St Mary's School Calne

Staff List

Dr Helen Wright  -  Headmistress MA (Oxon), MA (Leics), EdD (Exeter), PGCE (Oxon), FRSA

ART

• Miss Stephanie Seville BA (Keele), BA (Cen Eng), PGDip (UCE), PGCE (London)
• Mrs Rebecca Spicer BA, CCAT, PGCE (Bath Spa), FRGS

CLASSICS

• Mrs Elizabeth Rothwell MA (Cantab), PGCE (Cantab)
• Mr Peter Liston MA (St Andrews), PGCE (London)
• Mrs Oenone Hetherington* MA (Cantab), PGCE (Manchester)

CRITICAL THINKING

• Mr Daniel Martin BA (Warwick), PGCE (Cantab)
• Mr Andrew Jukes BA (Essex), MA (Essex)
• Mr Young Dho BTh (Bangor)
• Mr Adrian Poole BA (UWE)

DRAMA

• Miss Lilian Leadbetter BA (Lancaster)
• Ms Marjorie Forbes MA (Leeds), BA (Leeds)
• Mrs Rebecca Cochran-Patrick* 
• Mrs Annabel Chater* (LAMDA)
• Mrs Rebecca Cochran-Patrick* (LAMDA)
• Mrs Rosalind Patterson* (LAMDA)
• Mrs Patricia Read* (LAMDA)

ECONOMICS

• Mr Adrian Poole BA (UWE)

ENGLISH

• Mrs Mel Footman BA (Bristol), PGCE (Manchester)
• Ms Jacqueline Phippard BA (Bath) MSc (Bristol), PGCE (Bath)
• Mrs Sian Stables BA (Swansea), MPhil (Bath), PGCE (Exeter)
• Mrs Sarah Lindsay* Dip. SpLD, Cert SpLD

GEOGRAPHY

• Mrs Sue Froggatt * BA (Leeds), PGCE (Oxon)
• Mrs Nicola Botterill * BSc (Middlesex), PGCE (Glasgow), MA (London). NPQH, FRGS
• Miss Caroline Sear BSc (Bristol), PGCE (London)
• Mrs Sally Hornby * BEd (Worcester)

GOVERNMENT AND POLITICS

• Mr Andrew Jukes BA (Essex), MA (Essex)

HISTORY

• Miss Judith Milburn BA (London), MA (Bristol), PGCE (London)
• Mrs Sara-Jane Socha BA (Bristol), PGCE (Cantab)
• Mrs Anne Thornton* BA (Teesside) MEd (Leeds), PGCE (Nottingham)
• Mrs Tracey Bazen * BA (Durham), PGCE (Oxon)
• Mr Andrew Jukes BA (Essex), MA (Essex)
  

HISTORY OF ART

• Mrs Amanda Lowe* BA (Reading), PGCE (Roehampton)

INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY

• Mr Alan Howard BEd (Calgary)
• Mr Nathan Zelnis BA (London)
  Mrs Anne Thornton * BA (Teesside) MEd (Leeds), PGCE (Nottingham)

LEARNING SUPPORT and EAL

• Mrs Sarah Lindsay* Dip. SpLD, Cert SpLD
• Mrs Rosalind Wolfendon* BA (Bristol), TEFL, Dip SpLD
• Mrs Sarah Carter* BA (Leeds), PGCE (King’s College, London)
• Mrs Deanna Humphries*
• Ms Felicia Davies* BA (Lancaster), PGCE (Durham), PG Dip (Oxford Brooks)
  

MATHEMATICS

• Mrs Maggie Prescott BSc (Bristol), BA (Open), DipComp (Open), PGCE (Lancaster)
• Mrs Jenny Moore BSc (York), PGCE (Oxon)
• Mr Geoff Smith MA (Auckland), Dip Tchng (Auckland)
• Mrs Elizabeth Sheridan BSc (Strathclyde)

MODERN LANGUAGES

French

• Mrs Christiane Strudwick Licence ès Lettres (Sorbonne, Paris)
• Mrs Hilary Malcolm BA (York), PGCE (Birmingham)
• Mrs Celia Foley* BA (Ulster), PGCE (Cantab)
• Mrs Monique Bennett* CEP, BEPC

German

• Mr Vaughn Malcolm* MA (Oxon), MEd (Bath), PGCE (Leeds)

Spanish

• Mr Jesus Rueda MA (Seville)
• Mrs Marina Marca-Norris BA (Bristol)
• Mrs Rosa Dempster* FAETC

Italian

• Ms Bianca Albarelli

Chinese
MUSIC

• Mr Edward Whiting BA (Oxon), ARCO
• Miss Philippa Hobson MA (Cantab), PGCE (Durham), CTABRSM, ATCL
• Miss Alta Lourens BMu (Pretoria), PGCE (Open)
• Mrs Paula Doel* (Secretary)

Peripatetic Music Teachers

• Mrs Gaynor Alford (Oboe/Bassoon/Recorder)
• Miss Jenny Broome (Harp)
• Mrs Caroline Browne (Voice)
• Mr Allen Cheshire (Brass)
• Mrs Jennifer Clinch (Accordion)
• Miss Sarah Eales (Violin/Viola)
• Mrs Kate Elphick (Cello)
• Miss Rosemary Evans (Piano)
• Mrs Bethan Fryar (Voice)
• Mr Idris Harries (Clarinet/Saxophone)
• Mr Steve Kermode (Guitar)
• Mrs Hilary Malcolm (Voice)
• Mrs Debbie Matthews (Flute)
• Mr John Morgan (Clarinet/Saxaphone)
• Miss Clare Nedham (Flute)
• Mr Craig Pecherek (Violin)
• Mrs Anna Roberts (Piano)
• Pipe Major Brian Shanahan (Bagpipe)
• Mr Steve Weeks (Drums)
• Mr Robert Willington (Piano)

PERSONAL DEVELOPMENT

• Mrs Sue Foreman* BEd (Sussex)

PHYSICAL EDUCATION

• Miss Helen Carruthers BEd (De Montfort)
• Mrs Caroline Cochrane BA (Brighton)
• Mrs Justine Mackenzie BS (USA)
• Mrs Elizabeth Thompson BA (Surrey)
• Mrs Sue Foreman* BEd (Sussex)
• Mrs Sally Hornby* BEd (Worcester)
• Miss Kristin Ford

RELIGIOUS STUDIES

• Mr Daniel Martin BA (Warwick), PGCE (Cantab)
• Mr Young Dho BTh (Bangor)

SCIENCE

Biology

• Mrs Pamela Maitland BSc (St Andrews), PGCE (Leeds)
• Mrs Jan McKernan BSc (Open), PGCE (Open)

Chemistry

• Dr Glyn Meredith BSc (Nottingham), DPhil (Nottingham), PGCE (Bath)
• Mrs Carol Taylor BSc (Salford)

Physics

• Mr Rob Auckland BSc (Manchester), PGCE (Liverpool)
• Dr Debbie Pearson BSc (Glasgow), PhD (Cantab)
• Mr Terry Hall*
  

General Science

• Mrs Linda Dodd* BSc (Surrey), PGCE (Bath)

Laboratory Technicians

• Miss Samantha Doney 
• Mrs Valerie Lenaerts

HOUSE STAFF

Senior Housemistress & Director of Pastoral Care

• Mrs Caroline Cochrane

Joyce Walters  

• Mrs Pam Maitland (HsM)
• Mrs Sarah Gray (Day HsM)
• Miss Helen Carruthers  (Resident Tutor)

Mews       

• Mrs Barbara Varcoe-Cocks(HsM)
• Mrs Kathy Hole * (Deputy HsM)
• Mrs Bel Pertwee* (Day HsM)   
• Miss Caroline Sear (Resident Tutor)      

Gibbins     

• Mrs Sue Hale (HsM) 
• Miss Melanie Nolan (Deputy Resident HsM) 
• Mrs Maggie Russell* (Day HsM)

St Cecilia’s

• Mrs Nicky Strange (Acting HsM)    
• Mrs Rose Saunders (Day HsM)
• Ms Jacqueline Phippard (Resident Tutor)

St Prisca’s 

• Mrs Carol Taylor (HsM)
• Mrs Doris Hopwood* (Deputy HsM)
• Mrs Debs Dalley* (Day HsM)
• Mrs Nikki Vosper* (Day HsM)

Wordsworth  

• Mrs Caroline Cochrane (Senior HsM)
• Miss Valeria Barnes (Deputy Resident HsM)
• Mrs Christine Hayes (Day HsM)

Gabriel       

• Mrs Caroline Cochrane (Senior HsM)
• Mrs Christine Hayes (Day HsM)

GAP STUDENTS

• Miss Sophie Gray
• Mr Wen Xing Guo
• Miss Martine van Reeseme

SENIOR MANAGEMENT TEAM

• Dr Helen Wright
• Mrs Nicola Botterill (Deputy Headmistress)
• Mrs Christiane Strudwick (Director of Studies)
• Mrs Sara-Jane Socha (Director of Sixth Form)
• Mr John McCausland (Bursar)

Wider Senior Management Team (above plus)

• Mrs Caroline Cochrane (Senior Housemistress & Director of Pastoral Care)
• Miss Jane Dickson (Duke of Edinburgh Co-ordinator)
• Miss Lilian Leadbetter (Director of Development & Alumnae Relations) 

SCHOOL CHAPLAIN

• Reverend Peter Giles *
• Mrs Elizabeth Giles * (Chaplain’s Assistant)

DIRECTOR OF DEVELOPMENT & ALUMNAE RELATIONS

• Miss Lilian Leadbetter

HEAD OF DAY GIRLS

• Mrs Hilary Malcolm

HEADS OF COMPANY

• Edmund Rich - Mrs Sue Foreman
• Grosstete - Mrs Justine Mackenzie
• Moberly - Mr Peter Liston
• Osmund - Mrs Elizabeth Rothwell
• Poore - Mrs Hilary Malcolm

ACADEMIC YEAR CO-ORDINATOR (UIV - UV Forms)

• Mr Daniel Martin

ALEXANDER TECHNIQUE

• Mrs Philippa Parsons *
• Miss Christine English*
• Miss Maki Quayle*

CAREERS ADVISOR

• Mrs Kirsty Turnbull

CHARITIES CO-ORDINATOR

• Mrs Rose Saunders

DUKE OF EDINBURGH CO-ORDINATOR

• Miss Jane Dickson

EXAMINATIONS OFFICER

• Mr Gerald Clarke*

LIBRARIAN

• Miss Charlotte Smith BA (Northampton), PGDip

MEDICAL CENTRE

• Sister Ann Wells (Senior Medical Centre Nurse)
• Sister Jo Robinson (Assistant Medical Centre Nurse)

OUTDOOR ACTIVITIES CO-ORDINATOR

• Mrs Elizabeth Thompson

TRAVEL AND GUARDIANSHIP CO-ORDINATOR

• Mrs Deb German* 

MARKETING AND ADMISSIONS

• Mrs Christine Fitt (Head of Admissions)
• Mrs Cari Depla* (Head of Marketing & External Affairs)
• Mrs Sarah Pennington* (Admissions Assistant)
• Miss Kelly Prangle (Marketing and Admissions Assistant)

HEADMISTRESS’S OFFICE

• Mrs Michelle Deacon (Headmistress’s PA)
• Ms Fiona Wright (Senior Secretary)
• Mrs Kate Mastin-Lee (Academic Secretary)
• Mrs Linda Radford* (Database Manager)
  
  
  

BURSARY & SUPPORT STAFF

• Mr John McCausland (Bursar)
• Mr Ian Walters (Facilities Manager)
• Mrs Leah Gingham (Finance Manager)
• Mrs Gaynor Brittain (Accounts Clerk)
• Mrs Sue Smith* (Accounts Clerk)
• Mrs Sara Whiteside*(Admin Assistant)

CATERING MANAGEMENT

• Mrs Linda Thomas
• Mrs Dawn Coles (Assistant Catering Manager)

GROUNDS

• Mr Vince Pennock (Head Gardener)

HOUSEKEEPING

• Mrs Janice James* (Housekeeper)
• Mrs Rita Hulme* (Assistant Housekeeper/Uniform Shop)
• Mrs Angela Fish* (Assistant Housekeeper)
• Mrs Pauline Johnson* (Assistant Housekeeper)

MAINTENANCE

• Mr Clive Haines (Supervisor)

SECURITY

• Mr Brett Haines (Security Officer)
• Mr John Aulman (Assistant Security Officer)

COMPUTER SERVICES DEPARTMENT

• Mr Matt Rus (Senior IT Technician)
• Mr Richard Simms (IT Technician)
• Mr David Taylor (Junior IT Technician)