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Staff List

Head of the Three Schools

Keith Budge, MA, PGCE Oxford (University College)

Dunhurst Staff

Head
Jane Grubb, MA Brighton, BA Newcastle, PGCE Leeds

Deputy Head and Head of Blocks
Alan Simmons, BA Open University, CertEd Exeter

Head of Groups
Kate Olphert, BEd Bath

Head of Boarding
Simon Kingsley-Pallant, BA Brighton

Director of Teaching and Learning
Kathy Misson, BA Liverpool, PGCE Manchester Metropolitan

Head of Monitoring and Assessment; Gifted & Talented Coordinator
Darran Kettle, BEd Oxford (Westminster College)

Dunhurst Teaching Staff

Creative Studies
Louise Banks, BEd London (Goldsmith’s) (Art)
Ken Cope, Dip AD Bristol Polytechnic (Creative Studies)
Elaine Hewitt, BA West Surrey College of Art & Design, Member Craftsman Potters Association (Art & Design)
Helen Howarth, BA Manchester, ATC London (Goldsmith's)
Richard Nice, City & Guilds (Workshop)
Lyn Perry (Textiles)
Mags Watney, BSc Bristol, PGCE Chichester 

Dance
Rosie Nash, CDE AISTD FDI

Drama
Simon Kingsley-Pallant, BA Brighton (Drama and Performance)

English
Melissa Canter, BA Exeter, PGDip New South Wales, Sydney (Secondary English and Literacy)
Amy Wilson-Smith, BA York, PGCE Cambridge

Groups Classes
Melissa Canter, BA Exeter, PGDip New South Wales, Sydney (Secondary English and Literacy)(Group 3 teacher)
Madeleine Clark, BA Liverpool, PGCE Worcester College of Education (Group 2 teacher)
Kate Olphert, BEd Bath (Group 1 teacher)
Debra Payne, BEd Sussex (Group 1 teacher)
Ryan Walsh, BA Northampton (Group 3 teacher)
Mags Watney, BSc Bristol, PGCE Chichester (Group 2 teacher)
Anderly Tudor (Classroom assistant), BSc Open University

Humanities
Judy Walker, MA Portsmouth, PGCE Buckingham (History & RE)
David Ellis (Geography)
Rachel Hearnshaw, BA Brighton (Geography)

Information Technology
Kath Connolly, BA Surrey College (IT Coordinator)
David Ellis

Latin
Michael Lambert, BA Oxford (Jesus College), MA SOAS, London, PGCE Kings College, London

Learning Support
Fran Box, BEd King Alfred’s College, Dyslexia Institute Diploma, Assoc Member British Dyslexia Association
Moony Budge, BEd Oxford Brookes, DipSpLD
Kath Connolly, BA Surrey College, Dyslexia Action Certificate in the Practice of Teaching Dyslexia and Literacy
Gail Graham, BEd Southampton, RSA CertSpLD
Jane Peel, BEd Froebel, DipSPLD
Pam Wilson, Cert of Ed, Bingley College, Yorkshire, BA OU (Extra Mathematics)

Librarian
Jo Kingsley-Pallant, BA Manchester
Angela Mowat

Mathematics
James Beatty, BA Brighton
Madeleine Clark, BA Liverpool, PGCE Worcester College of Education
Mark Collins, BEd Leeds Metropolitan
Darran Kettle, BEd Oxford (Westminster College), Diploma in Educational Coaching, Newcastle College
Catherine Murphy, MA Southampton
Debra Payne, BEd Sussex
Paula Tribe, BEd West London Institute of Higher Education

Modern Foreign Languages
Olivia Burnett-Armstrong, BA Exeter, PGCE Cambridge (French and English)
Ellie Chilton (French)
Margot Rouillier, French Assistant

Music
Kathy Misson, BA Liverpool, PGCE Manchester Metropolitan (Head of Academic Music) 
Nat Scott, BA Surrey (Head of Performance Music)  
Lucienne Suter, MA Nottingham, PGCE Winchester 

For visiting Music School staff, see Bedales

Outdoor Work
Nick Maddocks
Bob Ambrose

Sport
Mark Collins, BEd Leeds Metropolitan
Rachel Hearnshaw, BA Brighton 
Erawin Olie, BSc Warwick, PGCE Swansea
Debra Payne, BEd Sussex
Alan Simmons, BA Open University, CertEd Exeter
Ryan Walsh, BA Northampton

Personal, Social and Health Education
Melissa Canter, BA Exeter, PGDip New South Wales, Sydney (Secondary English and Literacy)
Erawin Olie, BSc Warwick, PGCE Swansea
Alan Simmons, BA Open University, CertEd Exeter
Amy Wilson-Smith, BA York, PGCE Cambridge

Science
Claire Lock, BSc Bristol, PGCE Chichester
Catherine Murphy, MA Southampton
Kate Olphert, BEd Bath E
Erawin Olie, BSc Warwick, PGCE Swansea
Alan Simmons, BA Open University, CertEd Exeter
Pam Weston, BSc Southampton

Speech and Drama
Sylvia Coates, BEd Southampton (LAMDA Speech and Drama)
Jenny de Jongh (LAMDA Speech and Drama)

Technician
Janet Auty, BSc (Eng) Kings College, London

Details of temporary staff available from the school

Dunhurst House Staff

Head of Boarding and Housemaster in Boys’ House
Simon Kingsley-Pallant

Housemistress in Girls’ House
Helen Retter

Senior Matron, Dunhurst
Jo Taylor

Assistant Matron
Diana Robinson

Matron of Boy's House
Jo Taylor

Matron of Girls’ House
Alex Freeman

House Tutor in Boys' House
David Ellis

House Tutors
Dot Lyon
Susan Simmons
Anderly Tudor

Dunhurst administration

Frances Harris (Head's Secretary)
Mandy Hopkins, Post Graduate Diploma in Relationship Therapy (Family Counsellor), MBACP (Accred)
Nicky Howard (Administrative Assistant)
Annie Kelly (Music Practice Supervisor)
Lucy Maiklem (Receptionist)
Diana Robinson (Receptionist)
Susan Simmons (Receptionist, Music Administrator)
Anderly Tudor (Administrative Assistant)
Jenny-Clare Yeates, Diploma in Counselling (Counsellor)

For a list of governors and support staff, see Bedales School Staff.

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