Thomas Keble Staff
Senior Management Team (SMT)

Steve is originally from Newcastle and read Electrical and Mechanical Engineering at Edinburgh University. Following graduation, Steve spent a year cycling to India, before returning to Edinburgh to obtain a Post Graduate Certificate in Education. He has held leadership positions in schools in Bristol, Gloucestershire, Newcastle and Hong Kong. Steve is married with three children and is still a keen cyclist.

Chris is originally from London and read English at St David’s University College, Lampeter. Following graduation, he completed a Post Graduate Certificate in Education at the University of Bath. Chris has spent all his teaching career in Gloucestershire, joining Thomas Keble as Deputy Headteacher in 2014. Chris is married with two children and enjoys the cinema, cooking and walking the Gloucestershire countryside.

Claire is originally from North Wales and read Accounting and Finance at Aberystwyth University before completing a Post Graduate Certificate in Education from the University of Chester. Claire has spent all of her teaching career in Gloucestershire and joined Thomas Keble in 2004. Claire is married with two children and enjoys spending time with family and friends, visiting Wales, and walking her two very energetic dogs.

Chris is originally from Bristol and read Sport and Media at the University of Wales, Newport. Following graduation, Chris spent 2 years travelling around the World where he taught in schools in South America and coached sport in Australia. Chris is a qualified PADI scuba diver and has skied at a high level. He has held leadership positions in schools in Bristol and South Gloucestershire. Chris is married with two children and is still playing rugby.

Jules grew up in Cornwall, where she started her career in Local Government. She moved to Gloucestershire, working for the Police and Social Services before becoming a Business Manager in a South Gloucestershire school, moving to Thomas Keble in 2020. Jules has two grown up children and enjoys baking, knitting, Home Brewing and cycling.

Originally from Bournemouth, Scott read Geography and History at Staffordshire University, before completing a master’s at Reading University. Following graduation, Scott obtained a Post Graduate Certificate in Education at the University of the West of England. He has held leadership positions in schools in Swindon and Gloucestershire. Scott is married with three children and enjoys tennis, surfing, and cycling.
Senior Pastoral Leads (SPL)
Role | Name |
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Designated Safeguarding Lead (DSL) | Mrs Joanna Hurren |
KS3 and KS4 Pastoral Lead | Mr Richard South |
Tutor List
Year 7: Head of Year Mrs Dempsey
House | Tutor(s) |
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Carpenter | Miss Beggan |
Jenner | Mr Gould |
Lee | Miss Belinger and Mr Price |
Mercia | Mrs Paynter |
Whittle | Mrs Haynes and Mr Orland |
Year 8: Head of Year Mr Williams (Mr Jackson until September 2023)
House | Tutor(s) |
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Carpenter | Mr Acton |
Jenner | Mr Kingscote |
Lee | Miss Pastor |
Mercia | Mr Whalley |
Whittle | Mr Mbanga (Mrs Roberts) |
Year 9: Head of Year Mrs Nicholls
House | Tutor(s) |
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Carpenter | Mrs Hardstaff |
Jenner | Mrs Crombie and Mrs Rossiter |
Lee | Mrs Lee |
Mercia | Mrs Park (Mr Clarke Monday) |
Whittle | Mrs Wills and Mrs Stradling |
Year 10: Head of Year Mr Thomas
House | Tutor(s) |
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Carpenter | Mr Williams |
Jenner | Mr Kingston-Lee |
Lee | Mrs Savage |
Mercia | Mr Burgess |
Whittle | Mr Allen |
Year 11: Head of Year Ms Brodie
House | Tutor(s) |
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Carpenter | Mrs Carpenter |
Jenner | Mrs Hankey |
Lee | Mrs Dodd |
Mercia | Miss Cannam |
Staff List A to Z
Full Name | Initials | Role |
Mr Paul Acton | PA | Geography Teacher |
Mr Stuart Allen | SA | Second in Maths Department |
Mr Zabihullah Azizi | AZ | Deputy Network Manager |
Mrs Mel Beddoe | MKB | Teaching Assistant – SEN |
Miss Maisie Beggan | MNB | Music Teacher |
Miss Emily Belcher | EVB | Head of Department – Special Educational Needs |
Miss Stephanie Belinger | SCB | PE Teacher |
Mr Andy Bint | AB | IT Technician / Site & Premises |
Miss Sadie Brodie | SNB | Head of Faculty: Science / Head of Year 11 |
Mrs Nicky Bryant | NB | Science Teacher |
Mr Jamie Burgess | JAB | Head of Performing Arts |
Mrs Jean Buxton | JB | Reprographics Technician / Chief First Aider |
Ms Juliette Camilleri | JCC | Business Manager |
Miss Vickie Cannam | VC | Head of Department: Careers and English Teacher |
Mrs Claire Carpenter | CJC | Head of Faculty – Maths & Computing |
Mrs Sandra Chambers | SC | Languages Teacher (French) |
Mrs Wendy Chandler | WAC | Teaching Assistant – SEN |
Mr Ben Clarke | BC | Head of Department – Art and Training Manager |
Mr Bailey Clutterbuck | BXC | Teaching Assistant – apprentice |
Miss Amy Cole | AJC | Second in Science Faculty |
Mrs Julie Cox | JDC | Teaching Assistant – SEN |
Miss Mary Crombie | MLC | Design Technology Teacher |
Mr Ray Curtis | RAC | Site Maintenance Assistant |
Mrs Sarah Davies | SCD | Science Technician |
Mrs Barbara Davis | BD | Attendance Officer |
Mrs Michelle Dempsey | MXD | Head of Department: PSHCE and Head of Year 7 |
Mrs Tish Dodd | PD | Head of Faculty: English |
Mrs Sasha Doodson | SMD | Sciece Teacher |
Mrs Sally Drumm | SJD | Science Technician |
Miss Angharad Evans | AE | PE Technician |
Mrs Sara Evans | SE | Science Teacher |
Mrs Karen Fearnley | KF | Pastoral Student Welfare Officer |
Ms Alexa Forbes | AF | Specialist teacher dyslexia & literacy and EAA coordinator |
Mrs Suzie Foster | SXF | Teaching Assistant – SEN |
Mrs Jane Gandy | JG | Display Officer |
Mr David Gould | DG | Science Teacher |
Mrs Serena Green | SG | Pastoral Student Support Officer |
Mrs Anna Guarino | AG | Learning Support Assistant – SEN |
Mr Bradley Guy | BG | Data / Exams Officer |
Mrs Clare Hankey | CH | Design Technology Teacher |
Miss Lynne Hardstaff | LH | Head of Department: MFL |
Miss Hollie Hayes | HJH | Finance Assistant |
Mrs Jane Haynes | JLH | Head of Department: Citizenship |
Mrs Marianne Hunt | MH | Teaching Assistant |
Mrs Joanna Hurren | JMH | Designated Safeguarding Lead and English Teacher |
Mr Chris Jackson | CAJ | Head of Department: Design Technology and Head of Year 8 |
Mrs Kate Jaggard | KJ | SEN Administrator |
Miss Caitlin Jesson | CXJ | Reception & PA to SMT |
Miss Emma Jones | EJ | Design Technology Technician (Food) |
Mr Dan Kent | DK | Apprentice IT Technician |
Mr Rob Kingscote | RK | Head of Department: History and Head of House |
Mr Toby Kingston-Lee | TKL | Maths Teacher |
Mrs Abigail Lee | AL | Science Teacher |
Miss Laura Morris | LJM | Teaching Assistant – SEN |
Mrs Tess Mortimer | TM | Teaching Assistant – SEN |
Mrs Lisa Nicholls | LN | Geography Teacher and Head of Year 8 |
Mrs Deirdre Nolan | DN | Receptionist/Attendance & Events |
Mrs Jo Oakhill | JCO | Administration Assistant/Data Office Assistant |
Mr Guy O’Malley | GO | Operations Manager |
Mr Chris Orland | CO | Cover Supervisor |
Ms Amanda Oxberry | AO | PA to Headteacher, Recruitment and SCR Administrator |
Mrs Annie Parfitt | AP | Higher Level Teaching Assistant – 2nd in SEN |
Miss Berta Pastor | BP | Languages Teacher (Spanish) |
Mr Chris Patrick | CP | Deputy Headteacher/Teaching & Learning |
Mrs Harriet Paynter | HMP | RE Teacher |
Mrs Jess Plimmer | JDP | Second in English Department |
Mrs Helyn Powell | HP | Teaching Assistant – SEN |
Mr Glenn Price | GP | Head of Faculty: PE |
Miss Kat Quinn | KQ | Librarian |
Mrs Jurate Rakauskiene | JR1 | Science Technician |
Mrs Jennifer Reeves | JER | Teaching Assistant |
Mrs Tracy Richards | TJR | Teaching Assistant – SEN |
Miss Kirsty Roberts | KR | PE Teacher and Head of House |
Mrs Claire Rossiter | CR | Assistant Headteacher: Data & Timetabling |
Dr Chris Russell | CPR | Design Technology Technician |
Mrs Katya Savage | KS | Science Teacher |
Mr Steven Shaw | SPS | Headteacher |
Mr Richard South | RAS | Head of Key Stage 4 and History and RE Teacher |
Mrs Laura Stradling | LJS | Second in PE Department (Girls’ PE) |
Mr Scott Thomas | ST | Seconded to SMT and Head of Year 10 |
Mrs Andrea Wallace | AW | Pastoral Administrator |
Mrs Alice Weavill | AKW | Head of Faculty: RE |
Mrs Kate Weller | KW | Cover Officer, Admissions and HR |
Mr Jim Whalley | JW | Head of Department: Computing and ICT |
Mr Chris Whitfield | CJW | Assistant Headteacher: Pastoral Care and Ethos |
Mrs Helen Whight | HW | Art Teacher |
Mrs Alison Williams | AEW | Head of Department: Geography |
Mr Ben Williams | BW | Maths Teacher |
Mr Tom Williams | TW | PE Teacher and Head of Year 8 |
Mrs Sally Wills | SAW | Design Technology Teacher |
Mr Jolyon Wolfin | JXW | Cover Supervisor |
Mr Steve Woodcock | SW | Pastoral Support Worker |
Mr Pierre Wynn | PW | Caretaker |
Miss Jess Yeomans | JY | Assistant SENDCo |