Staff & Governors
Mrs McClure
Headmistress, Assistant Designated Safeguarding Lead (ADSL)
BA (Hons) French, Birmingham. PGCE, French & Spanish, Birmingham. MEd, Educational Leadership, Buckingham.
Mrs Easton
Deputy Head, Year 5 Form Teacher, Designated Safeguarding Lead (DSL).
BEng Portsmouth, PGCE Kingston.
Mr Coston
Deputy Head, Director of Technology, Year 5 Form Teacher & Data Protection Officer.
BA Childhood Studies and Professional Practice Studies, Northumbria
Mrs Goodwin
Head of Pre-Prep (Little Acorns-Y2), Year 2 Teacher, Assistant Designated Safeguarding Lead (ADSL).
BA (Hons) French, Reading. PGCE, Canterbury Christ Church.
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
Mrs Mack
Little Acorns Lead
Miss Finlay
Little Acorns Teaching Assistant
Miss Adams
Reception Teacher, Head of EYFS, Head of Drama & Assistant Designated Safeguarding Lead (ADSL).
BA (Hons) Greenwich, Primary Education with QTS
Mrs Barnes
Teaching Assistant
Mrs Moore
Year 1 Teacher (Maternity Cover)
BA (Hons) Primary Education, University of Nottingham, QTS
Mrs Cramp
Year 1 Teacher & Charities Coordinator (Maternity Leave)
BA (Hons) Childhood Studies, Canterbury Christ Church
Mrs Garton
Junior Department Assistant.
Mrs Smith
Junior Department Assistant,1:1 Support Assistant & Educational Visits Coordinator
Mr Henry
Year 3 Form Teacher, Head of RS/TPR.
BEd, Dunedin College of Education, New Zealand. MEd, Educational Leadership, Buckingham.
Mrs Cook
Year 3 Form Teacher, Head of Modern Languages
BA (Hons) French and Spanish, University of Exeter. PGCE Primary with Spanish, Institute of Education, London.
Mrs Frampton
Year 3 Form Teacher
BA (Hons), Durham. PGCE (Primary Education), Warwick. QTS.
Mrs Rogan
Year 4 Form Teacher & Librarian
BA (Hons) History, University College Swansea. PGCE, Canterbury Christ Church.
Miss Turner
Teaching Assistant
Mrs Legg
Year 5 Form Teacher
BSc Psychology, Exeter University & PGCE, Roehampton.
Mr Fenning
Director of Music, Year 6 Form Teacher & Chess Lead.
BA, Music, Hull.
Mrs Glennon-Cousins
Head of Learning Development, Year 6 Form Teacher, Assistant Designated Safeguarding Lead (ADSL).
BA (Hons) & PGCE, PG Dip Dyslexia and Literacy, PG Cert National Award for SENCO, Level 3 Certificate, Counselling Skills for working with children, Place2Be.
Mrs Koheji
Head of Art, Year 7 Form Teacher, Pastoral Lead for Welfare, Assistant Designated Safeguarding Lead (ADSL).
BA (Hons) Fine Art, Slade School of Art, UCL. PGCE Art and Design, Middlesex. Level 3 Certificate, Counselling Skills for working with children, Place2Be.
Mr Bowden
Year 8 Form Teacher, Head of Cricket.
Mrs Payne
Head of RSHE & Geography
GRSM (Hons), Royal Academy of Music. PGCE Homerton College, Cambridge/Music.
Mrs Snow
Head of English
BA, UEA. PGCE Leeds.
Mr Farmery
Head of Science, Director of Timetabling.
BEd, Biological Sciences, Warwick.
Mr Cramp
Director of Sport & Holiday Camps, Co-Curricular Lead.
BSc (Hons) Sports Management, Bournemouth University
iPGCE University of Buckingham.
Mr Jankowski
Head of PE, 1:1 Learning Support & School Transport
BA (Ed) & MA (Ed) Physical & Health Education, University of Lodz, Poland.
Mr Parker
Head of Football. BA (Hons) Childhood & Youth Studies, Canterbury Christ Church.
Mrs Alteirac
French Teacher
Mrs Swan
Drama Teacher & LAMDA
Mrs de Leeuw
Teaching Learning Support Assistant
Mrs Cheveley
Teaching Assistant
BSc Economics & Business, University of Southampton & PGCE (Secondary Maths) University of Greenwich.
Mrs Obeney
Learning Development Assistant
Mrs Medlen
1:1 Learning Support Assistant
BEd (Hons), Liverpool.
Mrs Adams
1:1 Learning Support Assistant
Mr Raymond
Games Coach
Mr Nagy
Games Coach
Mr Burkett
Visiting Judo Coach
Mrs Huddart
Assistant Judo Coach
Charlie
School Wellbeing Dog
Monty
School Wellbeing dog
Administrative & Support Staff
Mrs Savage
Registrar & Headmistress' PA
BSc (Hons) Loughborough
Mrs Webb
Office Manager
Miss Wright
School Administrator, PA to the Finance & Premises Manager & PA to the Governors
CiPD Level 3
Mrs Henry
HR & Marketing Manager
BMus (Hons), BCom, MBus, Otago, New Zealand
Miss Crowley
Finance & Premises Manager
ACA, BA (Hons)
Mr Smeeth
Caretaker
School Assistant
Mr Lay
School Assistant
Solefield Alumnus
Mr Maynard
School Assistant
Solefield Alumnus
Mr Stratton
School Assistant
Solefield Alumnus
Catering Team
Mrs Chatterton
Chef Manager
Miss Pearce
Chef De Partie
Miss Byrne
Kitchen Assistant
Peripatetic Music & Drama Staff
Miss Butcher
Violin Teacher
AGSM (Guildhall), PGCE (Goldsmiths)
Mr Connell
Guitar BA (Hons), PGCE, ATCL
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Mr Francis
Recorder & Clarinet
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Mr Quiney
Piano GLCM, PGCE
Mrs Sage
Voice, Piano & Choir BMus (Hons), QTS
Mr Welch
Drums
BA (Hons), Brighton. QTS, Goldsmiths. Music Scholar in Central Java Peforming Arts School.
Governors
Mr Collini - Chairman
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 ran his own corporate finance business in Covent Garden for 20 years and currently works for Interpath Advisory. He joined the Governing Body in 2021.
Mr Collini may be contacted through the School Office, Solefield School, Solefields Road, Sevenoaks, TN13 1PH. Telephone: 01732 452 142. Email: [email protected]
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
