Woodford County High School For Girls
STAFF LIST 2025/2026
Senior Leadership
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Headteacher |
Miss G. Van Praagh |
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Deputy Headteacher: Curriculum |
Mrs K. McDermott (Biology) |
| Deputy Headteacher: Personal Development | Mrs R. Carron (Economics & Geography) |
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Assistant Headteacher |
Dr C. Ashraff (Chemistry) |
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Assistant Headteacher |
Mrs M. Greenfield (Physics) |
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Assistant Headteacher |
Ms K. Hasler (Music) (Maternity Leave) |
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Acting Assistant Headteacher |
Ms J.Heeks (History |
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School Business Manager |
Mrs D. Coombs |
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Director of IT & Cyber Security |
Mrs R. Del Giudice |
Departments
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ART |
Mrs S. Jerome (Head of Dept) |
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*Mrs J. Appleby |
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Ms T. Wall |
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CLASSICS |
Mr J. McClelland (Head of Dept) |
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Mrs S. Easton (Head of Year 12) |
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Miss S. Foster (Head of Year 11) |
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COMPUTER SCIENCE |
Mr A.Mian (Head of Dept) |
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Mr H. Parchment |
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ECONOMICS |
Mr J. Bradford (Head of Dept) |
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ENGLISH |
Mrs G. Swann (Head of Dept) |
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Ms F. Ahmed |
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Mr A. Mills (Head of Key Stage 4) |
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Ms T. Naseem |
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Mr L. Pritchard |
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Ms J. Starcevic |
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Mr O. Steele |
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FOOD & NUTRITION |
Ms P. Grant (Head of Dept & Head of Year 7) |
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*Mrs L. Harkess |
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GEOGRAPHY |
Mrs B. Hawks (Head of Dept) |
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* Mrs L. Harkess |
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*Ms L. Hendry |
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*Mrs S. Begum |
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HISTORY |
Mrs L. Verrall (Acting Head of Dept) |
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Miss K. Brant |
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*Ms N. Christie |
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Mr P. Williamson |
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LANGUAGES |
Miss M. Heath (Head of Dept) |
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Mrs A. Gaskell |
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Ms C. Llewelyn-Evans (Head of Year 8) |
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*Ms H. Longmate (Assistant SENDCO) |
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Miss H. Summers |
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*Mrs C. White |
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(GERMAN LANGUAGE Asst) (FRENCH LANGUAGE Asst) |
*Dr G. Henze * Mr S. Omar |
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MATHEMATICS |
Dr M. Jafari (Head of Dept) |
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Mrs S. Ali |
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Mr P. Bhadresha |
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*Mrs N. Bham |
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Mrs S. Bhatia |
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Ms J. Gribble |
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Mrs R. Khokhar |
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*Mrs L. Lloyd |
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Mr P. McDermott |
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Mr T. Tharmarajah (Maternity Cover) |
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MUSIC |
*Mrs C. Bowerman (Head of Dept) |
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Dr I. Bonnici |
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Mr M. Cinca |
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PHYSICAL EDUCATION |
Mrs S. Taylor (Head of Dept) |
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Miss V. James (Head of Key Stage 3) |
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*Ms H. Baillie (SENDCO) |
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*Mrs K. Richardson |
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Mrs K. Wilson (Head of Year 9) |
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PRODUCT DESIGN |
Mr J. Baines (Head of Dept) |
| Mrs N.Dutt (Maternity Cover) | |
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Miss J. Ford (Maternity Leave) |
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PSYCHOLOGY |
Mr R. Jones (Head of Dept) |
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*Miss S. Rahman |
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RELIGIOUS STUDIES |
Ms G. Evans (Head of Dept) |
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Mr H. Ahmed |
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Ms B. Moore |
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SCIENCE |
Mr T. Le (Head of Dept) |
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*Ms H. Bickley |
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Mr D. Carter |
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Ms C. Church (Head of Chemistry) (Maternity Leave) |
| Ms H. Gouch (Head of Year 10) (Maternity Cover) | |
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Mr N. Howes (Head of Biology) |
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*Mrs S. Khan |
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Mrs M. Naik |
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Ms S.Patel (Head of Physics) |
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Mr C. Patsalis |
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*Mrs J. Peters (Acting Head of Chemistry) |
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Ms Z. Razzaque |
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*Ms P. Richardson |
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Ms K. Valente (Head of Year 13) |
Support Staff
| School Business Manager (SLT) | |
| Assistant School Business Manager | Ms L. Thomas |
| Examination and Data Administrative Officer | Mr K. Ghafoor |
| Headteacher’s PA (with HR and Admin for Governors) | Mrs N. Diamond |
| Office Manager | Ms J. Gorst |
| SIMS Officer & Cover Co-ordinator | Ms T. Hitchcock |
| Finance Officer | |
| Pupil Health & Welfare Officer | Mrs D. Kaye |
| Health and Welfare Assistant | Mrs M. Mann |
| After-School Clubs | Ms S. Dawson |
| Administrator (P/T Job Share Monday – Wednesday am) | Mrs I. Jenigar |
| Administrator (P/T Job Share Wednesday pm – Friday) | Ms T. Holman |
| Attendance & Admissions Officer | Miss N. Allen |
| School Administrator | Ms J. O'Brien |
| Morning Receptionist | Ms S. Naughton-Allen |
| Afternoon Receptionist | Ms J. Thompson |
| Sixth Form Administrator | *Mrs N. Myers |
| Sixth Form Pastoral Support Assistant | Ms J. Mamtora |
| Sixth Form Academic Assistant | Ms E. Grace |
| Director of IT and Cyber Security (SLT) | Mrs R. Del-Giudice |
| Network & Systems Administrator | Mr P. Whelan |
| ICT Technician | Mr D. Fortt |
| Reprographics & Media Technician | Mr J. Grace |
| School Librarian | |
| Student Guidance Officer | Mrs S. Marku |
| Student Guidance Assistant | Ms R. Iqbal |
| SEND Officer | Mrs J. Connal |
| Health & Welfare Officer | Mrs D. Kaye |
| Health & Welfare Assistant | Mrs M. Mann |
| Senior Laboratory Technician (Chemistry) | Mr J. Kass |
| Laboratory Technician (Biology) | Mrs H. Renanton |
| Laboratory Technician (General) | Mr O. Yildiz |
| Laboratory Technician (Physics) | Mr F. Thevipagan |
| Art Technicians |
*Mr P. Brandford |
| Design & Technology Technician | Ms M. Imai |
| Food & Nutrition Technicians |
*Mrs A. Rhodes |
| Midday Supervisor | Mrs L. Hatwell |
| Midday Assistants |
Mrs V. Devakumaran Ms J. Francis Mrs F. Khan Mrs F. Kaiser Ms T. Law Ms U. Majid Mrs F. Orhan Mrs M. Ropceanu Ms A. Sehmbi-Sagoo Mrs S. Shaheen |
| Resident Senior Caretaker | Mr P. Quinlan |
| Assistant Caretaker | Mr D. Stimpson |
| Assistant Caretaker | Mr P. McGillicuddy |
| Relief Caretaker | Mr B. Fuller |
Instrument Tuition
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Cello |
Ms A. Huggins |
Singing |
Ms S. Evans |
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Guitar |
Ms N. Robinson |
Violin |
Ms. Kockaya |
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Piano |
Mr C. Ip-Tang |
Brass |
Mr M. Thomas |
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Drum |
Mr A. Brangwyn |
Woodwind |
Mr T. Eaton |
