Governors and staff

Chairman Mr M Jaigirder MA
Vice Chair Mrs J Sutcliffe MA
Mr T Broeke
Mrs MS Chaundler OBE BA
Mrs SC Dawson BEd
Mrs LK Fox
Mr R Fry MA MCIPD
Ms S Hales BA
Ms T Lyons MA
Mr JWJ Mitchell MA NPQH
Mr R O’Grady
Dr CF Scott MA BA BSc
Mr CWR Wates MRIC

Ms R Douglas Director of Governance at The United Westminster and Grey Coat Foundation

Emanuel School is a member of The United Westminster & Grey Coat Foundation, 57 Palace Street, London, SW1E 5HJ
020 7828 3055

To contact the Chair of Governors please write to:
Emanuel School, Battersea Rise, London, SW11 1HS

Headmaster Mr R Milne (MA King’s College London)
Bursar Mr M Russell (ACMA)
Senior Deputy Head Mrs J Peters (MA Oxon)
Deputy Head: Pupils Mr R Kothakota (MEd Buckingham)
Deputy Head: Co-Curricular, Partnerships & Admissions Mr S Turner (MEd Birmingham)
Deputy Head: Academic Dr R Evans (DPhil Oxon)
Director of Studies Mr T Beaney (MSc Nottingham)
Acting Head of Sixth Form Mrs N Carpenter-Merritt (BSc West of England) (until June 2024)
Head of Sixth Form Ms J Johnson (MA Oxon) (from June 2024)
Head of Middle School Mrs J McIsaac (MA Lond)
Head of Lower School Mrs R Chetwood (MA Lond)

Senior Tutor Mr SP Andrews (BA Swansea)

SMT Associate Academic Challenge Dr G Ni Cheallaigh (PhD King’s College London)
SMT Associate Motivation and Mentoring Miss A Hewett (MA London School of Theology)

Designated Safeguarding Lead Mr R Kothakota (MEd Buckingham)
Deputy Designated Safeguarding Leads Mrs N Carpenter-Merritt (BSc West of England), Ms J Johnson (MA Oxon) (from June 2024), Mrs R Chetwood (MA Lond), Mrs J McIsaac (MA Lond)
Head of Safeguarding Ms H Mackenzie (MA Manchester)

Reverend G Bailey-Smith

Deputy Head of Middle School Ms L Fitzgibbon (BSc Northumbria)
Acting Deputy Head of Sixth Form Mr J Harris (MSc Oxon)
Director of Higher Education Mr D Hand (BA Liverpool)
Assistant Director of Studies Mr W Lai (MEng Cantab)
Assistant to the Head of Lower School Ms S Cleobury (MPhil Birmingham)

Year 6 Miss A O’Donnell (BSc Lancaster)
Year 7 Miss S Wells (BSc Manchester)
Year 8 Miss I Taylor (BSc Sheffield)
Year 9 Mr T Woodhall (MSc Warwick)
Year 10 Miss L Fitzgibbon (BSc Northumbria)
Year 11 Ms M Galbraith (BA Birmingham)
Lower Sixth Ms H Courtney (MEd Dublin)
Upper Sixth Miss L Holden (LLB Warwick)

Pastoral Coordinator Miss J Henderson (BA Southampton)

Clyde Mr DL Buxton (BSc Manchester)
Drake Ms H Burdett (MSc Oxon)
Howe Mr C Flintoff (BA Oxon)
Lyons Mr A Leadbetter (BSc York)
Marlborough Mr D Martin (BSc Birmingham)
Nelson Mr J FitzGerald (MA Cork, Ireland)
Rodney Mr D Ashton (BEng Leicester)
Wellington Mr J Barber (BA Birmingham)

Mr P Adams PSA MA St Andrews (Head of Classics)
Ms L Aitken-Burt ALA MA Birmingham (Teacher of History and Classics)
Mr SP Andrews SPA BA Swansea (Senior Tutor, Teacher of History)
Ms C Armstrong CA Bdes Glasgow (Teacher of Design Technology)
Mr DG Ashton DGA BEng Leicester (Head of Rodney House, Teacher of Mathematics)
Ms K Barac KPB MA Kings College London (Teacher of Mathematics)
Mr J Barber JTB BA Birmingham (Teacher of MFL)
Mr H Barber HWB BA York (Teacher of Mathematics)
Mr C Barker CB BSc York (Deputy Head of Sciences, Teacher of Chemistry)
Mr T Beaney TWB MSci Nottingham (Director of Studies/Teacher of Physics)
Mr H Bell HMB MSc University College London (Head of Chemistry)
Mr RJ Bishop RJB MEng Bristol (Head of Mathematics)
Dr PA Blum PAB PhD London (Teacher of Learning Support)
Mr J Bowler JGB MSc The University of Law (Teacher of History and Politics)
Ms H Burdett HB BA Kent (Head of Drake House, Teacher of Religion, Philosophy and Ethics)
Mr L Burgess LMB MA Manchester Metropolitan (Head of Drama)
Ms HR Burnett HRB BA Edinburgh College of Art (Teacher of Art & Photography)
Mr DL Buxton DLB BSc Manchester (Teacher of Chemistry, Head of Clyde House)
Mr G Caldwell GSC MA Melbourne, (Teacher of Geography)
Mrs N Carpenter-Merritt NLB BSc West of England (Acting Head of Sixth Form (until June 2024) and Deputy Head of Sixth Form (from June 2024), Teacher of Psychology)
Ms US Casais USC BA Goldsmiths London (Teacher of MFL)
Miss R Chetwood RC MA London (Acting Head of Lower School, Teacher of Mathematics)
Ms L Christie LAC MA Kings College London, (Teacher of English)
Mr RD Chuter RDC MA Cantab (Acting Head of Physics, DofE Scheme Co-ordinator)
Mr SJ Clarke SJC MA Edinburgh (Head of EPQ, Teacher of English)
Ms S Cleobury SNC MPhil Birmingham (Assistant Director of Music)
Ms V Cojbasic VCO BScEE Serbia (Teacher of Mathematics)
Miss RG Cottone RGC MA Courtauld Institute (Deputy Head of Art)
Ms H Courtney HC BBS Dublin (Head of Lower Sixth, Teacher of Business & Economics)
Mr J Dagnall JD BA UCL (Teacher of History, Teacher of Religion, Philosophy and Ethics)
Miss SE Dee SED MPerf Guildhall (Teacher of Music)
Ms M Denny-Gelder MDG BA Nottingham Trent (Teacher of Art)
Dr K Donn KD PhD Studienstiftung des Deutschen Volkes (Deputy Head of English)
Mr JE Dunley JED BA Exeter (Head of Film Studies, Teacher of English)
Mr E Elliott EME BA Wilfrid Laurier/Nipissing Brantford Canada (Teacher of English, Teaching Coordinator for Partnerships)
Dr RM Evans RME DPhil Oxon (Director of Studies, Teacher of Chemistry)
Mr NM Fazaluddin NMF BSc King’s College London (Teacher of Mathematics)
Miss C Fearnley CEF BA Wales (Teacher of Drama)
Miss A Ferstman AF MA Toronto, Canada (Teacher of Classics)
Mr J FitzGerald JF MA Cork, Ireland, (Teacher of Business and Economics)
Miss LJ Fitzgibbon LJF BSc Northumbria (Deputy Head of Middle School, Teacher of Physical Education)
Mr C Flintoff CF BA Oxon (Teacher of Chemistry)
Ms C Francis CLF BA Cardiff  (Teacher of Religion, Philosophy and Ethics)
Mr J Fuller JFF MA Loughborough (Head of Politics, Teacher of History)
Ms M Galbraith MGA BA Birmingham (Teacher of Politics & History)
Mr T Gooderham TWG MA Cantab (Teacher of Economics)
Dr K Goodwin KSG MBBS King’s College London (Teacher of Biology)
Ms C Graves CCG MA Roehampton (Head of Co-curricular Drama)
Mr NP Guegan NPG MA Roehampton (Head of Design Technology, Head of Photography)
Mr D Hand DCH BA Liverpool (Director of Higher Education, Teacher of English)
Mr JE Harris JEH MSc Oxon (Head of Geography)
Mrs E Heather ERH BA Cantab (Teacher of Music)
Miss JO Henderson BA Southampton (Pastoral Coordinator, Teacher of English)
Miss AF Hewett AFH MA School of Theology (Head of Religious Studies)
Mrs L Hipkins LRH BA Oxon (Teacher of Mathematics)
Miss L Holden LAH LLB Warwick (Head of Year 9, Teacher of Mathematics)
Ms E Hopley EJH BA York  (Teacher of English)
Ms CL Hoult CLH MA Lond (Teacher of Classics)
Mr C Janz CJ MA Oxon, PG Dip (Director of Music)
Ms G Johnson GOJ BSc Nottingham (Teacher of Biology)
Ms J Johnson JAJ MA Oxon (Head of Sixth Form, Teacher of English)
Mr SM Jones  SMJ MPhil Aberystwyth (Head of History)
Mr CD Kidd CDK MA Oxon (Head of Modern Languages)
Mr P King PAK BSc Warwick (Head of Athletics and Cross Country, Teacher of Physics)
Mr R Kothakota RKK MEd Buckingham (Deputy Head: Pupils, Teacher of Drama)
Miss J Kyndt JK BA Nottingham (Teacher of Learning Support)
Mr WW Lai WSL MEng Cantab (Assistant Director of Studies, Teacher of Mathematics and Computing)
Mr AJ Leadbetter AJL BSc York ACA (Head of Lyons House, Societies Coordinator, Teacher of Mathematics)
Mrs RA Lewis RAL MA Glasgow (Head of Exams, Teacher of French)
Mrs AM Limon AML BA Warwick (Head of Learning Support)
Ms F Low FRL MSc Exeter (Deputy Director of Sport, Teacher of PE)
Mr P MacDonagh PM MA Lond (Head of Computing)
Miss HL Mackenzie HLM MA Manchester (Head of Safeguarding, Teacher of History)
Ms SE MacMillan SEM BA Bristol Polytechnic (Teacher of Art)
Miss HH Malik HHM MSc Open University (Head of Work-based Learning, Teacher of Chemistry)
Mr DO Martin DOM BSc Birmingham (Head of Marlborough House, Teacher of Physics)
Mr A Maskell AEM MSt Oxon (Teacher of English, Editor of ‘The Portcullis’, Oxbridge and Academic Enrichment Co-ordinator)
Mrs SJ Mcillwaine SJM Bsc Glasgow (Teacher of Mathematics)
Mrs JJ McIsaac JJM MA London (Head of Middle School, Teacher of History)
Mr T McKenzie TJM BSc Greewich (Teacher of Computing)
Ms J Meyersohn JAM BA Goldsmiths (Teacher of Design Technology)
Mr R Milne RSM MA King’s College London (Headmaster)
Mr M Morrison MM BA Cantab (Teacher of Classics)
Mrs J Morrison-Bartlett JMB BSc Hull (Teacher of Physics)
Miss L Murphy LAM BSc Loughborough (Teacher of PE)
Dr G Ni Cheallaigh GNC PhD King’s College London (Teacher of MFL, MFL Coordinator)
Miss A O’Donnell AOD BSc Lancaster (Head of Year 6, Teacher of Psychology)
Mrs M Pattinson ADP BSc Surrey (Teacher of Mathematics)
Mrs J Peters JLP MA Oxon (Senior Deputy Head, Teacher of English)
Ms P Philp PHP MA Oxon, (Teacher of Classics)
Mr C Reed CJR BA Brighton (Head of Art)
Mr R Rogers RR BA Loughborough (Teacher of Drama)
Mr G Ross GWR BSc Portsmouth (Director of Rugby, Teacher of PE)
Miss O Rumball OR BA Goldsmiths (Teacher of Design and Technology)
Ms S Shaw SS Dip.SplD, Dip. d’Etudes Francaises Lille, France (Teacher of Learning Support)
Mr M Shetzer MSH MA McGill (Canada) (Charities Coordinator, Teacher of Physics)
Miss N Sidhu NS BSc Bristol (Teacher of Mathematics, Teacher of I/C of Internal Exams)
Mr J Skinner JRS MA Sussex (Teacher of Film Studies/Film, Media Co-ordinator)
Ms K Smith KMS BSc Birmingham (Director of Sport, Teacher of PE)
Mr H Stephenson HMS BA St Marks and St John (Director of Hockey, Teacher of PE)
Mr B Strathearn-Burrows BSB MSc Canterbury, New Zealand (Head of Science, Head of Biology)
Miss N Tawil NT BA Queen Mary and Westfield (Teacher of Geography)
Miss I Taylor IJT BSc Sheffield (Teacher of Mathematics, Head of Year 8)
Miss R Tendler RET BA Cantab (Teacher of Geography, Co-curricular assistant, Teacher in charge of Overseas Partnerships)
Mr R Tong RST LLB Leeds (Head of Business and Economics)
Mr S Turner SWT MEd Birmingham (Deputy Head: Co-Curricular, Partnerships & Admissions, Teacher of Geography)
Miss L Upton LRU BA Lancaster (Teacher of MFL)
Mr A Van der Peet AGV BA Canterbury NZ (Teacher of English)
Miss H Vincent HV BA Durham (Teacher of MFL)
Ms Y Wang YWA MA Exeter (Teacher of Economics)
Miss S Wells SVW BSc Manchester (Head of Year 6, Teacher of Biology)
Mrs L Wilson LGW BSc Nottingham (Head of Psychology)
Ms L Wingrove LAW BSc Nottingham (Teacher of Biology)
Miss E Winstanley ERW BSc Imperial (Teacher of Chemistry and Physics)
Mr T Woodhall THW MSc Warwick (Head of Year 9, Teacher of Biology and Physics)
Mr RC Worrell RCW BA Chester (Teacher of Geography)
Mrs A Zaratiegui AZ MA Lond (Teacher of MFL)

Deputy Head: Academic Dr R Evans (DPhil Oxon)
Director of Studies: Mr T Beaney (MSc Nottingham)

The first named is the Head of Department.

Art
Mr C Reed, Ms H Burnett, Miss R Cottone, Ms M Denny-Gelder, Ms S MacMillan
Business & Economics
Mr R Tong, Miss H Courtney, Mr J FitzGerald, Mr T Gooderham, Ms Y Wang
Classics
Mr P Adams, Ms L Aitken-Burt, Miss A Ferstman, Ms C Hoult, Mr M Morrison, Ms P Philp
Computing
Mr P MacDonagh, Mr W Lai, Mr T McKenzie
Design Technology
Mr N Guegan, Ms C Armstrong, Ms J Meyersohn, Miss O Rumball
Drama
Mr L Burgess, Miss C Fearnley, Ms C Graves, Mr R Kothakota, Mr R Rogers
English
Dr K Donn, Ms L Christie, Mr S Clarke, Mr J Dunley, Mr E Elliott, Mr D Hand, Miss J Henderson, Ms E Hopley, Mr P Hopwood, Ms J Johnson, Mr A Maskell, Mrs J Peters, Mr A Van der Peet
Film Studies
Mr J Dunley, Mr J Skinner
Geography
Mr J Harris, Miss N Tawil, Miss R Tendler, Mr S Turner, Mr R Worrell
Higher Education
Mr D Hand, Miss E Maclean, Miss H Malik
History
Mr S Jones, Ms L Aitken-Burt, Mr S Andrews, Mr J Bowler, Mr J Dagnall, Mr J Fuller, Ms M Galbraith, Ms H Mackenzie, Mrs J McIsaac
Learning Support
Mrs A Limon, Dr P Blum, Miss J Kyndt, Ms S Shaw
Life Education
Mr R Kothakota, Miss N Boyd, Ms S Cleobury, Miss L Fitzgibbon
Mathematics
Mr R Bishop, Mr D Ashton, Ms K Barac, Mr H Barber, Mrs R Chetwood, Ms V Cojbasic, Mr N Fazaluddin, Mrs L Hipkins, Miss L Holden, Mr W Lai, Mr A Leadbetter, Mrs J McIlwaine, Mrs M Pattinson, Miss N Sidhu, Miss I Taylor

MFL – Mr C Kidd

• French Mr J Barber, Ms U Casais, Mr C Kidd, Mrs R Lewis, Dr G Ni Cheallaigh, Miss L Upton, Miss H Vincent
• German Mr C Kidd, Dr G Ni Cheallaigh, Mrs B Timm-Oldenkott, Miss L Upton, Miss H Vincent
• Spanish Mr J Barber, Ms U Casais, Mrs A Zaratiegui

Music
Mr C Janz, Ms S Cleobury, Miss S Dee, Mrs E Heather
Physical Education
Miss KM Smith, Miss H Blaikie, Ms L Fitzgibbon, Ms F Low, Miss L Murphy, Mr G Ross, Mr H Stephenson, Mr Leigh
Politics
Mr J Fuller, Mr J Bowler, Ms M Galbraith, Mrs J McIsaac
Psychology
Mrs L Wilson, Miss N Boyd, Miss A O’Donnell
Religion, Philosophy and Ethics
Miss A Hewett, Miss H Burdett, Ms C Francis

Science – Mr B Strathearn-Burrows

• Biology
  Mr B Strathearn-Burrows, Mr N Edwards, Dr K Goodwin, Miss G Johnson, Miss S Wells, Ms L Wingrove, Mr T Woodhall
• Chemistry
  Mr H Bell, Mr C Barker, Mr D Buxton, Dr R Evans, Mr C Flintoff, Miss H Malik, Miss E Winstanley
• Physics
  Mr R Chuter, Mr D Martin, Mr T Beaney, Mr P King, Mrs J Morrison-Bartlett, Mr M Shetzer, Miss E Winstanley, Mr T Woodhall

Mr M Russell ACMA, Bursar

Finance Staff

Mrs C Nickie (Head of Finance)
Ms K Desouza (Finance Officer)
Ms J Ebanks (Finance Officer)
Ms R Stewart (Payroll & Finance Officer)

IT Staff

Mr V Costa (Head of IT)
Mr C Berry (IT Technician)
Mr R Bhapotra (Data Manager)
Mr R Forde (IT Helpdesk Manager)
Mr Q Willett (Systems Administration)

Administrative Staff

Ms N Abrahams (Receptionist)
Mrs A Alleyne-Graham (Examinations Officer)
Ms A Boden (Development & Alumni Relations Manager)
Ms L Bradley (Business Development and Lettings Manager)
Mr W Bradshaw (Marketing and Communications Officer)
Mrs S Bullinger (Compliance Manager)
Ms S Buxton (HR Director)
Ms S Goosen (EA to the Headmaster)
Mrs A Hegarty (PA to the Deputy Head: Co-curricular, Partnerships & Admissions)
Ms L Irwin (Head of Community Partnerships and Outreach)
Mrs V Jones (PA to the Deputy Head: Pastoral / Admissions Assistant)
Miss A Kerstein (Theatre, Calendar and Events Manager)
Mrs G Odigie (Admissions Officer)
Ms T Parks (Head of Admissions)
Miss G Rollino (Digital Marketing & Communications Officer)
Mrs D Sareen (HR Advisor)
Ms D Shuttleworth (Admissions Secretary)
Mrs A Turnbull (PA to the Bursar)
Mrs A Van Es (Director of Development)

Departmental Support Staff

Ms R Accarpio (Music Administrator)
Mr L Borkowski (Physics Technician)
Mrs E Coetzee (Art Technician)
Mr G Dibden (Assistant Librarian)
Ms W Girmay (Science Technician)
Mrs P Gruel (French Language Assistant)
Mr S Harding (Performing Arts Technician)
Mrs R Jones (Junior Science Technician)
Mr T Jones (Senior Librarian & Archivist)
Mr A Lopez (Spanish Language Assistant)
Miss E Maclean (Head of Careers & Employability)
Miss A Marcovecchio (Technical Manager)
Mr K Scott (DT Technician)
Mr J Skinner (Film & Media Coordinator)
Miss N Spiff (Performing Arts Graduate Assistant)
Mr C Stevens (Composer in Residence)
Mrs B Timm-Oldenkott (German Language Assistant)
Ms S Waring (Art Technician)
Mr J Winer (Director in Residence)

Playground Supervisors

Ms A Morales
Ms F Naji
Ms C Still
Ms T Alladice
Ms V Okafor

Welfare

Ms C Alves (School Nurse)

Ms T Bhokanandh (Counsellor)
Ms C Blagrove (Lead School Nurse)
Ms N Choudhury (School Nurse)
Ms I Shafiuddin (Counsellor)

Sports Staff

Mr P Beeley (Assistant Heads of Rowing)
Mr C Bent (Sport Graduate)
Miss V Demireva (Sports Administrator)
Mr J Fieth (Boathouse Manager)
Mr S Gourevitch (Rowing Coach)
Mr C Leigh (Director of Football)
Mr T Liversage (Director of Rowing)
Mr A London (Football Coach and Cricket Coach)
Mr R Oates (Rowing Coach)
Miss R Oyler (Sports Graduate)
Mr M Steer (Cricket Coach)
Miss E Strange (Sports Graduate)
Mr B Thesiger (Sports Graduate)
Mr W White (Director of Cricket)

Estates Staff

Mr D Allen (Facilities Operative)
Mr C Barbosa (Groundsman)
Mr M Benbow (Groundsman – Blagdons Sports Ground)
Mr M Braine (Deputy Estates Director)
Miss E Dickson (Security Officer)
Mr S Dowsett (Maintenance Operative)
Mr N Francois (Groundsman)
Mr J Lea (Maintenance Operative)
Mr A Kamara (Security Officer)
Mr D Morgan (Facilities and Security Officer)
Mr C Nichols (Electrician)
Mr D Rogers (H & S Officer)
Mr U Sesay (Facilities Operative)
Mr A Shaith (Soft Services Manager)
Mr T Shaw (Grounds Apprentice)
Mr M Swan (Head Grounds Keeper)
Mr C Wright (Estates Director)

Catering Staff

Miss J Acan (Catering Assistant)
Mrs B Donoghue (Catering Team Leader)
Mrs M England (Deputy Catering Manager)
Mr RC England (Head Chef)
Mr C Johnson (Sous chef)
Mrs P Street (Catering Manager)