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 rhianthornton@uptonhouse.org.uk
	Miss Jemima Dow BA (Hons), QTS, CACHE Level 3 Diploma Deputy Head Pastoral (Maternity Leave) jemimadow@uptonhouse.org.uk
	Mr Matthew O'Conor BSc (Hons), PGCE Deputy Head Academic Deputy Designated Safeguarding Lead mattoconor@uptonhouse.org.uk
	Mrs Brooke Chipperfield BA (Hons), QTS, NPQSL Head of Prep (Maternity Leave) brookechipperfield@uptonhouse.org.uk
	Mrs Claire Tritton BA (Hons), PGCE, QTS Head of Prep (Maternity Cover) / Head of English / Form 5T clairetritton@uptonhouse.org.uk
	Mrs Emma Pritchard BSc (Hons), QTS, NVQ3 Head of Pre-Prep / Form 2P Safeguarding Team, DSL Trained emmapritchard@uptonhouse.org.uk
	Mrs Susi Broad BSc (Hons), QTS, DipTH Head of Early Years / Transition B Deputy Designated Safeguarding Lead with responsibility for the EYFS School Attendance Champion (SAC) susibroad@uptonhouse.org.uk
	Miss Penny Mashford BA (Hons), QTS, PGCE SENDCo / Form 4M Deputy Designated Safeguarding Lead pennymashford@uptonhouse.org.uk
	Mrs Amelie Selencky BA (Hons), NPQSL Designated Safeguarding Lead / Form 3S amelieselencky@uptonhouse.org.uk

Teaching Staff


	Miss Jessica Duncan BA (Hons) Head of Drama / Singing Teacher jessicaduncan@uptonhouse.org.uk
	Mr Daniel Guerrero Lanceta Degree in Ed Psychology (Spain), QTS NCFE CACHE Level 3 Early Years SENDCo / Transition G danielguerrerolanceta@uptonhouse.org.uk
	Miss Melanie Harcourt BA (Hons), PGCE, QTS Humanities Teacher / Form 4H melanieharcourt@uptonhouse.org.uk
	Mrs Karen Heffer BA (Hons), PGCE, QTS Pre-Prep and Prep Teacher karenheffer@uptonhouse.org.uk
	Mr Matthew Heffer BMus, QTS Music Teacher (Maternity Cover) matthewheffer@uptonhouse.org.uk
	Mrs Anna Hewitt BSc (Hons), BSc (Hons), LAPHP, NVQ3, L3 Counselling Children in Schools RSHE Teacher / Wellbeing Therapist annahewitt@uptonhouse.org.uk
	Miss Cathy Hudspith BA (Hons), PGCE Latin Teacher cathyhudspith@uptonhouse.org.uk
	Mrs Kim Landon BEd, OCR SpLD SEND Teacher kimlandon@uptonhouse.org.uk
	Mr James Laszlo BSc (Hons), PGCE Prep Teacher / Form 3L jameslaszlo@uptonhouse.org.uk
	Mrs Amy Leaman BA (Hons), PGCE Maths Teacher (Maternity Leave) amyleaman@uptonhouse.org.uk
	Miss Millie Lewin Art Teacher millielewin@uptonhouse.org.uk
	Mrs Sandy Lewin BA (Hons) QTS,OCR5 SpLD Head of Art / Form 6L sandylewin@uptonhouse.org.uk
	Mr Craig McEvoy BA (Hons), PGCE, TESOL Head of Music Technology / Form 5M craigmcevoy@uptonhouse.org.uk
	Mrs Sarah McKinlay BSc (Hons), PGCE, QTS Head of Science / Form 6M sarahmckinlay@uptonhouse.org.uk
	Mrs Charlotte Morris BA (Hons), PGCE French Teacher charlottemorris@uptonhouse.org.uk
	Mrs Kiran Nijhar BA (Hons), QTS Form 2N Teacher kirannijhar@uptonhouse.org.uk
	Mr James Phillips BA (Hons), FA Level 2 Head of Sport jamesphillips@uptonhouse.org.uk
	Mrs Charlotte Phipps BA (Hons), PGCE, QTS Latin Teacher charlottephipps@uptonhouse.org.uk
	Mrs Abby Settle SEND Teacher abbeysettle@uptonhouse.org.uk
	Mr Graeme Smith MA, PGCE, QTS Maths Teacher (Maternity Cover) graemesmith@uptonhouse.org.uk
	Miss Olya Shafikova MMus, QTS Head of Music (Maternity Leave) olyashafikova@uptonhouse.org.uk
	Miss Jessica Shaw BA (Hons), PGCE, QTS, CACHE Level 3 Diploma Form 1S Teacher jessicashaw@uptonhouse.org.uk
	Mrs Marcia Strong MA, BA (Hons), QTS Form 1M Teacher marciastrong@uptonhouse.org.uk

Educational Assistants


	Miss Linda Atlee Educational Assistant Form 4H lindaatlee@uptonhouse.org.uk
	Mrs Virginia Canas Cordoba MA, PGCE, QTS (PFA) Educational Assistant Form 3S virginiacanas@uptonhouse.org.uk
	Miss Floria Gasparotto Educational Assistant Form 4L floriagasparotto@uptonhouse.org.uk
	Mrs Judy Hill NVQ3 Educational Assistant Form 3L Judyhill@uptonhouse.org.uk
	Miss Ellie Kerton BA (Hons) Educational Assistant Form 2N Elliekerton@uptonhouse.org.uk
	Miss Catherine McElroy Educational Assistant catherinemcelroy@uptonhouse.org.uk
	Mrs Beatriz McEvoy NVQ3 Chief First Aider / Educational Assistant 2P beatrizmcevoy@uptonhouse.org.uk
	Miss Jessica McLachan Educational Assistant jessicamclachan@uptonhouse.org.uk
	Mr Conor Phelan Educational Assistant Sports Team conorphelan@uptonhouse.org.uk
	Ms Lindsay Piper BA (Hons) Educational Assistant Form 5 lindsaypiper@uptonhouse.org.uk
	Miss Mackenzie Ripley BSC (Hons), Level 2 Netball Coach Educational Assistant Sports Team mackenzieripley@uptonhouse.org.uk
	Miss Madeline Rowney NVQ3 Educational Assistant Form 1S maddyrowney@uptonhouse.org.uk
	Miss Lily Smyth BA (Hons) Educational Assistant Form 1M lilysmyth@uptonhouse.org.uk
	Mrs Clare Wadland BSc (Hons), NVQ3, Dip SpLD, APC Educational Assistant SEND Team clarewadland@uptonhouse.org.uk
	Mrs Alison Zecca, Montessori Diploma Educational Assistant Form 6M alisonzecca@uptonhouse.org.uk

EYFS Educators


	Ms Rita Ali CACHE Level 3 Diploma EYFS Educator Transition ritaali@uptonhouse.org.uk
	Mrs Victoria Davies EYFS Educator Oaks victoriadavies@uptonhouse.org.uk
	Mrs Poppy Ford NVQ2 Extended Weeks Co-ordinator / EYFS Educator Acorns poppyford@uptonhouse.org.uk
	Mrs Snezana Kostic Bachelor Degree (Serbia) EYFS Educator Oaks snezanakostic@uptonhouse.org.uk
	Mrs Anna Kunecka Bachelor Degree in Studies in Pedagogy (Poland) EYFS Educator Oaks annakunecka@uptonhouse.org.uk
	Mrs Lucy Murphy BA (Hons), NVQ3 Acting Acorns Co-ordinator lucymurphy@uptonhouse.org.uk
	Mrs Lucia Oliver QTS EYFS Educator Acorns luciaoliver@uptonhouse.org.uk
	Mrs Jennie Phelan BA (Hons), CACHE Level 3 Diploma Oaks Co-ordinator jenniephelan@uptonhouse.org.uk
	Mrs Lisa Ripley BA (Hons) EYFS Educator Transition lisaripley@uptonhouse.org.uk
	Mrs Fiona Shaw Daniel, NVQ3 EYFS Educator Transition fionashawdaniel@uptonhouse.org.uk
	Miss Maria Wheatley EYFS Educator Acorns mariawheatley@uptonhouse.org.uk

Visiting Teachers


	Mrs Zoe Archer BMus, QTS Cello zoearcher@uptonhouse.org.uk
	Mrs Sarah Beattie ASA Level 2 Swimming
	Mrs Annabelle Brogan BA (Hons), CT ABRSM Singing annabellebrogan@uptonhouse.org.uk
	MIss Maisie Crittenden Fencing
	Mrs Laura Crossland VI NVQ3, ASA Level 2 Swimming lauracrossland@uptonhouse.org.uk
	Ms Lizette De Armas Pop Up and Play Leader
	Mr Tim Delaney BSc (Hons), ASA Level 2 Swimming
	Miss Penelope Gee BMus (Hons) ARCM, DipRCM Violin / Piano pennygee@uptonhouse.org.uk
	Mr Richard Hawkins BA (Hons) Guitar richardhawkins@uptonhouse.org.uk
	Mr Stephen Knowles Music Diploma Guitar stephenknowles@uptonhouse.org.uk
	Miss Ming Liu BMus (Hons), MMus Piano mingliu@uptonhouse.org.uk
	Mr Allun Proom GRSM (Hons), ARCM, LRAM Brass allunproom@uptonhouse.org.uk
	Miss Megan Rhodes RAD, RTS, ARAD Ballet / Dance meganrhodes@uptonhouse.org.uk
	Mrs Jessica Simmonds BA (Hons), PGCE Woodwind jessicasimmonds@uptonhouse.org.uk
	Mr Frank Weaver Poole UKCC Level 2 Judo

Support Staff


	Ms Helen Waight BA (Hons) PA to the Headmistress helenwaight@uptonhouse.org.uk
	Mrs Isabel Dolan BSc (Hons), MBA, FCA Interim Finance Manager isabeldolan@uptonhouse.org.uk
	Miss Isabel Lee AAT Level 3 Assistant Finance Manager isabellee@uptonhouse.org.uk
	Miss Kyah Lambie AAT Level 3 Assistant Finance Manager kyahlambie@uptonhouse.org.uk
	Mrs Robyn Parton BA (Hons) HR and Compliance Officer robynparton@uptonhouse.org.uk
	Mrs Deborah Bates Office Manager Deputy Designated Safeguarding Lead officeadmin@uptonhouse.org.uk
	Ms Charlotte Oliver BA (Hons) Registrar charlotteoliver@uptonhouse.org.uk
	Mrs Christiana Blanchard-Stone BMus School Office Administrator (Maternity Leave) OfficeAdmin@uptonhouse.org.uk
	Mrs Allison Chownsmith BA (Hons) School Administrator allisonchownsmith@uptonhouse.org.uk
	Mrs Krisztina Lehocz Cache Level 3 Diploma Playtime Supervisor krisztinalehocz@uptonhouse.org.uk
	Mr Nic Speyers (PFA) Site Assistant sitemanagement@uptonhouse.org.uk
	Mr Chris Stevens Minibus Driver
	Mr Malcolm Thorley Chef Manager thomasfranks@uptonhouse.org.uk
	Mr William Paszowski 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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