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Staff List
Explore our staff list, organised by department, to see the talented team who contribute to the success of Parkside School. To learn more about individual staff members, visit our Meet the Team page.
Leadership Team
Nicole Janssen | Head
Madeline McMurdo | Deputy Head, Head of Pre Prep, DDSL, Prep Maths Teacher
Liz Whitty | Assistant Head (Academics), Head of English
Alex Gainer | Assistant Head - Operations and Digital Strategy
William Davies | Assistant Head, DSL, Head of Science, Games
Anna Baker | Head of Wellbeing, Head of PSHE, Head of French
Dan Leek | Director of Sport
Michele Walsh | Bursar
Heads of Year
Giulietta Nigrelli | Nursery Manager
Nicole Owen | Head of Early Years, Reception Teacher and DDSL
Madeline McMurdo | Head of Pre-Prep
James Davenport | Head of Years 3 & 4, Year 3 Form Teacher, Prep Teacher (Humanities & English)
Anne Nkosi | Head of Years 5 & 6, Year 6 Form Teacher, Prep Teacher (English & Food Tech)
Katharine Underwood | Head of Year 7 & 8, English Teacher, Year 8 Form Tutor
Harry Springall | Head of Years 7 & 8, Year 8 Form Teacher, Prep Teacher
Form Teachers
Brittany Chengapar | Nursery Teacher (Hedgehogs)
Alison Lagar | Nursery Teacher (Squirrels)
Giulietta Nigrelli | Nursery Manager & Teacher (Owls)
Jackie Manwaring | Reception Teacher, Pre-Prep Drama Teacher
Nicole Owen | Head of Early Years, Reception Teacher and DDSL
Aisling Varley | Pre-Prep Teacher (Year 1), Phonics Leader, Charity Coordinator
Rebecca Dennis | Pre-Prep Class Teacher (Year 2)
James Davenport | Year 3 Form Teacher, Head of Years 3 & 4, Prep Teacher (Humanities & English)
Michelle Reid | Year 3 Form Teacher, French, Humanities and Reasoning Teacher
Sophie Chapman | Year 4 Form Teacher & Prep Teacher
Ben Watson | Year 4 Form Teacher, PE & Sports & Humanities Teacher.
Anna Baker | Year 5 Form Teacher, SLT (Head of Wellbeing), Head of PSHE, Head of French
Sam Grace | Year 5 Form Teacher, Head of Art & Forest School Teacher
Lucy Hillier | Year 6 Form Teacher & Prep Teacher
Anne Nkosi | Year 6 Form Teacher, Head of Years 5 and 6, Co Head of Foot Tech & English & Food Tech Teacher
Anna Stacey | Year 6 Form Teacher, Head of Humanities, Prep Teacher
Paul Cope | Year 7 Form Teacher, Head of Design & Technology & Forest School Teacher
Martyn Miller | Year 7 Form Teacher, Prep Teacher
Harry Springall | Year 8 Form Teacher, Co Head of Year 7 & 8, Prep Teacher
Katharine Underwood | Year 8 Form Teacher, Co Head of Year 7 & 8, Prep Teacher English
Other Teaching Staff
Matthew Gumpert | Prep Teacher Maths and Estates Team
Alison Stubbs | Head of Forest School
Joanna Stirling | Head of Performing Arts
Fiona Cronin | Prep Teacher Science
Clare Prime | ELSA & Prep Teacher
Gen Alexander | Head of Learning Enrichment, SENDCO & Prep Teacher
Vanessa Malagutti | ELSA & Teaching Assistant
Catherine Webster | After School Supervisor
Helen Ewins | Pre-Prep Teaching Assistant
Phoebe Janssen | Pre-Prep Teaching Assistant
Katherine Grey | Pre-Prep Teaching Assistant
Sonya Taylor | Prep Teaching Assistant
Anisa Stafa | Prep Teaching Assistant
Sports Department
Dan Leek | Director of Sport
Steve Luff | Director of Swimming
Russ Watkinson | PE Teacher
Nicky Draper | Tennis Coach
Giverney Steel | Swimming Coach
Will Davies | Sports Teacher
Alex Gainer | Sports Teacher
Martyn Miller | Sports Teacher
Ben Watson | Sports Teacher
Ollie Nicoll | Gap Student
Nursery Staff
Giulietta Nigrelli | Nursery Manager
Nicole Owen | Head of Early Years, Reception Teacher & DDSL
Saskia Hutchings | Nursery Administrator & Registrar
Jane Couling-Hards | Nursery Teacher
Sarah Moriarty | Nursery Teacher& EYFS SENCO
Brittany Chengapar | Nursery Teacher
Karen Spackman | Nursery Teacher
Alison Lagar | Nursery Teacher
Gemma Abraham | Nursery Practitioner
Marta Nagy | Nursery Assistant
Support Team
Felicity Corbould-Dawe | Head's PA
Saskia Hutchings | Registrar & Nursery Administrator
Holly Baxter-Horne | Marketing Manager
Alexandra Boyce | HR Manager
Charlotte Hancock | School Administrator & Events Coordinator
Sophie Hancox | Receptionist & School Administrator
Helen Barnes | Finance Manager
Rachel Hearne | Bookkeeper
Felicity Groombridge | Librarian
Gap Students
Estates Team
Janos Nemeth | Estates Team
Matthew Gumpert | Estates Team & Maths Teacher
Stephen Sadler | Estates Team & Electrician
Terry Fletcher | Estates Team
Jon Kemp | Estates Team
Nigel Francis | Estates Team
Ethan West | Estates Team
Jon Ivory | Bus Driver
Ollie Nicoll | Gap Student