Staff

Meet the Senior Leadership Team

At Upton House School, we have a great team working throughout the school all with the same aim of building a better future for your child.


	Mrs Rhian Thornton BA (Hons), NPQH, LLE, PGCE Headmistress Deputy Designated Safeguarding Lead [email protected] @UptonHead
	Mr Jack O'Sullivan BSc (Hons), QTS Deputy Head / Head of Maths Deputy Designated Safeguarding Lead [email protected] @UptonMaths
	Miss Jemima Dow BA (Hons), QTS, CACHE Level 3 Diploma Assistant Deputy Head [email protected]
	Mrs Brooke Chipperfield BA (Hons), QTS, NPQSL Head of Prep / Form 4 (Maternity Leave) Safeguarding Team, DSL Trained [email protected]
	Mrs Claire Tritton BA (Hons), PGCE, QTS Head of Prep / Head of English / Form 5 (Maternity Cover) [email protected] @UptonEnglishDept
	Mrs Emma Pritchard BSc (Hons), QTS, NVQ3 Head of Pre-Prep / Form 2 Safeguarding Team, DSL Trained [email protected] @UptonForm2
	Mrs Susi Broad BSc (Hons), QTS, DipTH Head of Early Years / Transition Designated Safeguarding Lead School Attendance Champion (SAC) [email protected] @UptonTrans
	Mrs Sandy Lewin BA (Hons), QTS, OCR5 SpLD Director of Studies / Head of Art [email protected] @UptonArt
	Mrs Amelie Selencky BA (Hons), NPQSL Assistant Director of Studies / Form 3 Deputy Designated Safeguarding Lead [email protected] @UptonForm3

Teaching Staff


	Miss Jessica Duncan BA (Hons) Head of Drama / Singing [email protected] @UptonDramaDept
	Mr Daniel Guerrero Lanceta Degree in Ed Psychology (Spain), QTS NCFE CACHE Level 3 SENDCo. in EYFS Transition / Early Years SENDCo. [email protected] @UptonTrans
	Mrs Juliette Hall BA (Hons), PGCE, QTS Prep Teacher [email protected]
	Miss Melanie Harcourt BA (Hons), PGCE, QTS Form 2 [email protected] @UptonForm2
	Mrs Kim Landon BEd, OCR SpLD Learning Support [email protected]
	Mr James Laszlo BSc, PGCE Prep Teacher / Form 3 [email protected] @UptonForm3
	Mrs Amy Leaman BA (Hons), PGCE Prep Teacher / Form 5 [email protected] @UptonForm4
	Mr Craig McEvoy BA (Hons), PGCE, TESOL Head of Music Technology / Form 5 [email protected] @UptonMusic @UptonForm5
	Mrs Sarah McKinlay BSc (Hons), PGCE, QTS Head of Science / Form 6 [email protected] @UptonScience @UptonForm6
	Mrs Charlotte Morris BA (Hons), PGCE Modern Foreign Languages [email protected] @UptonMFL
	Mrs Kiran Nijhar BA (Hons), QTS Form 1 (Maternity Leave) [email protected]
	Mr James Phillips BA (Hons), FA Level 2 Head of Sport / Form 4 [email protected] @UptonSports @UptonForm4
	Miss Olya Shafikova MMus, QTS Head of Music [email protected] @UptonMusic
	Miss Jessica Shaw BA (Hons), PGCE, QTS, CACHE Level 3 Diploma Form 1 [email protected] @UptonForm1
	Miss Sarah Smith BA (Hons), PGCE Prep Teacher / Form 4 [email protected]
	Mrs Marcia Strong MA, BA (Hons), QTS Form 1 [email protected] @UptonForm1
	Mrs Melinda Ward ACBSI, Dip. M, PGCE, Dip. SpLD, APC, TESOL Learning Support / More Able [email protected]
	Mrs Emily White BSc (Hons), QTS Assistant Head of Sport (Maternity Leave) [email protected]

Educational Assistants


	Mrs Sophie Aldred Educational Assistant Form 4 [email protected]
	Miss Linda Atlee Educational Assistant Form 3 [email protected]
	Miss Maxine Bonnage, Cert HE (Open), England FA Level 1, England Netball Level 1 (PFA) Sports Coach / Educational Assistant Form 3 [email protected] @UptonSports
	Mrs Laura Crossland VI NVQ3, ASA Level 2 Sports Coach / Swimming Instructor / Educational Assistant Form 5 [email protected] @UptonSports
	Mrs Angela Harding NVQ3 Educational Assistant Form 5 / Chief First Aider [email protected]
	Mrs Anna Hewitt BSc (Hons), BSc (Hons), LAPHP, NVQ3, L3 Counselling Children in Schools Wellbeing Therapist [email protected]
	Mrs Judy Hill NVQ3 Educational Assistant Form 3 [email protected]
	Miss Ellie Kerton BA (Hons) Educational Assistant Form 2 [email protected]
	Mrs Beatriz McEvoy NVQ3 Educational Assistant Form 2 / Clubs Administrator [email protected] [email protected]
	Ms Katherine Palmers-Needham BA (Hons), NVQ3 Educational Assistant Form 4 [email protected]
	Mr Conor Phelan Sports Coach / Educational Assistant [email protected] @UptonSports
	Mrs Lindsay Piper BA (Hons) Educational Assistant Form 5 [email protected]
	Miss Octavia Pritchard Gap Student Educational Assistant Pre-Prep
	Miss Mackenzie Ripley BSc (Hons), Level 1 Netball Coach (PFA) Sports Coach / Educational Assistant [email protected] @UptonSports
	Miss Maddy Rowney NVQ3 Educational Assistant Form 1 [email protected]
	Mrs Fiona Shaw-Daniel NVQ3 Educational Assistant Form 6 [email protected]
	Mr Jake Simmance BA (Hons) Educational Assistant [email protected]
	Miss Julie Spence BA (Hons), ELSA SENDCo. [email protected]
	Mrs Clare Wadland BSc (Hons), NVQ3, DipSpLD APC Learning Support Assistant [email protected]
	Miss Sophie Waight Gap Student Sports Coach / Educational Assistant Form 1

EYFS Educators


	Ms Rita Ali CACHE Level 3 Diploma EYFS Educator Transition [email protected] @UptonTrans
	Mrs Virginia Canas Cordoba MA, PGCE ,QTS EYFS Educator Oaks [email protected] @UptonNursery
	Mrs Victoria Davies EYFS Educator Transition [email protected] @UptonTrans
	Mrs Christina Dunn EYFS Educator Acorns @UptonPreNursery
	Mrs Poppy Ford NVQ2 EYFS Educator Oaks / Extended Weeks Co-ordinator [email protected] @UptonNursery
	Mrs Snezana Kostic Bachelor Degree (Serbia) EYFS Educator Oaks [email protected] @UptonNursery
	Mrs Anna Kunecka Bachelor Degree in Studies in Pedagogy (Poland) EYFS Educator Oaks [email protected] @UptonNursery
	Mrs Lucy Murphy BA (Hons), NVQ3 EYFS Educator / Acorns Co-ordinator (Maternity Cover) [email protected] @UptonPreNursery
	Miss Lucia Oliver QTS EYFS Educator Acorns [email protected] @UptonPreNursery
	Mrs Jennie Phelan BA (Hons), CACHE Level 3 Diploma EYFS Educator / Nursery Co-ordinator [email protected] @UptonNursery
	Mrs Lisa Ripley BA (Hons) EYFS Educator Transition [email protected] @UptonTrans
	Miss Lily Smyth BA (Hons) EYFS Educator Oaks [email protected] @UptonNursery
	Miss Caroline Taylor BSc (Hons), CACHE Level 3 Diploma Acorns Co-ordinator (Maternity Leave) [email protected] @UptonPreNursery
	Miss Sophie Walters Level 3 Early Years Educator EYFS Educator Acorns [email protected] @UptonPreNursery

Visiting Teachers


	Mrs Sarah Beattie ASA Level 2 Swimming
	Mrs Annabelle Brogan BA (Hons), CT ABRSM Singing [email protected]
	Mr Benjamin Carnell Pre-U Music Distinction Cello / Piano [email protected]
	Mr Tim Delaney BSc (Hons), ASA Level 2 Swimming
	Miss Penelope Gee BMus (Hons) ARCM, DipRCM Violin / Piano [email protected]
	Mr Richard Hawkins BA (Hons) Guitar
	Mr Stephen Knowles Music Diploma Guitar [email protected]
	Miss Ming Liu BMus (Hons), MMus Piano [email protected]
	Mr Andy Mudie KS1&2 Foundation Fencing Fencing
	Mr Reuel O'Neal-Marshall UKCC Level 3 Judo
	Mr Billy Penton Extended Sports Diploma, FA Level 2 In2Sport
	Mr Allun Proom GRSM (Hons), ARCM, LRAM Brass [email protected]
	Miss Megan Rhodes RAD, RTS, ARAD Ballet / Dance [email protected]
	Mrs Jessica Simmonds BA (Hons), PGCE Woodwind [email protected]
	Mrs Clare van Spall Level 2 Netball Coach Netball Coach

Support Staff


	Ms Helen Waight BA (Hons) PA to the Headmistress [email protected]
	Mrs Andrea O’Neill BSc (Hons), FCCA Finance Manager andreao'[email protected]
	Miss Isabel Lee Assistant Finance Manager [email protected]
	Miss Kyah Lambie Assistant Finance Manager [email protected]
	Mrs Robyn Parton BA (Hons) HR and Compliance Officer [email protected]
	Mrs Deborah Bates Office Manager Deputy Designated Safeguarding Lead [email protected]
	Ms Charlotte Oliver BA (Hons) Registrar [email protected]
	Mrs Christiana Blanchard-Stone BMus School Office Administrator [email protected]
	Mrs Allison Chownsmith BA (Hons) School Administrator [email protected]
	Mrs Krisztina Lehocz Cache Level 3 Diploma Playtime Supervisor [email protected]
	Mr Tim Powell Site Manager [email protected]
	Mr Arran Wyeth Site Assistant [email protected]
	Mr Nic Speyers Site Assistant [email protected]
	Mr Chris Stevens Minibus Driver
	Mr Malcolm Thorley Chef Manager
	Mr Stuart Bowers Assistant Chef Manager
	Mrs Fatima Hanyny Catering Assistant / Cleaner
	Mr Jack Smither Catering Assistant
	Miss Karen Smither Catering Assistant
	Mrs A Ouroura Cleaner
	Mrs Ana Santos Cleaner
	Mrs Maria Turosienska Cleaner

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