Our Staff | Epsom College

Senior Leadership Team

Mark Lascelles

Head BA (Dunelm)

Paul Ratcliffe

Chief Operating Officer BSc (Winton), CMgr FCMI

Henrietta Boateng

Deputy Head (Pastoral) MA (Oxon)

Rebecca Brown

Deputy Head (Academic) MChem (Oxon)

Stuart Head

Deputy Head (Operations) BSc (University of the West of England)

Andy Bustard

Assistant Head (Total Curriculum) BA (Swansea)

Will Keat

Assistant Head (Teaching Staff & Examinations) BSc (UCL), MA (King’s College London)

Ed Lance

Assistant Head (Middle School) BSc (Dunelm)

Nick Russell

Assistant Head (Sixth Form) MA (Liverpool)

Leah Skipper

Assistant Head (Lower School) BA (Queen Mary, University of London)

Katie Lenham

Director of Pastoral Care & DSL BA (Winchester School of Art)

Mark Tobin

Director of Marketing and Communications BA (East Anglia)

Heads of  Year

Third Form (Year 7)
Head of Third Form

Dr Mark Farmer

BEng (Coventry), MSc (Kingston), MA (Kingston), PhD (Kingston)
Lower Fourth (Year 8)
Head of Lower Fourth

Sara-Jane Boock

BA (University of Cape Town)
Middle Fourth (Year 9)
Head of Middle Fourth

David Nuthall

BA (Nottingham)
Upper Fourth (Year 10)
Head of Upper Fourth

Dr Rachael Storey

BSc (Dunelm), PhD (King's College London)
Fifth Form (Year 11)
Head of Fifth Form

Jim Stephens

BSc (Liverpool)
Lower Sixth (Year 12)
Head of Lower Sixth

Ceara Kelly

BSc (National University of Ireland, Galway), BSc Hons (Institute of Technology, Sligo)
Upper Sixth (Year 13)
Head of Upper Sixth

Louisa Gardner

BA (Manchester Metropolitan University)

Lower School

Assistant Head (Lower School)

Leah Skipper

BA (Queen Mary, University of London)
Head of Third Form (Year 7)

Dr Mark Farmer

BEng (Coventry), MSc (Kingston), MA (Kingston), PhD (Kingston)
Head of Lower Fourth (Year 8)

Sara-Jane Boock

BA (University of Cape Town)
Head of Lower School Total Curriculum & Co-Curricular Activities

Andy Parkinson

BA (Surrey)
PA to Head of Lower School

Tess Barrows

01372 821330
  

Lower School Reception

01372 821111

Houses

Carr
Housemaster

Rob Young

BSc (Bath)
Matron

Nicola Navamani

Crawfurd
Housemistress

Rachel Lee

BSc (University of Sussex)
Matron

Lucy Nunn

Fayrer
Housemaster

Dr Chris Telfer-Mason

BSc, MA, EdD (University of the West of England)
Matron

Caroline Stimpson

Forest
Housemaster

Jonny Bailey

BSc (Nottingham)
Matron

Janet King

Granville
Housemaster

Owen Alsop

BA (Loughborough)
Matron

Karen Clarke

Holman
Housemaster

Jonny Tidmarsh

BSc (Birmingham)
Matron

Tracy Morris

Murrell
Housemistress

Céline Winmill

MA (Bordeaux)
Matron

Fiona Curwen

Propert
Housemaster

Alex Buhagiar

BSc (Portsmouth), MA (Bath)
Matron

Dawn Bliss

Raven
Housemistress

Rhiannon Johnson

BA (Aberystwyth), MA (York)
Matron

Gina Frost

Robinson
Housemaster

Paul Gillespie

BA (Exeter)
Matron

Tracey Pointing

Rosebery
Housemistress

Dr Beth Eliott Lockhart

BA (Southwestern), MPhil (Cantab), MPhil (Columbia), PhD (Columbia)
Matron

Irina Boia

White
Housemistress

Faith Smith

BSc (Bristol)
Matron

Mafalda Simoes

Wilson
Housemistress

Rebecca Wilson

MA (Cantab)
Matron

Gill Jolly

Academic Departments

Academic Support
Head of Academic Support

Maxine Howells

BA (Chichester), Specific Learning Difficulties (Dyslexia) Accredited Teacher Status (ATS) from the British Dyslexia Association

Iryna Chistyakova

BA (Taurida, Crimea), Accredited Teacher Status (ATS) and SpLD Assessment Practising Certificate (APC) from the British Dyslexia Association
  

Rachel Lee

BSc (University of Sussex)
Teaching Assistant

Emily Poulson

TQUK Level 4 Certificate for Higher Level Teaching Assistants
  

Aileen Sellers

MA (UCL), Accredited Teacher Status (ATS) & SpLD Assessment Practising Certificate (APC) from the British Dyslexia Association
SEND Admin Assistant

Nancy Thorpe

Teaching Assistant

Margi Tucker

BSc (University of Bath)
Art
Head of Art

Nikolas Arvanitis

MA (University of the Arts, London)
  

India Greenbury

BA (Juanita College, USA), BA (University of Leeds)
Director of Pastoral Care & DSL

Katie Lenham

BA (Winchester School of Art)
  

Inga Page Mercer

BA (Bath School of Art, Bath Spa University)
Biology
Head of Biology

Ruth Fonseka-McFarlane

BSc (Warwick)
  

Thomas Adams

BSc (Nottingham)
  

Dr Andrew Collins

BSc (Glasgow), PhD (Bristol)
  

Mr Will Keat

BSc (UCL), MA (King’s College London)
  

Sophie Rajska Barber

BSc (Edinburgh)
  

Nicholas Smith

BSc (Portsmouth)
  

Dr Rachael Storey

BSc (Dunelm), PhD (King’s College London)
Chemistry
Head of Chemistry

Dr Alan Wadsworth-Reay

MChem, PhD (York)
  

Misbah Arif

MA (Cantab), MSc (London), MPhil (London), MA (CCCU)
  

Mrs Rebecca Brown

MChem (Oxon)
  

Steve Cope

MSci (Queen Mary & Westfield College)
  

Oliver Hoult

MChem (York)
  

Ceara Kelly

BSc (National University of Ireland, Galway), BSc Hons (Institute of Technology, Sligo)
  

Tracy Muller

MA (Oxon)
Classics
Head of Classics

Jessica Green

BA (Oxon)
  

Lucie Stephens

BA (Nottingham)
  

James Loudon

MA (Cantab)
Computing
Head of Computing

Sorina Biletchi

BSc (University of Bucharest)
  

Fortunate Muwonge

BA (Makerere Univesity, Kampala), MSc (Kingston University)
  

Rob Thornton

BA (Trinity College, Dublin), MA (Middlesex)
Design Technology
Head of Design Technology

Abi Wickham

BEd (Exeter), MEd (Open)
  

Mike Day

BEd (Trent Polytechnic)
  

Paul Lewsey

BSc (Coventry)
  

Jennifer Ward

BA (Greenwich)
Drama
Director of Drama

Victoria Arter-Furlong

BA (Leicester), MA (RADA)
Assistant Head of Drama

Damon Young

BA (Dartington College of Arts), MA (Birkbeck)
  

Lynsey Buhagiar

BA (University of the Arts, London)
  

Rhiannon Johnson

BA (Aberystwyth), MA (York)
Economics & Business
Head of Economics

Ed Marsh

BSc (Exeter)
Head of Business & BTEC

Sash Naicker

BCom (Milpark Business School, SA)
  

Jonny Bailey

BSc (Nottingham)
  

Zani Bretherton

BA (Lincoln)
  

Lee Cothill

BEd (University of Southern Africa)
  

William Ellis

BA (Exeter)
  

Paul Gillespie

BA (Exeter)
  

Mr Stuart Head

BSc (University of the West of England)
  

Jonny Mattey

BSc (Sussex)
  

Rob Young

BSc (Bath)
English
Head of English

Ben Campbell

BA (Oxon), MA (UCL)
  

Sara-Jane Boock

BA (University of Cape Town)
  

Dr Beth Eliott Lockhart

BA (Southwestern), MPhil (Cantab), MPhil (Columbia), PhD (Columbia)
  

Wendy Gates

BEd (University of Johannesburg)
  

Christy Hawkins

BA (Oxon)
  

Clare Jeens

BA, MA (Soton)
  

Mrs Briony Lee

BA (Exeter)
  

Mr Nick Russell

MA (Liverpool)
  

Sara Wilson

BA (Nottingham)
  

Rod Wycherley

BA (Leeds)
English as an Additional Language
Head of EAL

Eva Kennedy

(Stockholm University), MA TESOL (Queen’s University)
  

Joanne Desmier

BA (Kent)
Geography
Head of Geography

Owen Chisholm

MA (Edinburgh)
  

George Angus

BA (Exeter)
  

Sebastian Bearfield

BSc, MSc (University of Reading)
  

Amy Cowlin

BA (Sussex)
  

Mr David Nuthall

BA (Nottingham)
  

Jonny Tidmarsh

BSc (Birmingham)
History, Government & Politics
Head of History, Government & Politics

James Dunn

BA (Birmingham), MA (Buck)
Head of Politics

Luke Fisher

BA (Cantab), MA (King’s College London)
  

Owen Alsop

BA (Loughborough)
  

Mr Andy Bustard

BA (Swansea)
  

Dr Gregory Coates

BA, MA (Oxon), PhD (King's College, London)
  

Mr Charles Conway

MA (Cantab)
  

Dr Maria Dalton

MA, MLitt, PhD (St Andrews)
  

Nic Fisher

BA (Royal Holloway)
  

Andrew Jones

MA (Oxon)
Mathematics
Head of Mathematics

Danny Watson

BSc (Warwick)
  

John Birchall

BSc (Dunelm)
  

Stephen Black

MMath (Oxon)
  

Francesca Buzzacott

BSc (Exeter)
  

Timothy Carter

BSc (Durham)
  

Rishaad Chiba

BEng (Kingston)
  

Telka Donyai

BSc (Leeds)
  

Wiktoria Frackowiak

BSc (Edinburgh)
  

Jonathan Lam

BA (Imperial), MSc (St Mary's University)
  

Mr Ed Lance

BSc (Dunelm)
  

James Mackay

BSc (UEA)
  

Julie Morris

BSc, PG Dip (University of Canterbury, Christchurch New Zealand)
  

Faith Smith

BSc (Bristol)
  

Stephanie Watts

BSc (Cardiff)
  

Jim Stephens

BSc (Liverpool)
  

Andy Wilson

BSc, MSc (Warwick)
Modern Languages
Head of Modern Languages

Ellen Hayes

MA (University of Edinburgh)
Head of French

Luke Baker

BA (Oxon)
Head of German

Laura Groves

BA (Dunelm)
Head of Spanish

Henry Hampton-Carr

BA (Exeter), MSc (Oxon)
  

Sara Alcover Saborido

BA (Seville)
  

Joanne Desmier

BA (Kent)
  

Katie Eysenck

BA (Oxon), MA (Birkbeck)
  

Sally Finn

BA (Dunelm)
  

Caroline Guyon

(Teacher’s Cert)
  

Hafsa Hasan

BA (Oxon)
  

Uly Herwig

MA (University of Bonn)
  

Magdalena Jones

  

Grace McGee

  

Mrs Leah Skipper

BA (Queen Mary, University of London)
  

Céline Winmill

MA (Bordeaux)
Music
Director of Music

Paul Johnson-Hyde

BMus (Birmingham Conservatoire)
Assistant Director of Music

Freddy Wickham

BA (Oxon)
  

Clare Kennington

  

George Picker

BMus (Birmingham), MSc (Oxon)
  

Rebecca Wilson

MA (Cantab)
Photography
Head of Photography

Rob Johnstone

BTheol (Brunel)
Physical Education
Director of Sport

Michael Johnson

BSc (Loughborough)
Director of Netball

Mikaela Austin

BSc (Brunel)
Head of Physical Education

Rebecca Berger-North

BSc (Loughborough), MA (Nottingham)
Director of Rugby

Paul Burke

BSc (Loughborough)
Director of Football

Andy Parkinson

BA (Surrey)
Director of Cricket

Damian Shirazi

BA (Southampton Solent), MA (Loughborough)
Head of Tennis

Sue Church-Jones

BA (Exeter)
Head of Netball Performance

Beverly Bostock

Squash Development Manager

Ella Frankland

Assistant Director of Football

Charlie Jones

Assistant Director of Rugby

Simon Whatling

  

Alex Buhagiar

BSc (Portsmouth), MA (Bath)
i/c Swimming

Daniel Burnham

i/c Football

Mike Day

BEd (Trent Polytechnic)
i/c Squash

Luke Fisher

BA (Cantab), MA (King’s College London)
  

Louisa Gardner

BA (Manchester Metropolitan University)
i/c Cross Country

Paul Lewsey

BSc (Coventry)
i/c Golf

Ben MacDowel

MTheol (St Andrews)
i/c Shooting

David Nuthall

BA (Nottingham)
i/c Basketball

Nicholas Smith

BSc (Portsmouth)
  

Duncan Traynor

BSc, MSc (University of Exeter)
Graduate Sports Assistant

Charlie Haviland

Graduate Sports Assistant

Hannah Hicks

Graduate Sports Assistant

Fraser Macauley

Graduate Sports Assistant

Joe Monday

Graduate Sports Assistant

Callum Noonan

Graduate Sports Assistant

Summer Oliver

Graduate Sports Assistant

Jack Powell

Physics
Head of Science & Head of Physics

Jeremy Dodd

BA (Oxon)
  

Mr Richard Alton

MA (Cantab), MPhys
  

Richard Alton

MA (Cantab), MPhys
  

Jonathan Lam

BSc (Imperial), MA (St Mary's University)
  

Matthew Menear

BA (Rhodes University)
  

Rory Newton

BEng (Bristol)
  

Lucas Reeman

BSc (Birmingham), MSc (Sheffield Hallam)
  

Vikram Singh

MSc (ITT Roorkee, India)
  

Dr Chris Telfer-Mason

BSc, MA, EdD (University of the West of England)
PSD (Personal & Social Development)
Head of PSD

Sue Church-Jones

BA (Exeter)
  

Louisa Gardner

BA (Manchester Metropolitan University)
  

Paul Burke

BSc (Loughborough)
  

Duncan Traynor

BSc, MSc (University of Exeter)
  

Rhiannon Johnson

BA (Aberystwyth), MA (York)
  

Ben MacDowel

MTheol (St Andrews)
  

Jim Stephens

BSc (Liverpool)
  

Mrs Leah Skipper

BA (Queen Mary, University of London)
  

Mr David Nuthall

BA (Nottingham)
  

Dr Rachael Storey

BSc (Dunelm), PhD (King’s College London)
Psychology
Head of Psychology

Emily Britton

BA (University of Colorado), MSc (University of Bath)
  

Polly Shoebridge

BSc (Sussex) MA (St Mary's) CPsychol
  

Sebastian Streeting

BA, MSc (Nottingham)
Religious Studies
Head of Religious Studies

Dr Stephen Srikantha

BA, MA, PhD (King's College London)
  

Rebecca Catterall

BA (University of California), MA, MPhil (St Andrews)
  

Revd Canon Andrew Haviland

BEd (Leeds), PGDipCMM (Surrey), FCCT, FRSA, FRGS, SCP, CF(v)
  

Ben MacDowel

MTheol (St Andrews)

Head's Office

Head's PA

Sophie Lawrence

01372 821004
Second Master's PA

Louise Stirling

01372 821001
Deputy Heads' Secretary

Vicki Bogie

01372 821003

COO's Office

Assistant to COO

Fiona Storr

01372 821133
Secretary to the Council

Emma Winfield

01372 821174

Admissions

Director of Admissions

Chris Bates

Admissions Registrar

Emma Green

01372 821007
Admissions Assistant

Sandy Denny

01372 821008
Assistant Registrar

Winggee Lau

Chaplaincy

Senior Chaplain

Revd Canon Andrew Haviland

BEd (Leeds), PGDipCMM (Surrey), FCCT, FRSA, FRGS, SCP, CF(v)
Assistant Chaplain

Rebeca Catterall

Hindu Chaplain

Meeta Joshi

Muslim Chaplain

Dr Husni Hammuda

Associate Chaplain

Revd Canon Adrian Esdaile

Development Department & OE Club

Director of Development

Helen Tranter

01372 821290
Alumni Relations and Fundraising Assistant

Charlotte Whittles-Jackson

01372821042
Development Assistant

Colleen Mowbray

01372 821074
Alumni Relations and Fundraising Assistant

Sam Darwish

01372 821294 Monday - Wednesday
Alumni Relations and Fundraising Assistant

Tamsyn Carter

01372 821056 Wednesday-Friday

College Archive

College Archivist

Rebecca Jallot

BA (Goldsmiths), MA (UCL), MA (UCL)