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Head

Ms Louise Simpson

Position:
Head

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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Senior Leadership Team

Mrs Saskia Van Schalkwyk

Position:
Headmistress of Exeter Junior School

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…

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Mr Miles MacEacharn

Position:
Bursar

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…

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Mr Graham Bone

Position:
Deputy Head (Co-curricular, compliance, ICT)

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…

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Ms Ali Dunning

Position:
Deputy Head (Pupil development, welfare and wellbeing)

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,…

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Dr James Wilson

Position:
Deputy Head (Academic)

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…

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Mr Dan Ayling

Position:
Head, Exeter Pre-Prep School

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…

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Mr Luigi Chu

Position:
Assistant Head (Sixth Form)

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…

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Mrs Julia Daybell

Position:
Assistant Head (Lower School)

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…

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Mr Mike Glanville

Position:
Assistant Head (Middle School)

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…

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Miss Bethan Rose

Position:
Assistant Head (Character)

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…

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Mr John Wood

Position:
Deputy Head (Junior School)

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…

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Mrs Elizabeth Williams

Position:
Director of Admissions & Marketing

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…

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Exeter Pre-Prep School Staff

Exeter Pre-Prep Head

Mr Dan Ayling

Position:
Head, Exeter Pre-Prep School

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…

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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

Position:
Headmistress of Exeter Junior School

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…

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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