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Still Learning. Celebrating 50 years of St James. Find out more.

Our Team

Senior Staff


Headmaster
Rick Clarke BA (Hons) PGCE


Deputy Headteacher
Virginie Quartier BA GLSE (Belgium)


Assistant Headmaster
David Hipshon BA (Hons) MPhil (Cantab) PhD PGCE – History


Assistant Headmaster Pastoral
James Johnson BSc (Hons) PGCE – Science


Designated Safeguarding Lead
Lorraine Soares MSc (Hons) PGCE – Head of Science


Head of Sixth Form
Nic Lempriere MA PGCE – English


Bursar
Monika Balazsova


Assistant Head Operations and Co-Curricular, Community Engagement Co-ordinator
Aidan Coburn MA (Cantab), MMus, MPerf, GDL – Music


Head of English, Senior Teacher
Victoria Reid BA (Hons), PGCE, MA – English


Head of Lower School – Years 7 & 8
Adam Atkinson Young BA (Hons), CertEd, MA – Design & Technology


Head of Year 9
Victoria Howard-Andrews Bsc – Head of PSHE


Head of Year 10
William Jeffreys BA – Physical Education


Head of Year 11
Christopher Hitchcock BA (Hons) PGCE – Physical Education


 

Academic Staff


Bushra Ahmed BA English – English


Angela Boot-Handford BSc PGCE QTS – Biology


Simon Breed – PGCE English, BA (Hons) English – English


Frank Byrne BEng (Hons) PGCE – Head of Physics


Andrew Camichel – QTS Drama MA – Head of Drama


Anne-Helene Choimet BA (France) PGCE MFL – French


Wesley Davies BEd (South Africa) – Physical Education


Mathew Demmer BSc (Hons) PGCE (South Africa) QTS – Chemistry


Georgios Emmanouil – Degree – History and Archeology – Head of Classics (Maternity Cover)


Conor Gallagher BSc (Hons) QTS – Head of Biology


Dr Rishi Handa BSc (Hons), PGCE, MA, PhD – Sanskrit, Religious Studies


Jacob Keet – PGCE, MA (Hons) Arabic and Modern History – History


Muhammed Shuaib Khalid – BSc, PGCE – Psychology, Careers and Work Experience Co-ordinator


Mariam Khanna Samirova BA, PGCE – Head of Media Studies


Justin La Frenais BSc (Hons) PGCE – Head of Geography


 

Jonathan Mawer BA (Hons) PGCE – Head of History


Stevie Mitchell BA (Hons) MA QTS – Head of Mathematics


Paolo Militello MA – Spanish – Head of MFL


Frances Montgomerie MA (Cantab) MA (Hons) – Geography


Michael Muhammad – BA (Hons) Business Studies – Head of Economics


Kiran Nahal – PGCE, BSc (Hons) Business Computing – Head of Computing


Chenthuran Rajgobal BSc PGCE – Mathematics


Mark Saunders BA HND (Art & Design) – Art


Chrysoula Stavrianoudaki – MA Psycholinguistics QTS – Head of Classics


Biljana Stevanovic – PGCE Mathematics – Mathematics


Tammy Taylor BA – Librarian


Nigel Tomlinson – MA PGCE – Art, Design and Technology, Outdoor Pursuits


Ben Wassell BSc (Hons) GTTP – Director of Sport and Physical Education


Benjamin Westbrook-Burr BSc – Physical Education


Sandra Williams BEd – Head of Business Studies


Carlene Williams-Harvey BSc – Mathematics


 

Learning Support

 

Sarah-Jane Hipshon BA (Hons) Lit (Open) – SENDCo


Verjiniya Ayyappan


Christine Davies


Angela Dempster


Angela Hall


Lesley Munro


Clare Wassell

 

Modern Foreign Languages

Andrea Paola Galindo Lopez – Spanish Languages Assistant

 

Non-Teaching Staff

Kully Dhindsa – Executive Assistant to the Headmaster


Lisa Canderton – Executive Assistant to Deputy Headteacher


Jessica Bacon – Receptionist

Reshma Kanani – Receptionist

Timothy Paul – Receptionist


Susan Harman BSc RN, Advanced Nurse Practitioner – School Nurse


Annette Door BA (Hons) MSc UKCP MBACP MUPCA – School Counsellor


 

Estates Team

Andrew Sivyer – Estates Manager


Nicholas Freddino – Senior Caretaker


Mark Freddino – Caretaker


Julian Rodriguez – Caretaker


Darren Smith – Caretaker


David Tatnell – Groundsman

 

Marketing, Admissions & Events Team

Sabrina Moutarde – Head of Marketing, St James Schools


James Lilley – Marketing Intern


Hermione Scoones – Marketing & Events Executive


Rebecca Tocknell – Registrar

 

Ruth Farrey – Examinations Officer


Stephanie Morgan – Senior Science Technician


Isabella Hughes – Art, Design and Technology Technician


Lorraine Soares – Designated Safeguarding Lead


 

Deputy Safeguarding Leads

James Johnson


Victoria Howard-Andrews


Susan Harman


Sarah Jane Hipshon

 


Gillian Richards -External Events Manager

Claire Bullen- School Fees Officer


Robert Grant -Sixth Form Cover Supervisor / School Staff Instructor (CCF)/Educational Visits Coordinator


IT Support

Nevena Khediri – Head of IT


Ty Collins – IT Infrastructure Manager


James Hall – IT Engineer


Fulton Ashworth – IT Apprentice

 


Holroyde Howe – Catering


 

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