mrs S C Chafer BA(Hons) Wales PGCE ALCM
Mrs M Leigh Cert Ed F L Calder College Liverpool
Ms H Daniels BA(Hons) Dunelm PGCE
Dr J Threadgold BSc(Hons) Leeds PhD UMIST PGCE
Physical Education
Mrs C E Moore Cert Ed Coventry College
Miss S Littler Cert Ed Anstey College of PE BEd
Birmingham
Physics
Mrs P Steventon BSc(Hons) Exeter PGCE
Mrs E Robinson BSc (Hons) Warwick PGCE
Psychology
Dr J Russell BA(Hons) Keele PhD UCL Cert Ed
Religious Education
Ms H Daniels BA(Hons) Dunelm PGCE
J Scherer BA(Hons) Bangor MTh Bangor PGCE
Speech and Drama
Mrs A Mistry LGSM ALAM
Support Staff
Bursar: Mrs M E Kelly
Director of Staff Development:
Mrs P A Tolley BA(Hons) London PGCE
Development Director: P Virgo BSc (Hons) Bristol MBA Lausanne
Director of ICT: P R Foster CITP MBCS MCSE
Examinations Officer: Mrs P Moate BSc(Hons) Nottingham PGCE
Headmistress’s PA: Mrs T Brooks
Assistant School Secretaries: Mrs L Amey, Mrs A Wallace,
Mrs K Swinnock
Admissions Officer: Mrs F J Taylor
Accounts Assistants: Mrs L Rushforth,
Mrs K Brown
Catering Manager: Mrs L Aspden
Network Manager: S Bowden
External Relations Assistant: Mrs J Roberts
Laboratory Assistants
Biology: Mrs C Armstrong BA (Oxon) PGCE
Chemistry: Mrs T Powell
Physics: M Moore
Art: Miss C Edwards
HE and Careers: Mrs D Evans,
Mrs E Roberts
Music: D Healey
Technical Assistant: Miss S Hughes BA(Hons) Chester
ICT Technician: M Moores
Lunchtime supervisors: Mrs S Friend, Mrs J Reid
Caretaker: B Weaver
Assistant Caretaker: L Upton, A Lewis
Grounds/Maintenance Officer: B Lewis
Groundsman: P Roughsedge
