The Princethorpe Foundation Princethorpe College Information booklet 2015/2016 PRINCETHORPE COLLEGE 2 Information Booklet Information Booklet 3PRINCETHORPE COLLEGE Princethorpe College The Princethorpe Foundation The Princethorpe Foundation welcomes children of all faiths and backgrounds and provides co-educational, independent day schooling within the Catholic tradition from age two to eighteen, through Little Crackers Nursery, Crackley Hall School and Princethorpe College. Ethos Our schools are characterised by their strong Christian ethos and pride themselves on providing a caring, stimulating environment in which children’s individual needs can be met and their talents, confidence and self-esteem developed. We aim to encourage a lifelong love of learning and an understanding of moral values and to put young people on the road to happy and fulfilled lives. Governing Body Chair of Trustees Mrs Mary O’Farrell, BEd, QTS, CTC Contents Trustees Sister Mary Jude Bogie, BEd Trustees and Staff 03 Quintin Cornforth, BSc The Admissions Process 07 David Jackson, MInst AM, HNC Business Studies* • Years 7 to 10 07 Mrs Sarah Kershaw Ms Teresa McNamara, B Phil, Cert Ed • Sixth Form 07 Jean-Pierre Parsons, BA, MA, MSc* Entrance Examinations 08 Professor Brian Ray, BSc, MSc, PhD, MIEE, CEng, FInst P, CPhys Scholarships and Bursaries Eur Ing Peter Rush, CEng, F I Mech E, BSc , MBA including Sixth Form 12 Colin Russell, IEng, ACIBSE, MBA Fees and Conditions 14 Staff Practicalities 15 Headmaster Ed Hester, MA (Oxon), PGCE (Mathematics) Bus Services and Routes 18 Deputy Head – Pastoral Mrs Sue Millest, BSc, PGCE, NPQH (Biology) Pastoral Care 21 Deputy Head – Staffing and Dr Digby Carrington-Howell, BSc, MA (Ed), Ed D, The Curriculum Assessment PGCE, NPQH (Biology) 22 Assistant Head – Co-curricular Greg Hunter, BE, Grad Dip of Education (Physics) Departmental Information 26 Assistant Head – Director of Studies John Gallagher, MA (Oxon), PGCE (English) Directions to Princethorpe 47 Assistant Head – Alex Darkes, BEd (Photography)* Key Admissions Dates 48 Marketing and Operations Foundation Bursar, Company Eddie Tolcher, BA, ACIB, MCMI* Secretary and Clerk to the Trustees * Old Princethorpian 4 PRINCETHORPE COLLEGE Information Booklet Teaching staff Art David Hare, BEd, Clait (Director of Ethos) Paul Hubball, BA, PGCE (Head of Art; also Head of Photography)* Ms Emma Litterick, BA, PGCE, TESOL (Staff Development Co- ordinator; also Foundation Cross Phase Co-ordinator) Mrs Rebecca Blunsom-Washbrook, BA, GTP (also Photography) Mrs Helen Pascoe-Williams, BA, PGCE (Co-ordinator of Provision for Mrs Susan Harris, BA, PGCE (Head of Year 7) the Most Able; also CORE Programme) Careers Geography Mrs Margaret Robinson (Head of Careers; also Head of Sixth Form; Mike Taylor, BA, PGCE (Head of Geography; also Careers - Work French and CORE Programme) Experience and Games) Mrs Kerry Low (Careers Adviser) Mrs Anne Allen, BSc, PGCE (Assistant Head of Sixth Form; also CORE Dr Simon Peaple, BA, PhD, CGTC (Head of History and Politics; also Programme) Competitive Universities Programme Co-ordinator) Stewart Dear, BSc, QTS (also Business Studies and Games) Mike Taylor, BA, PGCE (Head of Geography; Work Experience, also Mrs Sarah Evans, BSc, PGCE (Head of Year 9) Games) History and Politics Classics Dr Simon Peaple, BA, PhD, CGTC (Head of History and Politics; also Mrs Rachel Taylor, BA, QTS (Classics Subject Leader) Competitive Universities Programme Co-ordinator) Dr Melinda Palmer, BA, QTS Peter Bucknall, BA, MA (History; also Games) CORE Programme Mrs Felicity Coulson, GMus, PGCE (Peripatetic and Exam Co-ordinator Mrs Anne Allen, BSc, PGCE (Assistant Head of Sixth Form; also for Music; History) Geography) Ms Katherine Darwood, BSc (also Games) Roderick Isaacs, MA (Cantab), MA, CertEd (Assistant Head of Sixth Patrick Durkin, BA, MA, HDip in Ed (History; also English) Form; also Religious Studies) Ms Stephanie Hawkins, BA, MA, PGCE (History) Mrs Helen Pascoe-Williams, BA, PGCE (Co-ordinator of Provision for the Most Able; also English) Mrs Tracey Hester, BA (Oxon), PGCE (History) Mrs Anila Patel, BA, PGCE (Head of Psychology and Sociology) Information and Communications Technology (ICT) and Computing Adam Rickart, BSc (also Pysychology) Adam Depledge, BSc (Head of Information and Communications Technology and Computing) Mrs Margaret Robinson, BEd (Head of Sixth Form; also Head of Careers and French) David Smith, LLB, C&GAA, C&GIVA (ICT Services Manager; also CORE Programme) David Smith, LLB, C&GAA, C&GIVA (ICT Services Manager; also Information & Communications Technology and Computing) Mathematics Design and Technology Mrs Sarah McKeever, BEng, PG Cert, QTS (Head of Mathematics) Paul Scopes, BEd, AST (Head of Design and Technology) Mrs Karen Bannister, BSc, PGCE (KS3 Mathematics Co-ordinator) Ms Angie Ash, BA, PGCE Mrs Tanya Cowan, BSc, PGCE (Maternity leave) Matt Parsons, BA (also Games)* Ed Hester, MA (Oxon), PGCE (Headmaster) Mrs Sarah Sellars, BA, QTS Ms Helen Lewis, BA Drama and Theatre Studies Mrs Sharon McBride, BSc, PGCE (KS5 Mathematics Co-ordinator) Ms Aileen Cefaliello, BA PGCE (Joint Head of Drama and Theatre Chris Maltby, MEng, PGCE (Maternity cover) Studies; also English) Ms Davinya Munford, BSc, PGCE Miss Vicky Roberts, BA, PGCE (Joint Head of Drama and Theatre Studies) William Uglow, BSc, MA, DipABRSM Visiting Drama Staff Mrs Fenola Whittle, BEd Ms Katherine Crawshaw, LAMDA Modern Languages Mrs Mary McDonald, LAMDA Mrs Stella Keenan, MA, PGCE (Head of Modern Languages; Spanish Subject Leader and French) Economics and Business Studies Ms Katherine Boothroyd, BA, PGCE (Spanish and French) Kenny Owen, BSc (Head of Economics and Business Studies; also Head of Year 8 (Maternity Cover) and Games) Ms Marion Cognac, Licence LLCE Anglaise (French Assistant) Stewart Dear, BSc, QTS (also Geography and Games) Mrs Finola Coy, BA, City and Guilds Teacher Cert (German) Peter Griffin, BA, PGCE Mrs Suzanne Ellis, BA, PGCE, Cert TESOL (German Subject Leader; also Second in Department; French) English Ms Daniella Garnica (Spanish Assistant) Chris Kerrigan, BA, MA, PGCE (Head of English) Mrs Caroline Perry, BA, PGCE, DEUG (French) Ms Michelle Baker, BA (Oxon), PGCE (Joint Second in Department) Mrs Margaret Robinson, BEd (Head of Sixth Form; also Head of Mrs Lisa Challinor, BA, PGCE Careers; French and CORE Programme) Patrick Durkin, BA, MA, HDip in Ed (also History) (Joint Second in Department) Mrs Sarah Stewart, BA, PGCE, Cert TESOL (French) John Gallagher, MA (Oxon), PGCE (Assistant Head - Director of Studies) Mrs Brigitte Wood, Cert Ed (French) Information Booklet 5PRINCETHORPE COLLEGE Music Matt Parsons, BA (also Design and Technology)* Gil Cowlishaw, BMus (Director of Music) Simon Robertson, BSc, PGCE (Head of Year 10; also Biology and Chemistry) Mrs Alison Wakeley, BMus, MMus, PGCE Mike Taylor, BA, PGCE (Head of Geography; also Careers - Work Visiting Music Staff Experience) Mrs Felicity Coulson, GMus PGCE (Peripatetic and Exam Co-ordinator Cyprian Vella, BA, MA, PGCE (Primary School Liaison Teacher; also for Music; also History) Flute, Oboe, Clarinet and Saxophone Religious Studies) Tom Abela, BMus Classical Guitar Paul Whitehead (Hockey Coach) Tom Durham, BMus Guitar Psychology and Sociology Miss Jodie Fisher, ATCL Brass (also PE and Games) Ms Anila Patel, BA, PGCE (Head of Psychology and Sociology; also Andrew Hughes, ABSM Violin and Viola CORE Programme) Mrs Joanna Kunda-Jedynak, MA Vocal Studies Adam Rickart, BSc, PGCE (Psychology; also CORE Programme) Adrian Moore, BA, ARCO Organ and Piano Ms Louise Vaughan, BSc, PGCE (also Special Educational Needs) Mrs Abigail Rhodes, MA (Oxon, LLCM, FLCM, ADPA) Vocal Studies Mrs Clare White, BSc, PGCE (Head of Year 8; also Biology) (Maternity leave) Mrs Clare Rothwell, BMus Flute Religious Studies Mrs Susan Shepherd, MA, ARCM, ARCO, LRAM, CertEd Piano, Harpsichord and Keyboard Kieran McCullough, BA, PGCE (Head of Religious Studies; also Games) Mrs Penny Turnbull, BA, LTCL Vocal Studies Roderick Isaacs, MA (Cantab), MA, CertEd (Assistant Head of Alan Wickett, Drum Kit and Percussion Sixth Form; also CORE Programme) Photography Ian Lane, BA, PGCE Paul Hubball, BA, PGCE (Head of Photography; also Head of Art)* Miss Laura Miller, BA, PGCE (House Co-ordinator; also Games) Mrs Rebecca Blunsom-Washbrook, BA, GTP (also Art) Cyprian Vella, BA, MA, PGCE (Primary School Liaison Teacher; also Games) Alex Darkes, BEd (Assistant Head - Marketing and Operations)* Special Educational Needs Department Physical Education and Games Ms Lorna Prestage, BSc, PGCE (Special Educational Needs Co- Neil McCollin, BA, QTS (Foundation Director of Sport; also Co- ordinator) ordinator of Elite Sports Programme) Ms Kat Brittain (Learning Support Teaching Assistant) Will Bower, BSc, Post Grad Dip with QTS (Head of Outdoor Education) Mrs Meryl Lovatt, BA, MA (Cantab), PGCE, TEFL Mrs Deborah Brookes, BA, QTS (Head of Girls’ Games) Mrs Lee O’Gorman (Learning Support Teaching Assistant) Peter Bucknall, BA, MA (also History) Ms Louise Vaughan, BSc, PGCE (also Psychology and Sociology) Ms Katherine Darwood, BSc (also History) The Sciences Stewart Dear, BSc, QTS (also Geography and Business Studies) Mrs Gill Smith, BSc, PGCE (Head of Science; Head of Chemistry) Colin Dexter, MAAT (Hockey Coach) Dr Digby Carrington-Howell, BSc, MA (Ed), Ed D, PGCE, NPQH (Deputy Philip Duckworth, BA, MA, PGCE (also Physics) Head - Staffing and Assessment; Biology) Marc Edwards, BSc (Head of Hockey) Phil Duckworth, BA, MA, PGCE (Physics, also Games) Mrs Sarah Evans, BSc, PGCE