We are proud of the depth, range and expertise of our academic staff. With such a high regarded reputation
for excellence and experience, we have no trouble attracting the best teachers to work at St. Clare's. Many of our
staff are examiners in their field; many teach at the University of Oxford, Brookes University in Oxford
as well as other universities in London.
| Governors |
| Chairman - Nicholas Morris MA (Oxon), Barrister, formerly Company Director |
| Jesmond Blumenfeld BA (Natal) MA (Rhodes) BPhil (Oxon), Economist |
| Roderic Bullough MA (Oxon) Financier |
| John Church MA (Cantab), Bursar, Pembroke College, Oxford |
| David Christie BA (University of Strathclyde), Dip. Ed. (University of Glasgow) |
| Richard Dick MA (Cantab), Managing Director |
| Dr Hu Yao-Su MA DPhil (Oxon), Consultant, UNCTAD |
| Irina Kirillova MBE Fellow Emerita of Newnham College, Cambridge |
| Ann Lewis CMG BA (Leeds) formerly Head of Cultural Relations Dept; Foreign Commonwealth Office (FCO) |
| Catherine Lewis BA, Charitable Project Manager and Interim Project Consultant |
| Dermot McMeekin MBA (Harvard), Solicitor, Company Director and Management Consultant |
| James Offen MA FRICS FCIArb, Chartered Surveyor, formerly Fellow and Estates Bursar, Oriel College, Oxford |
| Peter Oppenheimer MA (Oxon) President, Oxford Centre for Hebrew and Jewish Studies and Student (i.e. Fellow) of Christ Church, Oxford |
| Duncan Stuart CBE MA (Oxon), Consultant, formerly FCO |
| Jens Tholstrup BA (Oxon), Director of Consulting, Oxford Analytica |
| Laurence Whitehead MA (Oxon), Fellow, Nuffield College, Oxford |
| Senior Management |
| Principal - Paula Holloway BSc (London) PGCE (Sussex) MSc (Oxon) DipPM (LSE) |
| Vice Principal - Tom Walsh MA Higher DipEd (Dublin) |
| Bursar - Paul Mason MA (Cantab) FCA |
| Director of English Language courses - Lawrie Coupland MA (Cantab) PGCE (Oxon) CTEFLA |
| Co-ordinator of Senior Courses & Director of the Liberal Arts Programme - Ines Molinaro PhD (Notre Dame) MA (Notre Dame) BA (Concordia) |
| Course Management |
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| Course Director -
Tom Walsh MA HDipEd (Dublin) |
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| Dean of Students -
Susan Tawse BSc (Edinburgh) PGCE |
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| IB Course Coordinator -
Nick Lee MA PGCE (Oxon) |
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| Member of staff |
Subject |
| Catherine Arakelian |
English |
| Thomas Bartlett |
Mathematics |
| Jennifer Brooks Med (Bristol) BSc (Edinburgh) |
Mathematics |
Claire Brown MSc (Cranfield) PGCE |
Mathematics |
| Vicky Bullard MA PGCE (Oxon) |
English Language |
| Raymond Burley ALCM LLCM |
Guitar |
| Ludmilla Checkley Diplom Mod Lang (Pyatigorsk) |
Russian |
| Ti Chen |
Mathematics |
| Caroline Crook BSc (Dundee) Cert Ed (Garnett College) |
Biology |
| Ricardo Da Silva Esteves PGCE (Cambridge) Maitrise LEA |
Spanish |
| Simon Davis BEd (Leeds) |
Physics |
| Daniel Denno BSc PGCE (Bristol) |
Mathematics |
| Mona Edwards BEd (Canada) PhD (France) |
Chemistry |
| Peter Egawhary |
Basketball |
| Jing Ping Fan MSc (Leeds Metropolitan) BA (Central China Normal University) |
Chinese |
| Victoria Folkyte BA (Vilnius) |
Lithuanian |
| Ian Gill BSc (Bristol) PGCE (Lancaster) |
Chemistry |
| David Gomm BSc (Durham) PGCE (London) |
Ecosystems & Societies |
| Catherine Gospel BA MA PGCE (London) |
French |
| Dmitry Gourov |
Belarussian |
| Vicky Hahn BA (Wales) TESOL |
Activities |
| Christos Halkiopoulos MSc (London) |
Pyschology |
| Roni Hameiri BA PGCE (Tel Aviv) MBA (Open) |
Economics; Business & Management |
| Julia Hammett MA (Edinburgh) PGCE |
English |
| Keiko Harada BA MA (Osaka) MA (Kent)MA (SOAS) |
Japanese |
| David Harris BSc MEd (Bristol) PGCE (Manchester) |
Mathematics |
| Kevin Hennessy BA HDipEd HDip Heritage Management (Cork) MEd (Oxford Brookes) |
Activities |
| Gyesang Jean |
Korean |
| Sarah Jinks BSc (Warwick) PGCE (Oxon) |
Biology; Chemistry |
| Rory Kelly BA MEd PGCE (Cape Town) BEd (South Africa) MEd (ELT)(Sheffield) |
English |
| George Khelashvili MPhil (Oxon) |
Georgian |
| Marzena Kochanska BA (Leeds) PGCE TESOL (London) |
English |
| Maureen Lake Licientiate of the Royal Academy of Music |
Piano |
| Nick Lee MA PGCE (Oxon) |
Chemistry |
| Kiki Lurcock BA (Abo Akademi) MA (Oxford Brookes) |
English |
| Stephen Marshall BSc PGCE (Newcastle) |
Geography; Ecosystems & Societies |
| Rebecca Moseley-Morgan BA ARCM |
Singing |
| Lan Nguyen MA (France) PGCE (Oxford Brookes) |
Vietnamese |
| Thomas Nunn |
Capoeira |
| Michael O'Conner |
Electric Guitar |
| Iva Partridge-Junkova MA (Birmingham) |
Czech |
| Carola Percival BA PGCE (Reading) |
German |
| Steven Perrin BSc PGCE (Aberdeen) MA (Reading) |
English Language |
| Jesus-Antonio Rodriguez-Blanco Licenciado CAP Postgrado Literatura Comparada (Santiago de Compostela) |
Spanish |
| Philip Riordan |
Oboe |
| Teuta Robo MA (Albania) |
Albanian |
| John Rolfe MA PGCE (London) |
Visual Art |
| Kevin Ryce BA (Heriot-Watt) MSc (Glasgow) PGCE (Glasgow) |
Economics; Business & Management |
| Turid Semb BSc (London) |
Norwegian |
| Denise Saunderson BSc (Southampton) PGCE (Manchester) |
Physics; Science |
| Francesca Shakespeare BA (Exeter) |
Studio Art |
| Philomena Solomon PGCE GRNCM ARCM LTCL AMus TCL CertEd |
Music |
| Lilly Stammler |
Bulgarian |
| David Staton BA (Cantab) MA (Durham) |
History |
| Mohammad Takriti BA (Lattakia) MA (Damascus) |
Arabic |
| Susan Tawse BSc (Edinburgh) PGCE |
Mathematics |
| Jennifer Taylor Italian Doctorate |
Italian |
| Jos Vos MA (Kent) BA (Oxon) BA (Leuven) |
Dutch |
| Tom Walsh MA HDipEd (Dublin) |
Biology |
| Jadwiga Wanelik Magister Filologii (Jagiellonian University, Krakow) |
Polish |
| Victoria Watson BA (London) Maitrise (Avignon) LTCL Dip TEFL/TESOL PGCE (Canterbury) |
English |
| Mark Watts BA (Liverpool) PGCE (Warwick) |
Economics; Business & Management |
| Andrew Whiting |
Photography |
| Timothy Wilson |
Saxaphone |
| Rebecca Winfield BA PGCE |
Activities |
| Xiaohui Yan BA Postgraduate Certificate in General Linguistics & Teaching Methodology (Beijing) MA (Nanjing) |
Chinese |
| Andrew Young BA PGCE (London) |
History |
| Course Management |
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| Co-ordinator of Study Abroad Courses and Director of the Liberal Arts Programme -
Ines Molinaro PhD MA (Notre Dame) BA (Concordia) |
| Assistant Director -
Paul Sinclair |
| Teaching staff |
Subject |
| John Rolfe MA PGCE (London) |
Head of Arts |
| Kicki Lurcock BA (Abo Akademi) MA (Oxford Brookes) |
English Literature |
| Krishan Jalie MA (Cantab) PGCE (Bristol) |
Mathematics |
| Catherine Gospel BA MA PGCE (London) |
Head of Modern Languages
French & German |
| Tania Kneale BA (Venice) Dottore in Lingue et Lett (Venice) |
Italian |
| Carola Percival BA PGCE (Reading) |
German |
| Patricia Simon Licenciatura en Letras Inglesas & Certificado en TEFL (Mexico City) |
Spanish |
| David Staton BA (Cantab) MA (Durham) |
Head of Social Studies and Head of History |
| Mark Watts BA (Liverpool) PGCE (Warwick) |
Head of Economics / Business Studies |
| Peter Jackson BA (Coventry) MA PhD (Sussex) |
Communications |
| Brendan McLaughlin MA (Oxon) LPhil (Heythrop) |
Philosophy |
| Sue Nieland BSc MA Education (Open)
PGCE Postgraduate Dip in Educational Studies (Oxon) |
Psychology |
| Kevin Ryce BA (Heriot-Watt) MSc (Glasgow) PGCE
(Glasgow) |
Economics / Business Studies |
| Andrew Young BA PGCE (London) (History/Politics) |
History / Politics |
| Course Management |
| Director of Short Courses / Director of English Language courses -
Lawrie Coupland MA (Cantab) PGCE (Oxon) |
| EFL Director of Studies - Richard Walton BA (Exeter) PGCE TES/FL (Bangor) |
| EFL Summer Courses Director of Studies - Julia Hammett MA (Dundee) PGCE DTEFLA |
| Teaching staff |
| Helen Brown BA (Newcastle) PGCE (Manchester) Cert TEFLA ARELS
1:1 Cert |
| Carla Browne BA (St. Patrick's, Maynooth) TEFL Cert ARELS 1:1 Cert |
| Julie Dyson BA (Oxon) RSA/UCLES Dip TEFLA ARELS 1:1 Cert |
| Mark Jennings BA (Lancaster) PGCE (English / TESOL) |
| Mark Searle BA (Exeter) RSA/UCLES Dip TEFLA LCCI |
| Geoff Taylor BA (St Martin's School of Art) RSA/UCLES Dip TEFLA MEd (Manchester) |
| Richard Walton BA (Exeter) PGCE TES/FL (Bangor) |
