Our Staff
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I’m not sure how they manage it, but from day 1 at Davenies, both my boys have been happy to go to school. Mind you, with such an exciting curriculum and so much on offer, with the wide range of school clubs and activities, what’s not to like?! The teachers really do know the children and how to get the best out of them, that’s what really matters.
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| Mr C Rycroft | Headmaster |
| Mrs D Battersby | Assistant Head: Pastoral & Safeguarding Designated Safeguarding Lead (DSL) Head of Pre-Prep (Reception, Years 1 & 2) |
| Miss S Bell | Head of Middle School (Years 5 & 6) Head of Co-Curricular Trips |
| Mr K Brockless | Bursar & Clerk to the Governors |
| Mr R Cooke | Deputy Head |
| Mrs E Gibson | Director of Studies |
| Mr P Gibson | Assistant Head: Administration & Communication |
| Mrs S McIntosh | Deputy Head of Pre-Prep |
| Mr A Sergeant | Head of Senior School (Years 7 & 8) |
| Mr J Stephenson | Head of Junior School (Years 3 & 4) Designated Safeguarding Lead |
| Mrs D Battersby | Head of Pre-Prep |
| Miss S A Bell | Head of Middle School Head of Co-Curricular Trips |
| Mme V Chamberlain | Head of MFL |
| Mrs S-J Collins | Head of DT |
| Mrs J Coulehan | Head of Learning Support |
| Mr J Davidson | Head of Mathematics Assessment Data Analysis and Tracking Coordinator |
| Mr S Fryer | Head of History Head of Activities |
| Miss E Graham | Head of Latin |
| Miss L Holmes | Head of RS |
| Mr J Jerrold | Head of Computing & Digital Learning |
| Dr D Leslie | Head of Science |
| Mrs S Marshall | Head of Drama |
| Mr W Maxfield | Head of Geography |
| Mrs J Newell | Head of Art |
| Mr A Sergeant | Head of Senior School |
| Mr J Stephenson | Head of Junior School |
| Mr R Thomas | Head of PE |
| Mrs J Waiting | Head of PSHE |
| Mrs M Watson | Head of Music |
| Mr C Wood | Head of English |
| Mr M Allen, BA (Bucks), PGCE (Buckingham) | PE, Swimming & Games Teacher, Y6 Form Teacher |
| Miss S A Bell, MA (Hons) (Cantab), GTP | Head of Middle School, Head of Co-Curricular Trips |
| Mr J Burrell, BSc (Brunel) PGCE | PE & Games Teacher, Y5 Form Teacher |
| Mme V Chamberlain, Lic. DEUG (Am), PGCE | Head of MFL, Y8 Form Tutor |
| Mrs S Clarke, BSocSc (Birm), PGCE | Y3 Form Teacher, Charity Coordinator |
| Mrs S-J Collins, BA (Hons) (Bucks), BTEC | Head of DT |
| Mr R Cooke, BEd (Hons) (Lancaster) | Deputy Headmaster, Maths Teacher |
| Mrs J Coulehan, BEd with ELT (ELTE, Budapest), National SENDCO Award (Reading) | Head of Learning Support |
| Mr J Davidson, BSc (Sheffield), PGCE | Head of Mathematics, Assessment Data Analysis and Tracking Coordinator, Y8 Form Tutor |
| Mr S Fryer, MEd (Buckingham), PGCE | Y3 Form Teacher, Head of History, Head of Activities |
| Mrs E J Gibson, MA (Cantab), PGCE, MCCT | Director of Studies, English Teacher |
| Mr P Gibson, BA (Ed) (Hons) (Exon) | Assistant Head: Administration & Communication, English Teacher, Y8 Form Tutor |
| Miss E Graham, BA (Hons) (Leicester), PGCE | Head of Latin |
| Mrs F Hamilton, BA (Hons) (Notts) | MFL Teacher |
| Miss L Holmes, BA (Ed) (Hons) (Kent) | Head of RS, Key Stage 2 Teacher |
| Mrs J Jackson, BA (Hons) (Notts) | Key Stage 2 Teacher |
| Mr J Jerrold, BA (Hons) (Aberystwyth), PGCE | Head of Computing & Digital Learning, Y7 Form Tutor |
| Mrs J Lancelotte, Cert. Ed (Leeds), OCR Dip. SpLD | Learning Support Teacher |
| Dr D Leslie, MSci (UCL), PhD (UCL), QTS (GTP Oxon/Bucks), PGCert (Brunel) | Head of Science, Y7 Form Tutor |
| Mr E Locke-Hart | Swimming & Sports Coach, Pool Technician |
| Mrs S Marshall, BA (Surrey), Mus. Theatre Dip. | Head of Drama, Y5 Form Teacher |
| Mr W Maxfield, BSc, MSc, iPGCE, MEd. | Head of Geography, Y8 Form Tutor |
| Mrs J Newell, BEd (Hons) (Witwatersrand) | Head of Art |
| Mrs H Rowlands, PGCE (Surrey) | Y4 Form Teacher |
| Mr C Rycroft, BEd (Hons) (Cheltenham) | Headmaster |
| Mr A Sergeant, MA (Cantab.), PGCE | Head of Senior School |
| Miss L Smith, BSc (Hons) (UCS), GTP | Maths & Science Teacher |
| Mr J Stephenson, BA (Hons) (Leeds), PGCE | Head of Junior School, Y4 Form Teacher, Designated Safeguarding Lead |
| Mr A P Tennant, BA (Hons) (Notts), PGCE | Maths & Games Teacher |
| Mr R Thomas, BEd (Hons) (Carnegie) | Head of PE & Games |
| Mrs J Waiting, BA (Hull), MEd (Glasgow), PGDE | Head of PSHE, Y4 Form Teacher |
| Mrs M Watson, BMus (Hons), LRAM (RAM); PGCE, PGDip. (London) | Head of Music |
| Mrs C Welham, PGCE (Cardiff), PGC (Brunel), Level 5 Dip. SpLD | Learning Support Teacher |
| Mr C Wood, BA (Hons) (London), PGCE | Head of English, Y7 Form Tutor |
| Mrs D Battersby, BA (Hons) (Cardiff), MA (Buckingham) | Assistant Head: Pastoral & Safeguarding, Head of Pre-Prep, Designated Safeguarding Lead |
| Miss S Clark, BA (QTS) (Lancs) | Y2 Form Teacher |
| Mrs E Cowlam, Cert. Ed (Salisbury), OCR Dip. SpLD | Y1 Form Teacher |
| Mrs V English, BA Hons (St Mary’s), PGCE (NTU), OCR Dip. SpLD | Learning Support Teacher |
| Mrs R Gemmell, PGCE (Buckingham), MBChB (Leeds) | Reception Form Teacher |
| Mrs B Gill, BA (Hons) (Bath Spa) | Head of Pre-Prep Music |
| Mrs S McIntosh, BA (Ed) (Hons) (Exon) | Deputy Head of Pre-Prep, Y1 Form Teacher |
| Mrs J Peers, BA (Hons) (Liverpool), PGCE | Y1 Form Teacher |
| Miss G Terry, BA (Hons) (Oxf. Brooks), QTS | Y2 Form Teacher |
| Mrs H Williams, BA (Hons) (Surrey) | EYFS Coordinator & Reception Form Teacher |
| Mrs T Bobroff, BA (Hons) (Oxford), MA (Sothebys) | Learning Support Teaching Assistant |
| Mrs K Bradfield, Teaching Dip. (Christchurch, NZ) | Pre-Prep Teaching Assistant |
| Mrs L Burnett, CACHE (Level 2) | Pre-Prep Teaching Assistant |
| Mrs F Davies, CACHE (Level 2), HND (Middx) | Junior School Teaching Assistant |
| Mrs F Dewey, NNEB | Pre-Prep Teaching Assistant |
| Mrs K Gates, NNEB | Pre-Prep Teaching Assistant |
| Miss D Helling | Gap Student |
| Miss A Kaul, EYFS (Bucks), CACHE (Level 3) | EYFS Teaching Assistant |
| Mrs C Osmond, NNEB | After-School Club Supervisor |
| Mrs S Prentice, BA (Hons) (RHUL) | One-to-One Learning Support Assistant |
| Mrs S Sharpe | Pre-Prep Teaching Assistant |
| Miss E Smith, EYP Foundation Degree + BA (Bucks) | EYFS Teaching Assistant |
| Mrs D Stead | Junior School Teaching Assistant |
| Mr W Swerling | Gap Student |
| Mrs A Taheny | After-School Club Assistant |
| Mr F Westbrook-Burr | Gap Student |
| Miss C Ambrose | Cleaner |
| Mrs A Ayre | Housekeeper |
| Mr K Brockless, MA (KCL), BA (Hons) (Open Uni) | Bursar & Clerk to the Governors |
| Mr A Connelly | Head of Grounds |
| Ms J Cook, Chartered MCIPD, CIPD (Bucks) | HR Manager |
| Mrs C Farshchi-Heidari, ACA, BSc (Hons) (Manchester) | Finance Manager |
| Mr N Gogov | Site Maintenance Assistant |
| Mr P Gudge, BA (Lon) | Facilities Manager |
| Mrs S Krishnan Bellie, BSc + MSc (India) | Science Technician |
| Mrs S Letters, PhD (KCL), BA (Hons) (UCL) | Librarian |
| Mrs L Marshall, CSBM | Finance Officer |
| Mrs S Owen, QTS, BA (Hons) (Surrey) | DT Technician |
| Mrs A Payne, BSc (Hons) (Reading) | Registrar |
| Mrs S Plumridge, BA (Hons) (Essex) | Marketing Officer |
| Mrs B Rawles | School Secretary |
| Mrs K Reed, BA (Hons) (RHUL) | Headmaster's PA |
| Mrs L Rose, RN, NNEB Dip., Dip HE, BSc (Hons), MSc. | School Nurse |
| Mr J Wilcox | Site Maintenance Assistant |