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The Old Palace, the Sixth Form Centre at King's Ely, a Private Day and Boarding School near Cambridge, in Ely.

The Old Palace at King's Ely Sixth Form, a private Sixth Form in Cambridgeshire

Governors

The Board of Governors works with The Principal to meet the educational needs of all our pupils.

Governors can be contacted via the Clerk to the Governors, Ms Jo Howard.

Board of Governors

 

Mr David Day
 Chair of Governors
Chair of Nominations and Governance Committee
Finance and General Purposes Committee
Education Committee
Remuneration Committee
Mrs Anthea Kenna
 Education Committee
Nominations and Governance Committee
Mrs Liz Allan
 Finance and General Purposes Committee
Liaison, Support Staff
The Very Reverend Mark Bonney
 Nominations and Governance Committee
Mr Philip Cantwell

Education Committee
Nominations and Governance Committee
Representative, Special Needs                                                           

Liaison, NQTs and Higher Education
Mr Dan Coston
 Finance and General Purposes Committee
Mrs Amanda East
 Vice Chair of Governors
Chair of Remuneration Committee
Education Committee
Designated Governor for Safeguarding and Child Protection (Boarding)
Finance and General Purposes Committee
Liaison, King's Ely Prep
Representative, Extension and Enrichment
Representative, Trips
Mr Nick Longford
 Fairstead House Education Committee
Mrs Fenella Martin-Redman
 Finance and General Purposes Committee
Miss Katie Milne
 Chair of Fairstead House Education Committee
Education Committee
Liaison, King's Ely Acremont Pre-Prep and Nursery
Designated Governor for Safeguarding and Child Protection (EYFS and Fairstead House)
Mrs Fenella Martin-Redman
 Chair of Finance and General Purposes 
Mrs Isobel Newport-Mangell
 Finance and General Purposes Committee
Representative, Health and Safety Committee
Mr Chris Meddle
 Designated Governor for Safeguarding and Child Protection
Education Committee
Mr Joe Peake
 Chair of Education Committee
Remuneration Committee
Liaison, King's Ely Senior (including King's Ely International)
Professor Michael Proctor
 Education Committee
Nominations and Governance Committee
Clerk to the Governors
Ms Jo Howard

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Senior Leadership

The King's Ely Senior Leadership Team meets weekly and includes a core of:

The Principal
John Attwater, Principal of King's Ely, a Private Day and Boarding School near Cambridge, in Ely.Mr John Attwater
Principal of King's Ely
Head of Senior
Jane Thomas, Head of Senior at King's Ely, a Private Day and Boarding School near Cambridge, in Ely.Mrs Jane Thomas
Head of Senior
Head of Prep
Simon Kibler, Head of Prep at King's Ely, a Private Day and Boarding School near Cambridge, in Ely.Mr Simon Kibler
Head of Prep
Head of Pre-Prep and Nursery
Faye Fenton-Stone, Head of Pre-Prep and Nursery at King's Ely, a Private Day and Boarding School near Cambridge, in Ely.Mrs Faye Fenton-Stone
Head of Pre-Prep and Nursery
Chief Operating Officer
Mark Hart, Chief Operating Officer at King's Ely, a Private Day and Boarding School near Cambridge, in Ely.Mr Mark Hart
Chief Operating Officer
Chief Financial Officer
Fiona Saunders-Hewett, Chief Financial Officer and Deputy COO at King's Ely, a Private Day and Boarding School near Cambridge, in Ely.Mrs Fiona Sanders-Hewett
Chief Financial Officer, Deputy COO and Company Secretary

This group attends Governors' Board and Strategy meetings and is responsible for whole-school strategy.

Each Section of the School also has its own Section Leadership Team.

Our People

King's Ely Senior and Sixth Form
KES Senior Leadership Team 
Mr John Attwater Principal of King's Ely
Mrs Jane Thomas  Head of King's Ely Senior
Mr Robin Kemp  Deputy Head Academic
Mr Charlie Fisher Deputy Head and Designated Safeguarding Lead
Miss Hayley Mortimer Deputy Head Co-Curriculum and Director of Sport
Mr Matthew Norbury Director for International Students
Mr Andy Thomas Director of Boarding
Mrs Elizabeth Bennell Head of Sixth Form
KES Teaching Staff 
Mr Edmund Aldhouse Director of Music Ely Cathedral
Mrs Carly Aldous-Juneau Teacher of Fine Art and Textiles
Mr Daniel Allen Sports Coach and Assistamt Housemaster, Hereward Hall
Miss Molly Armstrong Trainee Wellbeing Advisor and Assistant Housemistress, Hill House
Dr Gleb Aleshin Teacher of Chemistry and Physics
Mr Julian Atkinson Teacher of Classics and English
Mr James Batchelor Teacher of Religious Studies
Mr Michael Batty Head of Rugby and Head of Year 11
Miss Patricia San Millan Bezanilla Teacher of Spanish
Ms Audrienne Bezzina Head of Mathematics/KES Data Lead
Ms Michelle Bird Head of Athletics and Athletic Development (Strength & Conditioning, Athletics & Cross Country)
Miss Chanre Bond Head of Hockey and Teacher of PE
Mrs Brigitte Bousquet Head of Modern Foreign Languages, Head of French & Teacher of Spanish
Miss Phoebe Bradbury Housemistress, Wendreda House & Teacher of Sport
Mrs Rebecca Bradshaw Head of Netball
Miss Helen Briggs Housemistress, Withburga House and Head of Academic Music
Mr Howard Brown Teacher of English
Mrs Tanja Brown German Language Assistant
Miss Holly Burke Graduate Rowing Assistant
Mr Patrick Carberry Head of Design & Engineering
Mrs Patricia Casanova Teacher of Spanish
Mrs Laura Celiker Teacher of Mathematics
Mr Connor Cobbold Head of Boys' Cricket
Mr Louis Coeyman Teacher of French
Mrs Lucy Coghlan Teacher of Mathematics
Mrs Sandra Cox Teacher of Chemistry
Ms Stephanie Craig Teacher of Computer Science
Mr Colin Currie Head of History and Extension Coordinator
Mr Miles Dabbs Acting EDI Lead and Teacher of German
Mr Kevin Daniel Head of Physical Education and Head of Football
Mrs Lorraine Davidson Head of Food and Nutrition
Mrs Marie Delaveau-Fillmore Head of Key Stage 3 Modern Foreign Languages
Mrs Carole Devine Head of PSHE and Teacher of Physics
Mr Malcolm Ewan Teacher of Mathematics, Economics & Business Studies
Mr Christopher Finch Head of Vocal Studies
Dr Emily Fishpool Head of Careers & Futures
Mr James Foster Head of Year 10 and Teacher of History
Miss Melanie Franklin Head of ESOL
Dr Daniel Gabelman Head of English
Mrs Adela Muñzo Garcìa Teacher of Spanish
Mrs Justine Gee Teacher of Business Studies
Miss Laura Gibson Teacher of Mathematics
Miss Dominique Gilbert Head of Tennis 
Mrs Lizelle Goosen Teacher of Girls' Games and Food 
Mr Ryan Gray Sports Coach
Mrs Jane Halls Sixth Form Supervisor and UCAS Administrator
Mr Marc Hawes Director of ICT Systems and Head of ICT & Computing
Miss Natasha Hobbs Teacher of Dance and Drama
Mr James Houlston Housemaster, Hereward Hall, Director of Outdoor Education and Teacher of Music and ICT
Ms Melanie Hughes Housemistress, Etheldreda House and Teacher of German & Spanish
Mr Barnaby Jackson Teacher of Mathematics
Mrs Sharon Jackson Housemistress, Hill House and Teacher of Politics and History
Mrs Lucy Jex High Level Teaching Assistant
Mr Barry John Head of Geography
Mr Joshua Jordan Head of Girls' Cricket and Early Career Teacher
Miss Fotoula Karampela Teacher of Mathematics
Miss Hannah Kirk Assistant HsM Etheldreda
Mr Ned Kittoe Head of Science and Head of Physics
Dr Daisy Knox Teacher of Classics
Miss Claire Kyndt Teacher of Geography
Mr Oliver Lenton Teacher of Mathematics
Mr Kai Yin Andrew Liu Graduate Organ Scholar
Mr Antonio Longo Head of Photography
Mr Paul Lott Housemaster, Osmond House and Teacher of Biology
Mr Matthew Lucas Teacher of Physics
Mrs Sarah MacDonald Director of Ely Cathedral Girls Choir
Mrs Jenny MacPherson Deputy SENDCo, Learning Support
Miss Ciara Markham Deputy Head of English and Head of Basketball
Mrs Francesca Malster Teacher of Film Studies
Mrs Trish Marshall Teacher of Mathematics and Psychology
Miss Polly Martin Teacher of Geography
Mr Scott Mathie Head of Year 9 & Teacher of Chemistry
Mrs Kate Matthews Teacher of ESOL
Ms Kelly Mealor Teacher of Biology
Mr Alex Meddle Head of Physical Education
Mrs Emma Meddle Teacher of Fine Art, Textiles and Design Engineering
Mr Leonidas Kymon Megas Head of Spanish
Mrs Rebekah Mellor-Read Deputy Head of Mathematics and Staff Development Lead
Mr Jehan Mendis Head of Economics
Mrs Helen Melville Teacher of Geography
Mr Peter North Head of Vocal Studies & Director of King's Barbers
Dr Devin Oliver Housemaster of School House and Teacher of Classics
Dr Helen Ost Head of Chemistry
Mr Michael Oswell Teacher of Economics
Mr Harrison Palmer Head of Boys' Cricket and Housemaster, Wilkinson
Mrs Jane Parker Director of Drama and Theatre
Mr Rob Picken Teacher of English
Mrs Hayley Pienaar Teacher of English
Mr Neil Porter-Thaw Director of Music
Rev. Dr Stuart Thomson School Chaplain
Mr Philip Pringle Teacher of Biology and Chemistry
Mr Sean Quinn Head of Psychology
Mrs Alison Rhodes Director of Art
Ms April Ross Teacher of Classics
Dr Caroline Skeels Teacher of Mathematics
Miss Gill Smith Director of Higher Education and Graduate Careers and Head of Religious Studies
Miss Isobel Smyth Head of Biology, Teacher of Physics, and KES Data Lead
Mrs Liz Stearn Examinations Officer
Mr Harry Stevens Graduate Sports Assistant
Mr Brian Taylor Teacher of Biology
Mrs Demi Teager Teacher of Drama
Dr Nigel Tetley Teacher of Religious Studies
Mr Peter Thistlethwaite Year 13 Academic Coordinator and Teacher of Religious Studies
Mr Ryan Thomas Head of Learning Support
Miss Georgina Thorpe Housemistress, Torfrida House and Teacher of English
Miss Kacey Tuck Graduate Sports Assistant
Mrs Antonia Ward Teacher of Fine Art
Mr Craig Ward Assistant Housemaster, School House
Mr Tom Ward Head of Fine Art
Mr Timothy Warner Head of Business Studies
Miss Stephanie Welsh Boathouse Manager & Lead Rowing Coach
Mr Christopher Winkless-Clark Teacher of Physics
Mrs Olivia Worker Teacher of Design Technology and Deputy Housemistress, Withburga
Mrs Kirsty Wright Teacher of Music
Mr Tim Wyndham-Smith Assistant Director of Outdoor Education and DofE Manager
Mrs Laura Celiker Teacher of Mathematics
Mr Miles Dabbs  Teacher of German
King's Ely Prep
KEP Senior Leadership Team
Mr John Attwater Principal of King's Ely
Mr Simon Kibler Head of King's Ely Prep
Mr Andrew Marshall First Deputy Head
Mrs Laura Roberts Deputy Head (Academic)
KEP Teaching Staff
Ms Kate Ackroyd Ely Cathedral Director of Music
Mr Edmund Aldhouse Ely Cathedral Director of Music
Mr John Alexander Teacher of Key Stage 2 and Mathematics
Mr Daniel Allen Head of Prep Rugby
Mrs Rachel Axten-Higgs KS2 English Coordinator and Teacher of Year 6
Mr Rory Barraclough Teacher of English and Games, Year 7
Mr Michael Batty Head of Rugby
Mrs Amy Beck Teacher of History, Year 7
Ms Michelle Bird Head of Athletics and Athletics Development
Miss Chanre Bond Head of Girls' Games
Miss Michelle Bottomley Teacher of KS2 English and KS3 Learning Support Specialist Teacher
Mrs Rebecca Bradshaw Head of Netball
Mr Martin Bramley KS2 English Co-ordinator and Teacher of Geography and ICT
Miss Holly Burke Graduate Rowing Assistant
Mrs Michelle Burrell-Barnett Teaching and Learning Support Assistant
Mrs Patricia Ling-Casanova Teacher of Spanish
Mrs Jo Cavill Learning Support Specialist Teacher
Miss Emily Chadwick Head of Drama
Miss Kirsty Chenery Teacher of Year 5 and Computing
Dr Stephen Church Head of KS2 Mathematics
Mrs Donna Clark Learning Support Assistant
Mr Connor Cobbold Head of Boys' Cricket
Miss Carly Collins Teacher of Year 5
Mrs Claire Cox Teaching and Learning Support Assistant
Miss Chloe Cullum KS2 Religious Studies Coordinator
Mr Edward Davis Head of Year 8 and Head of History
Mrs Marie Delaveau-Fillmore Head of Key Stage 3 Modern Foreign Languages
Dr Albhie Duane KS2 Science Coordinator
Mrs Catherine Evans-Buczak Head of Classroom Music
Mr Daniel Everest Head of Key Stage 2 and Head of Computing and Digital Innovation
Miss Lauren Freeman Teacher of Key Stage 2
Mrs Maria Adela Muñzo-Garcìa Teacher of Spanish
Miss Dominique Gilbert Teacher of Games and PE, Year 8 and Head of Tennis
Mrs Lizelle Goosen Teacher of Food and Nutrition and Girls' Games
Mrs Celeste Gordon Teaching and Learning Support Assistant
Mr Ryan Gray Sports Coach
Miss Jessica Harding Graduate Musician in Residence
Mrs Melodie Hawes Teaching & Learning Support Assistant
Mrs Sharon Hellyer Learning Support Assistant
Mr Jonathan Hobbs Head of Prep Mathematics
Miss Natasha Hobbs Head of Dance
Mrs Ellie Hudson Learning Support
Mrs Nicola Hughes Housemistress of Priory House (Boarding)
Mrs Alison Inskip Library and Resources Coordinator
Mr Leon Ip Teacher of Key Stage 2
Mr Hugh James Teacher of Year 4
Mrs Fiona Keene Head of Learning Support and Teaching and Learning Lead
Miss Amanda Kippax Housemistress of Saunders House (Day) and Teacher of Mathematics
Miss Hannah Kirk Teaching & Learning Support Assistant
Mr Jeremy Lloyd Assistant Director of Music Ely Cathedral
Mrs Louisa Lott Learning Support Assistant
Mrs Sarah MacDonald Director of Ely Cathedral Girls Choir
Mrs Katie Mankellow Head of Year 7 and 8 English
Mrs Selina Markwell Teaching and Learning Support Assistant
Mrs Ruth McAlinden Prep Director of Sport
Mrs Helen Melville Teacher of Geography
Mrs Noni Michaelidou-Van Den Bergh Teaching & Learning Support Assistant
Mr Benjamin Mulholland Teacher of Year 6 and French
Mrs Sarah Paling Art Coordinator
Mr Harrison Palmer Teacher of Boys' Games and PE
Mr Alan Parkinson Head of Geography
Mr Dan Parratt Housemaster of Queen Phillipa (Day) & KS2 Science Teacher
Mr Chris Parsons Head of Performance Music
Mrs Loveday Perceval-Maxwell Housemistress of Walsingham House (Boarding)
Mrs Olivia Petherick Housemistress of Goodwin (Day), Head of PSHE and Teacher of English and Games
Mr Neil Porter-Thaw Director of Music
Mr Alastair Ray Head of Year 7 and DT Coordinator
Mr Gary Redhead-Williams Head of Prep ESOL
Mr Jonathan Riches Teacher and Head of Year 6 to 8 Religious Studies
Mrs Clarissa Saberton Teaching and Learning Support Assistant
Miss Zara Statham Gap Student
Mrs Linda Staward Teacher of Year 6
Mr Harry Stevens Graduate Sports Assistant
Mrs Suzanne Stone Teaching & Learning Support Assistant
Mrs Charlotte Thomson Head of Prep Science
Rev. Dr Stuart Thomson School Chaplain
Miss Kacey Tuck Graduate Sports Assistant
Mr Craig Ward Head of Rowing and Assistant Housemaster, School House
Miss Amy Van Wingerden Teacher of Year 7 and English
Mrs Judith Yazicilar Assistant Housemistress of Priory House
King's Ely Acremont Pre-Prep and Nursery
KEA Senior Leadership Team
Mr John Attwater Principal of King's Ely
Mrs Faye Fenton-Stone  Headmistress
Ms Harriet Gervasio Deputy Head
Mrs Heather Strudwick  Head of Early Years Foundation Stage  Mrs Lucy Holden   Deputy Head of Early Years Foundation Stage 
KEA Teaching Staff
Mrs Shellie Bailey Teaching Assistant 
Miss Ellie Cullum  Reception and Sports Teacher 
Mr Simon Dean  Year 2 Teacher
Mrs Gretta Funnell  Reception Teacher 
Mme Lorraine Leclrec de la Verpilliere  KEA MFL Teacher (French)
Mr Andrew Hart  Year 1 Teacher
Ms Hannah Hamilton  Teaching Assistant 
Mrs Caroline Kemp 2CK (Maternity Cover)
Mrs Rebecca Menzies  Learning Support Co-ordinator and Wellbeing Advisor  
Mrs Helen Monk  Head of Pre-Prep Music and Year 1 Teacher 
Mrs Rebecca Ogden  Teaching Assistant 
Mrs Fernanda Santarelli  Teaching Assistant
Rev. Dr Stuart Thomson School Chaplain
Mrs Leah Wheatley Year 2 Teacher 
Mrs Nicholla Pearson Teaching Assistant
Mrs Victoria Walker  Reception Teacher and Acremont Librarian 
Mrs Emma Walsh RFW/KEA Sports Teacher (Maternity Cover)
KEAN Teaching Staff
Mrs Heather Strudwick  Head of EYFS
Mrs Lucy Holden  Deputy Head of EYFS
Miss Katherine Causton  Nursery Practitioner 
Miss Joanna Coldrick  Senior Practitioner  
Miss Kayleigh Darkens  Senior Practitioner and Nursery 2 Lead 
Mrs Roxanne Davies Nursery Practitioner
Mrs Lucy Hunt  Nursery Practitioner 
Miss Antonia Judge  Nursery Practitioner
Mrs Kelly Langford  Nursery Administrative Assistant
Mrs April Norman  Nursery Assistant 
Mrs Kirsten Reader  Nursery Practitioner
Georgia Smith  Nursery Practitioner
Mrs Rachael Street  Nursery Practitioner
Mrs Lizzy Thomas Senior Practitioner and Nursery 1 Lead 
Rev. Dr Stuart Thomson School Chaplain
Miss Beth Wilson  Nursery Practitioner

 

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To prepare each individual to live positive, productive, successful and fulfilled lives, for the betterment of themselves and the world around them.

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To ensure every child feels that they are known, and receives an excellent academic education that inspires curiosity and intellectual adventure. 

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To give a sense of place and belonging to all our pupils, and to celebrate our unique environment and make the most of its ecological, historical, artistic, spiritual and economic resources.

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To create a genuinely diverse community, outward and forward-looking and with a shared purpose. To bring into this community the best teachers, pastoral and support staff and students, and to be a source of friends for life. 

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