Our Staff

Principal

Linde Melhuish, BA, MA, PGCE, NPQH

Deputy Principal

Neville Duckmanton, BA, MA, Dip.Teach, Dip Ed. Man.

Director of International Study Centre

Belinda Sumner, Cert Ed, RSA Dip TEFLA

Director of Access and Summer School programmes

Arthur Shields, MA, Cert Ed

Administrative Staff

James Wilson – Bursar
Sandra Davies – Book keeper
Diana Hambly – PA to the Principal and Summer School Administrator
Hazel Ormrod, BA (Hons) - Admissions and Marketing Manager

Academic Staff

Accounting

Jane Joy, Cert Ed, RSA Dip

Art and Design

Marianna Ziffo, BA, PGCE, Cert TEFLA

Biology

Carol Donner, MSc, PGCE

Business Studies

Arthur Shields, MA, Cert Ed
Jane Joy, Cert Ed, RSA Dip

Chemistry

Sally Lightowlers, BSc, PGCE (Head of Science)

Economics

Michael Laizans, BA, PGCE

English

Linde Melhuish, BA, MA, PGCE, NPQH
Debs Burnham, BA, PGCE

Geography

Alexander Mitlehner, BSc, MSc, PhD, PGCE

History and Politics

Freddie Piper, BA, PGCE

Information Technology and Computing

Ian Hamilton, BA (Hons)

Mathematics

Antoinette van der Linden, BSc, Dip. Teach (Co-ordinator of Maths)
Russell Baylis, BA, MA, PGCE
Julie Ward, BSc, PGCE

Modern Languages

David Cleary, L.es Lettres (French)
Evelyn Ludbrook, BA, Dip.Spanish

Music

Jean Medcraft-North, GRSM, ARCM, MTC

Physics

Laura Morris, BSc, PGCE

Psychology

Roxana Shields, BA, MA, PGCE

International Study Centre

Director of ISC: Belinda Sumner, Cert Ed, RSA Dip TEFLA
Heather Boraston, BA, PGCE, RSA Dip TEFLA
Sally Jeans, BA (Hons), CELTA, CILIP
David Benedict, BA (Hons), CELTA
Margaret Whitehead, SpLD, TEFL

PSHE Co-ordinator

David Benedict, BA (Hons), CELTA

UCAS, Careers Officer

Alexander Mitlehner, BSc, MSc, PhD, PGCE

Exams Officer

Sharon Copsey

Librarian

Judith Palka, BA, Dip.Lib, PGCE  

Lab Technician

Lisa Bates

House Staff

Neville Duckmanton, BA, MA, Dip.Teach, Dip.Ed.Man –Deputy Principal

James Stephen – Senior Housemaster
Ian Hamilton, BA (Hons) – Housemaster
Gareth Roberts, MSc – Assistant Housemaster
Freddie Piper, BA, PGCE – Relief Housemaster
David Benedict, BA (Hons), CELTA – Relief Housemaster
Antoinette van der Linden, BSc, Dip. Teach – Acting Senior Housemistress
Claire Philip, BA (Hons) - Assistant Housemistress
Isabella Formisano, BA (Hons) – Assistant Housemistress
Julie Healing SRN – College Nurse