The Royal School
Headmaster
Mr Paul Norman
Senior Leadership Team
Meet our Senior Leadership Team
Safeguarding Team
Meet our Safeguarding Team
Head of Section
Ms Claire Jackson, Acting Head of Lower School
Mrs Carol Clark, Acting Head of Upper School
Mrs Valerie Henbury-Demargne, Head of Sixth Form
Mr James Conlon , Head of Boarding
Year 6 Teacher
Mr Kieran Nock, Year 6 Teacher
English Department and Media Studies
Ms Sarah Watson-Saunders, Head of Department
Mrs Lisa Cole, Teacher of English and Media
Mathematics Department
Ms Diana Klusch, Head of Department
Mrs Teresa Bowden
Mrs Jane Crane
Mr Vernon Seddon
Ms Jemima Toner
Dr Lei Zang, Teacher of Maths and Boarding Tutor
Science Department
Mr Glen Simmons, Head of Department
Mrs Eleanor Luff, Teacher of Science
Mr Benjamin Hyde, Teacher of Science
Ms Amber Alexander, Teacher of Science
Mr Davide Fogu, Teacher of Science
Computer Science and Digital Media
Mr Daniel Downie, Head of Department
Creative Arts
Drama & Music
Mr Louis Wicks-Stephens, Teacher of Drama and Boarding Tutor
Mrs Catherine Cundy, Teacher of Music
Art, Design Technology, Photography and Textiles
Mrs Philippa Lane, Head of Department
Mr Rupert Davies, Teacher - Art
Ms Claire Jackson, Teacher - Textiles & Art Technician
Ms Victoria Smith, Teacher - Design & Technology
EAL
Ms Rachel Hockham, Head of Department
Future Ready
Mr Peter Beard, Head of Department
Humanities
Ms Katie Allison-Guy, Head of Department
Mr Christopher Harpum, Teacher of Politics
Mr Graham West, Teacher of History
Mrs Rebecca Salt, Teacher of History
Mrs Carol Clark, Teacher of Humanities
Modern Foreign Languages
Mrs Valerie Henbury-Demargne, Head of Department
PE
Mr Peter Beard, Head of PE
Ms Amanda Cowle, Teacher of PE
Psychology
Mrs Karen Cox
SEND
Mr Aled Leyshon, SENDCo
Ms Julia Harrison, Learning Support Assistant
Mrs Sally Waghorn, Learning Support Assistant
Ms Martine Jones, Learning Support Assistant
Mrs Anne Dean, Learning Support Assistant
Mrs Anna Jackson, Learning Support Assistant
Support Staff
Ms Sue Hashemi, PA to the Headmaster
Miss Emma Whitehouse, SLT Administrator
Ms Sally Gray, Receptionist and Admissions Administrator
Ms Vanessa Perkins, Receptionist and Administrator
Mrs Edith Carroll, Admissions Manager
Mrs Michelle Barnsdale-Ward, Marketing and Events Manager
Mrs Deborah Hockley, Bursary Assistant
Mrs Karen Rowden, Bursary Assistant
Ms Ranee Spencer, Finance Assistant
Mrs Tracey Simons, Exams Officer
Mrs Kirsten King, HR Manager
Mr Marc Hughes, Facilities Manager
Mr David Bowden, Maintenance
Mr Jason Hughes, Maintenance
Mr John Lally, Maintenance
Mr Sebastiano Piglio, Maintenance / Minibus Driver
Mrs Elizabeth Forster, Minibus Driver
Mr Stephen Swan, Minibus Driver
Mr Raymond Wenman, Minibus Driver
Mr Anthony Marks, Estates Manager
Mr Sam Lague, Groundsman and Facilities Compliance Assistant
Ms Kathryn Cooper, Domestic Supervisor
Ms Linda Gardner, Domestic Assistant
Ms Beatriz Sabado, Domestic Assistant
Miss Nadia Khan, Boarding Houseparent
Mr Devon Campleman, Assistant Houseparent
Ms Giulia Piglio, Matron and Boarding Assistant
Mrs Katharine Fry, Careers Adviser
Mrs Helen Haslock, Senior Science Technician
Mrs Samantha Spiller, Welfare Officer and Lead First Aider
Peripatetic Staff
Ms Ellie Bowyer, LAMDA
Mr Stephen Knowles, Guitar Teacher
Mr Simon Diggens, Flute Teacher
Mr Vasileios Rakitzis, Piano Teacher
Ms Martene Grimson, Singing Teacher
Ms Laura Senior, Violin Teacher
Ms Tara Congdon, Volunteer - Independent listener for boarders (on call)
Duke of Edinburgh Co-ordinator
Mr Kieran Nock