Hall School Wimbledon

Independent co-education from 4 to 16

Staff

Hall School Wimbledon employs a dynamic and enthusiastic team of people, which operates in and outside of the classroom, to provide the highest level of care and education for its pupils.

Members of our 70-strong teaching staff are drawn from a wide cross-section of backgrounds, cultures and countries, and bring a wealth of talent, energy and innovation to our school.

Recruitment of Staff

All staff undergo a rigorous recruitment process, with two rounds of interviews and the requirement to teach a current HSW class. All references are taken up, and written and spoken contact is made with referees. Hall School Wimbledon requires staff to be trained teachers with experience. Ideally staff should have secured a degree in a strong academic subject and PGCE teacher training. We want self confident, hard working and contented staff. We welcome staff that lead exciting lives and pursue sport and other interests regularly outside school. We particularly wish to ensure that staff have no concerns about teaching bright and demanding children, potentially more academically able than their teachers!

Staff Turnover

Staff turnover is balanced and appropriate, ensuring good stability and consistency without any stagnation. The gene pool of the staff room is continuously refreshed! Senior and Middle Managers have careers averaging 10 years. All other staff will average a five year career at Hall School Wimbledon. Some staff leave only to retire.

 

Our current staff members are listed below. Click on the links to find out more about our Senior Management Team and Senior Tutors.

Headmaster: Mr T Hobbs MA (Hons)

Principal: Mr J Hobbs MA Ed (Open), Adv Dip Ed Man, Adv Dip Biomech, DO, Dip RG&RT

 

Junior School Staff

Deputy Head: Mrs S Harding BEd (Hons)

 

Teaching staff:

Mrs L Adams – Reception Teaching Assistant

Mrs S Baxendale BSc (Hons) – Mathematics, Enhanced Learning Support

Miss G de Beer BEd, BA, Cert Ed – Year 2 Senior Tutor

Madame F Bouriah BTS (France) – French, Year 4 Registration Teacher

Mrs L Bowen-Thomas BA (Hons), PGCE – Art, Year 5 Registration Teacher

Mr J Brook BA (Hons), PGCE – Mathematics, Geography

Mrs V Brook BA (Hons), PGCE – Year 1 Class Teacher

Miss S Bull BA (Hons), PGCE – English, Maths, Geography, Classical Studies, Year 3 Registration Teacher

Miss N Buttigieg MMus, BEd, BMus, LTCL – Music

Mrs J Campbell MA (Hons) – History, English, Year 6 Senior Tutor

Mrs C Clarke BA (Hons), PGCE – Reception Teaching Assistant

Mrs M Dunley BA (Hons), PGCE – English, Geography, Year 4 Senior Tutor

Mrs J England BA (Hons), PGCert Autism (Children) – Ann Margaret House Senior Tutor, Head of Enhanced Learning

Miss Lenna Faulkner, BA (Hons), PGCE – Reception Class Teacher

Miss M Hannah MSc, BSc (Hons), PGCE – Science

Mrs S Harding BEd (Hons) – English, Deputy Head, Year 5 Senior Tutor

Mrs G Headley BEng C (Hons), MICE, England Hockey Coaching Awards – Games Teaching Assistant

Mrs L Herman BEd, Pre-Primary Dip (South Africa) – Reception Senior Tutor

Mrs M Hogwood, BA, Postgraduate Diploma in Teaching Japanese, CELTA – English as an Additional Language (EAL) Teacher

Miss S Miller Cert. Ed, PGCE – English, Mathematics, History, RaRE, Religious Studies, Year 3 Senior Tutor, After School Clubs Coordinator

Mrs C Nash MSc, BA (Hons) – Reception Teaching Assistant

Mr J Ogilvie-Bull RFU Nat. Coaching Awards 1 and 2 – Games Teaching Assistant

Miss E Partington BEd (Hons) – Drama, English

Miss D Pepper BA (Hons), PGCE – Year 2 Class Teacher

Miss N Redwood-Sawyerr BSc (Hons) – Ann Margaret House Teacher

Miss L Scoones BEd, BSc (Hons) – Year 1 Senior Tutor

Mr E Svarovsky BA – Head of Games

Mrs S Thomas MA, BA (Hons) – Mathematics, Religious Studies, Year 6 RegistrationTeacher

Miss K Todd BTECH, NVQ – Ann Margaret House Teaching Assistant

Miss M Witcombe NNEB – Year 2 Teaching Assistant

 

Senior School Staff

Deputy Head: Miss C Gaye BA (Hons), PGCE (Oxon)

 

Teaching staff:

Miss J Barratt BPrimEd. AUD (Sen) – Mathematics, Year 8 Senior Tutor

Miss J Berry BA (Hons), PGCE – Art, Personal Tutor for Years 10 and 11

Mr N Campbell BSc (Hons), PGCE – Mathematics

Miss D Cox BA (Hons), PGCE – Head of English, Personal Tutor for Years 10 and 11

Mrs B Cytrycka MA (Cracow), PGC (Warsaw), Translation Methods (Warsaw), TFL – German Coordinator

Mrs A Davies BSc (Hons), Dip in TEFL/TESOL, PGCE – Science, Duke of Edinburgh’s Award Coordinator

Mr P Dockery – Head of Games, Year 10 Senior Tutor, Personal Tutor for Years 10 and 11

Mr J Edmonds BEd (NZ) – Mathematics, Games, Personal Tutor for Years 10 and 11

Mr N Forrest BSc (Hons), PGCE – Head of Science

Mr J Furness-Gibbon MA, BA (Hons), PGCE – English, Duke of Edinburgh’s Award Coordinator

Miss I de Galleani BA (Hons), PGCE – English, Media Studies, History

Miss C Gaye BA (Hons) PGCE (Oxon) – Deputy Head, Year 9 Senior Tutor, Head of Senior School Admissions

Miss R Goodhart MA (Oxon), BA (Hons), PGCE – Religious Studies, Senior Tutor for Common Entrance

Mrs H Gordon Dip Ed, RSA Dip SpLD, Dip. Drama Art – Enhanced Learning Coordinator

Miss S Hall BSc (Hons), PGCE – Geography, History

Miss E Harris BA, PGCE – English, Personal Tutor for Years 10 and 11

Dr S Hassan EdD, MEd, MA, BA (Hons) – Mathematics

Mrs J Healey, Dip Math (Open) – Head of GCSE Section, Year 11 Senior Tutor, Personal Tutor for Years 10 and 11, ASDAN Coordinator

Mrs C Joyce BA, Teaching Licence (US) – Head of Mathematics (on Maternity Leave)

Mrs C Knock BSc (Hons), PGCE – Physical Education and Games, Personal Tutor for Years 10 and 11

Mlle F Leroy MA, BA, PGCE – French, German

Miss K McMaster BEd (NZ), Grad. Dip. Teaching (NZ) – Physical Education and Games

Miss D Nel MA, BSc, HDipEd – Mathematics, Year 7 Senior Tutor

Miss G Nesbitt BSc, BA – Science

Mr G Outram PGCE In Ed Sec and Int Phase (South Africa) – Mathematics, Games, Personal Tutor for Years 10 and 11

Mr R Parker BA (Hons) – Art, Personal Tutor for Years 10 and 11

Miss J Payne BA (Hons) – Drama

Miss J Rayner BA, PGCE – English, Media Studies

Mrs J Riley MA, MEng (Cantab), PGCE – Acting Head of Mathematics

Miss S Ricci MSc, BSc (Hons) – Physics

Miss H Rudge BA (Hons) – Music

Mrs L Selwyn BEd (Hons) – Learning Support

Mr A van Schaik BA (Hons) – Design and Technology

Mr D Vermeulen BA (Hons), PGDip, PGCE (Oxon) – History

Mrs M Welch Cert. D’Etudes, Cert. Phil (France) – French Oral

Miss S Wilkins BMus (Hons), PGCE (Cambridge), QTS – Director of Music

Mrs A Woodman MSc, BSc (Hons) – Geography

Teacher of Modern Languages, MA (Oxon), MA (Lond), PGCE (Lond)

 

Administration

Mrs A Lander – Examinations Officer

Mrs E Heath BSc (Hons) – Marketing and Admissions Manager

Mrs J Hobbs – Registrar

Mrs J Khan – Junior School Secretary

Mrs S O’Sullivan ACIS – Personnel and Recruitment Officer / Accounts Assistant

Mrs F Starke – Senior School Secretary

Mrs A Stegner MAAT – School Accountant