Staff
Our staff - from inspiring teachers to dedicated support staff - are integral to the success of St John's.
Academic Staff
The Head
Mrs R C Cole BSc MBA
Deputy Head
Dr E R Laurie BSc MSc
Deputy Head (Academic)
Mr W Turner BA
Deputy Head (Director of Studies)
Mrs R E P Evans BSc
Art
Mrs K L Burrett BA*
Miss S L Emblem BA
Mrs N Dewhurst MA
Classics
Mrs J V Lane BA*
Mr O E P Barber BA
Miss H Bradley MA
Mr N J I H Burns BA
Computer Science
Mr A G Smith BSc*
Mr T H Davies MPhys
Mr M Rogers BSc
Design and Engineering
Mr S A Tarrant MA*
Mr A Bass BEd
Mr A T F Blumfield BSc
Mr A D Mooney BEd
Drama
Mr J R Garbett BA*
Ms E D Thyne (Theatre Manager)
Miss E A J Tiller BA
Miss F J Toloczko BA
Mrs K F Walsh-Jones BA
Economics and Business
Mr J P D Powell (Head of Economics) MSc BA*
Ms L Pedret (Head of Business) BA*
Mr J B Kidd MA
Mr A P Mogford MA
Miss L-E W Moors MA
English
Miss K M Symes-Thompson BA MA*
Miss E Ball BA
Mrs H E Hunter BA
Mr N Johnston-Jones BA
Mr J C P Kelway MA
Mr A P King BA FSA (Scot)
Dr E R J Pritchett PhD MEd BA
Miss E A J Tiller BA
Mrs J L Vinsen Tell BA
Mrs R M Williams BA
Geography
Mr T Howell BA*
Miss J Clarkson MA
Mr S Hughes BA
Dr E R Laurie BSc MSc
Mrs A D Rawlings MCGI BSc
Government & Politics
Mr J A Thomas MSc*
Mr J D Pepper BA
Mr M A Sartorius BA MSc
Mr N T Whitmore MA
History
Mr R A Ross BA*
Miss D Dixon BA House
Mr R Goorts PhD MA
Miss G N Lawes BA
Mr J D Pepper BA
Mr M A Sartorius BA Msc
Mr N T Whitmore MA
Mathematics
Miss F M C Hyde (Acting) BEng*
Mr G C Bennett (Deputy) BA BSc
Mr M W Bawden MA
Mr S H Blatch BSc Mobile
Mr L C Bruggemann BSc
Mrs D J Burgess BSc
Mr A T Debney BSc
Mrs R E P Evans BSc
Mrs L J Parker BA
Mr L P Rao MA
Miss H F Rowell BSc
Miss S C Westerby-Jones BA
Modern Foreign Languages
Miss L C M Elliott (Head of MFL) MA*
Mrs T Bateson (Head of German) MA
Mrs N Byrne (Head of French) MA*
Mr O E P Barber BA
Miss E Gaioni BA
Mr G D Hicks BA
Miss J C Michael BA
Mr W T Morgan BA
Mrs A M Moore (French Assistant) BA
Mrs J H Moriya BA
Mr W Turner BA
Mr P W Wright BA
Music
Mr O J White (Performing Arts) PGDip BA*
Mrs I O M Morgan PGDip BA*
Mrs A Anderson BA
Mr A N Goodwin BA
Mr J-P G Sutcliffe (Music Technology) BMus
Psychology
Mr T A Parry (OJ) BSc MSc (Acting) *
Mr O R Cross BSc
Mr A Eberlin MSc
Politics
Mr J A Thomas
Mr J D Pepper
Mr M A Sartorius
Mr N T Whitmore
Religious Studies
Mrs C N Handzel BA*
Mr R J Harvey BA
Mr O J Metcalfe (OJ) BA
Revd C M Moloney BA MA
Sciences
Dr P Reilly BSc MA PhD*
Mrs C Edwards (Deputy) BSc
Biology
Mrs A Abbott MA*
Mrs F M Durrant BSc
Dr C R Fellows BSc PhD
Mrs C L Moon BSc
Mr T A Parry (OJ) BSc MSc
Dr P Reilly BSc MA PhD
Chemistry
Mr J E L Coote MSc MChem*
Mr J H Davies MSc
Mr D J Evans BSc MA
Mr A D Hoyland MChem
Dr T R Leonard MSc PhD
Physics
Dr R J Bastin PhD MSc*
Dr S J Chalk BSc PhD
Mr T H Davies MPhys
Mr A B Gale BSc CPhys MInstP
Mr A D Hoyland MChem
Miss E G Ferguson (Fellow) BA ME
Mr M Rogers BSc
Sports Science
Mr I W White BSc*
Mrs A Evans BA MSC
Miss L E Hems BSc
Mr C J T Holland BSc
Mr G D James BSc
Learning Development
Mrs J H Chaddock BA Dip (SpLD)*
Ms B C Carter BSc
Mrs L S Culm MA BEd Dip (SpLD)
Mrs B Davies BSc MA
Mrs J H Moriya BA
Library
Mrs H C Ascough, Learning Resources Manager*
Mrs S J Jayesinghe, Learning Resources Assistant
Mrs S Todd, School Archivist
Lower School Academic
Mrs H Thaxton, Lower School Resident Boarding Parent
*denotes Head of Department
Support Staff
PAs and Reception
Miss L C Marriott, PA to The Head*
Miss L A Finnigan, Receptionist (PM)
Mrs L F Mott, PA to Deputy Heads
Miss S J Naughten, PA
Mrs A Winsor, Receptionist (AM)
Administration
Mrs S A Hunt, MIS Manager and Educational Visits Co-ordinator*
Mrs R M Richardson, Administrative Assistant - Database
Catering
Ms J E Evans, Catering Manager*
Mr T Adlington, Catering Porter
Mr R Antunes, Sous Chef
Mr G R I Baxter, Chef de Partie
Mr G Beauchamp, Head Chef
Miss L A Bruce, Catering Assistant
Mr K R Cooper, Pastry Chef
Mr A Deberling, Catering Assistant
Ms A J Di Talamo, Assistant Catering Manager - Hospitality
Mr S D Dunk, Catering Porter
Mr S Favio, Catering Porter
Mr T Gatford, Catering Porter
Miss C L T Holland, Front of House Supervisor
Miss V Laczi, Catering Assistant
Mrs S M Lait, Chef de Partie
Ms O Novicka, Catering Assistant
Mrs Emma Phillips, Catering Assistant
Mr D G Selyem, Catering Porter
Mr B X Szijjarto, Catering Porter
Mr E J A Tait, Chef de Partie
Mr C Vilagosi, Catering Porter
Mrs G Wills, Salad Chef
Mr J K Wilson, Kitchen Porter
Miss J White, Catering Assistant
CCF
Mr S R Vine, School Staff Instructor (CCF)
Drama
Ms E D Thyne, Theatre Manager
Estates
Mr W O Nash, Estates Director*
Mrs J E Chitty, Estates Administrator
Mr C Freeman, Maintenance Assistant
Mr B Shehu, Chargehand
Mr T X Woolveridge, Estates Manager
Exams
Mrs S X Thompson, Examinations Administrator
Finance
Mrs S E Holwell, Finance Director*
Mrs L Jenkins, Accounts Assistant - Fees
Mrs D C Lawton, Purchasing Coordinator
Mrs J Leggatt, Accounts Manager
Mrs S R Pople, Accounts Assistant (Purchasing)
Mrs L M Sharpe, PA to Finance Director
Mrs R A E Taylor, Financial Controller
Graduate Assistants
Mr J S Bannister, Graduate Assistant
Mr M E Davies, Graduate Assistant
Mr T A Gardner, Graduate Assistant
Miss H Lafferty, Graduate Assistant
Health Centre
Ms S P J Newing, Nurse Manager*
Mrs N Kennesion, School Counsellor
Mrs S K Lockwood, School Nurse
Mrs E Maynard, School Nurse
HR
Mrs C Goble, HR Manager*
Mrs K L Perkins, HR Officer
Mrs A Simmonds, HR Assistant - L&D
Mrs N J Duggans, HR and Compliance Assistant
IT
Mr J A Sawers, IT Network Manager*
Mr J A Brookes, Senior IT Technician
Mr R A S Burnett, AV Technician
Learning Development
Miss M A Thickitt, Learning Development Administrator
Lower School
Mrs A J Freeman, Lower School Matron
Mrs M L Grasty, Lower School Administrative Assistant/Receptionist
Marketing, Development and Admissions
Mrs P J Crosthwaite, Director of Marketing and Communications*
Mrs A R Kearney, Director of External Relations*
Mrs N M Edwards, Development Officer
Mrs Y P Littlewood, Assistant Admissions Registrar
Miss C M Pullen, Marketing Executive
Mrs S A Stuart, Admissions Registrar*
Mrs L J Tredwell, Database Administrator
Matrons
Mrs R Cooper-Smith, Day House Matron - Monty
Ms G Hillman, Day House Matron - Surrey
Ms L O Monroe, Boarding House Matron - Gloucester
Mrs J Mountford, Boarding House Matron - East
Mrs A B O'Keeffe, Boarding House Matron - West
Mrs J R Sainsbury, Day House Matron - Churchill
Mrs T Smallbone, Day House Matron- Haslewood
Mrs N Webb, Day House Matron - North
Mrs K Young, Boarding House Matron - South
MFL
Mrs A N Moore, Foreign Language Assistant
Mrs S Lecointre, Spanish Language Assistant Music
Mrs S L Turner, Music Administrator
Operations/Compliance
Mrs C J Robinson, Operations and Compliance Director*
Mrs S R Graham, Secretary to the Council & Compliance Officer
Operations
Mrs C L Upfold, Operations Manager*
Miss J L Baguley, Lettings Co-ordinator
Mrs M A Cox, Transport Manager
Mr M J Dee, Site Supervisor
Mr M A Eddison, Assistant Site Supervisor
Mr R J Elcome, Minibus Driver
Mr J T Foster, Minibus Driver
Mr G E Hall, Assistant Site Supervisor
Mr R J Hengoed, Site Supervisor
Mrs L Kirton-Vaughan, Laundry Supervisor
Mr C Maughan, Minibus Driver
Mr I R Morley, Lead Minibus Driver
Mr V Payne, Assistant Site Supervisor
Mr J Potts, Minibus Driver
Mrs V J Upton, Operations Assistant
Mr R G Young, Minibus Driver
Reprographics
Mr C P Williams, Document Manager*
Mr D Pemberton, Reprographics Technician
Sports
Mrs J D Turner, Administration Assistant - Sports
Mr W O Marshall, Sports Assistant
Technicians
Mrs Y S Cypher, Assistant Science Technician
Mrs S Foster-Baptiste, Physics Technician
Mrs A R Gambel, Biology Technician
Mr P Glyn, Chemistry Technician
Mrs S J Jones, Art Technician
Miss G X Mauri, D&E Technician
Mrs L A Sperrin, Biology Technician