Helen Stringer, Interim Head 2019-2020
Dr Helen Stringer was inspired to follow a vocation into teaching by her own experience of education at Danum Grammar School in Doncaster, followed by a degree in History at Bristol and postgraduate research into Tudor rebellions at Sussex. After two years at Leicester Grammar, she has spent her entire career in girls’ schools – first at JAGS in Dulwich, followed by Channing in Highgate and then the Stephen Perse Foundation (formerly Perse Girls’ School) in Cambridge. Seeing what young women can achieve in an ambitious and nurturing environment has fuelled a lifelong commitment to helping to shape the future of girls’ education.
Dr Stringer joins Oxford High from its nearest GDST neighbour, Northampton High School, where she has spent four rewarding years as Head, getting to know the girls, their families and all the staff within the school community and building on the strong tradition of the School as a centre of excellence for girls within the region.
Her favourite quotation (currently) is:
‘There is no road.
The road is made by walking.’
[Antonio Machado]
Jessica Williams, Head of Prep & Pre-Prep
Mrs Jessica Williams joined OHS as Head of Prep & Pre-Prep in January 2019, having previously occupied the role of Deputy Head and Head of Girls at Ashfold Preparatory School. With over twenty years teaching and managerial experience, Jessica began her career as a Biology teacher and then became Head of Year 7 at Aylesbury Grammar School, where she established the induction programme for new pupils entering the senior school from feeder primary and prep schools. She also served as Head of Boarding at Lucton School in rural Herefordshire and as a science teacher at Llandovery College in Wales. Having gained a first class honours degree in Physiology and Psychology from the University of Southampton followed by a PGCE from Homerton College, Cambridge, she has also taught Biology, Chemistry and Maths plus A level Psychology. A mum of three, Jessica describes herself as a keen runner and occasional tennis player who enjoys walking with her husband, also a teacher, and the family Jack Russell, Pippa.
| Name | Position |
| Dr Helen Stringer BA, MA, PhD | Interim Head (2019-20) |
| Dr Peter Secker BSc, PhD Birmingham | Deputy Head |
| Mrs Jessica Williams BSc (Hons), PGCE | Head of Prep School |
| Mr Nick Dawson BA (Hons), PGCE Oxford Brookes, NPQH | Deputy Head – Prep School |
| Mr Jonathan Nicholl BA (Hons) Oxon, MPhil Sheffield | Assistant Head – Curriculum (Mathematics/Critical Thinking) |
| Miss Claire Nebesnuick BA (Hons) York, MA Oxford Brookes | Assistant Head – Co-Curriculum (English) |
| Miss Rachael Pallas-Brown BA (Hons) MSt MLitt Oxon | Assistant Head – Director of Sixth Form (Religious Studies/Philosophy) |
| Mrs Sarah Arnold BA (Hons) Oxon | Director of Finance and Operations |
Senior School:
| Name | Department |
|---|---|
| Miss Rachel Burton BSc Keele Head of Mathematics | Mathematics |
| Mrs Claire Chipchase BSc Southampton Teacher of Mathematics | Mathematics |
| Mrs Penny D’Souza-Eva BA (Hons) Essex Teacher of Mathematics | Mathematics |
| Dr Andrew Stacey MMath Oxon, PhD Warwick Teacher of Mathematics | Mathematics |
| Mr Tom Waterfield MMath Oxon Teacher of Mathematics | Mathematics |
| Mrs Dani Phipps BA (Hons), PGCE, MEd (Cantab) Head of English | English |
| Ms Mari Girling BA (Hons) Oxon, PGCE Teacher of English (P/T); School Magazine | English |
| Dr Alison Kelly MA (Oxon), PhD Teacher of English (P/T) | English |
| Miss Stephanie Masterson BA (Hons) University of Notre Dame, Indiana, USA Teacher of English | English |
| Ms Cathy O’Neill BA (Hons) Oxon, PGCE, MA London Teacher of English | English |
| Miss Kathryn McGonigle BSc Exeter Director of Sports | Physical Education |
| Mrs Jane Berry BEd Sheffield City Polytechnic Teacher of Physical Education and Sport; Head of Year 10 | Physical Education |
| Miss Victoria Ferrelly BA (Hons) Bedfordshire Teacher of Physical Education and Sport; Head of Year 8 | Physical Education |
| Mr Liam Gilbert BSc Niagra, USA Teacher of Physical Education and Sport | Physical Education |
| Mrs Katie Lowe BSc, MSc, PGCE Loughborough, Teacher of Physical Education and Sport | Physical Education |
| Miss Ella Thompson BSc (Hons) Worcester Teacher of Physical Education and Sport | Physical Education |
| Mrs Melanie Tonks BEd (Hons) Bedford Teacher of Physical Education & Sport (P/T) | Physical Education |
| Dr Emma Regardsoe BSc, MPhil, DPhil, MRSC Head of Science; Head of Chemistry | Science |
| Miss Zoe Steer BSc (Hons) Bath, PGCE Exeter Head of Biology | Science |
| Mrs Gillian Barbour BA (Hons), Oxon Head of Physics | Science |
| Miss Susan Berry MA Cantab, MSc London Teacher of Biology; Head of Year 7 | Science |
| Dr Paul Weeks BSc, PhD Cantab Teacher of Biology | Science |
| Mrs Maria Whittington BSc (Hons) MEd Warwick, PGCE, CELTA Teacher of Biology | Science |
| Dr Mark Rushton BSc (Hons), PhD Cardiff Teacher of Chemistry (P/T) | Science |
| Mr Jack Sobey MChem Oxon, PGCE Oxon Teacher of Chemistry | Science |
| Mrs Nicola Westwood MBiochem Oxon, PGCE Oxon, MSc Oxon Teacher of Chemistry (P/T) | Science |
| Ms Mariam Siddiqi BEng (Hons), Oxford Brookes; PGCE UCL Teacher of Physics (P/T) | Science |
| Mrs Jennie Rhodes BSc (Hons) Sheffield, PGCE Sheffield Teacher of Physics (P/T) | Science |
| Miss Sophie Sissons BSc Southampton, PGCE Oxford Head of Geography | Geography |
| Mrs Laura Black BA (Hons) Northumbria, PGCE Oxon Teacher of Geography (P/T) | Geography |
| Mrs Jemma Irvine BSC Loughborough, PGCE Hong Kong Teacher of Geography (P/T) | Geography |
| Mr Paul South, BA (Hons) Exeter, PGCE Head of History | History |
| Miss Eleanor Selway BA (Hons) MA Bristol, PGCE UWE Teacher of History; Head of Year 11 | History |
| Mrs Anne Brazel BA (Hons) Sheffield, PGCE Manchester Teacher of History (P/T) | History |
| Miss Anne Stewart BA (Hons) Loughborough, MA Manchester Head of Art Faculty; Head of Textiles | Art and Textiles |
| Mr Marc Berrett BA (Hons), Exeter College of College of Art and Design Head of Art | Art and Textiles |
| Miss Maja Beattie BA Bath Spa, PGCE UWE Teacher of Art | Art and Textiles |
| Mrs Emma Macfarlane BA (Hons) Leeds, PGCE Manchester Metropolitan Teacher of Textiles (P/T) - Maternity Leave | Art and Textiles |
| Miss Nicola Le Rougetel BA Loughborough, MA Royal College of Art Teacher of Textiles - Maternity Cover | Art and Textiles |
| Miss Julie Bramall BA (Hons) Open University, LAMDA, Dip in Performing Arts Director of Drama; Head of Year 9 | Drama |
| Mr Jeffrey Pelling BA (Hons) St Mary College, PGCE Fitzwilliam College Teacher of Drama | Drama |
| Mme Sabine Harskin Licence Bordeaux Head of Modern Foreign Languages; Head of French | Modern Languages |
| Mlle Emmanuelle Hilary Licence Rennes, PGCE Oxford Brookes Teacher of French | Modern Languages |
| Mrs Sarah Liebrecht BA (Hons) Oxon Head of German, Teacher of French (P/T) | Modern Languages |
| Dr Emma Chorley BA PhD PGCE Bristol Teacher of German and French | Modern Languages |
| Dr Yan Liu, BSc, MSc Beijing, PhD Cambridge Head of Mandarin (P/T) | Modern Languages |
| Ms Jane Dong BA in Chinese Lang/Lit. PGDip, Leeds Teacher of Mandarin (P/T) | Modern Languages |
| Ms Juan Wang BSc (Hons) Open University Teacher of Mandarin | Modern Languages |
| Mrs Emily Rymer BA (Hons) Oxon, PGCE Institute of Education London Teacher of Spanish and French | Modern Languages |
| Mrs Margherita Stellardi Laurea Turin, Italy Head of Italian | Modern Languages |
| Mrs Katya Solovyova BA (Hons) Moscow Head of Russian, Teacher of French | Modern Languages |
| Dr Florencia Nelli Language Assistant - Spanish | Modern Languages |
| Elena Shand Language Assistant - Russian | Modern Languages |
| Mr Richard Lonsdale BA (Hons) Oxon, PGCE (Cantab) Head of Classics | Classics |
| Dr Niki Karapanagioti PhD Reading Teacher of Classics | Classics |
| Ms Victoria Paterson BA, MA Durham Teacher of Classics | Classics |
| Dr Peter Foster BA (Hons) Oxon, MMus, PhD Reading, PGCE Open University, ARCO, LRSM Director of Music | Music |
| Mr Andrew Jarvis RSAMD Ad MMus Op, QTS Reading Teacher of Music | Music |
| Mrs Patricia Dass BEd MSc Putra, Malaysia Head of Psychology | Psychology |
| Mr James Watts BA (Hons) Oxon Head of Computer Science; Teacher of Maths | Computer Science |
| Dr Claudia Strobel MA Heidelberg, Germany, DPhil Oxon Head of Careers and Life-long Learning; Teacher of Classics | Careers |
| Mr Mike Gallacher MA Oxon Head of Economics, Politics; Young Enterprise | Economics and Politics |
| Mr Robert Packard BA (Hons) Lancaster, MA Leicester Head of Religious Studies; Head of Philosophy; Teacher of Politics | Religious Studies |
| Mrs Frances Townend MA Oxon Teacher of Religious Studies and History | Religious Studies |
| Mr Mark Huggins BA (Hons) Oxford Brookes, PGCE, PG in Advanced Educational Practice (Special Educational Needs), PG in Working with Children with Literacy Difficulties, NASENCo SEND Co-Ordinator and Maths Teacher | Learning Support |
| Ms Alison Hughes BA (Hons), PG Special Education Canada, Dip Ed Canada Learning Support | Learning Support |
| Mrs Jenny Biggs BA (Hons) Manchester Executive Assistant to the Head | Support Staff |
| Ms Jennifer Fry PA to the Deputy Head | Support Staff |
| Mr Matt Phipps BA (Hons), MPhil, PGCE Marketing Manager; Teacher of English | Support Staff |
| Ms Lisa Cheung HR Officer | Support Staff |
| Miss Jo Mundy Finance Manager | Support Staff |
| Ms Hannah Griffiths Director of Admissions | Support Staff |
| Mrs Daniela Cullen BA (Hons) Loughborough Admissions Secretary - maternity leave | Support Staff |
| Mrs Louise Rosenberg Admissions Secretary - maternity cover | Support Staff |
| Mrs Josephine Collins MA (Oxon), Dip Lib Examinations Officer | Support Staff |
| Miss Chloe Bartlett Senior School Office Manager | Support Staff |
| Mrs Julia May Administrative Assistant/Receptionist | Support Staff |
| Mrs Pauline Holdsworth Administrative Assistant/Receptionists | Support Staff |
| Miss Gemma Arnold Administrative Assistant and Health and Safety Coordinator | Support Staff |
| Mrs Laura Pountney Data Administrator | Support Staff |
| Mrs Lucy Peel Attendance Administrator | Support Staff |
| Mrs Luci Brooks BA (Hons) Soton Administrative Assistant (Music) | Support Staff |
| Mr Colin Wade Administrative Assistant | Support Staff |
| Mrs Frances Stott Librarian | Support Staff |
| Mrs Penny Didcock Librarian | Support Staff |
| Mr Mike Hay BEng York Theatre Manager | Support Staff |
| Mrs Lucy Mullins School Nurse | Support Staff |
| Mrs Nicola Gilbert Administrative/First Aid Assistant | Support Staff |
| Ms Joanna Brooks BA (Hons) UCA Farnham Art Technician | Art and Textiles |
| Ms Laura Dobson Art Technician | Art and Textiles |
| Miss Sally Clark Sport Technician | Physical Education |
| Miss Kay Bell BA (Hons) Senior Science Technician | Science |
| Miss Catherine Droungou Science Technician - Chemistry | Science |
| Mr David Brown Science Technician - Physics | Science |
| Mr Robert Hodgins BSC (Hons), MCSA, MCSE, ACTC IT Operations Manager | Support Staff |
| Mrs Katrina Love Senior IT Technician | Support Staff |
| Mr Ben Watson IT Technician | Support Staff |
| Mr Andy McMahon Premises Manager | Support Staff |
| Mr Kevin Webb Assistant Site Supervisor | Support Staff |
| Mr Peter Twine Caretaker (P/T) | Support Staff |
| Mr Martin Newman Groundsman | Support Staff |
Prep School:
| Name | Key Stage |
|---|---|
| Miss Molly Aylward BSc (Hons) Bristol Head of EYFS | KS1 |
| Mrs Leeanda Chadfield LLB (Hons) London, PGCE Greenwich Teacher (P/T) | KS1 |
| Mrs Meetal Finnis BA (Hons) Sheffield Hallam, PGCE Oxford Brookes Teacher (P/T) | KS1 |
| Miss Olivia Ede BA (Hons) Exeter, PGCE Oxford Brookes Head of KS1 | KS1 |
| Miss Claire Morris BEd with QTS Winchester Teacher | KS1 |
| Mrs Bianca Aslam BSc Punjab, Pakistan; MA Kinnaird College, Pakistan; MA, MSc, PGCE Oxford Brookes Teacher (maternity cover) | KS1 |
| Mrs Poppy Kane BA (Hons) Sheffield Hallam, PGCE Oxford Brookes Teacher (P/T) | KS1 |
| Mrs Jaime Johnson BA (Hons) Canterbury, QTS eQualitas Teacher (P/T) | KS1 |
| Mrs Carolyn Warren BSc (Hons) Loughborough, PGCE Oxford Brookes Teacher (P/T) | KS1 |
| Miss Louise McGarrity BA (Hons) Keele, PGCE Teacher | KS2 |
| Ms Cara Kennedy-Wood BEd James Cook, Australia Teacher (P/T) | KS2 |
| Mrs Rachel Lochhead BA (Hons) Exeter, PGCE Westminster Teacher (P/T) | KS2 |
| Mrs Annette Sweeney BA HDipEd University College Galway Teacher | KS2 |
| Miss Rachel Evans BEd Liverpool Teacher | KS2 |
| Mrs Julia Rendell BSc (Hons) Bristol, PGCE Cambridge Teacher (P/T) | KS2 |
| Mrs Claire Coolin BSc (Hons) University College Cork, PGCE Trinity College Carmarthen Teacher (P/T) | KS2 |
| Mr James Edmonds BA (Hons) Nottingham, PGCE Bath Spa Teacher | KS2 |
| Mrs Sian Dawson BSc (Hons) Leeds, PGCE Oxford Brookes Director of Studies | KS2 |
| Ms Anike Chuard BA (Hons) Surrey, MSc UCL Head of KS2 | KS2 |
| Miss Evangeline Price BA (Hons) with QTS Oxford Brookes Teacher | KS2 |
| Miss Claudia Panatti BA (Hons) Central Lancashire, PGCE Oxford Brookes Teacher | All |
| Mrs Evelyn Hargraves BEd (Hons) Chichester Teacher (P/T) | All |
| Ms Stacy Ramsay BEd (Hons) Edinburgh Head of Prep Sport | All |
| Sarah Bryan BSc (Hons) UWIC, PGCE Gloucestershire Teacher | All |
| Ms Lise Harris BEd (Hons) Exeter Teacher of Sports (P/T) | All |
| Mrs Louise Taylor MA Oxon, MEd Westminster, ARCM Director of Music | All |
| Ms Claire Ousey BSc Nottingham Trent, PGCE Nottingham SEND Coordinator (P/T) | All |
| Dr Naomi Latham DPhil Oxon Head of Science | All |
| Miss Nicola Jee BMus (Hons) Birmingham, Dip.ABRSM Assistant Music Teacher; EYFS; KS1; Reception | All |
| Mrs Carol Ye MSc, CACHE Level 2 Teaching Assistant | All |
| Mrs Ellen Amano BA (Hons) De Montfort Teaching Assistant (P/T) | All |
| Mrs Liliane Asman BA Lebanon Teaching Assistant | All |
| Mrs Sally Collins NVQ3 Teaching Assistant (P/T) | All |
| Miss Jill Eyre BA (Hons) De Montfort University Teaching Assistant | All |
| Miss Elizabeth Futter NVQ3 Teaching Assistant | All |
| Mrs Debbie Prior CACHE Level 3, BA (Hons) OU Teaching Assistant | All |
| Mrs Tracy Sareen DipM (CIM) Teaching Assistant | All |
| Mrs Wei Wei MA Education, Sheffield Hallam University Teacher of Mandarin (P/T) | All |
| Dr Eunmi Pearson BA, MA, PhD Teaching Assistant | All |
| Miss Alessia Nigro DipHE Teaching Assistant | All |
| Mr Galder Eguzkiagirre Castanos Deusto, Spain Teaching Assistant; After School Care Manager | All |
| Mrs Jillian Waddell MA Dundee, PGCE Greenwich PA to Prep Headmistress | Support Staff |
| Mrs Lorraine Brooks Assistant Business Manager | Support Staff |
| Miss Vanessa Shaw Administrative Assistant | Support Staff |
| Mrs Candida Cooper Administrative Assistant | Support Staff |
| Mrs Rakhee Koria Lunch Time Supervisor | Support Staff |
Visiting Tutors:
| Name | Subject |
|---|---|
| Mrs Catalina Renjifo | Art |
| Ms Madeleine Ford RADTTC BPhil (Hons) Durham | Ballet |
| Mrs Margaret Shannon | Babysitting |
| Mr Richard Dodd | Chess |
| Ms Nicola Parsons | Felt |
| Mr Robin Colyer BA(Hons) Guildford School of Acting | Drama |
| Mrs Jennifer Rudnay Dip (Hons) RADA | Speech and Drama |
| Mr Calvin Evans | Football Club |
| Mrs Daiva Kojelyte-Marrow | Pottery |
| Mrs Annette Weaver | German |
| Mr Tony Wilkins BJA Senior Coach | Judo |
| Mr Ben Coomber LTA Coach | Tennis |
| Mr Ed Duncan | Tennis |
| Mrs Gloria Brunner | Spanish |
| Ms Nicki Boult Dip Astanga Yoga Union Edinburgh | Yoga |
| Ms Noel Rainbird BA (Hons) | Bassoon |
| Mr Ian Lovell-Meade BA (Hons) | Brass |
| Mrs Valerie Findlay MA LRAM | Cello |
| Ms Jean Cockburn BA (Hons) LTCL | Clarinet |
| Miss Maureen Lake LRAM | Clarinet |
| Mrs Jane Richardson BMus (Hons) | Clarinet |
| Mr Steve Kershaw | Double Bass |
| Mrs Sally Ewins | Flute |
| Mr Jonathan Slade | Flute |
| Mr Julian Faultless Dphil | French Horn |
| Mr Christopher Ayres BMus | Guitar |
| Mr Ray Burley ALCM LLCM | Guitar |
| Ms Jennifer Hill BA (Hons) Durham, ARCM | Harp |
| Mrs Emily Bowden | Musettes |
| Mr Alaster Bentley ARCM | Oboe |
| Mr Keith Fairbairn AGSM | Percussion |
| Mrs Jill Donald GTCL | Piano |
| Miss Diana Hinds BA (Hons) LRSM | Piano |
| Mrs Bethe Levvy BMus MA | Piano |
| Dr Tatiana Thomas | Piano |
| Mr Thomas McCoy | Piano |
| Mrs Maureen Rosenberg ARCM LRAM | Piano |
| Mr Chris Britton | Recorder |
| Mr Paul Foster LTCL | Saxophone/Flute |
| Mrs Lucy Ballard BA (Hons) ARCM PG | Singing |
| Ms Julie Cooper | Singing |
| Mr Andy Bush AGSM | Trumpet/Trombone |
| Mrs Kathy Blackwell BMus (Hons) | Violin |
| Mrs Susan Reynolds GRSM LRAM | Violin |
| Mrs Jacqui Miles MM, BMus, LRAM, ARCM, MTC, FRSA | Violin |
| Ms Emma Lake | Violin/Viola |