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Watercolor of the Old Palace at King's Ely Sixth Form, a private Sixth Form in Cambridgeshire

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, Dr Roger Axworthy.

Board of Governors
Mr David Day
 Chair of Governors
Chair of Nominations and Governance Committee
Finance and General Purposes Committee
Education Committee
Remuneration Committee
Mr Gavin Acheson
 Finance and General Purposes 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
Dr Roger Axworthy

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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 school in CambridgeshireMr John Attwater
Principal of King's Ely
Vice-Principal Academic
Jane Thomas, Vice Principal of Academic at King's Ely, a private school in Cambridgeshire Mrs Jane Thomas
Vice-Principal Academic
Head of Senior
Jonathan Shaw, Head of Senior at King's Ely, a private school in CambridgeshireMr Jonathan Shaw
Head of Senior
Head of Prep
Simon Kibler, Head of Prep at King's Ely, a private school in CambridgeshireMr 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 school in CambridgeshireMrs Faye Fenton-Stone
Head of Pre-Prep and Nursery
Chief Operating Officer
Mark Hart, Chief Operating Officer at King's Ely, a private school in CambridgeshireMr Mark Hart
Chief Operating Officer
Chief Financial Officer
Fiona Saunders-Hewett, Chief Financial Officer and Deputy COO at King's Ely, a private school in CambridgeshireMrs Fiona Sanders-Hewett
Chief Financial Officer and Deputy COO
Executive Officer, Company Secretary and Clerk to the Governors
Roger Axworthy, Executive Officer, Company Secretary and Clerk to the Governors at King's Ely, a private school in CambridgeshireDr Roger Axworthy
Executive Officer, Company Secretary and Clerk to the Governors

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
Mr Jonathan Shaw Head of King's Ely Senior
Mrs Jane Thomas Vice-Principal Academic
Mr Charlie Fisher Deputy Head and Designated Safeguarding Lead
Miss Hayley Mortimer Deputy Head Co-Curriculum
Mr Matthew Norbury Director for International Students
Mr Andy Thomas Director of Boarding
Mrs Elizabeth Bennell Head of Sixth Form
KES Teaching Staff 
Mrs Carly Aldous-Juneau Teacher of Fine Art and Textiles
Mr Daniel Allen Sports Coach
Miss Molly Armstrong Trainee Wellbeing Advisor and Assistant Housemistress, Hill House
Dr Gleb Aleshin Teacher of Chemistry
Mr Julian Atkinson Teacher of Classics and English
Mr Michael Batty Head of Rugby/Teacher of PE and Early Career Teacher
Miss Patricia San Millan Bezanilla Teacher of Spanish
Ms Audrienne Bezzina Head of Mathematics/KES Data Lead
Ms Michelle Bird Head of 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 Patrick Carberry Head of Design & Engineering
Mrs Patricia Casanova Teacher of Spanish
Mr Steve Cavill 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 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 Helen Edwards Apprentice Teacher - Science
Mr Malcolm Ewan Teacher of Mathematics, Economics & Business Studies
Mr James Foster Head of Year 10/11 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 Claire Gilbert Teacher of Mathematics
Ms Amanda Gill Teacher of English Miss Dominique Gilbert Head of Tennis 
Ms Sue-Ellen Godde Head of Year 11, Head of PSHE and Teacher of Physics
Mr Stanley Godfrey Graduate Organ Scholar
Mrs Lizelle Goosen Teacher of Girls' Games
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 Toby Humphry Housemaster, Wilkinson House, Head of Careers, GAP Staff Coordinator and Teacher of Religious Studies
Ms Hannah Hutchings Teacher of Art and Textiles
Mr Barnaby Jackson Teacher of Mathematics
Mrs Sharon Jackson Housemistress, Hill House and Teacher of Politics and History
Mr John Jermy Senior Science Technician
Mr Barry John Head of Geography
Mrs Janet Johnson Teacher of IELTS and ESOL
Mr Joshua Jordan Head of Girls' Cricket and Early Career Teacher
Miss Fotoula Karampela Teacher of Mathematics
Miss Karen Keen Teacher of Learning Support
Mr Ned Kittoe Head of Science and Head of Physics
Dr Daisy Knox Teacher of Classics
Miss Claire Kyndt Teacher of Geography
Revd Dr Ros Lane  Chaplain  Mr Oliver Lenton Teacher of Mathematics
Mr Antonio Longo Head of Photography
Mrs Arancha Lorente Teacher of Spanish
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 Trish Marshall Teacher of Mathematics and Psychology
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 KES Director of Sport
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
Mrs Helen Melville Teacher of Geography
Mrs Marleen Mertens Teacher of German and German Language Assistant
Mrs Emma Munden Teacher of Geography
Mr Jayshan Naidu Head of Business Studies
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 Harrison Palmer Head of Boys' Cricket and Assistant Housemaster, Hereward Hall
Mrs Jane Parker Director of Drama and Theatre
Ms Carolyn Pentecost Teacher of Biology and Hill House Resident Tutor
Mrs Hayley Pienaar Teacher of English
Mr Louis Pinier Teacher of French and Language Assistant
Mr Neil Porter-Thaw Director of Music
Mr Philip Pringle Teacher of Biology and Chemistry
Dr Sarah Prole Teacher of Physics
Mr Sean Quinn Head of Psychology
Mrs Alison Rhodes Director of Art
Mrs Katherine Shaw Deputy Head of English
Dr Caroline Skeels Teacher of Mathematics
Mrs Charlotte Smith Librarian
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
Mr Peter Thistlethwaite Year 13 Academic Coordinator and Teacher of Religious Studies
Miss Georgina Thorpe Housemistress, Torfrida House and Teacher of English
Miss Rachel Todd Learning Support Assistant
Ms Elisabeth Tyrell Head of Classics
Mr Craig Ward Assistant Housemaster, School House
Mr Tom Ward Head of Fine Art
Mr Nick Williams Head of Economics and Teacher of Business Studies
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
Mr Alexander Scarborough Outdoor Education Apprentice
Mrs Antonia Ward Teacher of Art
Ms Maria Lorente Candelas Spanish Assistant
Mrs Caroline Marshall Science Technician
Miss Demi Teager Teacher of Drama
Miss Eleanor Herring Art Technician
Mrs Francesca Malster Head of Film Studies
Mr Howard Brown Teacher of English
Mr Jerry Dale Rowing Coach
Mrs Laura Celiker Teacher of Mathematics
Mr Miles Dabbs  Teacher of German
Mr Nigel Tetley Teacher of Religious Studies
Mrs Pauline Vanhoutte Science Technician
King's Ely Prep
KEP Senior Leadership Team
Mr John Attwater Principal of King's Ely
Mr Simon Kibler Headmaster
Mr Andrew Marshall First Deputy Head
Mrs Laura Roberts Deputy Head (Academic)
KEP Teaching Staff
Mr Edmund Aldhouse Ely Cathedral Director of Music
Mr John Alexander Teacher of Key Stage 2 and Mathematics
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
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
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
Miss Tarryn Clayton GAP Tutor
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
Mrs Sharon Hellyer Learning Support Assistant
Miss Isabella Henry GAP Tutor
Mr Jonathan Hobbs Head of Prep Mathematics
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 Revd Dr Ros Lane  Chaplain and Religious Studies Teacher 
Mrs Kate Lonnen Teacher of Year 4
Mrs Louisa Lott Learning Support Assistant
Mrs Sarah MacDonald Director of Ely Cathedral Girls Choir
Ms Jennifer MacPherson Learning Support Specialist Teacher
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 Helen Murphy Teaching and Learning Support Assistant
Mrs Lorraine Oldham KS2 MFL Coordinator and Digital Learning Lead
Mr Richard Oliver Housemaster of Queen Emma (Day) and Head of Science
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
Miss Eleanor Phipps Graduate Musician in Residence
Mr Neil Porter-Thaw Director of Music
Mr Alastair Ray Head of Year 7 and DT Coordinator
Mr Jonathan Riches Teacher and Head of Year 6 to 8 Religious Studies
Mrs Clarissa Saberton Teaching and Learning Support Assistant
Mrs Linda Staward Teacher of Year 6
Mr Harry Stevens Graduate Sports Assistant
Miss Kathryn Sudbury Teacher of English and Geography, Year 8
Mrs Liz Topping Teacher of Art & Design and Technology
Miss Rachel Venables Teaching and Learning Support Assistant
Mr Craig Ward Head of Rowing and Assistant Housemaster, School House
Mr Gary Redhead-Williams Head of Prep ESOL
Mrs Judith Yazicilar Assistant Housemistress of Priory House
Mrs Melissa Moor Dance Teacher
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 Michelle Bailey  Teaching Assistant 
Miss Ellie Cullum  Reception and Sports Teacher 
Mr Simon Dean  Year 2 Teacher
Mrs Gretta Funnell  Reception Teacher 
Ms Hannah Hamilton  Teaching Assistant 
Mr Andrew Hart  Year 1 Teacher
Revd Dr Ros Lane  Chaplain 
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
Mrs Heather Strudwick  Reception Teacher 
Ms NichollaThornton  Teaching Assistant
Mrs Victoria Walker  Reception Teacher and Acremont Librarian 
Mrs Leah Wheatley Year 2 Teacher 
Mrs Marie-Camille Grangier Teacher of Modern Foreign Languages
KEAN Teaching Staff
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 
Mrs April Norman  Nursery Assistant 
Mrs Kirsten Reader   Nursery Practitioner  Mrs Georgia Smith   Nursery Practitioner  Mrs Rachael Street    Nursery Practitioner   Mrs Lizzy Thomas Senior Practitioner and Nursery 1 Lead 

 

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King's Ely Sixth Form Pupils doing the hoop trundle outside Ely Cathedral

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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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