Staff List
BILTON GRANGE STAFF 2021 – 2022
- Headmaster Gareth Jones BA (Hons), PGCE Primary Education, MEd Educational Leadership
- Deputy Headmaster Paul Nicholson BA (Hons), PGCE Mathematics & PE
Senior Leadership Team
- Assistant Head Pre-Prep Katie Gedye BA (Hons), Primary Science with QTS
- Assistant Head Academic Greg Das Gupta BSc, BCom, PGCE Mathematics
- Assistant Head Pastoral and Head of Classics Mireille Everton BA (Hons), PGCE, MA
- Assistant Head Boarding Mark Tovey BEd (Hons), MEd, Head of Design Technology
Teaching and Assistant Staff
Jonathan Allen BSc (Hons), PGCE Director of Sport & Head of PE
Kitty Arthur PGCE, BA (Hons) Class Teacher (Pre-Prep)
Danielle Barnes PGCE, BA (Hons) Head of EAL
Chris Bartley PGCE, MA, Head of Middle School, Head of Co-curricular Activities, English
Kerrie Boller BSc (Hons) Head of Mathematics
Jayne Brumpton BA (Hons), MA, PGCE Head of History
Nicola Cahill BA (Hons) Teaching Assistant
Alex Carlile BA (Hons) Class Teacher
Stefan de Bruin BA (HDE) Head of Religious Education
Gillian de Clermont Swimming Teacher
Patrick Davis BSc (Hons) Head of Science and Assistant Houseparent (Boarding)
Victoria Dodsley, BSc (Hons), PGCE Junior Coordinator, Teacher & Teaching Assistant (Prep)
Angela Douglas NNEB Teaching Assistant (Pre-Prep)
Joe Ford BA (Hons) Drama and Theatre Studies Director of Drama
John Franklyn Trainee Teacher
Emma Fry Teaching Assistant (Pre-Prep)
Simon Gedye BA (Hons) Class Teacher
Kate Gillan PGCE, BA (Hons) Teacher of French
Francesca Goodwin BA (Hons), PGCE Teacher of Classics & English
Kirsten Gray Head of Pre-Prep Music
Duncan Green BA (Hons), PGCE Head of Art
Amy Grindal BA (Hons), PGCE Class Teacher
Arabella Hickman BEd (Hons) EAL Teacher
Debbie Higginson TA NVQ L3 Learning Development Teacher, Girls’ Games
Emma Hitchins BEd (hons, PGCE Class Teacher
Christopher Hodge BA (Hons), PGCE Head of Geography
Patsy Howes BSc (Hons) PGCE Class Teacher, Brownie Leader
Jemma Jones BA Sports Coach
Joli Knott BSc, MA Learning Development Teacher, TA
Camilla Luard BSc (Hons), PGCE Key Stage 2 Teacher
Josie Murray BA (Hons), Class Teacher (Pre-Prep)
Michelle Murray FENTO Head of Girls’ Games, PE, Dance, PSHE
Helen Nicholson NNEB Class Teacher (Pre-Prep)
David Noble BA (Hons), PGCE School Chaplain, Head of ICT
Sarah Pattison NNEB Teaching Assistant (Pre-Prep)
Hannah Payne BA (Hons), PGCE Kindergarten Teacher
Mark Penrose BMus BMusSt (Hons) BEd Director of Performing Arts
Charlotte Peters BA (Hons), PGCE, MA Class Teacher (Pre-Prep), Assistant Head of Learning Development (Pre-Prep and Early Years)
Jo Phillips BA (Hons) Class Teacher (Pre-Prep)
Nic Potgieter Trainee Teacher
Ella Powell NVQ Teaching Assistant (SEN)
Jo Scanlon MA (Hons) PGCE Head of English, Classics Teacher
David Searle BSc (Hons) MSc, MPhil, PGCE Teacher of Science & OBS Secretary
Nicola Sodhi BA (Hons), MA Head of Learning Development, Class Teacher (Prep)
Eleanor Staddon-Davis BSc (Hons), PGCE Prep Teacher and Assistant Houseparent (Boarding)
Alan Tamplin BA (Hons), Head of Modern Foreign Languages
Mary Taylor MEng (Hons), Prep Teaching Assistant
Robert Taylor BSc (Hons) Mathematics & Science Teacher
Lindsay Turner Early Years Practitioner
Chantene Venter Trainee Teacher and Teaching Assistant
Nicola Wainwright NNEB Teaching Assistant (Pre-Prep)
Kirsty Wallace BA (Hons) Class Teacher (Pre-Prep)
Leanne West BTEC Teaching Assistant (Pre-Prep)
Harrison White (Hons) Class Teacher, PGCE (Pre-Prep)
Bilton Grange Support Staff
Heather Balchin Prep Secretary & Receptionist
Paul Batchelor Finance Manager
Claire Bennett Den Assistant
Fiona Bowen Bursary Accounts Assistant
Julie Burdett Bursary Secretary
Julie Campbell MInstAM (AdvDip), Assoc CIPD Headmaster’s PA & HR Manager
Carol Cartwright Head Housekeeper & Receptionist
Jayne Daly Librarian
Joanne Finch Performing Arts Administrator
Elisabeth Graham UK Admissions Registrar
Cathy Gunn RGN, RSCN School Nurse, PSHE
Jill Lewis Science, Art & DT Coordinator
Michelle Longden Bursary Accounts Assistant
Shirley McLean MA (Hons) English Language/Linguistics, PGDip Librarianship Pre-Prep Librarian
Caroline Morgan International Admissions Registrar
Tanya Morshead Performing Arts and Prep Administrator & Receptionist
Freya Osiatynski BA (Hons) Drama, Theatre Technical support & Pre-Prep TA
Darren Price Maintenance & Estates Supervisor
Pauline Timms Pre-Prep Secretary & Receptionist
Jocelyn Tysell Den Supervisor
Pieter Van Der Walt IT Manager
Nigel Westlake Head of Bilton Grange Admissions
Music Staff and Speech and Drama
Victoria Barker BA (Hons) Dip.Ed Speech & Drama
Thea Maunde BMus (Hons) Harp
Ian Foster BMus (Hons), PGDip (GSMD), QTS), QTS Brass
Alison Grundy BMus (Hons) Flute, Recorder
Kathryn Heathcote BSc (Hons), DipABRSM Piano
Philippa Hyde ARAM Singing
Fiona McCreath BA (Hons), ATCL Singing, Piano, Speech & Drama
Susan McLatchie Wade, Oboe
Shirley McLean MA (Hons) English Language/Linguistics, PGDip Librarianship Speech & Drama
Timothy Palmer BMus(Hons), AdvPgDip, HonRBC Percussion
Lester Ritchie BA (Hons) Guitar
Peter Wilson BMus (Hons) Cello
Gap Students
Toby Bower, Grace Denton, Saskia Murray (Jan 22), Andre Pelser (Jan 22)
Graduate Assistants
Felix Barras, Rose Buchannan, Olivia Mackie, Lukas Vanhaesebroeck, Emily Watt
Grounds & Maintenance Team
Gareth Ellis, Richard Facer, Luke Mason, Colin Shawley, Dave Treslove, Mick Turner, Joe Watt
Housekeeping Team
Sue Cowley, Joanne Crick, Keeley Everton, Anna Gebala, Debbie Gibbard, Maddie John, Shirley Kimber, Mandy Minors, Liz O’Brien, Nicky Rye, Mariama Sidibeh
Matron Team
Kelly John and Amanda Wilkin Residential Head Matrons
Rachel Bowen, Zoë Briggs, Anda Dodwell, Fiona Humphreys, Sara Latham, Sarah McDonald, Denise Slater, Sandip Uppal
Mini Bus Drivers
Colin Shawley, Mick Turner