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Staff

    Senior Leadership Team

    Mr John Paget-Tomlinson

    Headmaster

    Mr Richard Thompson

    Head of Prep

    Mr Stuart Whittle

    Deputy Head (Academic)/Biology

    Mr Oliver McManus

    Deputy Head (Pastoral)/English/DSL

    Mrs Elizabeth Winter

    Prep Deputy Head/DDSL

    Miss Claire Worsley

    Director of Business Strategy and Operations

    Mrs Beth Simkins-Smith

    Director of Boarding

    Mrs Anna Dencher

    Head of Geography/Director of Teaching and Learning

    Mrs Donna Kirk

    Head of Finance

    Staff

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    Prep School Staff

    Head of Prep: Mr R Thompson

    Prep Deputy Head/Prep DDSL: Mrs E Winter, BA (Hons) Warwick, PGCE Bath Spa wintere@leweston.dorset.sch.uk

    PA to the Head of Prep/School Secretary: Mrs L Gillett gillettl@leweston.dorset.sch.uk

    Prep DDSL, Nursery Supervisor: Mrs B Toop toopb@leweston.dorset.sch.uk

    Reception Teacher and Early Years Co-ordinator: Miss P Crane, BA (Hons) and QTS cranep@leweston.dorset.sch.uk

    Reception Teaching Assistant: Mrs S Bourne, bournes@leweston.dorset.sch.uk

    Reception Teaching Assistant: Mrs C Walder, BA (Hons) Plymouth walderc@leweston.dorset.sch.uk

    Prep 1 Teacher: Miss E Roach roache@leweston.dorset.sch.uk

    Prep 1 Teaching Assistant: Mrs C Walder, BA (Hons) Plymouth walderc@leweston.dorset.sch.uk

    Prep 2 Teacher: Mrs A Warren, BA (Hons), PGCE Winchester warrena@leweston.dorset.sch.uk

    Prep 2 Teacher: Mrs E Winter, BA (Hons) Warwick, PGCE Bath Spa wintere@leweston.dorset.sch.uk

    Prep 2 Teaching Assistant: Miss J Day, BSc Hons dayj@leweston.dorset.sch.uk

    Prep 3 Teacher: Mrs S Weale weales@leweston.dorset.sch.uk 

    Prep 4 Teacher: Mrs A Littlewood, BA (Hons) Exeter, PGSE Reading littlewooda@leweston.dorset.sch.uk

    Prep 4 Teacher: Mrs T Bowditch, BA (Hons), PGCE West of England bowditcht@leweston.dorset.sch.uk 

    Prep 4/5 Teacher: Mrs H Wallace BA (Hons) PGCE Winchester wallaceh@leweston.dorset.sch.uk

    Prep 5 Teacher: Mrs J Dycer, BA (Hons) Portsmouth, PGCE Bath Spa dycerj@leweston.dorset.sch.uk

    Prep 5 Teacher: Mr M McCloskey, BA (Hons) Winchester mccloskeym@leweston.dorset.sch.uk

    Prep 5 Higher Level Teaching Assistant: Mrs N Hancock, BA (Hons) Southampton, PGCE UWE hancockn@leweston.dorset.sch.uk


    Prep 6 Teacher: Mr D Hutchings, BA (Hons) East Anglia, PGCE Gloucester hutchingsd@leweston.dorset.sch.uk

    Prep 6 Teacher: Mr M Tanner, BA (Hons) Portsmouth, MRes Southampton, PGCE Kingston tannerm@leweston.dorset.sch.uk 

    Prep 6 Higher Level Teaching Assistant: Mrs K Ellery elleryk@leweston.dorset.sch.uk

    Prep Teacher: Mr P Horne, BEd (Hons) St Mark and St Johns Plymouth  hornep@leweston.dorset.sch.uk

    After School Care Co-Ordinator: Ms J Best bestj@leweston.dorset.sch.uk 

    Prep Teaching Assistant: Mrs K Hughes

    Prep SENCo: Mrs L Sunderland, BA (Hons) Sussex, QTS, Teaching Dyslexia and SpLD Dip. sunderlandl@leweston.dorset.sch.uk

    Head of Prep Music and Performing Arts: Mrs S Betley, ABRSM, CT ABRSM, PGCSE St Luke’s College of Education, GTCL, FTCL Clarinet, ALCM Piano, betleys@leweston.dorset.sch.uk

    Physical Education/Head of Prep P.E, Games and Activities: Mrs S Smith, BA (Hons) Chichester, QTS smiths@leweston.dorset.sch.uk (Maternity leave) 

    Physical Education/Head of Prep P.E, Games and Activities: Mr C Stonar, (Maternity Cover)

    Head of Swimming and Pentathlon: Mr M Flaherty, NVQ Management Level 4 flahertym@leweston.dorset.sch.uk

    Swimming Pool Manager: Ms A Parnell  parnella@leweston.dorset.sch.uk

    Director of Leweston Chedington Riding Academy: Mrs L Roberts robertsl@leweston.dorset.sch.uk

    Heads of Year

    Year 7: Mr T Enticknap, Bsc (Hons) enticknapt@leweston.dorset.sch.uk 

    Year 8: Mrs L Bruller, BA (Hons) Bournemouth, Cert. Ed. Bath brullerl@leweston.dorset.sch.uk

    Dr R Milestone, MMus, BA (Hons) Wales, PhD Leeds, LRSM milestoner@leweston.dorset.sch.uk

    Year 9: Mr F Wilford, BSc Sheffield Hallam, PGCE Southampton wilfordf@leweston.dorset.sch.uk

    Year 10: Mrs L Newnham, B.Sc. Hons, PGCE newnhaml@leweston.dorset.sch.uk 

    Mr J Purchase, BA (Hons), PGCE purchasej@leweston.dorset.sch.uk

    Year 11: Dr N Greenway, BSc Exeter, PhD Exeter, PGCE Bristol greenwayn@leweston.dorset.sch.uk

    Sixth Form: Mr M Ryan-East, BA (Hons) Plymouth, PGCE Soton, MSt Cantab ryan-eastm@leweston.dorset.sch.uk

    Art, Design and Technology

    Head of Art and Design: Ms J Lacey, BA (Hons) Winchester School of Art, PGCSE Buckingham laceyj@leweston.dorset.sch.uk

    Art and Design: Ms A Wright, MA Royal Academy of Art wrighta@leweston.dorset.sch.uk

    Art and Design: Miss L Robinson, QTS, BA (Hons) Glamorgan robinsonl@leweston.dorset.sch.uk

    Art and Design: Mrs A Chillingworth chillingwortha@leweston.dorset.sch.uk

    Technician: Mr G Lewis

    Technician: Mrs C Miller

     

     

    Boarding

    Director of Boarding/Deputy DSL: Mrs B Simkins-Smith, BA (Hons) Reading simkinsb@leweston.dorset.sch.uk

    Housemaster: Mr J Purchase, BA (Hons) Manchester, PGCE Buckingham purchasej@leweston.dorset.sch.uk

    Housemistress: Miss L Robinson, QTS, BA (Hons) Glamorgan robinsonl@leweston.dorset.sch.uk 

    Assistant Housemistress: Miss J Bailey baileyj@leweston.dorset.sch.uk 

    House Tutor: Miss C Vickery

    GAP Assistant: Miss S Baker

    GAP Assistant: Miss E Roberts

    GAP Assistant: Mr K Dixon

     

    Business and Economic Studies

    Head of Business and Economics: Mrs R Day, BSc (Hons) MORSE Warwick, PGCE Thames, Dip OU. dayr@leweston.dorset.sch.uk

    Teacher of Economics and Business Studies/Head of Year 7/Chaplaincy Coordinator: Mrs L Bruller, BA (Hons) Bournemouth, Cert. Ed. Bath brullerl@leweston.dorset.sch.uk

    Classics

    Classics (Latin): Miss J Howlett, BA University of Oxford, PGCE Sussex howlettj@leweston.dorset.sch.uk 

    Greek: Mr M. Burton- Brown, TD, MA Oxon burtonbrownm@leweston.dorset.sch.uk

    Computer Science (ICT)

    Mr N Stephens, BSC Portsmouth, PGCE King Alfreds College, Winchester stephensn@leweston.dorset.sch.uk

    English and Drama

    Head of English: Mrs S Evans, BA (Hons) University of Sheffield, PGCE University of London evanss@leweston.dorset.sch.uk

    English/Deputy Head (Pastoral)/DSL: Mr O McManus, BA (Hons) Nottingham Trent, PGCE Bath mcmanuso@leweston.dorset.sch.uk

    English/Head of Sixth Form/Centre Coordinator for EPQ: Mr M Ryan-East, BA (Hons) Plymouth, PGCE Soton, MSt Cantab ryan-eastm@leweston.dorset.sch.uk

    Drama and English: Miss A McIntosh, BA (Hons), PGSE Exeter mcintosha@leweston.dorset.sch.uk

    English: Mrs C Richards richardsc@leweston.dorset.sch.uk

    English: Mr C Thomas thomasc@leweston.dorset.sch.uk

    Speech and Drama: Mrs K Pankhurst, HND Theatre and Performing Arts, PGCE pankhurstk@leweston.dorset.sch.uk

     

    English as an Additional Language

    Director of International Students: Mrs Kelly-Quick, BSc Worcester, PGCE UCL, CELTA Cambridge, quickh@leweston.dorset.sch.uk

    Food and Nutrition

    Teacher of Food and Nutrition: Mrs C Archer archerc@leweston.dorset.sch.uk 

    Technician: Mrs C Monaghan

    Geography

    Head of Geography/Director of Teaching and Learning: Mrs A Dencher, BA, MA, PGCE Cantab. denchera@leweston.dorset.sch.uk

    Geography/PSHRE Co-ordinator/Deputy DSL: Ms S Lilly, MA (Hons) Aberdeen, PGCE MSc Southampton lillys@leweston.dorset.sch.uk

    Geography: Mrs E Haynes, BSc Southampton, PGCE London haynese@leweston.dorset.sch.uk

    History

    Head of History: Mr M Hayward, BA (Hons) Oxon haywardm@leweston.dorset.sch.uk

    History Teacher: Mr D Teague, BA (Hons) Sheffield, PGCE Plymouth teagued@leweston.dorset.sch.uk

    Mathematics

    Head of Mathematics/Head of Year 10: Mrs L Newnham, BSc Bristol, PGCE Oxford Brookes newnhaml@leweston.dorset.sch.uk

    Mathematics: Mr A Okai, MSc, PGCE Portsmouth okaia@leweston.dorset.sch.uk

    Mathematics: Mr M Miller, BED in of Educational Management, University of South Africa millerm@leweston.dorset.sch.uk

    Mathematics: Mr T Enticknap, Bsc (Hons) enticknapt@leweston.dorset.sch.uk

    Mathematics: Mrs R Day, BSc (Hons) MORSE Warwick, PGCE Thames, Dip OU. dayr@leweston.dorset.sch.uk

    Modern Languages

    Head of Modern Languages: Mrs L Thompson, BA (Hons), PGCE thompsonl@leweston.dorset.sch.uk

    German: Mrs L Vandyck, BA (Hons) Ealing vandyckl@leweston.dorset.sch.uk

    MFL Teacher/Head of Year 10: Mr J Purchase, BA (Hons) Manchester, PGCE University of Buckingham purchasej@leweston.dorset.sch.uk

    MFL Teacher: Mrs J Mortarotti mortarottij@leweston.dorset.sch.uk 

    Music

    Director of Music (Head of Year 8): Dr R Milestone, MMus, BA (Hons) Wales, PhD Leeds, LRSM milestoner@leweston.dorset.sch.uk

    Music: Mr B Robinson robinsonb@leweston.dorset.sch.uk 

    Music: Mrs M Howard howardm@leweston.dorset.sch.uk 

    Vocal: Mr J Pugsley

    Brass: Miss A Wilmshurst

    Guitar: Mr A Chester

    Classical/Guitar: Mrs V Hartzell

    Percussion: Mr P Huddleston

    Flute: Mrs L Preston

    Violin: Miss L Allen

    Pianoforte: Mrs R Dudley-Smith

    Pianoforte and Clarinet: Mrs M Riquelme-Toomey

    Violin and Cello: Mr A Serna Acero

    Pianoforte/Clarinet: Mrs A Slogrove, BA Hons, LRSM, PGCE

    Harp: Ms N Rogers BA (Hons), PGCE

    Recorder: Ms A Whittlesea

    Oboe: Mrs A Gosney

    Saxophone: Mr A Mitchell, PGCE Sunderland

    Organ and Piano: Mr P Cheater, BA ACP FNCM Cert Ed

    Peri: Miss H Sawle BMus, Master of Music

    Personalised Learning

    Head of Individual Needs: Mrs K Davis, BA (Hons), PGCE Oxford davisk@leweston.dorset.sch.uk

    Teacher of Individual Needs: Mrs M Buckland BA Hons Bournemouth, PGCE Exeter bucklandm@leweston.dorset.sch.uk

    Teacher of SEN: Mrs R Slater, BA (Hons), PGCE slaterr@leweston.dorset.sch.uk

    Psychology

    Psychology: Mr G Smith smithg@leweston.dorset.sch.uk 

    Physical Education

    Head of Sport and Physical Activity: Mr S Manning, BA (Hons) PGCE Exeter mannings@leweston.dorset.sch.uk

    Physical Education: Mrs S Guy, BA (Hons) Keele, PGCE Hull guys@leweston.dorset.sch.uk

    Physical Education: Mr A Slater, BA Auckland University slatera@leweston.dorset.sch.uk

    Head of Swimming and Pentathlon: Mr M Flaherty, NVQ Management Level 4 flahertym@leweston.dorset.sch.uk

    Physical Education: Mr D Barlow, BSc (Hons) Nottingham, MSc London, PGCE Birmingham barlowd@leweston.dorset.sch.uk

    Physical Education/Head of Year 9: Mr F Wilford, BSc Sheffield Hallam, PGCE Southampton wilfordf@leweston.dorset.sch.uk

    Physical Education/Head of Prep P.E, Games and Activities: Mrs S Smith, BA (Hons) Chichester, QTS smiths@leweston.dorset.sch.uk  (maternity leave)
    Mr C Stonier (Maternity Cover)

    Physical Education/Sports Studies: Miss C Vickery 

    BTEC Equine Management: Mrs S Underwood underwoods@leweston.dorset.sch.uk 

    Swimming Pool Manager: Ms A Parnell parnella@leweston.dorset.sch.uk

    Tennis: Mr M Long, LTA Coach

    Tennis: Mr T Prideaux-Brun

    Religious Studies

    Head of Religious Studies/Health and Social Care: Mrs E Littlechild, BA (Hons) York, PGCE Twickenham littlechildl@leweston.dorset.sch.uk

    Religious Studies: Ms C O’Toole, BA (Hons) London, PGCE, Catholic TCert Liverpool otoolec@leweston.dorset.sch.uk

    Religious Studies/Health and Social Care: Mrs A Griffiths, BD London, PGCE Exeter griffithsa@leweston.dorset.sch.uk

    Science

    Head of Biology: Mrs R Dawson, BSc (Hons) Bristol, PGCE Cambridge  dawsonr@leweston.dorset.sch.uk

    Head of Chemistry: Dr R Whale, BSc, PhD Birmingham, PGCE Exeter, CChem, MRSC whaler@leweston.dorset.sch.uk

    Head of Science/Chemistry: Cllr N Hudson, MEd (reading), BSc (Hons), PGCSE Bath Spa hudsonn@leweston.dorset.sch.uk

    Chemistry: Mr P Linsdell linsdellp@leweston.dorset.sch.uk 

    Biology/Deputy Head(Academic): Mr S Whittle, BSc (Hons) Birmingham whittles@leweston.dorset.sch.uk

    Biology: Dr N Greenway, BSc Exeter, PhD Exeter, PGCE Bristol greenwayn@leweston.dorset.sch.uk

    Physics: Mrs A Valentine, BSc (Hons) Swansea, PGCE London valentinea@leweston.dorset.sch.uk

    Physics: Mr R Nejako, BSc Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University, PGCSE University of Buckingham nejakor@leweston.dorset.sch.uk

    Science Teacher: Mrs K Le Poidevin, BSc (Hons) Aberbeen, PGCE Sussex, PGCPSE (Open), PGDPSE (Open) poidevink@leweston.dorset.sch.uk 

    Science Teacher: Mrs S Stosiek stosieks@leweston.dorset.sch.uk

    Laboratory Technician: Dr J Philpott philpottj@leweston.dorset.sch.uk

    Laboratory Technician: Dr R MacMillan macmillanr@leweston.dorset.sch.uk

    Support Staff

    Director of Business Strategy and Operations: Miss C Worsley, MA Oxon, PG Dip  worsleyc@leweston.dorset.sch.uk

    Operations Manager: Mrs H Booth boothh@leweston.dorset.sch.uk 

    Executive Assistant to the Head: Mrs N Goodfellow goodfellown@leweston.dorset.sch.uk

    PA to the Head of Prep/Prep School Secretary: Mrs L Gillett gillettl@leweston.dorset.sch.uk

    School Secretary: Mrs C Adams adamsc@leweston.dorset.sch.uk

    Senior School Reception: Mrs R Scott admin@leweston.dorset.sch.uk

    Head of Finance: Mrs D Kirk, ACMA, CGMA kirkd@leweston.dorset.sch.uk 

    Accounts Manager: Mrs K Edmunds edmundsk@leweston.dorset.sch.uk 

    School Accountant: Ms J Webster websterj@leweston.dorset.sch.uk 

    PA to the Director of Business Strategy and Operations: Mrs S Hamnett BSc Hons, Cert SpLD hamnetts@leweston.dorset.sch.uk

    Registrar: Mrs J Smith, BA (Hons) OU smithj@leweston.dorset.sch.uk

    Registrar – Prep & Nursery: Mrs A Wilson wilsona@leweston.dorset.sch.uk

    Marketing and Communications Officer: Mrs C Frecknall, BA (Hons) Plymouth frecknallc@leweston.dorset.sch.uk

    Events Administrative Support Assistant: Mrs S Hull hulls@leweston.dorset.sch.uk

    Careers Advisor: Mrs S Hutton, BA (Hons), Further Education and Adult Teaching Certificate C&G 730/7 huttons@leweston.dorset.sch.uk

    IT Manager: Mr C MacIntyre, FdA, BA (Hons) Cumbria support@leweston.dorset.sch.uk

    Senior IT Technician: Mr M Notley, support@leweston.dorset.sch.uk

    HR: Mrs N Harrison recruitment@leweston.dorset.sch.uk  

    Lead School Nurse/Deputy DSL: Mrs C Cole, RGN, RHV wellbeinghub@leweston.dorset.sch.uk

    School Nurse: Mrs R Lale, RGN wellbeinghub@leweston.dorset.sch.uk

    Outdoor Education Coordinator: Mr M Caspers caspersm@leweston.dorset.sch.uk 

    School Counsellor: Mrs K Megahey, BSc (Hons) Nottingham, Cert. Ed Cambridge, MBACP (Accred) megaheyk@leweston.dorset.sch.uk

    Chaplaincy Co-ordinator: Mrs L Bruller, BA (Hons) Bournemouth, Cert. Ed. Bath brullerl@leweston.dorset.sch.uk

    Estates Manager: Mr P Van Koutrik vankoutrikp@leweston.dorset.sch.uk

    Transport Manager: Mr K Smith smithkev@leweston.dorset.sch.uk

    Exams and Assessments Officer: Mrs S Clark clarks@leweston.dorset.sch.uk 

    Swimming Pool Assistant: Mr A Griffiths griffithsar@leweston.dorset.sch.uk

    Director of Riding Academy: Mrs L Roberts robertsl@leweston.dorset.sch.uk

    Senior Yard Manager: Mr K Higson higsonk@leweston.dorset.sch.uk 

    Nursery

    Nursery DSL, Nursery Supervisor: Mrs B Toop fordb@leweston.dorset.sch.uk

    Younger Babies Room Lead/Forest School Co-Ordinator: Miss K Hallett hallettk@leweston.dorset.sch.uk

    Older Babies Room Lead: Mrs E Mogridge mogridgee@leweston.dorset.sch.uk

    Toddler Room Lead: Miss L Jackman jackmanl@leweston.dorset.sch.uk

    TC1 Room Lead: Mrs C Green greenc@leweston.dorset.sch.uk 

    Senior Early Years Practitioner: Miss L Hillier hillierl@leweston.dorset.sch.uk 

    TC2 Room Lead: Mrs S Wrixon wrixons@leweston.dorset.sch.uk

    Early Years Practitioner: Mrs A Thomas thomasa@leweston.dorset.sch.uk

    Early Years Practitioner: Mrs C Beale bealec@leweston.dorset.sch.uk

    Early Years Practitioner: Mrs H Sansom-Priddle sansomh@leweston.dorset.sch.uk

    Early Years Practitioner: Mrs J Herbert herbertj@leweston.dorset.sch.uk

    Early Years Practitioner: Mrs S Milligan milligans@leweston.dorset.sch.uk

    Early Years Practitioner: Mrs M Cook cookm@leweston.dorset.sch.uk

    Early Years Practitioner: Miss J Taylor - Peter

    Early Years Practitioner: Mrs K Pereira

    Nursery Bank Staff: Miss L Poulter poulterl@leweston.dorset.sch.uk