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 |
| 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 of Christ Church, Oxford |
| Jens Tholstrup BA (Oxon), Director of Consulting, Oxford Analytica |
| Laurence Whitehead MA (Oxon), Fellow, Nuffield College, Oxford |
| Senior Management |
| Principal - Paula Holloway BSc Hons (London) PGCE (Sussex) MSc (Oxon) DipPM (LSE) Cert TEFL Cambridge RSA |
| Vice Principal - Tom Walsh MA Higher DipEd (Dublin) |
| Bursar - Nick Paladina MA (Oxon) 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 BA (Concordia) MA PhD (Notre Dame) |
| 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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| Director of Studies -
Cormack Kirby
BA (Hons) (Leeds) PGCE (Reading) MED (Bristol) Cert Tefl |
| Member of staff |
Subject |
| Liz Reece BA (Exeter) Dip CG (London) |
Careers & higher education adviser |
| Paul Sinclair MA (St Andrews) MA (Washington) |
US university education adviser |
| Thomas Bartlett MEng (Oxon) |
Mathematics |
| Rigmor Batsvik Cand. Mag. Adjunkt (Bergen) BA (Oxford Brookes) |
Norwegian |
| Claire Brown MSc (Cranfield) PGCE |
Mathematics |
| Vicky Bullard MA PGCE (Oxon) |
English Language |
| David Chaplin BA (Carmarthen) |
TOK |
| Ludmilla Checkley Diplom Mod Lang (Pyatigorsk) |
Russian |
| Ti Chen |
Mathematics |
| Caroline Crook BSc (Dundee) Cert Ed (Garnett College) |
Biology; Environmental Systems |
| Ricardo Da Silva Esteves PGCE (Cambridge) Maitrise LEA |
Spanish |
| Simon Davis BEd (Leeds) |
Physics |
| Daniel Denno BSc PGCE (Bristol) |
Mathematics |
| Peter Egawhary EBBA Level, HND (Engineering) |
Basketball |
| Jing Ping Fan MSc (Leeds Metropolitan) BA (Central China Normal University) |
Chinese |
| Victoria Folkyte BA (Vilnius) |
Lithuanian |
| Arta Gerguri BA (Macedonia) |
Albanian |
| Ian Gill BSc (Bristol) PGCE (Lancaster) |
Chemistry |
| David Gomm BSc (Durham) PGCE (London) |
Environmental Systems & Societies |
| Catherine Gospel BA MA PGCE (London) |
French |
| Christos Halkiopoulos MSc (London) |
Psychology |
| Roni Hameiri BA PGCE (Tel Aviv) MBA (Open) |
Economics; Business & Management |
| Julia Hammett
MA (Dundee) PGCE DTEFLA |
English |
| Keiko Harada BA MA (Osaka) MA (Kent) MA (SOAS) |
Japanese |
| David Harris BSc MEd (Bristol) PGCE (Manchester) |
Mathematics |
| Janet Hillsdon PGCE (Open University) Chartered Biologist |
Chemistry |
| Clare Horne BSc (Leeds) BA (De Montfort) PGCE (Leeds) |
Mathematics |
| Gyesang Jean |
Korean |
| Sarah Jinks BSc (Warwick) PGCE (Oxon) |
Biology; Chemistry |
| Andrea Jobbagy BSc (Oxford Brookes) |
Pilates |
| Rory Kelly PhD (London) BA MEd PGCE (Cape Town) BEd (South Africa) MEd (ELT)(Sheffield) |
English |
| Marzena Kochanska BA (Leeds) PGCE TESOL (London) |
English |
| Maria Kouroumali DPhil (Oxon) |
Greek |
| Marina Kujic BA(Sarajevo) PGCE (Strathclyde) MSc (Paisley) |
Serbian |
| Maureen Lake Licientiate of the Royal Academy of Music |
Music |
| Jenny Lippold PGCE (London) |
Business and Economics |
| Kicki Lurcock BA (Abo Akademi) MA (Oxford Brookes) |
English |
| Stephen Marshall BSc PGCE (Newcastle) |
Geography; Environmental Systems & Societies |
| Kay Millar BSc (BA) Hons (Southampton) PGCE (London) BWY Dip |
CAS |
| Rebecca Moseley-Morgan BA ARCM |
Singing |
| Irina Nasieva PhD (Aston) |
Mathematics |
| Honieh Nayyeri BA (Allameh Tabataba'i) Tehran |
Persian |
| Thomas Nunn Instructors Certificate |
Capoeira |
| Michael O'Conner Cert (Yahama Music School) |
Music |
| Carola Percival BA PGCE (Reading) |
German |
| Jesus-Antonio Rodriguez-Blanco Licenciado CAP Postgrado Literatura Comparada (Santiago de Compostela) |
Spanish |
| John Rolfe MA PGCE (London) |
Visual Art |
| Denise Saunderson BSc (Southampton) PGCE (Manchester) |
Physics; Science |
| Claudia Schottlander MSc (London) MA (Berlin) |
German |
| Francesca Shakespeare BA (Exeter) |
Studio Art |
| Philomena Solomon PGCE GRNCM ARCM LTCL AMus TCL CertEd |
Music |
| David Staton BA (Cantab) MA (Durham) |
History |
| Mohammad Takriti BA (Lattakia) MA (Damascus) |
Arabic |
| Antoaneta Taneva PhD (Bucharest) |
Bulgarian and Romanian |
| 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 (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 BA |
Photography |
| Xiaohui Yan BA Postgraduate Certificate (Beijing) MA (Nanjing) |
Chinese |
| Andrew Young BA PGCE (London) |
History |
| Activities Staff |
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| Head of Activities - Kevin Hennessy BA HDipEd HDip Heritage Management (Cork) MEd (Oxford Brookes) |
| CAS Coordinator - Rebecca Winfield BA PGCE |
| Activities Tutor - Vicky Hahn-Hennessy BA (Wales) TESOL |
| Course Management |
| Director of the Liberal Arts Programme -
Ines Molinaro BA (Concordia) MA PhD (Notre Dame) |
| Assistant Director - Paul Sinclair MA (St Andrews) MA (Washington) |
| Teaching staff |
Subject |
Affiliation |
| Tania Batelli-Kneale MA (Warwick) |
Italian |
University of Oxford Language Centre |
| Kresimir Buntic MBA |
Business, Marketing |
Oxford Brookes University |
| Rulof Burger BComm MComm (Stellenbosch University) MPhil (Cambs) |
Economics |
St. Antony's College, Oxford |
| Anna Castriota MA |
Politics |
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| Edward Clarke PhD (Dublin) BA (Oxon) |
English Literature |
St. Catherine's College, University of Oxford |
| Peter Claus MA (Open University) |
History |
Pembroke College, University of Oxford |
| Victoria Condie BA MA DPhil |
Art History |
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| Martin Cox BA (Oxon) |
Economics |
Harris Manchester College, University of Oxford |
| Giovanni De Grandis |
Philosophy, Politics |
Department for Continuing Education, University of Oxford |
| Marta Emmitt BA (Colorado) |
English Literature |
St. Clare's, Oxford |
| Marzieh Fatemian DPhil (Oxon) |
Mathematics |
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| Stephen Forrest BA (Montana) MA (LSE) DEd (Oklahoma State) |
Education, History |
Hertford College and St. Catherine's College, University of Oxford |
| Jessica Frazier PhD (Cantab) |
Theology, Philosophy |
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| George Hoare BA (Oxon) MSc (Oxon) |
Education |
Nuffield College, University of Oxford |
| Keith Hopper BA MA (Galway) MSt (Oxon) |
Film Studies |
Department for Continuing Education, University of Oxford |
| Nicholas Kneale BA (York) MA (Warwick) |
English Literature |
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| Kathrin Koeller MA (Munchen) |
Sociology |
St. Anne's College, University of Oxford |
| Carmel Levitan BA (Stanford) PhD (Berkeley) |
Psychology |
Psychology Department, University of Oxford |
| Magnus Moar BTh (Oxon) MA (Sussex) |
Philosophy, Ethics |
Oxford Tutorial College |
| Francesca Shakespeare BA (Exeter) |
Studio Art |
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| Patricia Simon |
Spanish |
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| Paul Sinclair MA (St Andrews) MA (Washington) |
History |
St. Clare's, Oxford |
| Victoria Staveley BA (Newfoundland) |
English Literature |
St. Clare's, Oxford |
| Jadwiga Wanelik Magister Filologii (Jagiellonian University, Krakow) |
French |
St. Clare's, Oxford |
| Andrew Whiting BA |
Photography |
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| Marcos Young BA |
Communications |
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| Alexa Zellentin MA (Leipzig) MSc (Oxon) |
Education |
Keble College, University of Oxford |
