Who's Who?

Abbotsholme Governors
President	Mr. Nicholas Wilford
Chairman	Mr. Mark Wells
Members	Mr. John Ackerley
	Mr. Chris Butler
	Mr. Chris Hall
	Mr. Tom Kirby
	Dr. Paul Kirtley
	Ms. Jenny Richardson
	Mrs. Margaret Shermer
	Mr. Ian Small
Officers	Headmaster: Mr. Steve Fairclough
	Commercial Business Manager: Mr R. Mayfield
	Auditors: Bourne & Co.
	Secretary & Solicitor: Mr. Andrew Gill

Abbotsholme Staff
Headmaster	Steve Fairclough B.Sc., M.Sc.
Assistant Headmaster	Mrs. Helen Wainwright B.A., Dip.Sp.L.D.
Director of Studies	Gordon Selwyn B.Ed., Head of Mathematics
Head of Sixth Form	Tom Palmer B.A., Head of Business Studies; Head of Outdoor Education
Junior Department
Mr K. Newbitt	B.Ed Head of Junior Dept
Mrs. Linda Burton	B.Ed
Mrs. Kim Taylor	B.A, BHSAI
Ms. Alison Ward	B.Ed., DipABRSM., TEFL
Miss S. Brick	M.A., Dip. Fr.
Mrs Elizabeth Gould	B.A.
Mrs Lynda Herbert	B.A.
Mrs E. Gill	Classroom Assistant
Mrs G. Mills	Classroom Assistant
Agriculture
Mrs Bridget Jackson
Mrs J Hemingway	B.Sc.
Art/Film Studies
Mr. Paul Jones	B.A., Head of Art
Mr. John Rattigan	B.A. M.A., Dip. Art Hist.
Business Studies
Mr. Tom Palmer	B.A., Head of Business Studies; Head of Outdoor Education
Cookery
Mrs G. Bryan	B.A.
Drama and Theatre Studies
Mr D. Bird	Dip.Act
Dyslexia
Mrs. Laura Donnachie	Head of Dyslexia Unit, BSc., Dip Sp.L.D., Head of Years 7,8 & 9
Mrs. Mel Curley
Mrs H. Fairclough	B.Ed
Mrs. Clare Robinson	B.A.
Mrs. Helen Wainwright	B.A., Dip.Sp.L.D., Assistant Head
Mrs. Helen Wilson	B.Ed.
Engineering
Mr John Meredith	B. Ed., Head of Technology & Engineering
English
Ms S. Davies	B.A. PGCE. Head of English
Mr. Simon Herbert	B.A., Head of Yr 10 & 11
Mrs J. McNamara	B.A.M.Ed
Miss A. Ross	B.Th., C.T.E.F.L.A
Mrs Helen Wilson	B.Ed
Equestrian
Mrs. Sally Pendleton	B.H.S.I.T. , B.H.S.I.S.M., HNC Equine; Equestrian Manager
Ms Sharon Ridley	BHSPT
Geography
Mr. David Illingworth	B.Sc., M.Ed, Head of Geography
Mrs K. Stockton	B.A., P.G.C.E.
History
Mr Tony Wilson	B.A., M.A., PGCE
Information Technology
Mrs Heidi Degg	B.A., P.G.C.E.
Life Skills
Mrs. Nikki Knott	B.A.
Mathematics
Mr. Gordon Selwyn	B.Ed., Director of Studies
Mrs. Judith Peters	B.A.; Pg. Dip Stat.; Dip. TESOL, Head of Mathematics.
Mrs. Beverley Philpot	N.T.S.D
Mrs A. Cecil	B.Sc
Modern Languages
Mr. Neil Sanderson	Head of Modern Languages, B.A., A.I.L
Mrs. Joy Holmes	B.A., Duke of Edinburgh Co-ordinator
Ms. Ann Mullan	B.A.
Music
Mr. Tim Moon	B.A., A.R.C.O., A.R.C.M. Director of Music
Mr. Jeremy Wilford	M.A., Assistant Director of Music
Outdoor Education
R. Sellar	B.A., P.G.C.E, Pg.Dip, Head of Outdoor Education
Mr. Tom Palmer	B.A.
Mr David Illingworth	B.Sc., M. Ed.
Mr John Heppell	B. Sc.
Mr. Alan Witcomb
PE
Mr. Geoff Holt	B.A., Head of PE and Games
Miss Laura Bebbington	B.Sc., PGCE
Mr. Alan Witcomb
Mrs S. Johnson	B.Ed
Psychology
Mrs Alison Cecil	B.Sc
Science
Mr. P.J. Wainwright	B. Sc., D.M.S, Head of Science
Mr. John Heppell	B.Sc.
Mr Tim Kenyon	B.Sc., P.G.C.E.
Miss C. Coonan	B.Sc., M.Sc.
Ms A. Davies	B.A.
Mrs. Lynda Toner	Laboratory Technician
Visiting Staff
Mrs. Yelena Cobb (piano)
Mr. Dennis Gore (guitar)
Mr. Ben Griffiths (percussion)
Mr. Russell Maw (guitar)
Mrs. Sophie Maw (flute & saxophone)
Mrs. Jenny Merriman (cello and piano)
Mr. Ian Otley (brass & woodwind)
Mrs. Sarah Stewart (violin & viola)
Mrs R. Dobbin (singing)
Support Staff
Mrs. Sue Allerton	Receptionist
Mrs Rosie Ball	F.C.C.A. School Accountant
Mrs Tracey Butcher	Assistant to Headmaster's P.A.
Mrs Linda Calvert	Headmaster’s P.A.
Mr. Peter Campbell	Premises Officer – Buildings
Mrs. Iris Clouston	Finance Assistant
Mr. Anthony Coates	Premises Officer - Site
Mr. Andy Greensmith	ICT Systems Manager
Mrs. Bridget Jackson	Farm Manager
Mr. John Jackson	Site Services’ Manager
Mrs. Racheal Lancett	Catering Manager
Mrs. Fiona Lannigan	B.Sc., Administration, PR & Marketing Manager
Mrs. Wendy Marshall	Receptionist
Mr Richard Mayfield	A.C.M.A. Commercial Business Manager
Mr. Stephen McGirr	Premises Officer – Grounds and Estate
School Medical Officers
Dr. Paul Kirtley
Mrs. Helen Hudson	Health Advisor
Mrs. Chris Ritchie	Relief Nurse
Boarding House Pastoral Care Teams
Barnfield	Mrs J. Sanderson
	Mr S. Green
Flaxfield	Mrs. Anne Witcomb
	Mr. Alan Witcomb
	Mr. Simon Herbert
St. Vincent's	Mr T. Wilson
	Mr. Paul Jones
	Mrs June Seymour
Cedarholme	Mr J Meredith
	Mrs J Meredith
Orchard	Mrs. Laura Donnachie
	Mrs Zoe Bird
Clownholme	Mrs Beverley Philpot
	Miss S. Brick

Abbotsholme Prefects 2008/2009
Thomas Wells	Head of School
	Prefects
Holly Ashbrook
Shelley Burnett
Daisy Lafferty
Victoria McQueen
Richard Minkley
Thomas Milner
Tom Myles
Kate Owen
Julia Schuermann
Louise Stanesby
Alexandra Sternfeld-Casasnovas
Zoe Taylor
Daniel Woodcock
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