Our Governing Body naturally plays a vital role in the life of the school.
The Governors bring an incredible variety of expertise from across the vibrant Brighton and Hove community. In addition, each Governor has an agreed special area of interest, which helps us make to form specific connections between the school and the community as a whole.
Clerk to the governors is Lucy Bond, email l.bond@brightongirls.gdst.net.
I started my working life as a research biochemist in reproductive immunology and then moved into the use of monoclonal antibodies in leukaemia immunophenotyping. After having a family and moving to Brighton I trained as a teacher and joined Brighton Girls as an NQT. This started my long and happy association with the school where I was promoted to Head of Sixth Form, Head of Science and then Academic Deputy Head. It was both a privilege and a great source of satisfaction to help educate so many students over the years. I am very pleased and proud to continue my relationship with the school as a local governor and look forward to the exciting times ahead.
I have enjoyed a long career in education, working in primary and secondary schools across three different local authorities and I have experienced many changes during this time. I have been in Headship for over twenty years, taking up my first appointment at Elm Grove Primary School in 1995 before moving to Westdene Primary School five years later. Both my daughters attended Brighton Girls and benefitted enormously from all that the school had to offer. I look forward to sharing my enthusiasm and experience with others to improve outcomes for children and young people.
I have been involved with Brighton Girls since the eldest of my two daughters joined Reception in 2000. Both girls chose to stay at the school all the way through to
Sixth Form and benefited from the education they received and breadth of opportunities offered. As a parent, I was actively involved in the PTA for many years as a Class Rep and also Chair. For most of my professional life I worked in the Banking sector and managed a variety of departments, including Support Services and both call and paper based Customer Services areas. Since January 2015, I have been volunteering at the Prep School and, as a ‘friend’ of the School, am currently Chair of the PTFA.
I am a multi-award winning international director and a producer of drama and documentaries for the BBC and Channel 4. I have been Artistic Director of four theatres and Artist in Residence at Universities in the US and UK. My productions have played globally and I have directed both here and in the States. I also hold the record number of Fringe First Awards for most enterprising productions.
I currently teach British Theatre and British Film at the University of Sussex. I am a Freeman of the City of London, former Chair of the Directors’ Guild of GB, and of the Equity Directors Committee, and President of the International Theatre Institute Dramatic Theatre Committee.
I am an artist and work in mixed media, painting, collage and textiles. Current works in progress include a range of silk scarf designs, woven rugs and illustrations for a children’s book which are inspired by an amazing trip to Botswana.
As one of the owners of the original Redroaster Coffee House in Kemp Town I enjoyed curating exhibitions for local artists. My on-going association with The Old Market Theatre facilitates regular visits to the Edinburgh Festival which I really enjoy.
My other interests include a smallholding, gardening and reading, I have also been very fortunate to be able to travel and experience a diversity of cultures in many countries around the world.
I was a pupil at Brighton Girls for 13 years before going on to read History at Oxford University. After graduating I worked in arts marketing for eight years, including roles at the Globe Theatre and the Barbican. I also spent time working abroad at the Perth International Arts Festival in Australia and Boston Lyric Opera in the USA. I joined the Civil Service in 2010 and have had a fascinating range of roles across government departments. I now work in Whitehall, live in central Brighton, and have three young sons.
Ms Rosie McColl Head
Mrs Kate Ashdown Deputy Head (Academic)
Miss Wendy Fox Deputy Head (Pastoral), Head of Classics; Designated Safeguarding Lead
Ms Laura Comerford Head of Prep; Designated Safeguarding Lead (Prep)
Mr Nigel McMahon Director of Finance & Operations
Mrs Mandy Ross Marketing Consultant
Mrs Jenny Spires Director of Marketing
Mrs Angela Watson Assistant Head, Teaching & Learning
Miss Hannah Lowe Assistant Head Co-Curricular
Ms Merril Baldwin History; Government & Politics
Miss Emily Barnett Head of Design & Innovation, and Head of House
Mrs Katie Barwis Head of Academic Support
Mr Paul Bashford MFL
Mrs Kay Blundell Head of Art
Mr Chris Brooks Head of Physics
Mrs Annie Brown Head of English
Mr Jose Camacho MFL
Mrs Pamela Clarke Language Assistant (Spanish)
Mrs Caroline Coombes Teacher of MFL
Ms Kerri Corcoran English
Mrs Michele Cormack Head of MFL; Spanish
Mrs Tiffany Crisp Photography
Mrs Alexis Dowglass Head of Philosophy & Ethics; Geography Lead
Mr Bailey Freeland-Jones Director of Sport
Miss Rebecca Gandy Classics
Mr Matthew Gregory Head of Wellbeing; Chemistry
Miss Louise Guthrie Art
Mrs Caroline Hart Head of House; Maths
Ms Lorrayne Lainchbury Teacher in Charge of Economics; Head of Careers & Higher Education and Head of Sixth Form
Miss Adeline Lerambert Language Assistant (French)
Mr Luke Maddocks Head of Computer Science
Mr Philip Marsh Head of Chemistry; Head of Science
Miss Paula Martin Maths
Ms Anne Parsons Biology; Chemistry
Miss Rebecca Pearson Head of House; Geography
Ms Nicci Plank PE; Head of House
Ms Miriam Roberts Assistant Director of Music
Mr Lee Robinson Head of Maths
Mr Louis Russell Head of Drama
Ms Nicki Scotcher Head of House; Physics
Mr Grant Sherwood Head of History; Government & Politics
Miss Antonia Spurgin Mathematics
Miss Bronte Sykes Psychology
Ms Florence Symes English
Mrs Kate Szkolar Head of Dance
Ms Stephanie Tyson Teacher in Charge of Food & Nutrition
Mr Daniel Walton Director of Music
Mr Alex Waller English
Mr Guy Winter Head of Biology
Ms Valeria Zinola SENDCo
Miss Nicci Plank Head of House
Miss Nicki Scotcher Head of House
Mrs Emily Barnett Head of House
Miss Rebecca Pearson Head of House
Mr Adam Baynes Head of Prep Science
Mrs Heather Bates Year 1 Teacher
Mrs Olivia Beckwith Year 4 Teacher, Prep Art Coordinator
Ms Jenny Blacker Deputy Head (Academic) Maternity Leave
Miss Natasha Bryan Learning Support Assistant
Mrs Helen Hausdoerfer SENDCo
Mrs Victoria King Year 6 Teacher, Prep RE Coordinator
Miss Lizzie Lyons Year 6 Teacher, Whole School Digital Learning Leader
Ms Susannah Marchand Reception Teacher
Miss Sara Page EYFS Learning Support Assistant
Ms Poppy Pointon Deputy Head (Pastoral)
Mrs Emma Rawles Year 3 Teacher
Mrs Kay Rose Year 5 Teacher, Humanities & DT Coordinator
Mrs Rachel Simpson Learning Support Assistant
Mr Tim Stacey Prep Mathematics Teacher, Head of Prep Mathematics
Miss Tamla Sparkes Head of Prep Sport
Miss Leanne Telford Year 5 Teacher, Head of Prep English
Mrs Alysia Woodcock Head of Prep Music
Penny & Jules Youth Dance Dancers In Residence
