Staff & Governors
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Mrs McClure
Headmistress, Deputy Designated Safeguarding Lead (DDSL)
BA (Hons) French, Birmingham. PGCE, French & Spanish, Birmingham. MEd, Educational Leadership, Buckingham.
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Mrs Easton
Deputy Head, Year 5 Form Teacher, Designated Safeguarding Lead (DSL).
BEng Portsmouth, PGCE Kingston.
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Mr Coston
Deputy Head, Director of Technology, Little Acorns Teacher, EYFS Key Person. Deputy Designated Safeguarding Lead (DDSL) & Data Protection Officer.
BA Childhood Studies and Professional Practice Studies, Northumbria
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Mrs Goodwin
Head of Pre-Prep (Little Acorns-Y2), Year 2 Teacher, Deputy Designated Safeguarding Lead (DDSL).
BA (Hons) French, Reading. PGCE, Canterbury Christ Church.
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Mr Budden
Assistant Headteacher, Director of STEM, Head of Mathematics.
BEng (Hons) Electrical & Electronic Engineering, University of Nottingham. PGCE Primary, Institute of Education, London. MA Pedagogical Leadership in School Sport & PE, St Mary's Twickenham.
Teaching Staff
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Mr Coston
Little Acorns Form Teacher
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Mrs McKeating
Little Acorns Teaching Assistant
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Miss Showell
Reception Teacher
BSc (Hons) Pharmacology, Newcastle Upon Tyne. PGCE (Hons) Canterbury Christ Church.
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Mrs Frampton
Year 1 Teacher (Maternity Cover)
BA (Hons), Durham. PGCE (Primary Education), Warwick. QTS.
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Mrs Moore
Reception Teacher (Cover)
BA (Hons) Primary Education, University of Nottingham, QTS
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Mrs Medlen
Year 1 Teacher (Maternity Cover)
BEd (Hons), Liverpool.
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Mrs Cramp
Year 1 Teacher & Charities Coordinator (Maternity Leave)
BA (Hons) Childhood Studies, Canterbury Christ Church
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Mrs Garton
Junior Department Assistant, After School Care Supervisor.
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Mrs Smith
Junior Department Assistant,1:1 Support Assistant & Educational Visits Coordinator
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Miss Adams
Year Form 3 Teacher, Head of Drama.
BA (Hons) Greenwich, Primary Education with QTS
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Mr Henry
Year 4 Form Teacher, Pastoral Lead Year 3-6.
BEd, Dunedin College of Education, New Zealand. MEd, Educational Leadership, Buckingham.
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Mrs Mack
Teaching Assistant & School Transport
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Mrs Rogan
Year 4 Form Teacher & Librarian
BA (Hons) History, University College Swansea. PGCE, Canterbury Christ Church.
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Miss Turner
Teaching Assistant
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Mr Bowden
Year 6 Form Teacher, Head of Cricket.
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Mr Fenning
Director of Music, Year 6 Form Teacher & Chess Lead.
BA, Music, Hull.
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Mrs Koheji
Head of Art, Year 6 Form Teacher, Pastoral Lead for Welfare, Deputy Designated Safeguarding Lead (DDSL).
BA (Hons) Fine Art, Slade School of Art, UCL. PGCE Art and Design, Middlesex. Level 3 Certificate, Counselling Skills for working with children, Place2Be.
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Mrs Payne
Head of RSHE & Geography, Year 7 Form Teacher
GRSM (Hons), Royal Academy of Music. PGCE Homerton College, Cambridge/Music.
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Mr Cramp
Director of Sport, Head of History, Year 8 Form Teacher & Director of Holiday Camps.
BSc (Hons) Sports Management, Bournemouth University
iPGCE University of Buckingham.
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Mrs Snow
Head of English
BA, UEA. PGCE Leeds.
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Mr Farmery
Head of Science, Director of Timetabling.
BEd, Biological Sciences, Warwick.
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Mrs Glennon-Cousins
Head of Learning Development, Deputy Designated Safeguarding Lead (DDSL).
BA (Hons) & PGCE, PG Dip Dyslexia and Literacy, PG Cert National Award for SENCO, Level 3 Certificate, Counselling Skills for working with children, Place2Be.
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Mrs Shanmuganathan
Head of Religious Studies
BA (Hons) Modern Languages, Liverpool John Moores. PGCE, Canterbury Christ Church.
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Mrs Cook
Head of Modern Languages
BA (Hons) French and Spanish, University of Exeter. PGCE Primary with Spanish, Institute of Education, London.
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Mr Jankowski
Head of PE, 1:1 Learning Support & School Transport
BA (Ed) & MA (Ed) Physical & Health Education, University of Lodz, Poland.
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Mrs Legg
Class Teacher
BSc Psychology, Exeter University & PGCE, Roehampton.
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Mrs Cheveley
Teaching Assistant
BSc Economics & Business, University of Southampton & PGCE (Secondary Maths) University of Greenwich.
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Mrs Obeney
Learning Development Assistant
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Mr Parker
Head of Football. BA (Hons) Childhood & Youth Studies, Canterbury Christ Church.
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Mr Raymond
Games Coach
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Mr Nagy
1:1 Learning Support & School Assistant
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Mr Burkett
Visiting Judo Coach
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Mrs Huddart
Assistant Judo Coach
Charlie
School Wellbeing Dog
Monty
School Wellbeing dog
Administrative & Support Staff
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Mrs Savage
Registrar & Headmistress' PA
BSc (Hons) Loughborough
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Mrs Webb
Office Manager
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Miss Wright
School Administrator, PA to the Finance & Premises Manager & PA to the Governors
CiPD Level 3
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Mrs Henry
HR & Marketing Manager
BMus (Hons), BCom, MBus, Otago, New Zealand
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Miss Crowley
Finance & Premises Manager
ACA, BA (Hons)
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Mr Smeeth
Caretaker
School Assistant
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Miss Foster
School Assistant
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Mr Holness
School Assistant
Solefield Alumnus
Catering Team
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Mrs Chatterton
Chef Manager
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Miss Pearce
Chef De Partie
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Miss Byrne
Kitchen Assistant
Peripatetic Music & Drama Staff
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Miss Butcher
Violin Teacher
AGSM (Guildhall), PGCE (Goldsmiths)
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Mr Connell
Guitar BA (Hons), PGCE, ATCL
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Mr Down
Trumpet Teacher
BMus (Hons)
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Mr Francis
Recorder & Clarinet
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Mr Quiney
Piano GLCM, PGCE
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Mrs Sage
Voice, Piano & Choir BMus (Hons), QTS
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Mrs Swan
LAMDA Drama Teacher
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Mr Welch
Drums
BA (Hons), Brighton. QTS, Goldsmiths. Music Scholar in Central Java Peforming Arts School.
Governors
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Mr Clewley - Chairman
ACMA - Former Parent
Mr Clewley has been proud to be associated with Solefield since 1993, initially as the father of three boys who each benefited from a wonderful education at the school, and since 1999 as a Governor and Chairman of the Finance Committee. He was elected Chairman of the Board of Governors in 2004, and retains the roles of Chairman of the Administration and Health and Safety Committee, and membership of the Finance Committee.
After qualifying as an accountant in 1976 he enjoyed a long career in senior financial and general management roles with Whitbread Plc in the UK and overseas. Since 2002 he has worked as a consultant and in interim management and also enjoys the challenge of being Chairman of three other diverse businesses.
He has lived in the Sevenoaks area for over 25 years. His wife is a yoga instructor and they have three grown up sons who retain many of their best friends from their memorable days at Solefield.
Mr Clewley may be contacted through the School Office, Solefield School, Solefields Road, Sevenoaks, TN13 1PH. Telephone: 01732 452 142. Email: [email protected]
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Mr Collini
MA Oxon, ACA - Former Parent
Mr Collini has lived in Sevenoaks for over 20 years and has two adult children. His son attended Solefield until 2011 and his wife was more recently a Teaching Assistant at the school. He has run his own corporate restructuring and debt advisory business in Covent Garden for almost 20 years. He joined the Governing Body in 2021.
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Mrs Foster
BA (Hons), PGCE, MTeach - Current Parent
Mrs Foster is a former Deputy Head Teacher with over 12 years teaching experience as a French and Spanish teacher. She has a Masters degree in Teaching and is experienced in many different areas of education ranging from pastoral care to curriculum design. She previously worked at a large, high performing comprehensive Secondary school in North London before moving to Sevenoaks with her husband and two boys in 2015. Both her boys are at Solefield.
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Mr Somjee
Solefield Alumnus & Former Parent
Mr Somjee has a long-standing involvement with Solefield School, both as a former pupil and his own son has gone through the school. He has lived in Sevenoaks for most of his life. He is a partner in a regional law firm and specialises in mergers and acquisitions and corporate finance. Mr Somjee joined the Board of Governors in 2016 and is Chairman of the Finance Committee.
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Mrs Walmsley
Current Parent
Mrs Walmsley is Deputy Head Co-Curricular at Sevenoaks School, as well as a Solefield parent. She has been teaching Biology for 8 years, and has a keen interest in debating as well as sports, music and drama. Prior to moving into teaching, Mrs Walmsley was a lawyer, working for a large London firm from 2002-2005 and then as In-House Counsel in the Financial Services sector from 2005-2015.
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Mrs Webb
B.Ed, MA , NPQH.
Mrs Webb had a career in education teaching in the Private and Maintained sectors. She has experience as a classroom teacher, a boarding mistress, a Deputy Head, an ISI inspector and finally a Headmistress at Hilden Oaks School in Tonbridge, where the school doubled in size during her headship. She was a governor at Cobham Hall School, where she was Chair of the Education Committee.
She is delighted to be a governor at Solefield and is wholly committed to the school's inclusive, holistic philosophy. Her hobbies are gardening, horse riding and travelling.
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Mr Wrafter
BA (Hons), ACA, CTA – Current Parent
Mr Wrafter joined the Governing Body in June 2016 and serves on the Education Committee. He and his wife moved to Sevenoaks from London in 2012 and have two young sons, who are both at Solefield School. He qualified as a chartered accountant and tax adviser, having worked in the City for most of his working life.