Staff
Senior leadership team
Headmistress
Mrs Victoria Bingham
MA (Oxon) Head of Junior School
Ms Caroline Spencer
MSc (Sheffield) BSc (Leeds) Senior Leadership Team
- Mrs V Bingham, MA Oxon – Headmistress
- Ms Z Brass, BA Queen’s University – Senior Deputy Head (Pastoral)
- Mr R Jones, MA Oxon – Director of Finance & Operations
- Dr R Osborne, PhD Imperial – Deputy Head Careers, Co-curricular & Community
- Ms C Spencer, MSc Sheffield – Head of Junior School
- Mr A Westwood, BSc Nottingham – Deputy Head (Academic)
- Mr R White, BA Leeds – Director of Sixth Form
- Mrs S Whitworth, MA Edinburgh – Director of Philanthropy & Alumnae
Senior School
Art & Design
- Ms C Bluck, BA Kingston (Head of Art)
- Mr J Casey, BA De Montfort (Art Technician)
- Mr A Hennessey, BA (Art Technician)
- Mr N Hunter, MA Goldsmiths, University of London
- Miss S Morgan, MA Norwich
- Dr M Naydenova-Slade, PhD Courtauld (Head of Art History)
- Ms I Nielsen, MA Royal College of Art – maternity cover
- Ms A Seewoogoolam, BA UAL – maternity leave
- Ms L Wengrowe, BA Sussex – maternity leave
Computing
- Mr R Brady, MSc UCL (Assistant Head of Digital Strategy)
- Mr D Lowry, BSc University of Dublin
Classics
- Mrs V Bingham, MA Oxon
- Miss A Bolland, BA Cantab
- Mr G McCormick, MA Cantab
- Mr O Thicknesse, MA Oxon (Head of Classics)
- Miss A Jacobs, MA Cantab
- Miss R Turnor, BA Manchester
- Miss A Williams, BA Oxon
Design & Technology
- Mrs K Coyle, BA Huddersfield (DT Technician)
- Mrs S Fanning, BSc London, Dip Arch RIBA (Head of Design & Technology)
- Ms P Pearce, BA UCL, MA Cantab
- Ms A Wrigglesworth, MA Cantab (School Consultant Teacher – Sustainability)
Drama
- Mrs D Bent, BA Leeds
- Ms R Caine, BA Leeds
- Ms K Martin, BA De Montfort (Director of Drama)
Economics
- Ms Z Brass, BA Queen’s University (SLT)
- Mr R Brown, MSc Halmstad University
- Mr H O’Grady, BA Oxon (Head of Economics)
English
- Ms A Bokkerink, MA Cantab
- Dr K Etheridge, DPhil Oxon (School Consultant Teacher – Head of the Speak Up, Speak Out Programme & Head of Oxbridge Applications & Scholarships)
- Mr B Harkins, MA Cantab, MA London (Head of English)
- Ms M Janz, BA Oxon (Head of Year 8)
- Mr A Keiler, BA Leicester
- Mr P Larochelle, MA John Hopkins University, MA University of London (Second in Department and International Universities Lead)
- Mr E Monroe, BA Leeds
Geography
- Ms J Humphreys, MEd Birmingham (Head of Year 7 and Assistant Head Pastoral)
- Mrs N Liston, MA Oxon (Head of Teacher Induction)
- Mr M Morgan, BA Leeds Metropolitan (Head of Geography)
- Mrs E J Sanders, BSc Miami
History & Politics
- Mrs V Boyarsky, MPhil London (History)
- Dr M Egan, PhD UCL (Politics, History & Critical Thinking; Assistant Head Research & Innovation)
- Ms H McDougall, BA Oxon (Head of History)
- Miss C Moffat, BA Warwick (History & Politics)
- Mrs P Morgan, MA Cantab (History)
- Mr R White, BA Leeds (History, Director of Sixth Form, SLT)
Mathematics
- Mrs M Abraham-Sanwo, BSc Warwick
- Miss A Aneja, MSc King’s College (School Consultant Teacher – Social Action & Volunteering)
- Mr D Atkinson, BA Cantab
- Mr S Davis, BSc, University of London (Second in Department)
- Mr J Hansford, BA York (Head of Mathematics)
- Mr A Khan, BSc Kings’ College London
- Mr R Kerr, BSc Polytechnic of Central London
- Ms A Richardson, BSc Nottingham
- Ms V Teles, MA Institute of Education (Head of Year 11)
- Mrs N Turton, BA Virginia
- Mr M Willett, BA Cantab (Deputy Head of Sixth Form)
Modern Foreign Languages
- Mrs A Bartnicka, CLM Granada (German)
- Miss E Burton, BA Leeds (Spanish, Language Assistant)
- Mr E Cabezas, BA Seville (Head of Spanish)
- Mrs C Driscoll, BA Strasbourg (French, German)
- Miss M Fajardo Duran, QTS, CILT (Spanish)
- Mrs C Finley, CAPES Toulouse (French & Spanish)
- Mr R Garvey, MA Leeds (Mandarin)
- Mrs J Meyer, MA London (Head of German)
- Mr M Morley, BA Lancaster (Head of Modern Foreign Languages)
- Mrs G Nwoko, MA Roehampton (Spanish and French)
- Mrs S O’Driscoll, BA Cork (German)
- Mrs L Raitz, MA Cantab (French)
- Mrs I Rush-Canevet (French, Language Assistant)
- Mrs N Ziehm-Mahnke (German, Language Assistant)
Music
- Mr C Beecroft, BMus Trinity Laban (Head of Contemporary Music, Head of Year 9)
- Dr S Collisson, PhD University of London (Director of Music)
- Miss S Ellis, BMus Cardiff (Assistant Director of Music; Head of Curriculum Music)
Philosophy & Religion
- Mr S Barnett, MA Lancaster
- Ms N Kennedy, BA (Head of Philosophy & Religion)
- Ms L Summers, BA Bristol
Psychology
- Mr R Brown, MSc Halmstad University
- Ms J Massey-Smith, BA Bologna (School Consultant Teacher – Diversity & Inclusion, and Head of Psychology)
- Miss C Waghorn, BA Exeter
Sciences
- Mrs Z Alhashimi, BSc (Biology Technician)
- Mr P Arundale, BSc Manchester (Head of Chemistry)
- Mrs J Arundale, BSc Lancaster (Physics; KS3 Learning Support Co-ordinator)
- Ms N Colman, BsC Manchester (Biology)
- Ms N Elliott, BA, Manhattanville College (Biology)
- Mrs C I Ezike, BSc (Chemistry Technician)
- Mrs H Kamps, BSc British Columbia (Head of Physics)
- Mrs A Logan, BSc Wales (Head of Biology; Med/Vet Science Lead)
- Mr R Menzies-Wilson, MA Oxon (Physics)
- Miss M Osborne, BSc Birmingham (Physics)
- Dr R Osborne, PhD Imperial (Physics, SLT)
- Miss A Pintus, MSc University of Cagliari (Chemistry)
- Mr L Poza, BSc University of London (Chemistry; Head of UCAS)
- Mr W Poza, MSc (Chemistry) – temporary
- Ms E Russo, BSc Durham (Director of STEM)
- Miss R Sayed, MSci Kwazulu-Natal (Physics; Assistant Head of Years 7 to 9)
- Ms V M Spawls, BSc Westminster (Biology; Head of Year 10)
- Miss T Stevens, BSc Birmingham (Biology)
- Mrs A Weekes, HND (Senior Technician – Physics)
- Mr A Westwood, BSc Nottingham (Physics, SLT)
- Dr C J Woodward, PhD London (Biology)
Sports
- Mrs R Banfield, BA Brighton
- Miss A Burnett, MSc Brunel
- Mrs G Cooke, BA Brighton (Assistant Head of Year 10 & 11)
- Miss C Hardy, BA Bath (Director of Sport)
- Miss L Hayes, BA Brunel (Assistant Director of Sport)
- Mr D Learoyd, BSc Leeds Beckett
- Miss L Martin, BA Brighton
- Miss F Wall, BSc University of Birmingham
- Miss A Winter, BSc Oxford Brookes
Junior School
Teaching Staff
- Mrs C Atkinson, MA Cantab
- Ms T Bhattacharyya, MA King’s College London – maternity leave
- Ms C Casali, BA London Guildhall (Teacher of Art)
- Mr C Christensen, BA Middlesex (Director of Music)
- Mrs S Crimmin, BEd London Metropolitan (Teacher of French)
- Miss S Cramer, BSc Leeds
- Ms N Elliott, BA, Manhattanville College (Teacher of Science)
- Ms Z Hammond-Smith, BA Roehampton
- Ms X Kerr, BA Trinity Laban
- Mrs A Logan, BSc Wales (Teacher of Science)
- Mrs L Lougee, BA Durham (Assistant Head Pastoral)
- Miss A McLennan, BA Leeds Beckett
- Ms A Newling, BA Kingston
- Mrs Z Paramour, BA Leeds (Assistant Head Academic)
- Miss J Prothero, BA York
- Ms A Sanchez Sawicka, BSc Westminster
- Mrs S Somers, BA Manchester, MA UCL
- Ms J Stewart, BA Oxford Brookes
- Ms S Tan, MA Cantab – maternity cover
- Mr R Vadera, MSc UCL
- Mr N Young, BA Manchester
Sports
- Miss R Morgan, BA
Teachers’ Assistants
- Ms E Bartunekova, NVQ Level 3
- Mr W Middlemoore
- Miss D Nee, BA
- Mrs S Suganthan, NVQ Level 4
Support Staff
- Ms J Bailey, MFA (Deputy Heads’ PA)
- Mrs P Barral, BA (Junior Head’s PA)
- Mrs J Beckwith, MA (Receptionist)
- Mrs S Bell (Resources/Reporting Coordinator)
- Dr M Brainard, PhD Universität Osnabrück, MSLIS, Pratt Institute (Librarian)
- Mrs C Brookes, Dip in Person Centred Counselling/Counselling Adolescents using the Arts/BACO Accredited Psychotherapist (School Counsellor)
- Mrs L Bullen, AAT (Finance Manager)
- Miss C Collins, AAT (Receptionist)
- Miss S Creswell, MA (Philanthropy & Alumnae Assistant)
- Mrs C Daniel, MA (Head of HR)
- Miss J Day (Junior School Administrator)
- Ms M Gadow, BA (Welfare Assistant & Study Supervisor)
- Miss H Gandhi (Receptionist)
- Mr Y Gomez (Site Team)
- Mrs D Greengrass, BSocSc, PgDip (Exams Officer)
- Miss E Hunt, MA (Music Administrator)
- Mrs K Ions, MA (Head of Admissions)
- Mr R Jones (Director of Finance & Operations, SLT)
- Ms P Karavla (Admissions Registrar)
- Miss K Kaur, BSc (ICT Technician)
- Mr D Lacey (Junior School Site Manager)
- Mr C Laine (Site Team)
- Mr E Lamba, BA (Head’s PA)
- Mr J Lopez (Site Team)
- Ms I Mahon, Dip in Counselling & Psychotherapy/MA in Child, Adolescent & Family Psychotherapy (School Counsellor)
- Ms J Mason, MA (Head of Marketing & Communications)
- Mrs C Mcleod, BSc (School Nurse)
- Mr T Miller (Senior School Premises Manager)
- Mrs N Moore (Events & Operations Manager)
- Ms E Obiri-Darko, PG Cert in Mental Health & Well-being; MA in Psychological Therapies with Children, Young People & Families (School Counsellor)
- Mrs S Okret, BA (Junior School Librarian)
- Mr L Pagurschi, BSc (Head of ICT)
- Mrs G Patel (Administration & Data Assistant)
- Mr A Rosenbaum (Data Manager/Head of Assessment and Reporting)
- Mr D Stevens (AV & Production Manager)
- Miss S Tsekiri, Post Graduate Certificate NASENCo (SENCo)
- Mrs L Vadgama, BA, ACMA, DcHA (Development Executive Assistant)
- Mr D Vinall, MA Apple Certified Mac Technician (ICT Technician)
- Mrs S Whitworth, MA (Director of Philanthropy & Alumnae, SLT)
- Mrs D Wilkins (Junior School Admissions & Marketing Assistant)
- Ms J Williams (Finance Officer)
Visiting Music Staff
Piano
- Ms G Cracknell, LRAM
- Mr T End, ARAM
- Ms B Jones, PGDip, LRAM
- Ms E Kaplan, BMus
- Mr E Leech, BMus, MA, LRSM
- Mr P Moore, ARAM, DipRAM, BMus, LRAM, LGSMD
- Miss B Nicholas, BMus
- Miss S Warwick, BMus (RCM)
Percussion
- Mr T Marsden, BMus, MMus
Singing
- Mr J Clarkson, MA
- Ms P Murray, MMus (GSMD)
- Ms E Phillips, BA
- Ms M Phillips, BA
- Ms D Thomas, Dip Degree (Köln)
Strings
- Ms C Barry, BA (Cello)
- Ms C Cohen, BMus, LRAM (Violin)
- Mr G Dowse, BMus (Guitar)
- Mr R Fogg, BA (Guitar)
- Mr M Lipski (Double Bass)
- Mrs E Menezes, BA (Violin)
- Ms L Moore, BMus, LRAM, PPRAM (Cello)
- Mr S Perkins, BMus, DipNCOS (Violin, Viola)
- Ms N Salzman (Harp)
- Ms W Tan, BMus, LRAM, PGDip (Violin, Viola)
Wind
- Miss E Bassett, MA (Trombone)
- Ms D Calland, BMus, LRAM (Brass)
- Ms F Carpos, MMus, FTCL (Bassoon)
- Ms S J Clarke, GGSM (Clarinet, Theory)
- Mr D Clewlow, BA (Brass)
- Ms K Corrigan, BA Dunelm, MMus (Recorder)
- Mr C Hatton (Clarinet)
- Mr I Judson, LRWCMD (Flute)
- Mr E Leech, BMus, MA, LRSM (Tuba)
- Mr A McNeill, BMus (Saxophone)
- Mr M Onissi, LTCL (Saxophone)
- Mr W Padfield, MA Royal Academy of Music (French Horn)
- Miss E Tingey, LWCMD, ACC WCMD, TCM (Oboe, Theory)
For current parents and pupils wishing to contact specific teachers, please use the format initial.surname@shhs.gdst.net.
If you wish to contact the Headmistress, Mrs Bingham, please email her PA, at e.lamba@shhs.gdst.net.