Key Members of Staff

Principal

W M Scott, BSc (St Andrews)

Vice Principal (Pastoral) 

N H Shaw, BSc (Liverpool) MA (St. Mary’s), Teacher of Geography

Vice Principal (Academic) 

A Hopper, MA (Merton College, Oxford), Teacher of Mathematics and Physics

Clerk to the Governors and Bursar

Mrs V McDonald, BA, FCA

Head of Junior School 

G Laidler, BA (Durham) 

Deputy Head of Junior School

D M Farren, BA (Warwick)

Head of Boys’ Years 7-11 

D Ridley, BA (Sheffield), Teacher of Mathematics

Head of Girls’ Years 7-11 and Director of Pupil Wellbeing

J Downie, BA (Durham), Teacher of History

Director of Sixth Form

K J Fletcher, BA (Nottingham), Teacher of MFL

Director of Studies

D F O'Connor , BSc, (Durham), MA (Open), Teacher of Mathematics

Director of Co-Curriculum

P C Terry, MEng (Cardiff), MA (Warwick), Teacher of Mathematics

E Barlow, BSc (Ulster)

D Blackett, BA, PGCE (Newcastle)

S Blythe, BA (Sunderland)

A Bodfield, BTEC

C Bloomfield, BA (Hull)

A Bone, BA (Leeds Metropolitan)

B Brinn, BA (Newcastle)

A M Brown, BSc (Northumbria)

A Collins, BA (Sunderland)

F Dobbin, BA (Nottingham)

K Ellis, BA (Liverpool)

P Ferguson, BA (Leeds)

L Forster, BSc (York), MRes (York), MA (Nottingham)

T Francis, NNEB

E Hall, BA (Leeds) 

C Henderson, BA (Manchester)

C Hogarth, BA (York St John)

K Holliday, BSc (Loughborough)

N Ingram, BA (Newcastle)

A Lambert, Graduate Sports Assistant

B Metcalf, BSc (York), MEd (Northumbria) MInstP, NPQH

C Milburn, BSc (Northumbria)

C Mobberley, BA (Leeds Metropolitan)

K Mullen - Level 3 Supporting Teaching and Learning (Gateshead)

J Needham, BA (Durham)

N Noble, Level 3 Nursery Nurse 

T Peel, BA (Liverpool), MA (Newcastle)

P Roberts, BA (Durham) AMBDA

E Robson, CACHE 3

J M Rowe, BA (Hons) (Sunderland)

A M Smalley, BA (Exeter)

N Strettle - Brown, BA (Homerton College, Cambridge)

G Thompson, NVQ2 in Installing and Supporting Systems

J Walmsley, BA (Newcastle)

R Watson, BA (Leeds)

N White - BA (Open), MA (Edge Hill)

G Williams, BA (Ripon & York St John)

Z Allonby, BA (Glasgow School of Art), Head of Art, Assistant Head of Lower School, Head of Year 8

V L Burns, BSc (Edinburgh Napier), Teacher of Biology, Assistant Head of Lower School, Head of Year 9

D Crawley, BA (Liverpool), Teacher of Food Studies

J M Gaten,  Teacher of Art

V Harrison, BA (Newcastle), Teacher of Business

K S Herbert, BSc (Northumbria), Head of Netball

C L Hookham, Teacher of Physics

M M Lucas, BSc (Durham), Teacher of Maths, Head of Middle School

F M Mileham, Rowing Instructor

L A Nichols, MChem (Newcastle), Teacher of Chemistry

S E Perry, BA (Newcastle) BSc (Open, Teacher of Maths

G S Piazzi, MPhil (Cambridge) Teacher of Spanish

M H Pritt, BA (Newcastle), Head of MFL

C M Roxby, BA (Newcastle), Teacher of Latin

J M Raines, BA (Lancaster), Teacher of Computer Science

E Reynolds, BSc (Durham), Teacher of Maths

F Ripley, BSc (Newcastle), Teacher of Maths

B A Smith, BEd (Leeds), Teacher of Games

H Smith, BA (Northumbria), Teacher of Games

N Harkness, BSc (Northumbria), Head of Hockey

K E Riley, Teacher of Art

C G Sinnett, Teacher of Chemistry

J Strong, MA (Queens' College, Cambridge), Teacher of Spanish

S M Sweeney, BA (Surrey), Head of DT

K S Taylor, BSc (Northumbria), Teacher of Maths

C L Turnbull, BA (Goldsmiths' College, London), Head of Dance

V M Ward, BA (Queen Mary College, London), Teacher of English, Head of Lower School (DAGS)

R J Watson, Teacher of Music

G Wilde, BA (Newcastle), Head of History

J M Zarraga, BA, Ma (Durham), Teacher of Spanish

O A Zuch, BSc (Northumbria)

A H Barlow, BA (Northumbria), Director of Sport

H R Borland, MA (Aberdeen), Head of German

C Cedeyn, DEUG (Amiens), Certificate in Education (Sunderland), Teacher of French

K Clark, BA (Leicester), Head of Drama, Head of Year 8

S R Colquhoun, BSc (Leeds) Teacher of Biology

F S Crompton, BA (Warwick), Teacher of Maths

M F Dickinson, BEng (Newcastle), Head of Physics

A J Doig, BSc (Sunderland), Head of Cricket

K E Evans, Teacher of English

E R Forrester, BSc (Durham), Teacher of Biology

J P Gardner, MA (Girton College, Cambridge), Teacher of Geography, Head of Lower School (DABS)

C Gibbs, BSc (Imperial College, London), Teacher of Chemistry

V Gill, BA (Newcastle), Teacher of English

P G Hallam, BSc (Northumbria), Graduate Sports  Assistant

A Hay, BTEC Level 3, Head of Rugby

O H Jones, BSc (Liverpool), Teacher of Chemistry

C L Kelly, MChem (Edinburgh), Teacher of Chemistry

T A Knight, Teacher of History and Psychology

A J Lawrenson, BA (Newcastle), Head of Latin

M Leask, Level 3 in Coaching Certificate Rugby Union (RFU), Teacher of Games

D N Leese, BSc (Nottingham), Teacher of Chemistry

C McFall, BSc (Hull), Head of Economics

K McGregor, BA (Cambridge), Teacher of Music 

R L Morris, BSc (Northumbria), Teacher of Computer Science

L Phillips, MA (University College, Oxford), BSc (Middlesex), Teacher of English

L V Richardson, MA (Oxford), Head of MFL

S M Robertson, Head of Geography

A C Smith, BSc, MSc, PhD (Newcastle), Teacher of Physics

P Surrage, BSc (Durham), Teacher of Maths

R V Taylor, Diploma in Drama (Wales), Teacher of Drama

S R Thompson, BA (Northumbria), MA (Northumbria), Teacher of DT

R Waters, BA (Leeds), Teacher of Dance

C A Wilkie, Head of English

K Wilkinson, BA, MA, PhD (Sheffield), Head of Religious & Philosophical Studies

S Willis, BSc (Northumbria), Teacher of Physics, Assistant DSL, Assistant Head of Lower School, Head of Year 9

Deputy Director of Sixth Form

K J Medway, BMus (Royal College of Music) (Year 13), Interim Director of Music

Assistant Heads of Sixth Form

E R Tyndall, BA (Leeds), Teacher of History (Year 12)

D J Kelly, BSc (Dundee), Teacher of Biology (Year 13)

 

K F Biggins, BA (Peterhouse, Cambridge), Teacher of Maths

A M Brady, MSc, BSc (Northumbria), Teacher of Psychology

L E Delaby, BA (Bordeaux) MA (Michel de Montaigne), Teacher of French and Spanish

J C Downie, BSc (Lancaster) MA (Newcastle), Head of Science

H Dresser, BA (Liverpool), Head of Academic PE

S J Dunne, BSc (Northumbria), MSc (Sunderland), Head of Computer Science

J Etherington, BSc (Manchester), Teacher of Geography

E A Evans, BA (Oriel College, Oxford), Teacher of Physics

V Hastings, BS (London), Teacher of Economics and Business

M Lambourne, BSc (Durham), Head of Biology

M V Lynch, BA (Manchester), Teacher of English

C E D Morgan, BA (Newcastle), Teacher of English

S J Nye, BA, MPhil, PhD, (King's College, Cambridge)

R Oliver, BA (Manchester), Head of Politics

E Renshaw, BSc (Nottingham, MMath (Open) MSc (Open), Head of Maths

J Ratcliffe, BA (Northumbria), Teacher of English

S E Salisbury, BA (Durham), Teacher of English

M J Salisbury, BA (Swansea), Teacher of Geography

H Walton, BA (Leeds), Head of Psychology

B J Whitehouse, BA (Liverpool) RCDP, Head of Careers

K J Woolhouse, BA (Brunel), Teacher of History

C J Wilson, BSc (Northumbria), Teacher of Games

Miss L Hetherington

Mrs J Rodrigues

Head of Admissions and Communications  

Mrs R Miller, BA 

 

Miss F Sardoni

Miss A Patterson

Mr A Clark

Mrs E Oviasogie 

Mr D Seago 

Mrs H Henderson

Ms T Mallaburn

Ms M O'Shea

Catering Manager

Mrs Lyndsey Anderson

 

Mrs C Barker

Mrs A Bokonja

Mrs L Bird

Miss S Burrows

Miss A Cartman

Ms M Cheel

Ms J Christensen

Mr M J Dodds

Ms M Dunbar

Miss A Fleming

Mrs S Fysh

Ms S Grainger

Mrs A Healey

Mr R Horton

Mrs E Oviasogie 

Mrs N Potter

Mrs M Ramsay

Mrs J Robinson

Development Officer

Mrs K Leonard

Mr D Bolton

Mr J Warren

Mr J Finlay

Mr M Burns

Mr C Foster

Mr M Hopper

Mr D Gibson

Examinations Officer

Mrs E Clough

 

Invigilators

Mrs C Armstrong

Mr P Armstrong

Miss A Bell

Mrs J Craven

Mr A Edge

Mr M Fletcher

Mr G Graham

Mr I Jewitt

Mr M Owen

Mrs C Parker

Ms A Stroyan

Finance Manager 

Mrs C Bateman 

 

Mrs P Pearson

Miss A Stoker

Miss H Tidd

Head of HR

Miss L Nicholson

 

Miss I Young

Miss C Herring

IT Manager

Mr A Forster

 

 

Mr S Wardle

Mr P Davidson

Mr J Lines

Miss A White

 

Mrs A Favraud

Mrs N Gregory

Mr K Ocejo

Mrs S Huck

Mrs L Tawn

Principal’s PA 

Mrs R Baxter

 

Junior School

Miss S Fleck

 

Senior School

Mrs H McPhillips

Mrs L Penman

Miss L Thompson

Mrs C Cookson

Mr I Cleeve

Nurse

Mrs L Procter

 

Ms C Coggon

Ms C McRae

Mr P McSparron

Mrs O Wilkinson

 

Mr A Aitchison

 

Mrs E Brien

Mrs C Krzysiak

Mr A Graham

Miss L Logan

Mrs K McFall

Mr C Morris

Miss H Ousby

Miss J Taylor

K Lowery, BA, (Teesside), NASENCo (Sunderland), Head of SENDCo

D A Lopes-Mulhearn,  BA, (ESMAE, Porto), MA (Northumbria), Assistant SENDCo

P Roberts, BA (Durham) AMBDA, Junior SEN Coordinator