Wycombe Abbey
an independent boarding school for girls 11-18
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Staff List

  

Senior Management Team

Headmistress Mrs C Hall MA (Oxon)
Deputy Head Mrs R Tear BSc (Exeter) PGCE (London)
Senior Housemistress Mrs E C Best BA (Exeter)
Director of Studies Dr G Moodie MA (Otago, New Zealand) PhD (Bristol)
School Bursar and
Clerk to the Council
Mr J C O Luke CBE BSc (London)
Development Director Mrs B M Armitage MInstF
Director of Admissions Miss R M Corderoy BA (Exeter) PGCE (Manchester)


Pastoral Staff

Senior Pastoral Team

Senior Housemistress Mrs E C Best BA (Exeter)
Chaplain Revd. Jane Chaffey MA (Oxon) BA (Durham)
Butler Housemistress Mrs A Buxadé del Tronco BA (Southampton) PGCE (Belfast)
Rubens Housemistress Miss I Collier MEd (Manchester)
Airlie Housemistress Mrs P Harrison CertEd (Liverpool)
Shelburne Housemistress Mrs S Jenkins CertEd (W. Mid) DipEd (Reading) CPP (Roehampton)
Barry Housemistress Dr L Jones BA PGCE (London) DPhil (Oxford) CPP (Roehampton)
Wendover Housemistress Miss S B Lafford BSc (Bristol) PGCE (London)
Campbell Housemistress Mrs V Langen BA (Johannesburg) BA Ed (Johannesburg)
Cloister Housemistress Mrs V Ludwick BA (Dunelm) Maîtrise d'anglais & DEA (Limoges) PGCE (Exeter)
Pitt Housemistress Mrs E Peers BA PGCE (Liverpool)
Junior House Housemistress Mrs S Stevens-Wood BSc PGCE (Manchester)
Head of Sixth Form and Clarence Miss K Fox MA (Cantab)

Clarence Senior Academic Tutors

Miss A Wallace MA MPhil (Cantab) PGCE (Oxon)

Dr A Yuasa BA (Oxon) PhD (Reading) PGCE (Cantab)
Cloister Assistant Housemistress Miss L Aherne BA (Oxon) PGCE (Exeter)
Junior House Assistant Housemistresses

Mrs R Storer BA BEd (Monash)

Ms J Moffat
Clarence Administrative Manager Mrs S Gough
Matrons

Pitt   

Mrs C Howe

Rubens 

Mrs J Dennis

Airlie 

Mrs C MacDonald

Barry/Senior Matron 

Miss J Vincent

Butler 

Miss K Saunders CPP (Roehampton)

Campbell 

Miss N Smyth

Cloister 

Mrs S Robins

Shelburne 

Mrs H Reid

Wendover 

Miss A Bevis

Junior House 

Miss E Suto
Resident Teaching Tutors

Clarence 

Mrs S Jones BSc (Dunelm) PGCE (Oxon)

Campbell 

Miss M Cappie BA (Leeds) PGCE (Leeds)
Resident Tutors Miss J Burrows MA BA (Nottingham)
Miss K Clark MA (Edinburgh)
Miss E Kuhlmey MA (Edinburgh)
Miss S Hetherington BA (Northumbria)
Miss B Martin MA BA (Durham)
Miss L Moffat BA (Cantab)
Miss K Piggott BA (Durham)
Miss E Purkhardt BA (Cantab)
Miss A Ridding BSc (Bath)
Miss C Sweet BA (Exeter)
Miss E Szanto BA (Oxon)
Medical Staff Sister S Schulz RGN
Nurse R Meyer
Nurse M Gladman RGN*
Nurse D Hoare RGN*
Nurse S Ratcliffe RGN*
Visiting School Doctors Dr F Carter MB BS DRCOG
Dr A Hameed MB ChB BSc


Academic Staff

Senior Curriculum Team

Deputy Head Mrs R Tear BSc (Exeter) PGCE (London)
Director of Studies Mr G Moodie MA (Otago, New Zealand) PhD (Bristol)
Director of Higher Education and Careers Miss E Boswell MA (Oxon) PGCE Roehampton
Director of Admissions Miss R M Corderoy BA (Exeter) PGCE (Manchester)
Head of Sixth Form and Clarence Miss K Fox MA (Cantab)
Head of Science Mrs S Jones BSc (Dunelm) PGCE (Oxon)
Director of Sport Miss R A Keens BEd (IM Marsh College of PE Liverpool)
Head of Examinations Mrs M R Page BSc PGCE
Director of ICT Mr A Pawlowicz

Year Heads

Sixth Form Miss K Fox MA (Cantab)
Lower Sixth Mrs S Mason BA (London) PGCE (Oxon)
Fifth Form Dr S Tullis BA DPhil (Oxon) PGCE (Oxon) MLitt (St Andrews)
Lower Fifth Miss L Broderick BSc (Staffs) PGCE (Loughborough)
Fourth Form Mrs S Harvey MA (Edinburgh) PGCE (Cantab)
Lower Fourth Mrs U Penwill BA (Stellenbosch) BA HDE (Cape Town)
Upper Third Mrs Vervoorst BA (Falmouth) PGCE (Roehampton)

Academic Departments

English

Acting Head of Department 

Mrs C Addison BA (Nottingham) PGCE (Cantab)

Mr M Dalton BA (UCL) PGCE (London)

Mrs S Mason BA (London) PGCE (Oxon)
Mrs J Potaka-Osborne BA (Wellington) Dip Ed (NSW)
Mr T Smith BA (Cantab) GTP (e-Qualitas)
Miss C Stapleton PGCE (Nottingham)
Mathematics

Head of Department 

Mrs H Warnick BA (Oxon) PGCE (West Sussex)
Mrs G Compton BA PGCE (Oxford Brookes)
Mrs M R Page BSc PGCE (Reading)
Mrs U Penwill BA (Stellenbosch) BA HDE (Cape Town)
Dr I Wallwork MSc PhD (Birmingham) PGCE (Goldsmiths)
Mrs P Harrison CertEd (Liverpool)
Mrs S A Harbour BSc, MSc (UCL) PGCE (Kings)*
Mrs J Staddon BSc (York) PGCE (KCL)*
Dr S Mirza BSc PHD (Royal Holloway) PGCE (Oxon)
Science

Head of Department and
Head of Physics 

Mrs S Jones BSc (Dunelm) PGCE (Oxon)

Physics 

Dr R J Dawber BA MA (Cantab) PGCE (Oxon) MSc DPhil (Sussex)

Physics 

Mr M Welch MEng, BA (Cantab) PGCE (Nottingham)

Physics 

Mrs S McGeehan BSc (Glasgow) PGCE (Jordan Hill College)*

Physics, Chemistry 

Mrs P J Weeks BSc (East Anglia) MSc (Newcastle) PGCE (Exeter)*

Head of Chemistry 

Mrs Z Edwards BSc (St Andrews) PGCE (Durham)

Chemistry  

Dr F Benfield DPhil (Oxon) BSc (Edinburgh)

Chemistry 

Dr S George BSc MSc (Madras) PhD (St Andrews) PGCE (Brunel)

Chemistry 

Dr J E Saba BSc (Aberdeen) PhD (Leeds) PGCE (Leeds)

Chemistry 

Mrs R Tear BSc (Exeter) PGCE(London)

Chemistry 

Mrs J V Kenny BSc (Oxford Brookes) PGCE (Oxon)*

Head of Biology 

Mr M Whiteley BA (Cantab) PGCE (Canterbury)

Biology 

Miss E Hirst BSC (Bath) PGCE (Bath)

Biology 

Mrs S M Wright BSc (UMIST) PGCE (Cantab)

Biology 

Miss S B Lafford BSc (Bristol) PGCE (London)

Biology 

Mrs S Stevens-Wood BSc PGCE (Manchester)

Biology 

Mrs H Poole BSc (Cardiff) PGCE (Bristol)*

Biology 

Dr D Hudson BSc (Dunelm) PGCE (Sheffield) PhD (Dunelm) Cert SpLD
Modern Languages

Head of Department and Head of French 

Miss S Landsmann Licence d'anglais (La Sorbonne Nouvelle) PGCE (Reading)

Spanish 

Mrs G Christian BA (Cantabria)

French, Spanish 

Mrs J M Goddard BA (Bristol) PGCE (Cantab)

Head of Spanish 

Miss L Orr BA (Heriot-Watt) PGCE (Queens)

French 

Mrs A P Routh MA (Edinburgh) PGCE (Dunelm)

Head of German, French 

Mrs N Wase MA (Cantab) MSc (UCL) PGCE (Oxford Brookes)

Mandarin 

Mrs X Zhang BA (Shanghai)

Spanish 

Mrs A Buxadé del Tronco BA (Southampton) PGCE (Belfast)

French, Spanish 

Mrs V Ludwick BA (Dunelm) Maîtrise d'anglais & DEA (Limoges) PGCE (Exeter)

French 

Mrs C Shebbeare BA (Exeter) PGCE (Maitrise)*

Russian 

Mrs N Ainsworth BA (Magnitogorsk) DipEd*

French Assistant 

Mrs E Earnshaw Licence d'enseignement ès Lettres (Nancy)*

Spanish Assistant 

Mrs E Cooke TEFL

French Assistant 

Mrs E Earnshaw Licence d'enseignement ès Lettres (Nancy)*

French Assistant 

Mrs S Harris BTS (Toulouse)*

Mandarin 

Mrs N Heslop*

German Assistant 

Mrs K Keating BA CertEd (Oxford Brookes)*

Mandarin, Cantonese 

Ms E Lee BSc (Brunel) PGCE (Brunel)*

Italian 

Mrs A Perry BA (Bristol)*

Japanese 

Mrs N Squires BA (Seisen)*

Mandarin 

Mrs S Wu BA (Fu Jen)*
Classics

Head of Department 

Miss S-L Lui BA (Oxon) PGCE (Cantab)

Latin, Greek 

Mrs A Baker MA (Cantab) PGCE (London Institute of Education)

Latin, Greek 

Mrs S Harvey MA (Edinburgh) PGCE (Cantab)

Latin, Greek 

Miss A Welch MA (Cantab) PGCE (London) Latin, Greek

Latin, Greek 

Dr G Moodie MA (Otago, New Zealand) PhD (Bristol)
Geography

Head of Department 

Mrs E King BSc (Lancaster) PGCE (Cantab)
Miss L Aherne BA (Oxon) PGCE (Exeter)
Dr L Jones BA PGCE (London) DPhil (Oxford)
History and Government and Politics

Head of Department 

Mrs C Sherwood MA (Cantab) PGCE (Bristol)

History 

Mrs G Evans BA (Cardiff) PGCE (Cardiff)

History 

Mrs C Kwiatkowski MA (Edinburgh) MA (London)

History 

Dr S Tullis BA DPhil (Oxon) PGCE (Oxon) MLitt (St Andrews)

History, Government and   Politics 

Dr E Lorimer MA DPhil (Oxon) PGCE (Bristol)

History 

Mrs V Langen BA (Johannesburg) BA Ed (Johannesburg)

History, Government & Politics 

Mrs E Peers BA PGCE (Liverpool)

History 

Miss A Wallace MA MPhil (Cantab) PGCE (Oxon)
History of Art

Head of Department 

Mrs C Kwiatkowski MA (Edinburgh) MA (London)
Religious Studies

Head of Department 

Mrs A Khan MA PGCE (Oxon)

Mr J Franks BA (Cantab) GTP (e-Qualitas)
Mrs K J Kuhlmey BA AKC (London) PGCE (Cantab)
Miss E Boswell MA (Oxon) PGCE (Roehampton)
Miss K Fox MA (Cantab)
Economics

Head of Department 

Mrs K J Firman BSc (Bristol) MSc (UCL)
Miss L Aherne BA (Oxon) PGCE (Exeter)
Critical Thinking

Co-ordinator 

Mr J Franks BA (Cantab)

Miss E Boswell MA (Oxon) PGCE (Roehampton)
Mrs P Harrison CertEd (Liverpool)
Miss K Fox MA (Cantab)
Dr G Moodie MA (Otago, New Zealand) PhD (Bristol)
Information Technology

Head of Department   

Mr A Porter BSc PGCE (East Anglia) MA (Reading) MBCS
Mrs L Stringer BSc (East Anglia) PGCE (Leeds)
Art, Design and Technology

Head of Department 

Miss F Clark BA (London) (PGCE (London)

i/c Design and Technology 

Mr K Rowbottom BA (Manchester) MDes RCA (Royal College of Arts)

Art & Ceramics 

Mrs F Vervoorst BA (Falmouth) PGCE (Roehampton)

Photography 

Miss J Martindale CertEd (Bedford CPE)

Cookery 

Mrs C D Symington C&G Prof. Cookery Cert BCC Teaching Cert (East Berkshire)*
Psychology

i/c Department 

Mrs V Langen BA (Johannesburg) BA Ed (South Africa)
Miss E Hirst BSC (Bath) PGCE (Bath)
Drama

Head of Department 

Miss C Livesey BEd (Cantab) AGSM (Guildhall)

Mrs C Howe BA (Hull) PGCE (London)
Miss P Fry BA (Exeter) Dip LAMDA*
Mrs D Heaford LLAM
Mrs K Thorpe LLAM (London)*
Music

Acting Director of Music, Oboe 

Miss S McClure BMus (Wales) MA (B'ham Conservatoire) FTCL PGCE (Reading)

Acting Assistant Director of   Music, Piano, Organ 

Mr P Jeanes BMus (London) FRSA

Head of Strings, viola, violin 

Mr N Hadwen GMus RNCM

Clarinet, Saxophone 

Mr D Ledingham DipTCL(Performer)

Piano, Organ 

Mr N Robinson LRAM

Flute, Piano 

Dr A Yuasa BA (Oxon) PhD (Reading) PGCE (Cantab)

Singing 

Mr C Adams BA LRAM*

Piano 

Mr D Alexander BMus Dip RCM*

Piano 

Mrs M Bilic ABRSM PGCE*

French Horn 

Mr A Copus LRAM ABRSM*

Violin 

Mrs E Chapman BMus (Royal Holloway) PGDip (Birmingham Conservatoire)*

Alexander Technique 

Mrs P Dizon BA (East Anglia)

Singing 

Miss J Edworthy GMusRNCM*

Bassoon, Piano 

Mr C Fairbairn ARAM LRAM ARCM CEd*

Piano 

Dr A Flood BA MMus ARCO*

Oboe 

Mrs D Goodyer GGSM Post Dip Orchestral Training*

Guitar 

Miss D Haeck BA*

Singing 

Mr R Halton BA PDVT(GSMD)*

Cello 

Ms N Harries AGSM Cert ASSGSM*

Flute 

Miss J Harris PPRNCM GMusRNCM*

Double Bass 

Miss L Heath BMus RCM PGDip RCM*

Piano 

Mr D Hill BMus*

Violin 

Dr L James BA PhD ARCM*

Harp 

Mrs S Kawalec BMus LRAM*

Piano 

Mr J Lenehan ARCM*

Flute 

Mrs J D Lloyd BA PostDip GSMD*

Singing 

Ms C Miller BALLB BMus*

Recorder 

Mrs R Moss DipRCM*

 Saxophone 

Mr P Nathaniel GGSM ALCM* 

Piano 

Mr D H V Petter BA LRAM*

Piano

Mr D Richard BMus 1st prize Cons. Paris*

Percussion 

Mr S Roberts BA (Middlesex)* percussion

Singing 

Mrs G Ross BMus CertEd (Cardiff)*

Violin, Viola 

Miss G Satchwell DipMusEd RSAM ARCM*

Singing 

Miss K Swift BMus*
Physical Education

Director of Sport 

Miss R A Keens BEd (IM Marsh College of PE Liverpool)

Head of Physical Education 

Miss K Bennett MSc BSC (Loughborough)

Miss L Broderick BSc (Staffs) PGCE (Loughborough)

Miss M Cappie BA (Leeds) PGCE (Leeds)
Mrs F Hermsen BSc (Gloucestershire) PGCE (Exeter)
Miss J Martindale CertEd (Bedford CPE)
Mrs J Village BEd (Bedford)
Mrs S Jenkins CertEd (West Midlands) DipEd (Reading) CPP (Roehampton)

Ballet 

Ms C Barker BA(Leicester) Teaching Certificate (The Royal Academy of Dancing)*

Tennis 

Ms K Brown LTA Professional Tennis Coach*

Tennis 

Mr P Delgado LTA Professional Tennis Coach (CCA)*

Tennis 

Mrs A Denly LTA Professional Tennis Coach*

Senshu Judo 

Mr M Edmonds 1st Dan Black Belt, British Judo Association Club Coach*

Kickboxing 

Mr P Edwards 6th Dan Master of Kickboxing, National Coach*

Squash 

Mr S Handley Professional Squash Coach* squash

Karate 

Mr M Harris 4th Dan Black Belt of Higashi*

Tennis 

Mr C Holland LTA Professional Tennis Coach (Licensed Level 3) DipEd*

Ballet Pianist 

Mrs J Hutchins ARCM*

Golf 

Mr S Lowry PGA Professional*

Fencing 

Prof. J Maynard Professor of Fencing*

Trampolining 

Mrs C Mainwaring British Gymnastics Advanced Trampolining Coach Level 3*

Tennis 

Mr A Nealon BA (Kingston) LTA Professional Coach (CCA)* tennis

Judo 

Miss L Scarlett 3rd Dan Black Belt, British Judo Association Senior Club Coach*

Tap 

 Miss K Smith AISTD*

Gymnastics 

Miss L Timmins BSc Hons (Loughborough)*

Senior Tennis Coach 

Miss K Turton LTA Professional Tennis Coach*

Squash 

Mrs A White SRA Squash Coach*

Pilates 

Mrs J Wingham BEd (Carnegie)*
General Studies

Co-ordinator 

Dr G Moodie MA (Otago, New Zealand) PhD (Bristol)
Miss E Boswell MA (Oxon) PGCE (Roehampton)
Revd. Jane Chaffey MA (Oxon) BA (Durham)
Miss K Fox MA BA (Cantab)
Dr L Jones BA PGCE (London) DPhil (Oxford) CPP (Roehampton)
Mrs E King BSc (Lancaster) PGCE (Cantab)
Mrs C Kwiatkowski MA (Edinburgh) MA (London)
Mrs V Langen BA (Johannesburg) BA Ed (South Africa)
Miss S-L Lui BA (Oxon) PGCE (Cantab)

Mrs S Mason BA (London) PGCE (Oxon)

Mrs E Peers BA PGCE (Liverpool)
Mrs R Tear BSc (Exeter) PGCE (London)
Dr S Tullis BA DPhil (Oxon) PGCE (Oxon) MLitt (St Andrews)
Miss A Wallace MA MPhil (Cantab) PGCE (Oxon)
Mrs X Zhang BA (Shanghai)
Personal, Social, Health and Citizenship Education

Co-ordinator 

Dr D Hudson BSc (Dunelm) PGCE (Sheffield) PhD (Dunelm) Cert SpLD
Mrs E C Best BA (Exeter)
Miss I Collier MEd (Manchester)
Higher Education and Careers

Director of Higher Education and   Careers 

Miss E Boswell MA (Oxon) PGCE (Roehampton)
Mrs S Harvey MA (Edinburgh) PGCE (Cantab)
Mrs S Mason BA (London) PGCE (Oxon)*
Public Examinations

Head of Department 

Mrs M R Page BSc PGCE (Reading)

Deputy Examinations Officer  

Mr M Welch MEng BA (Cantab) PGCE (Nottingham)

Assistant Examinations Officers 

Mrs L King BSc (Lancaster) PGCE (Cantab)
Miss A Welch MA (Cantab) PGCE (London)

Invigilation Co-ordinator 

Mrs S Wright BSc (UMIST) PGCE (Cantab)
Learning Support

Co-ordinator  

Mrs K Kuhlmey BA AKC (London) PGCE (Cantab)
Dr D Hudson BSc (Dunelm) PGCE (Sheffield) PhD (Dunelm) Cert SpLD*
Mrs K Dore BA (Bristol) Dip SpLD*
Mrs L Green MSc (UCL) RSA Dip SpLD*
Mrs C Hirst BA (Teesside) Dip SpLD*
Mrs C Mills BSc (Hull) PCGE (Lancaster)*
Mrs C Shurrock BSc CertEd (Loughborough)*


Support Staff

Performing Arts Centre

Manager 

Dr G Bates BSc (Bath) PhD (Aberdeen)

Technician 

Dr J Moore-Savage BSc PhD (Liverpool)

Wardrobe Mistress 

Mrs H Davis

Music Administrator 

Mrs B Schenker*
Sports Centre

Manager 

Mr A Ashby

Assistants 

Mr M Bumpstead BA (Luton)
Mr D Telford
Technicians

Art 

Mrs S Bennett BA (Bucks)*

Design and Technology 

Mr P Callaghan*

Art and Design 

Mrs J Smith*

Senior Science Technician 

Mrs K Fowles

Science 

Mrs C Breese MB BS*

Science 

Mrs M Rollison BSc (Manchester)* 

Science  

Mrs E Spurrell* 

Science 

Mrs A Vesterinen-Heath*
Administrative Assistants

MFL 

Mrs T Howe*

Examinations 

Mrs L Meekings*

Sixth Form and 
Higher Education and Careers 

Ms R Parry BA (Humberside)
ICT

Director of ICT 

Mr A Pawlowicz

Systems Manager 

Mr B Palmer

Asst. Systems Manager 

Mr S Pike

Senior Systems Engineer 

Mr C French

Support Technician 

Mr D Thomas

Support Technician 

Mr L Walsh

Administrator 

Miss J Elliott BSc (BCUC)
Librarian/Archivist Mrs C Cunningham MSC (Loughborough) BSC (London)

 


 

Administrative Staff

Admissions

Director of Admissions 

Miss R M Corderoy BA (Exeter) PGCE (Manchester)

Assistant Registrars 

Mrs S Daley

Mrs S Mathers MA (Open) PGCE (London)*

Development Department

Development Director 

Mrs B M Armitage MinstF

Development Officer 

Mrs T Woolmore BA (Worcester)

Development Officer 

Miss S Horsfield BA (Reading)

PA to   Development Director 

Mrs J Standring BA (Warwicks)

Communications Officer  

Miss S Merry BA Bus Mgt (QLD) Grad Dip Ed (QLD)
Bursary

Bursar 

Mr J C O Luke CBE BSc (London)

PA to Bursar 

Ms E J Pinkney

New Cell Resources Manager 

Mrs J Wetenhall BA (Swansea) MCIPD
Miss K Stephens BSc (Salford) MCIPD

Human Resources   Administrator 

Mrs D Walker BTEC Dip

Accountant 

Mrs T Dovey FCCA

Assistant to the Accountant 

Miss D Ransley MAAT

Estates Bursar 

Mr R S King MRICS

PA to Estates   Bursar/Receptionist 

Mrs J Pickles

Clerk of Works 

Mr D Harris

Health & Safety Administrator 

Mrs A Willis*

Domestic Bursar 

Miss K Wojciechowska

Payroll Manager 

Miss D Alison*

Accounts Clerk/Receptionist 

Mrs M Stratton
Custodians' Lodge

Head Custodian 

Ms E Malloy
School Office

PA to the Headmistress 

Mrs S Coombe

PA to Deputy Head 

Mrs G Bowyer

PA to Senior   Housemistress 

Mrs A M Delgado BA (Open)

PA to Director of Studies 

Mrs K Absalom*

School Office Manager 

Mrs F Ansell

Academic Data Manager 

Mrs T Moffat*

School Secretary 

Miss F Barney

Resources Room Technician  

Mrs M Blake

Assistant Resources Room       Technician 

Mrs P Harnett

Resources Room Assistant  

Mrs H Lipinski*
School Shop

School Shop Manager  

Mrs C M Luke*

School Shop Assistants  

Mrs D Bowyer*
Mrs K Nisbet*
Mrs K Stark*

* part-time

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 



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