OUR STAFF
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FRENSHAM STAFF 2026-27
SENIOR LEADERS
Ben McCarey
Head - email Ben at head@frensham.org
Roz Doctor
Director of Finance and Operations
Andy Spink
Deputy Head
Nick Oram-Tooley
Deputy Head and Head of Junior School
Amanda McCallum
Director of Education
Giles Rudd
Assistant Head (Progress & Assessment)
Jo Dalziel
Assistant Head (Pastoral, Progress & Behaviour)
Kat Pinnell
Interim Head of Sixth Form
Jack Talman
DSL
Jenny Sullivan
Assistant Head - SENDCO
Louise Moore
Director of IT & Enterprises
Sara Acworth
Director of Marketing, Communications & Admissions
Sian Scullion
Head of Boarding
HEADS OF YEAR
Karen McBride
Pastoral Lead of Years 7, 8 & 9
Clare Esterhuysen
Assistant Pastoral Lead of Years 7, 8 & 9
Tori Edwards
Pastoral Lead Years 10 & 11
Millie Forrest
Assistant Pastoral Lead Years 10 & 11
Pippa Gaut
Head of Year 13
Becky McKellar
Head of Year 12
Jennie Burrows
UCAS Lead
SCHOOL OFFICE
Lou Wheeler
PA to the Head
email Lou
Susie Birdsall
PA to the Support Directors and Head of Governance
email Susie
Julia Black
School Secretary and PA to the Deputy Head & Assistant Head (Pastoral)
email Julia
Mitch Jones
PA to the Director of Education & Academic Assistant Head (Progress & Assessment)
email Mitch
Liv Hannon
Junior School Administrator and PA to the Head of Junior School
Rachel Al-Azzawi
Exams Officer
email Rachel
ADMISSIONS & MARKETING
Sara Acworth
Director of Marketing, Communications & Admissions
Sasha Cowley
Admissions
Jenny Perring
Admissions
Amy Marriott
Social Media
Paris Henton
Marketing & Digital Content Coordinator
Polly Murray
Alumni
email our Admissions Team on admissions@frensham.org
To email any staff member, use the format firstnamelastname@frensham.org
for Ben, use head@frensham.org
JUNIOR SCHOOL
Nick Oram-Tooley
Head of Junior School
Liv Hannon
Junior School Administrator and PA to the Head of Junior School
Meghan Guy
JS Assistant Head of Pastoral & Wellbeing
Jade Lefevre (MAT Leave)
JS Assistant Head of Teaching & Learning
Elana Pickering
Acting JS Assistant Head of Teaching & Learning
Kim Ramelli
Head of Early Years
Sarah-Jayne Thorne
Fireflies Nursery Manager
Kelly Hewitt
Junior School Head of Learning Support
Hannah Fernandes
Junior School Art Teacher
Jon Gilpin
Forest Class Teacher
JUNIOR SCHOOL CLASS TEACHERS
Fireflies Nursery
Amber Barrett
Amelia Patten
Lesley Sigley
Liz Waite
Sarah-Jayne Thorne
Tania Negus
Reception
Kim Ramelli
Lauren Jelley (MAT Leave)
Year 1
Esme Lee
Lauren Jelley (MAT Leave)
Year 2
Clive Esterhuysen
Year 3
Ranjani Ravichandran
Year 4
Kate Middleton
Patrick Ross (MAT Cover)
Sarah Davies
Year 5
Elana Pickering
Sam Wright
Year 6
Katie Wright
Meghan Guy
Forest Class
Jon Gilpin
JUNIOR SCHOOL EARLY YEARS PRACTITIONERS & TEACHING ASSISTANTS
Amy Carter
Debbie Cross
Debbie Hunt
Gemma Matthews
Judith Wallace
Kate Greening
Natasha Smith
To email any staff member, use the format firstnamelastname@frensham.org
BUSINESS & ECONOMICS
Grant Gallacher
Head of Business Studies and Economics, Head of Careers
James McGough
Economics and Business Teacher
COMPUTER SCIENCE & ICT
Karl Byrne
Head of Computing and ICT, Digital Lead
Tim Tester
Head of Creative Digital Media & Esports
CREATIVE ARTS
Brendan Horstead
Head of Creative Arts
Katherine Loudoun
Head of Art
Anna Boon-Arnell
Curriculum Lead Graphics, Photography and Art Teacher
Mary Pedder
Art Technician
Gemma Burns
Head of Design & Technology
Sarah Farr
Curriculum Lead Photography
Amy Marriott
Ceramics Teacher
Neil Martin
Design & Technology Teacher and Technician
Giles Rudd
Design & Technology Teacher, Academic Assistant Head
ENGLISH
Samantha Stuart
Head of English
Alison Bundy
English Teacher
Joe Riley
English Teacher and Subject Lead Film
Kate Forster
Curriculum Lead KS3 English
Zoë Richardson
English Teacher
FILM STUDIES
Joe Riley
Subject Lead Film and English Teacher
GEOGRAPHY
James Bell
Head of Geography
Amanda McCallum
History and Geography Teacher
Karen McBride
Geography, Horizons and PRE Teacher
Will Paskell
Geography and Horizons Teacher
To email any staff member, use the format firstnamelastname@frensham.org
HISTORY & POLITICS
Matt Burns
Head of History
Amanda McCallum
History, and Geography Teacher
Jasmine Cleaver
History and Politics Teacher
Jennie Burrows
History, Global Perspectives and Politics Teacher
Richard Arthur
History and French Teacher
Sophia Colley
History Teacher
HORIZONS/PSHE
Jack Talman
Head of Horizons and PRE Teacher
Karen McBride
Geography, Horizons and PRE Teacher
Will Paskell
Geography and Horizons Teacher
To email any staff member, use the format firstnamelastname@frensham.org
MATHS
Chrissy Rose
Head of Maths
Tamzyn Johnson
2nd in Maths
Daniel Pullen
Maths Teacher
Jack Scullion
Maths and PE Teacher
Katherine Howes
Maths Teacher
Paul Hughes
Maths Teacher
Roma Kalani
Maths Teacher
Sarah Parker
Maths Teacher
MODERN FOREIGN LANGUAGES
Valerie Taylor-Meysonnet
Head of EAL and MFL
Marta Bautista-Cabello
French & Spanish Teacher
Richard Arthur
French and History Teacher
Kate Middleton
MFL and PSHE Teacher
OUTDOOR EDUCATION
Linn Kathenes
Head of Outdoor Education
Matt Brown
Outdoor Education Assistant
Jon Gilpin
Forest Class Teacher
PE & GAMES
Phil Stanway
Director of Sport
Ollie Baker
PE Teacher
Rory Burwood
PE Teacher
Jo Dalziel
PE Teacher
Millie Forrest
PE Teacher
David Lloyd
Sports Coach
Sian Scullion
PE Teacher
Jack Scullion
Maths and PE Teacher
Andy Spink
PE Teacher
To email any staff member, use the format firstnamelastname@frensham.org
PERFORMING ARTS
Kat Pinnell
Director of Performing Arts
Laura Eaton
Head of Music
Rebecca McKellar
Head of Dance
Sam Sugarman
Head of Drama
Lynn Goodburne
Dance Teacher
Claire Karitzis
Dance Teacher (Trainee)
Susie Stevens
Dance Teacher (Trainee)
Clare Esterhuysen
Drama Teacher
Josh Edwards
Music Teacher
Tori Edwards
Music Teacher
PERIPATETIC MUSIC TEACHERS
Adam Jennings
Alex Canadine
Brigitte Subkov
Bryony Rawstron
Claire Carnell
Claire Hasted
Dani May
Dylan Kirk
Jenny Randall
Jenni Harper
Laura Caister
Laurence Hall
Lindsay Dubery
Mandy Morgan
Phil Taylor
Roland Chadwick
Sally Cartwright
Zoe Phillips
PHILOSOPHY, RELIGION & ETHICS (PRE)
Caroline Paterson
Head of PRE
Jack Talman
Head of Horizons and PRE Teacher
Karen McBride
Geography and PRE Teacher
PSYCHOLOGY & SOCIOLOGY
Paul Sogaard
Head of Psychology & Sociology
To email any staff member, use the format firstnamelastname@frensham.org
SCIENCE
Nick Boon-Arnell
Head of Science
Holly Thompson
Head of Physics
Andrew Ellison
Science Teacher
Charlie Douglass
Science Teacher
Jeff Loomis
Science Teacher
Pippa Gaut
Science Teacher
Richard Jones
Curriculum Lead Chemistry
Janette Wiggs
Senior Science Technician
Amy Norman
Science Technician
LEARNING SUPPORT
Jenny Sullivan
Assistant Head - SENDCO
Kelly Hewitt
Junior School Head of Learning Support
Angharad Bullock
PA to the Assistant Head - SENDCO
Amy Thomas
Senior School 1:1 HLTA
Elizabeth Lapworth
Senior School 1:1 HLTA
Jenny Street
Senior School 1:1 HLTA
Julia Harrison
Senior School 1:1 HLTA
Karen Noble
Senior School 1:1 HLTA
Lindsay Morrison
Learning Support Teacher
Sarah Parker
Learning Support Teacher
VISITING TUTORS
Clare Brown (FH Named Specialist Teacher Assessor)
Sally Lowndes
Lindsay Morrison
Alice Muddiman
Sarah Parker
HEALTH CENTRE
healthcentre@frensham.org
Carys Willman, RN
Senior School Nurse
Debbie Huddleson, RN
School Nurse
Zoe Lightfoot RN
School Nurse
Lucy Owen
School Counsellor
Sasan Dowlatshahi
School Counsellor
Dr. Steve Scott-Perry
Medical Officer (visiting)
To email the health centre, please use healthcentre@frensham.org
BOARDING STAFF
Sian Owens
Head of Boarding
Hamilton House (Years 7 to 9)
Lynn Goodburne: Head of Hamilton House
Kate Greening: Interim Deputy Head of Hamilton House and House Parent
Hector Walker: Graduate Student
Main House (Years 10 & 11)
Jack Scullion: Head of Main House
Jon Gilpin: Deputy Head of Main House (MAT Cover)
Lauren Jelley: Deputy Head of Main House (MAT Leave)
Debbie Hunt: House Parent
Roberts House (Sixth Form)
Will Paskell: Head of Roberts House
David Lloyd: Deputy Head of Roberts House
Colette Hill: House Parent
HOUSEKEEPING
Amy Lee
Head of Housekeeping and Acting Estates Manager
ESTATES
Amy Lee
Acting Estates Manager and Head of Housekeeping
Mark Blyth
Maintenance Assistant
Richard Castine
Maintenance Assistant
Tristan Petch
Acting Deputy Estates Manager and Caretaker
To email any staff member, use the format firstnamelastname@frensham.org
SUPPORT STAFF
Rachel Goddard
Payroll Manager / Enterprises Finance
Jasmine Lee
Accounts Apprentice
Ruby Kwok
Accounts Payable
Sarah Pridmore
Accounts - Fees
Hilary Bannister
HUB Supervisor
Justin Sutton
Theatre Manager
Helen Tuffin
Theatre Technician
Ruth Wilde
Resources, Reprographics and Transport
Mark Dixon
IT Technician
Caroline Eaton
Data Administrator
Noel Rasmussen
Librarian
Sally Vivian
Music School Secretary
Jane Porter
Receptionist
Tamsin Paola
Receptionist
Laura Bell
Receptionist