Who’s Who

Dr Jane Marshall, FRCPsych (Chair), (Chair of the Board for JAGS Community Enterprises Limited)

Mr Alan Bird, MA (Cantab), MSc

Mr Richard Collins, MA (Oxon), FCA, CF, (Chair of Masterplanning Committee)

Mr Robert Cunningham, ACA, (Chair of Finance and Operations Committee)

Mr Milind Dhuru, BA (Hons), FCA, MBA

Ms Sarah Drennan-Jones, LLB (Hons), (Chair of Governance and Risk Committee)

Mr Adrian Floyd, BSc (Hons), PGCE

Ms Tory Hyndman, BA (Hons), MBA

Ms Alexandra Loydon, BA (Hons), (Chair of Financial Investment Review Group)

Mrs Geraldine McAndrew, OBE HonMLitt, BA Hons, CQSW, Safeguarding Governor, (Chair of Nominations)

Dame Erica Pienaar, BA (Hons), MBS, FRSA, (Chair of Education and Welfare Committee)

Mr Jason Peck, Chartered Accountant, Member of the ICAEW, BSc (Hons), Clerk to the Governors
* The Chair can be contacted via the Clerk to the Governors

Head
Mrs Alex Hutchinson, MA (Oxon)

Head of Junior School
Ms Victoria Goodson, MA (Durham)

Senior Deputy Head Designated Safeguarding Lead
Miss Rhona Muir, MA (Oxon), MSc

Deputy Head Academic
Mr Ben Chappell,  MA (London)

Director of Finance and Clerk to the Governors
Mr Jason Peck, BSc (Hons), Chartered Accountant, Member of the ICAEW

Director of Operations
Mrs Justine Addison, MA (Northumbria)

Admissions

Mrs Henrietta Kiezun, BA (Hons) (Keele), Head of Admissions

Mrs Buffy Handslip, BA (Hons) (Leeds), Admissions Officer (Junior School)

Mrs Sareeta Simpson, Admissions Assistant

Mrs Sara Turner, BA (Hons) (Newcastle), Admissions Officer (Chance Vacancies & Sixth Form)

Development and Alumnae Relations

Ms Karen Doyle, BA (Hons) (Warwick), Head of Development & Alumnae Relations

Miss Sabrina Dodds, MSc (Roehampton), Alumnae Database Project Lead

Mrs Penny Lofthouse, BSc (New York), Events & Alumnae Officer

Ms Úna Richards, BA (Sheffield), Development & Alumnae Relations Officer

Facilities & Estates 

Mr Ian Hanks, Maintenance Manager

Mr Gary Keel, Multiskilled Tradesperson

Mr Buddhi Lal Gaha, Head of Security

Mr David Casanova, Security Officer

Mr Michael Panchoo, Security Officer

Mr James Norris,  School Keeper Manager

Mr Ali Nassereldin, Maintenance Assistant

Mrs Christine Rousseaux, School Keeper

Mr Jack Joyce, Facilities Coordinator

Mr Keith Van Ackeren, School Keeper

Mr Michael Norris, School Keeper

Mrs Elizabeth Lee, Housekeeper

 

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Finance & Payroll

Mr Jason Peck, BSc (Hons), Chartered Accountant, Member of the ICAEW, Director of Finance and Clerk to the Governors

For any queries regarding Fees please contact: fees@jags.org.uk

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Grounds Department

Mr Peter Hammer, Head Groundsman

Mr Jamie Adams, Deputy Head Groundsman

Bobby Redwood, Groundsman

Mr Kieron Rowling, Gardener

Mrs Sally Rendel, Botany Gardens Manager, MA (Cantab)

Ms Eleanor Jennings, Botany Gardener

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Human Resources

Ms Gabby Collier, PGDip (LSBU), Head of HR

Ms Charlotte Radford-Hoare, BA (Exeter), HR Officer

Miss Diana Sarria Cobo, BSC (University of London), HR Assistant

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IT Support

Mr Simon Kemelfield, BSc (Middlesex), AV Technician

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Marketing & Communications

Ms Jo Denham, BA (Hons) (Sussex), Head of Marketing & Communications

Mr James Carr, BA (Hons) (Leicester), Press & Communications Officer

Mrs Penny Lofthouse, BSc (New York), Events & Alumnae Officer

Miss Julia Mills, Graphic Designer, BA (Hons) (Camberwell)

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Operations

Mrs Justine Addison, MA (Northumbria), Director of Operations

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Pastoral

Mrs Diana Chaccour-Diaz, MA (Hons) (Roehamption) HCPC & BAAT (registered), Cognitive Behavioral therapist (KLC) BABCP registered, Counsellor

Mrs Susie Pinchin, FDCouns (Open) , Dip. Couns MBACP (Accred), Counsellor

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Sustainability

Miss Priya Hira, BA (Hons) (Aston), Sustainability Lead

 

Head of James Allen’s Junior School
Ms Victoria Goodson, MA (Durham)

Head of Pre-Preparatory School
Mrs Elizabeth Channon, BA (Hons) (Durham), OCR Cert in SpLD

Deputy Head, Prep School
Mr Rhys Johnston, BHSc (WelTech), Dip.Tchg (Auckland), Dip. Dental Tech (CIT), NZIDT

Deputy Head, Pastoral
Ms Kerri-Anne Bahth, BA (Hons) (Liverpool), MA Ed. (Goldsmiths), NPQSL

Assistant Head- Co-Curricular and Development                                                                     

Mrs L’Tanya Miller, BSc (Hons) (Brighton), NPQSL

Senior Teacher, Pre-Prep
Mrs Kate Ma, BEd (Hons) (Greenwich), MA (UCL)

 

 

Pre-Prep Class Teachers

Miss Rebecca Dunkin, BSc (Hons)

Miss Jodie Farrar, BA (Hons) (Royal Holloway)

Ms Judy Hammond, BA (Hons) (London)

Miss Rachel Hye, BA (Hons) (Goldsmiths)

Mrs Amy Kasoma, BEd (Chester)

Mrs Kate Ma, BEd (Hons) (Greenwich), MA (UCL)

Miss Claire Roderick, BSc (Hons) (Kingston), Graduate Diploma (Tasmania)

Mrs Rebecca Thevede, LLB Law, GTP (Buckingham)

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Prep Class Teachers

Miss Zoe Bottrell, BEd (Hons) (University of St Mark and St John)

Miss Susie Calvert, BA (Hons) (Camberwell)

Mr Daniel Earnshaw, BSc (Hons) (Bournemouth), MA Ed. (UCL)

Miss Abbey Fewell, BA (Hons) (Durham)

Ms Lorna Hardless,  BEd (Hons) (Cantab)

Mr Tim Kittoe, BA (Hons) (Manchester)

Miss Ruby Kusionowicz BA (Hons) (Manchester)

Mrs Joanne Johnson, BA (Hons), (Reading)

Mrs Laura Morrell, Dip Tchg, BA (Massey, NZ)

Mrs Storm Porter, BA (Hons) (Trinity)

Ms Karen Wood, BA (Hons) (Warwick)

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Art (Prep)

Miss Susie Calvert, BA (Hons) (Camberwell)

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Design & Technology (Prep)

Mrs Felna Fox, BA (Hons) (Newcastle), Architectural Association Diploma (AA Dip), ARB, RIBA

Ms Emine Gulsal, BA (Hons) (Central St. Martins)

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Digital Learning

Mrs L’Tanya Miller BSc (Hons) (Brighton), NPQSL

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Drama (Prep)

Miss Mary Grinstead, BA (hons) (Manchester)

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English (Prep)

Mrs Sarah Walsh, BA (Hons) (Melbourne), MA (Birkbeck), GDE (Melbourne), Head of English

Ms Sarah Baker BA (Hons), Head of English (Maternity Cover)

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Forest School (Pre-Prep)

Mrs Faith Peachey, BA (Hons) (Birmingham), MA (Leicester)

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French

Ms Valérie Berchel, Maîtrise (Sorbonne/Paris),  Prep

Mrs Hélène Gilbert, Maîtrise (France), Pre-Prep

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Learning Support

Mrs Elizabeth Allen, BA (Hons) (Leeds), MA SpEd (I of E)

Miss Louise Harrington, BA (Hons) (Dublin), PGDHP (Galway)

Ms Emily McGuiness, BEd (Hons) (Cantab)

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Library

Ms Saskia Black MA (Birmingham), Junior School Librarian

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Maths (Prep)

Mrs Laura Morrell, Dip Tchg, BA (Massey, NZ), Head of Maths

Ms Lorna Hardless, BEd (Hons) (Cantab)

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Music

Ms Catherine Morrow, BA (Hons), MMus (KwaZulu-Natal), MAEd (Roehampton), Head of Music

Ms Steph Pochin BA (Hons) (Lancaster), LLB (Hons), MTeach (IOE), Head of Junior School Music (Maternity Cover)

Miss Sarah Logan MA (Aberdeen), Pre-Prep

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PE

Mrs Sara Orpen-Palmer, BA (Hons) (Surrey), MA (St Mary’s), Head of PE

Ms Kate Martin BSc (Hons) (Leeds Beckett)

Mrs Laura McGee, BA (Hons) (Brighton)

Mr Samuel Saliba, ASA Teaching Aquatics Level 2, NPLQ

Mrs Sian Rose Sargaison, MSc (Strathclyde) ASA Teaching Aquatics Level 2

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Science
Mrs Jo Martin BSc (Hons) (UCL)

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SENDCO

Mrs Joyce Hepher, BEd (Hons) (Greenwich), Dip SpLD (OCR)

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Speech & Drama

Ms Francesca Payne, BA (Hons) (London)

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Teaching Assistants (Pre-Prep)

Mrs Emilie Alazawi, LLB (Hons) Brunel University

Mr Johnny Bertram, BSc (Liverpool)

Miss Megan Brady, BA (Hons) (UAL)

Mrs Faranak Chilvers, BA (Hons) (London College of Printing), MA (Central St Martins)

Miss Caroline Dowling, NNEB

Miss Caroline Kemp, Mont Dip, FDA Early Years (Bromley)

Mrs Elaine Reid, BA (Hons) (Greenwich)

Mrs Amna Siddiqui

 

 

 

Admin

Mrs Anne Long, LL.B Law (Hons) (London Guildhall), PA to Head of Pre-Prep and Pre-Prep Secretary

Mrs Olivia Meadows, BA (Hons) (Leeds Beckett), PA to Head of Junior School

 

Mrs Sigi Nicholls, BA (Hons) (RMIT University), Prep Administrator

Miss Elizabeth Vineall, BA (Hons) (Oxford), Prep Music Administrator

 

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After School Care

Ms Julie Collins, End of Day Supervisor

Mrs Bisola Malomo, Prep After School Care Manager

Ms Josephine Amoah

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Head
Mrs Alex Hutchinson, MA (Oxon)

Senior Deputy Head Designated Safeguarding Lead
Miss Rhona Muir, MA (Oxon), MSc

Deputy Head Academic
Mr Ben Chappell, BA (Hons) (Loughborough), MA (London)

Director of Finance and Clerk to the Governors
Mr Jason Peck, BSc (Hons), Chartered Accountant, Member of the ICAEW

Director of Operations
Mrs Justine Addison, MA (Northumbria)

Assistant Head (Pastoral)

Mrs Anna Lipczynska, BA (Hons) (Nottingham)

Assistant Head, (Student Development)
Mrs Tracey Walton, MA (Cantab)

Assistant Head (Staff Development)
Mrs Lucy Moorehead, MSc (KCL)

Assistant Head (Director of Studies)
Dr Howard Peacock, MA (Oxon), M.Phil (London); PhD (UCL)

Assistant Head, Head of Sixth Form
Mr Matthew Weeks, MA (Oxon)

Assistant Head, Years 10 and 11
Ms Hannah Dodson, MA (Nottingham)

Assistant Head, Years 7 – 9
Mrs Myfanwy Bournon, BA (Hons) (Manchester)

 

Heads of Year

Year 7 – Mr Simon Jermond, BA (Hons) (Middlesex)

Year 8 – Ms Emma Whyte, BSc (Hons) (Leeds Beckett)

Year 9 – Mrs Marta Totten, BA (Hons) (Bergamo)

Assistant Head of Year KS3 – Ms Chloe Lecuyer-Mayo, BA (Hons) (Leeds)

Year 10  – Miss Kat Braybrook, BSc (Hons) (Nottingham), Chemistry

Year 11 – Ms Gina Thomson, BA (Hons) (Brighton)

Year 12 – Dr Anna Parrish, BSc (Hons) (Loughborough), PhD (Exeter)

Year 13 – Miss Emma Hubble, BSc (Loughborough), Acting Head – Ms Rachel Barnes, BA (Hons) (Belfast), MA (London) (maternity leave)

Art  & Art History

Mr Ben Eggleton, BA (Hons) (Leeds), Head of Art

Ms Rachel Dow, MA (Oxon), Head of History of Art

Mr Andrew Carter, BA (Hons) (Central St Martins)

Mr James Crowther, History of Art

Ms Chantal Gilou, BA (Hons) (Norwich)

Ms Chloe Lecuyer-Mayo, BA (Hons) (Leeds)

Ms Samantha Payne, BA (Hons) (Central St Martins)

Ms Irene Riddell, BA (Hons) (Glasgow)

Mr John Luttick, Art Technician

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Careers

Mrs Elizabeth Allan, BSc (Hons) (London), Deputy Head of Sixth Form i/c Higher Education

Ms Lara Brookes, BEng (Hons) (London)

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Classics & Philosophy

Mrs Rachel Hyde, BA (Hons) (Oxon), Head of Classics

Mrs Eleanor Molla, BA (Hons) (Oxon), Head of Philosophy

Ms Rachel Dow, MA (Oxon)

Mrs Saltanat Hanif, BA (Hons) (Cantab)

Miss Alicia Hussey, MA (Cantab)

Mrs Hannah Lake, BA (Hons) (London)

Ms Sonia McGarr, BA (Hons) (KCL)

Dr Howard Peacock, MA (Oxon), M.Phil (London), PhD (UCL)

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Design Technology & Computer Science

Dr Bose Onifade, BSc (Hons) , PhD (Birmingham), Head of Computer Science

Mr Michael Ross,  BEd (Exeter), Head of Design Technology

Mr David Bima, BMus (Natal), Design Technology

Ms Lara Brookes, BEng (Hons) (London), Computer Science

Mr David Cordell, MSc (Imperial) Design Technology

Mr Zubin Sachdev, MSc (Liverpool University), Computer Science

Miss Leeann Murphy, BA (Hons) (Goldsmiths), Design Technology Technician

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Drama

Mrs Joanna Billington, BA (Hons) (Middlesex), Director of Drama

Miss Emily Brook, MA (Kent), Performing Arts Assistant

Ms Charlotte Horton, BA (Hons) Manchester

Mr Ross Hayward, BA (Hons)  (York), Theatre Technician

Mr Simon Jermond, BA (Hons) (Middlesex)

Ms Lindsey McDonald, Performing Arts Assistant

Mrs Holly McKinlay, BA (Hons) (Bristol)

Mr Lewis Newman, BA (Hons) (Manchester)

Ms Esther Niles, BA (Hons) The Royal Central School of Speech & Drama

Ms Louise Roberts, BA (Hons) (Leeds)

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English

Ms Jessica Blunden, Head of English, MA (City)

Mrs Myfanwy Bournon, BA (Hons) (Manchester)

Ms Hannah Dodson, MA (Nottingham)

Dr Matthew Edwards, BA (Hons), PhD (Bristol),

Mrs Catherine Ferrar, MA (Cantab)

Mrs Alison Holmes-Milner, BA (Hons) (York)

Mrs Hannah Lake, BA (Hons) (London)

Ms Sarah Lindon, BA (Hons) (Oxon)

Mrs Anna Lipczynska, BA (Hons) (Nottingham)

Ms Jane Quarmby, BA (Hons) (Bristol)

Mr Adam Salomon, BA (Hons) (Toronto)

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Humanities

Mr Ben Gould, Head of Economics, BA (Hons) (Durham)

Mr Grant Monk, MA (Lancaster), Economics

Mr Toby Cooper, MA (AKC), Head of History & Politics

Ms Lydia Birch, BA (Hons) (UCL), History & Politics

Mr Jonathan Chesterman MA (London), History & Politics

Mr James Crowther, MA (Edinburgh) History & Politics

Mrs Elizabeth Gerhardt, BA (Hons) (London), History & Politics

Ms Yalda Inayat, MSc (SOAS),  History & Politics

Mrs Emma Bailey, BA (Hons) (Newcastle), Head of Geography

Miss Emma Hubble, BSc (Loughborough), Geography

Dr Theo Parker, DPhil (Bristol), Geography

Mr Matthew Weeks, MA  (Oxon), Geography

Ms Francesca Zander, MA (Leuven) Geography

Mrs Dominique Giovannoni, PGDip (UCL), MA (Edinburgh), Head of Religious Studies

Mrs Deborah Lewis, BA (Hons) (Sheffield), Religious Studies

Ms Rachel Barnes, BA (Hons) (Belfast), MA (London), Religious Studies

Mrs Rachel Duke, BA (Hons) (Kings)

Mrs Eleanor Molla, BA (Hons) (Oxon), Religious Studies

Languages

Ms Cristina Sanchez-Satoca, BA (Hons) (Barcelona), MA (London), Head of Spanish / Head of Modern Languages

Mr Arvind Arora, Staatsexamen (Germany), Head of German

Mrs Claire Gene, Licence LCA (Paris), Head of French

Mr Hiroshi Okura, BA (Hons) (Waseda) Head of Japanese

Mrs Marta Totten, BA (Hons) (Bergamo), Italian

Mrs Ksenia Wesson, BEd (Hons) (Krasnoyarsk), Head of Russian

Mrs Carmen Artime, BA (Hons) (Oviedo), MA (Salamanca), Spanish

Ms Laurence Arora, BA (Hons), MA & DEUG (UCO), French

Mr Timothy Billington, BA (Hons) (London), German

Ms Martina Boggian, BA (Bologna), Italian and Spanish

Miss Marta Maroto Bueno, Master’s degree  in Advanced  English Studies (Universidad  Autónoma de  Barcelona), Spanish

Mrs Charline Reddihough, Licence-Maîtrise (Strasbourg), French

Mr Jerome Roussel, Licence (France), French

Iuliia Nikolaeanko, Russian Language Assistant, Bachelor’s Diploma (Honours) The Russian Academy of National Economy and Public Administration

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Mathematics

Mrs Natalie Plant, BSc (Hons) (Bristol), Head of Mathematics

Ms Isabel Corniciuc, Diploma de Master (Constanta)

Miss Faye Freeman, BSc (Hons), (Reading)

Mr Michael Fuller. BSc (Hons) Loughborough

Ms Sharmin Haque, BSc (Hons) (KCL)

Mr Laurence Hodgkins, BA (Hons) (Durham)

Mrs Jessica Millar, BSc (Hons) (Nottingham)

Mr George Punter, MA (Durham)

Mrs Lucy Rose, BSc (Hons) (Hull), MA (London)

Mrs Tracey Walton, MA (Cantab)

Mrs Catherine Winter, BSc (Hons) (Bristol)

Ms Mimi Wyburd, BSc (Hons) (Newcastle)

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Music

Mr Tommy Foster, Director of Music, BMus (Hons) (Glasgow) , DipRAM, LRAM, ARAM, FRSA

Miss Elinor Corp, BA (Hons) (Bristol), MA

Ms Kay Dickson, GRSM, Dip RCM (London)

Dr Jonathan Lee, BA (Hons),  MA (Chichester), PhD (Exeter)

Mrs Lucy Moorehead, MSc (KCL)

Mrs Samantha Clare-Hunt, Music Co-ordinator

Mr George Kelly, Music Technician

 

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PE

Mr Michael Golding, BA (Hons) (Greenwich), Director of Sport

Miss Bella Fisken, BA (Hons) (Nottingham)

Mrs Sarah Hibbert, PE Coordinator

Miss Juliet Hodder, BSc (Hons) (St Mary’s)

Ms Gina Thomson, BA (Hons) (Brighton)

Ms Emma Whyte, BSc (Hons) (Leeds Beckett)

Miss Ruby Barr, Graduate PE Assistant

Miss Rosie Pickering, Graduate PE Assistant

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Psychology

Mr Matt Stamp, BSc (Hons) (KCL), Head of Psychology

Miss Samantha Esswood, BSc (Hons) (York)

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Science

Ms Natalie Davidson, MA (Durham), Head of Science, Head of Chemistry

Mr Isaac Burrows, BSc (Hons) (Bristol), Head of Biology

Ms Frances Clifford, MEng (Oxford), Head of Physics

Mrs Imogen Blair, BSc (Hons) Newcastle,  Biology

Mrs Lucy Bond, BSc (Hons) (Exeter), Biology

Miss Kat Braybrook, BSc (Hons) (Nottingham), Chemistry

Mrs Jennifer Clark, BSc (Hons) (Kingston)

Ms Emily Danks, BA (Oxon), Physics

Miss Samantha Esswood, BSc (Hons) (York), Biology

Mr Dominic Gillespie, BSc (Hons) (Manchester), Physics

Mrs Louise Glynn, BSc (Hons) (Bristol), MA (KCL), Chemistry

Ms Katelyn Griffiths, BSc (Hons), (Reading) Chemistry

Ms Hazel Hawkridge, BSc (Southampton) Biology

Mr Alex Moore, MSc (Imperial), Physics

Dr Anna Parrish, BSc (Hons) (Loughborough), PhD (Exeter), Chemistry

Mr Matthew Peacock, MPhys (Hons) (Warwick), Physics

Dr Jenny Salma, PhD (London), Chemistry

Mr Matt Stamp, BSc (Hons) (KCL), Biology

Mr Laurence Wesson, BSc (Hons) (London), Biology

Miss Pamela Kettle, BTEC Science, Science Technician

Mrs Mina Nasooti, Chemistry Technician

Mr Mark Standing, BSc (Hons) (Thames), Physics Technician

Ms Elisabeth Temuena, BSc (Hons) (Imperial), Science Technician

Mrs Sylvia Thompson, HND Microbiology, Biology Technician

Ms Kathy Pugh, Biology Technician

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SENDCO & Learning Support 

Mr Daniel Houston, BA (Hons) (Brunel), ProfGCE (Greenwich) SENDCo

Mrs Helen Franchi, MA (UCL)

Years 7 & 8 – Mrs Joyce Hepher, BEd (Hons), DipSpLD, CCET, ACC

Ms Marili Hendrikson, MSc (Queen Mary)

 

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Administration

Mrs Elizabeth Allan, BSc (Hons) (London), Deputy Head of Sixth Form i/c Higher Education

Mrs Christine Allen, Senior School Leadership Team Administrator

Mrs Abbie Burk, LLB (Hons) (Nottingham), Exams Officer

Mrs Helen Careswell, BSc (Hons) (York), Executive Assistant to the Head  & Head of Admin

Mrs Sejal Joshi, Dip Hons (Gujarat, India), Data Manager

Mrs Alison Lewis, Pastoral Assistant

Mrs Sarah-Jane Pestana, PA to the Director of Finance & Clerk to Governors

Ms Jo Power, PA to the Director of Operations

Mrs Nichola Puddick, BSc  (Hons) (Shrops), PA to Deputy Head Academic

Mrs Leanne Richards, BA (Hons) (West London) PA to Senior Deputy Head

Ms Alice Shelmerdine, Senior Administrator

Mrs Zoe Smith, Administrator

Mr Burhan Uddin, Reprographics Technician

Ms Trudy Ward, BA (La Trobe), Administrator

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Librarians

Mrs Helen Stein, Head Librarian and Archivist, BA (Hons) (Staffs), MSc (Aberystwyth), PGDip (London)

Mrs Sherene Barnett, Library Assistant, BA (Hons) (London)

Ms Grace Rawlinson, Librarian, BA (Ballarat)

Ms Susie Stevens, Librarian, BA (Hons) (London)

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School Nurses

Mrs Sian Bodie-Lawrence, DipHE (Greenwich)

Ms Georgina Salama, BSc (King’s College)

Ms Uloma Ogudoro, BSc (King’s College)

Reception

Mrs Yvonne Benjamin, Receptionist

Ms Niki Cass, Afternoon Receptionist (Thurs & Fri)

Ms Kate Langley, Afternoon Receptionist (Mon-Weds)