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Ms Louise Simpson
Louise is an environmental scientist who started working as a teacher in the biology department at Gresham’s School in the early 90s. After almost 30 years in the independent sector in a wide range of day and boarding schools, she...
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Mrs Saskia Van Schalkwyk
Saskia van Schalkwyk has been the Headmistress of Exeter Junior School since 2019. She is also an ISI inspector. Saskia joined the junior school from Granville School, a girl’s school in Kent where she was Deputy Head. Saskia was born…
Mr Miles MacEacharn
Educated at Radley College and Bristol University, Miles qualified as a Chartered Accountant with Deloitte Haskins and Sells in London 1991. After a stint in their training department he worked in a variety of small and medium businesses in London…
Mr Graham Bone
Graham studied at the University of Exeter where he graduated with a BSc(Ed) in Physics with Education and QTS in 2000. He began his teaching career at Colyton Grammar School where he was also a head of house. Prior to…
Ms Ali Dunning
After reading Modern Languages and European Studies at the University of Bath, Ali spent some time working as a translator in Germany before returning to England and completing her PGCE. She began her teaching career at St. Edmund’s College, Ware,…
Dr James Wilson
James Wilson joined Exeter School as a physics teacher in 2007 and joined the senior leadership team in 2018. After growing up in The Netherlands, Dr Wilson studied for an MPhys at Keble College, University of Oxford. He then spent…
Mr Dan Ayling
Dan joined Exeter Pre-Prep School in September 2021, having previously held the roles of Deputy Headteacher at ACE Tiverton School and Head of Pre-Prep & Nursery at Manor House School in Surrey. Dan studied Education and English at Cambridge University and…
Mr Luigi Chu
Luigi joined Exeter School in 2022 as Assistant Head (Sixth Form) from a large HMC school in Surrey where he was Assistant Head in charge of entry to the college. Luigi studied French and Italian and then a PGCE at…
Mrs Julia Daybell
Julia grew up in Bath and read Medieval and Modern Languages (German and Italian) at Trinity College, Cambridge. She spent her year abroad in Bologna, Italy which cemented her love of all things italian. Upon graduation, she worked as a…
Mr Mike Glanville
Mike initially trained as an accountant and then as an intelligence analyst before moving into teaching. He spent seven years teaching at Beechen Cliff school in Bath where he was deputy head of sixth form, deputy head of house and…
Miss Bethan Rose
Bethan joined Exeter School in September 2022. She completed her PGCE in Religious Studies and began teaching at Hinchley Wood School in Esher, Surrey. Alongside her teaching practice she completed an MA in Advanced Educational Practice at UCL. In 2016…
Mr John Wood
John began his teaching career as a class teacher at Newlands Prep School in Newcastle and then moved to Royal Grammar School in Newcastle to take up the position of head of English. John moved a little further south in…
Mrs Elizabeth Williams
Liz joined Exeter School as Director of Admissions and Marketing in April 2020, moving from a similar role in a large sixth form college in Somerset. Liz studied marketing and management and worked initially in FMCG marketing before moving to…
Exeter Pre-Prep School Staff
Exeter Pre-Prep Head
Mr Dan Ayling
Dan joined Exeter Pre-Prep School in September 2021, having previously held the roles of Deputy Headteacher at ACE Tiverton School and Head of Pre-Prep & Nursery at Manor House School in Surrey. Dan studied Education and English at Cambridge University and…
Pre-Prep Teaching Staff
| Mrs | Lori | Adams | Nursery teacher |
| Mrs | Debbie | Goodwill | Year 2 teacher |
| Mrs | Annabel | Lawrence | Year 1 teacher and designated safeguarding lead |
| Mrs | Helen | Martin | Reception teacher, early years lead & deputy designated safeguarding lead |
| Mrs | Lizzie | Richards | Year 2 teacher/head of KS1 |
| Mrs | Caroline | Smyth | Forest School/nursery teacher |
Pre-Prep Teaching Assistants
| Mrs | Maddie | Dray | Reception teaching assistant |
| Mr | Stephen | Heath | School assistant |
| Mrs | Becky | Titchin | Year 2 teaching assistant and Early Birds |
| Mrs | Lisa Marie | Thomas-Jenkins | Year 1 teaching assistant |
| Mrs | Carolyn | Tyler | Year 1 teaching assistant |
| Mrs | Chloe | Wannell | Nursery teaching assistant |
Exeter Junior School Staff
Exeter Junior School Head
Mrs Saskia Van Schalkwyk
Saskia van Schalkwyk has been the Headmistress of Exeter Junior School since 2019. She is also an ISI inspector. Saskia joined the junior school from Granville School, a girl’s school in Kent where she was Deputy Head. Saskia was born…
Junior School Leadership Team
| Mrs | Saskia | Van Schalkwyk | Exeter Junior School Head |
| Mr | John | Wood | Exeter Junior School Deputy Head |
| Mr | Rhys | Evans | Head of upper school (junior school) and Lower Two form tutor |
| Mrs | Leah | Hardy | Head of lower school (junior school) and Form One tutor |
Junior School Teaching Staff
| Ms | Jaquie | Barnes | Head of junior school PSHE and Upper One form tutor |
| Mrs | Harriet | Coogan | Head of junior school learning support |
| Miss | Emma | Cox | Head of junior school Engish and Upper Two form tutor |
| Mr | Adam | Cunningham | Head of junior school maths, Upper Two form tutor and head of CCF RAF |
| Mr | Cameron | Dutch | Head of junior school sport |
| Mrs | Claire | Handley | Head of junior school art and Form One form tutor |
| Ms | Julie | Hill | Junior school strings teacher |
| Mrs | Katherine | Jones | Junior school teacher |
| Mrs | Siobhán | Morgan | Head of junior school digital learning |
| Mr | Richard | Pidwell | Head of junior school science |
| Mrs | Hannah | Russell | Year 4 form tutor and geography coordinator |
| Mr | Jonny | Titchin | Teacher of junior school music |
| Mrs | Polly | Wopshott | Teacher of games (junior school) |
Junior School Learning Support
| Mrs | Harriet | Coogan | Learning support co-ordinator |
Junior School Teaching Assistants
| Ms | Amy | Ager | Teaching assistant |
| Mrs | Amanda | Buckingham | Junior achool pastoral assistant |
| Mr | Sam | Gaskill | Junior school teaching assistant |
| Mr | George | Guy | Junior school gap year assistant |
| Mrs | Fiona | Turner | Junior school teaching assistant |
| Miss | Sarah | Withers | Junior school teaching assistant |
Exeter Senior School Teaching Staff
Art and Design
| Mrs | Jen | Brewer | Head of art |
| Ms | Chloe | Brownsey | Teacher of art, sixth form tutor |
| Mrs | Jessica | Rafferty-White | Teacher of art, sixth form tutor |
| Mrs | Emma | Taylor | Art technician |
Biology
| Mrs | Julia | Metcalf | Director of science, head of biology |
| Mrs | Katherine | Britton | Teacher of biology (maternity cover) |
| Mr | Peter | Boddington | Teacher of biology |
| Mrs | Katie | Coe | Teacher of biology |
| Mrs | Amelia | Johnson | Head of PSHE, teacher of biology |
| Ms | Monette | Montagu | Deputy head of Crossing, teacher of biology |
| Mrs | Jade | Seaton-Burn | Curriculum and assessment manager, teacher of biology |
Business
| Mr | Stuart | Mackintosh | Head of business, head of economics, sixth form tutor |
| Mrs | Paul | Bell | Teacher of business, teacher of economics, upper school tutor |
Chemistry
| Mr | Richard | Tear | Deputy head of Buller, head of chemistry |
| Mr | Philip | O’Connor | Teacher of chemistry, upper school tutor |
| Dr | Simon | Smale | CCF Contingent Commander, teacher of chemistry |
| Mrs | Fiona | Tamblyn | Deputy head of Townsend, teacher of chemistry |
| Miss | Helen | Wilson | Teacher of chemistry |
Classical Subjects
| Mrs | Emily | Dunlop | Head of classics |
| Dr | Elinor | Keane | Teacher of classics, Oxbridge coordinator |
| Mrs | Steph | Trica | Head of Daw, teacher of classics |
Computer Science
| Ms | Alice | Pinches | Head of computer science |
| Mr | Gareth | McGrath | Teacher of computer science, upper school tutor |
Design Technology
| Mr | Alex | Collard | Head of design technology, head of CCF RN |
| Mr | Liam | Mc Menamin | Teacher of design technology |
Drama
| Mr | James | Brough | Head of drama |
| Mr | Chris | Harknett | Teacher of drama, teacher of English, upper school tutor |
Economics
| Mr | Stuart | Mackintosh | Head of economics, head of business, sixth form tutor |
| Mrs | Paul | Bell | Teacher of economics, teacher of business, upper school tutor |
Electronics
| Mr | Mark | Schramm | Head of electronics, teacher of physics |
| Dr | Matthew | Commin | Deputy head of Dowrich, teacher of electronics, physics, Oxbridge coordinator |
English
| Mr | Andrew | Dobson | Head of English |
| Mrs | Julia | Daybell | Head of Crossing, teacher of English, Assistant Head (Lower School) |
| Mr | Stephen | Hancock | Teacher of English, upper school tutor |
| Mr | Chris | Harknett | Teacher of English, teacher of drama, upper school tutor |
| Mr | Ciaran | O’Rooke | Teacher of English, sixth form tutor |
| Mrs | Kat | Ridler-Murray | Head of Collins, teacher of English, i/c DofE |
| Mr | Ed | Seaton-Burn | Head of Drake, teacher of English |
Geography
| Mr | Sebastian | Munday | Head of geography, sixth form tutor |
| Mr | Philip | Hyde | Teacher of geography, upper school tutor |
| Ms | Amanda | Roff | Teacher of geography, sixth form tutor |
| Mrs | Helen | Sail | Head of Dowrich, teacher of geography |
History
| Mr | Giles | Trelawny | Deputy head of Buller, head of history |
| Mr | Richard | Baker | Head of Acland, teacher of history, head of politics |
| Mrs | Sarah | Bartholomew | Teacher of history |
| Mrs | Aoife-Jane | Culley | Head of Townsend, teacher of history |
| Miss | Millie | Nye | Teacher of history, upper school tutor |
| Mrs | Melanie | Sheehan | Deputy head of Goff, teacher of history, head of politics |
Learning Support
| Mrs | Harriet | Coogan | Learning support co-ordinator, junior school, Years 7 – 9 |
| Mrs | Reeves | Anne | Learning support co-ordinator, senior school, Years 10 – 13 |
Mathematics
| Dr | Geoff | Chapman | Head of mathematics |
| Miss | Annabelle | Blackmore | Deputy head of Raleigh, teacher of mathematics |
| Mr | Tom | Bowler | Teacher of mathematics, sixth form tutor |
| Mrs | Emma | Cartwright | Teacher of mathematics, sixth form tutor |
| Mr | Mike | Glanville | Assistant Head (Middle School), head of Goff, teacher of mathematics |
| Mr | Ben | Hall | Teacher of mathematics, head of Ten Tors, sixth form tutor |
| Mrs | Maggie | McCluskey | Teacher of mathematics |
| Mr | Alastair | Reynolds | Teacher of mathematics |
Modern Foreign Languages
| Ms | Leda | Trotman | Head of modern foreign languages |
| Mr | Rob | Charters | Deputy head of Acland, teacher of modern languages |
| Mrs | Natalie | Cushion | Teacher of Spanish |
| Mr | Luigi | Chu | Teacher of modern foreign languages, Assistant Head (Sixth Form) |
| Ms | Ali | Dunning | Teacher of German, Deputy Head (Pupil development, welfare and wellbeing) |
| Dr | Almut-Isabella | Dworak | German language assistant |
| Mrs | Alice | Francis | Teacher of modern languages |
| Mr | Michael | Latimer | Teacher of modern languages, sixth form tutor |
| Mrs | Delphine | Masters | Deputy head of Daw, teacher of modern languages, i/c community service |
| Mrs | Emma | Pomares-Sempere | Spanish language assistant |
| Miss | Camille | Vo Van Qui | French language assistant |
| Mrs | Samantha | Wilson | Deputy head of Drake, teacher of modern foreign languages |
Music
| Mr | Peter | Tamblyn | Director of music |
| Mr | Matt | Davies | Assistant director of music |
| Mrs | Rebecca | Allnatt | Teacher of music |
| Mr | Dave | Bowen | Teacher of music |
| Mr | Matthew | Cann | Teacher of music |
| Mr | Steve | Crossen | Teacher of music |
| Mr | Andrew | Daldorph | Teacher of music |
| Miss | Sarah | Dean | Teacher of music |
| Mr | Andrew | Gillett | Teacher of music |
| Mr | Mike | Greenwood | Teacher of music |
| Mr | Brian | Moore | Teacher of music |
| Miss | Rebecca | Willson | Teacher of music |
| Mr | Peter | Adcock | Music accompanist |
Visiting Music Teachers
| Miss | Catherine | Hayek | Visiting music teacher |
| Mrs | Ruth | Molins | Visiting music teacher |
| Mrs | Alison | Northcott | Visiting music teacher |
Politics
| Mr | Richard | Baker | Head of Acland, head of politics, teacher of history |
| Mrs | Melanie | Sheehan | Deputy head of Goff, head of politics, teacher of history |
Psychology
| Mrs | Claire | Gooddy | Head of psychology |
| Mrs | Marie | Godfroy | Teacher of psychology |
Physical Education and Sport
| Mr | David | Gibson | Director of sport |
| Mr | Ed | Jones | Head of PE and games, head of hockey |
| Miss | Emily | Horn | Head of BTEC sport, teacher of PE and girls’ games |
| Mr | Giles | Ashman | Senior school football coach |
| Miss | Laura | Barnes | Teacher of PE and girls’ games |
| Mrs | Hetty | Hayden | Teacher of PE and girls’ games |
| Mr | Isaac | Hopkins | Games coach (sports & AD) |
| Miss | Brittany | Johnson | Teacher of PE and girls’ games, head of netball |
| Mr | Thomas | Maidment | Games coach (sports & AD) |
| Mr | Andy | Mason | Teacher of PE and games |
| Mr | Thomas | Ross | Teacher of PE and boys’ games, head of rugby, sixth form tutor |
| Mr | Graham | Skinner | Hockey coach, sports administrator |
| Mr | Oscar | Stewart | Graduate sports coach |
Physics
| Mr | Dominic | Tuohey | Head of physics, upper school tutor |
| Dr | Matthew | Commin | Deputy head of Dowrich, teacher of physics, electronics and Oxbridge coordinator |
| Mr | Graham | Bone | Teacher of physics, Deputy Head (Co-curricular, compliance, ICT) |
| Dr | Gary | Robb | Head of Raleigh, teacher of physics, i/c aquatics |
| Mr | Mark | Schramm | Head of electronics, teacher of physics |
| Mr | Dan | Trim | Head of Buller, teacher of physics, i/c CCF army section |
| Dr | James | Wilson | Teacher of physics, Deputy Head (Academic) |
Religious Studies
| Mr | John | Gooddy | Head of religious studies |
| Mrs | Jo | Murrin | Teacher of religious studies, Third Form induction tutor |
| Miss | Bethan | Rose | Teacher of religious studies, Assistant Head (Character) |
Pastoral and Safeguarding
| Mrs | Lisa | Barlass | School nurse |
| Revd | Mark | Close | Chaplain |
| Mrs | Jess | Doku | Head of safeguarding |
| Mrs | Becky | Glanville | Deputy head of Collins and pastoral assistant |
Operations and Professional Services
| Mr | Miles | MacEacharn | Bursar and clerk to the governors |
Administration
| Mrs | Liz | Corten | Exeter Junior School heads’ PA |
| Mrs | Kim | Leach | Head’s PA |
| Mrs | Lisa | Stewart | Bursary manager |
| Miss | Salma | Badawy | Reprographics supervisor |
| Miss | Emily | Buchanan | Academic and examinations administrator |
| Mr | Stephen | Butler | Exams officer |
| Mrs | Tracy | Costello | SLT administrator |
| Mrs | Sally | Daldorph | Music administrator |
| Mrs | Helen | Didon | Hiring and events coordinator |
| Mrs | Ariel | Friend | Receptionist/bursary assistant |
| Mrs | Julie | Furniss | Exeter Pre-Prep PA/office administrator |
| Mrs | Karen | Gratton | School attendance officer |
| Mrs | Bev | Norman | Reprographics assistant |
| Mrs | Julie | Wreford-Hyde | Exeter Junior School secretary |
Admissions and Marketing
| Mrs | Liz | Williams | Director of admissions and marketing |
| Mrs | Lucy | Bates | Marketing manager |
| Ms | Akina | Choi | Digital marketing officer |
| Mrs | Alex | Irons | Admissions manager |
| Mrs | Emily | Vantreen | Admissions assistant |
| Mrs | Sarah | Westcott | Receptionist & admissions administrator |
Alumni Relations
| Ms | Alice | Holohan | Director of development and alumni relations |
| Miss | Sonia | Marshall | Alumni relations officer |
| Mrs | Ali | McGeown | Alumni communications officer |
Catering
| Miss | Michelle | Hendrick | Catering manager |
Finance
| Mrs | Gina | Robins | Finance bursar |
| Mrs | Ann | Hooper | Senior finance officer |
Human Resources
| Ms | Ailsa | McGregor | Head of human resources |
| Mr | Jamie | Wilkins | HR and payroll administrator |
IT
| Mr | Alan | Carter | Information manager |
| Mr | Joe | Lapenna | IT Support Technician |
| Mr | Danny | Otley-Howard | Senior IT Support Specialist |
| Mr | Paul | Sprake | Network manager |
Library
| Mr | Tim | Halpin | School librarian |
| Mrs | Lowena | Rich | Library assistant |
Operations
| Mr | Craig | Stewart | Operations bursar |
| Mr | Andy | Cox | Facilities supervisor |
| Mr | Simon | Lee | Head groundsman |
| Mr | Matthew | Saunders | Operations manager |
School Staff Instructor
| Mr | David | Jones | School staff instructor |
Technicians and pupil support
| Mr | Craig | Astle | Science technician |
| Mr | Jude | Barker | Science technician |
| Mrs | Laura | Bell | Sixth form supervisor |
| Mrs | Carla | Fullam | Science technician coordinator |
| Mrs | Becky | Glanville | Deputy head of Collins and pastoral assistant |
| Mr | Winston | Graham | Science technician |
| Ms | Katherine | LaFrance | Lunchtime supervisor |
| Ms | Jonathan | Lewis | Science technician |
| Mr | David | Saunders | DT technician |
| Mr | Alex | Sorlie-Pring | Drama and AV technician |
| Mrs | Melanie | Szender | Careers pathway advisor |
