Staff

Staff

Founded in 1512, Wolverhampton Grammar School is an award-winning independent day school, for boys and girls ages 4 to 18.

Every day, our students see positive role models who mentor and inspire them. Our team of highly qualified, talented and dedicated teaching and support staff work with students and parents to ensure the best possible teaching and learning experience for all students.

View our current vacancies if you would like to join a school community that employs nearly 200 teachers, professional and technical staff.

Below is more information about some of the individuals who make up our School community.

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Senior Management Team

Nic Anderson, Acting Head Wolverhampton Grammar School

Nic Anderson
Head

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Dan Peters, Head Of Junior School, Wolverhampton Grammar School

Dan Peters
Head of Junior School

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Shona Hemmings

Shona Hemmings
Finance Director

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Toby Hughes

Toby Hughes
Deputy Head

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Claudine Jones

Claudine Jones
Assistant Head (Pastoral)

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Jon Wood

Jon Wood
Assistant Head (Academic)

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Alex Yarnley

Alex Yarnley
Assistant Head (Teaching & Learning)

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Jenny Dredger

Jenny Dredger
Director of Marketing & Communications

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Junior School

Junior School Senior Management Team

Dan Peters

Dan Peters
Head of Junior School

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James Griffiths

James Griffiths
Deputy Head

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Truan Cothey

Truan Cothey
Assistant Head
(Co-Curriculum)
Year 6 Class Teacher

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Emma Stanton

Emma Stanton
Assistant Head (Curriculum)
Year 5 Class Teacher

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Sara Hare

Sara Hare
Assistant Head & Year 4 Class Teacher

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Junior School Class Teachers and Teaching Assistants

 

Stephanie Nicholls

Stephanie Nicholls
Reception Class Teacher

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Gurprit Samra

Gurprit Samra
Reception Class Teacher
(Maternity Leave)

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Sharon Fletcher

Sharon Fletcher
Reception High Level
Teaching Assistant

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Julianne Burke

Julianne Burke
Year 1 Class Teacher

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Carolyn Holles

Carolyn Holles
Year 1 Teaching Assistant

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Lynn D'Arcy

Lynn D'Arcy
Year 2 Class Teacher

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Diana Gibbs

Diana Gibbs
Year 2 Class Teacher

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Helen Lyford

Helen Lyford
Year 2 Teaching Assistant

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Amy Hughes

Amy Hughes
Year 3 Class Teacher

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Deena Shayaam-Smith

Deena Shyaam-Smith
Year 3 Class Teacher & SENCo

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Kathryn Ralph

Kathryn Ralph
Year 3 Teaching Assistant

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Sara Hare

Sara Hare
Year 4 Class Teacher

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Ashleigh Johnson

Ashleigh Johnson
Year 4 Class Teacher

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Catherine Whyton

Catherine Whyton
Year 4 Teaching Assistant & LSA 

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Lauren Hill

Lauren Hill
Year 4 Teaching Assistant

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Amber Bassett

Amber Bassett
Year 5 Class Teacher

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Clare Cooper

Clare Cooper
Year 5 Class Teacher

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Emma Stanton

Emma Stanton
Assistant Head (Curriculum)
Year 5 Class Teacher

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Emma Jones

Emma Jones
Year 6 Class Teacher

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Truan Cothey

Truan Cothey
Assistant Head
(Co-Curriculum)
Year 6 Class Teacher

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Nikki Guidotti

Nikki Guidotti
Teacher of Music 

 

Evelin Rogers

Evelin Rogers
Junior School Homework & Late Club Supervisor

 

   

 

Senior School House Heads And Tutors

Year 7  

Josh Birch

Josh Birch
Head of Year 7 & Teacher of Physics

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Claire Green

Claire Green
Year 7 Tutor & Teacher of Chemistry

Neil Bradley

Neil Bradley
Year 7 Tutor & Teacher of Maths

Zoe Rowley

Zoe Rowley
Year 7 Tutor & Head Librarian

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Tom Smith

Tom Smith
Year 7 Tutor & Head of Business
and Economics

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Annemarie Fellows

Annemarie Fellows
Year 7 Tutor & Head of Additional Learning Needs (ALN)

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Helen Thomas

Helen Thomas
Year 7 Tutor & Teaching Assistant

Ryan Pounder

Ryan Pounder
Year 7 Tutor & Head of Chemistry

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Asha Kailey

Asha Kailey
Year 7 Tutor, Head of Careers, Teacher of Maths & Wellbeing

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Jenyns House

 

Nigel Crust

Nigel Crust
Head of House
Teacher of PE & Games

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Huw Humphreys

Huw Humphreys
Assistant Head of House
 Teacher of Biology

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Mark Payne

Mark Payne
Year 8 Tutor
Head of English

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Jessica Bamping

Jessica Bamping
Year 8 Tutor
Head of French

(Maternity Leave)

Kate Walker

Kate Walker
Year 8 Tutor
Teacher of French

 

Tom Baker

Tom Baker
Year 9 Tutor
Head of Geography

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Liam Taylor

Liam Taylor
Year 10 Tutor
Teacher of History

 

Gemma Guest

Gemma Guest
Year 10 Tutor
Teacher of Art

 

Manisha Rattoo

Manisha Rattoo
Year 11 Tutor & Teacher of Maths

 

Kate Wainwright

Kate Wainwright
Year 11 Tutor & Teacher of Physics

John-Lee Langford

John-Lee Langford 
Lower Sixth Tutor & Teacher of Computer Science & IT and Business

Andrew Fowler

Andrew Fowler
Lower Sixth Tutor & Teacher of Music

Adam Jones

Adam Jones
Upper Sixth Tutor & Teacher of Maths

 

Sarah Hind

Sarah Hind
Upper Sixth Tutor, Careers Advisor
& Teacher of Geography
   

Moreton House

Steve Jackson-Turnbull

Steve Jackson-Turnbull
Head of House
Teacher of Design & Technology

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Kathy Dyer

Kathy Dyer
Assistant Head of House
Teacher of PE and Psychology

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Martin Davey

Martin Davey
Year 8 Tutor
Teacher of History & Politics

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Immy Gibbons

Immy Gibbons
Year 8 Tutor
Level 4 Sports Coach

Christopher Taplin Head of Art

Christopher Taplin
Year 9 Tutor
Head of Art

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Rachel Young

Rachel Young
Year 9 Tutor
Head of Biology

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Naomi Jacobs

Naomi Jacobs
Year 9 Tutor
Teacher of English & Drama

Keely Worsey

Keely Worsey
Year 10 Tutor
Head of Psychology

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Bev Young

Bev Young
Year 11 Tutor
Teacher of Religious Studies
Charity and Social Action Co-ordinator

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Ian Tyler

Ian Tyler
Year 11 Tutor
Director of Drama & Theatre Studies

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Robert Mason
Lower Sixth Tutor
Head of German

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Fran Wainwright

Fran Wainwright
Lower Sixth Tutor
Teacher of Maths

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Ed Hamill
Upper Sixth Tutor
Teacher of Biology

John Johnson

John Johnson
Upper Sixth Tutor
Sports Coach
   

Nechells House

 

Steve Clancy Head of Nechells House

Steve Clancy
Head of House
Teacher of PE and Games

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Emily Dixon Assistant Head of Nechells House

Emily Dixon
Assistant Head of House
Year 10 Tutor & Teacher of Physics

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Kath Finn Head of Religious Studies

Kath Finn
Year 8 Tutor
Head of Theology and Philosophy

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Rebecca Powell Director of Sport

Rebecca Powell
Year 8 Tutor
Director of Sport

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Mark Blything Teacher of English

Mark Blything
Year 9 Tutor
Teacher of English

 

Laura Dixon Teacher of Science
Laura Dixon
Year 9 Tutor
Teacher of Science

 

Hayley Waddell Teacher of German

Hayley Waddell
Year 10 Tutor
Teacher of German

 

 

Joe David Head of History and Politics
Joe David
Year 11 Tutor
Head of History and Politics

Email

Rachel Munson Acting Head of French

Rachel Munson
Year 11 Tutor 
Acting Head of French 

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Maggie Keeley Head of Wellbeing

Maggie Keeley
Lower Sixth Tutor
Head of Wellbeing

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Theo King Sports Coach

Theo King
Upper Sixth Tutor
Games Coach

 

Liz Duncan Teacher of Maths

Liz Duncan
Upper Sixth Tutor
Teacher of Maths 

 

Offley House

Claire Ray Head of Offley House

Claire Ray
Head of House
Teacher of PE and Games

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Tom Jeavons Deputy Head of Offley House

Tom Jeavons
Assistant Head of House, Year 9 Tutor & Teacher of Chemistry

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Simon O'Malley Head of D&T

Simon O'Malley
Year 8 Tutor
Head of Design and Technology

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Rachael Vienas Acting Head of Art

Rachael Vienas
Acting Head of Art

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Roberta Keys Teacher of Economics

Roberta Keys
Year 9 Tutor & Teacher of Economics and Business Studies

 

Andrew Reddish Head of IT
Andrew Reddish
Year 10 Tutor & Head of IT

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Melanie Cuthbert Director of Music

Melanie Cuthbert
Year 10 Tutor
Director of Music

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Nick Brown Head of Maths
Nick Brown
Year 11 Tutor
Head of Maths

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Amelia Grant Teacher of Geography

Amelia Grant
Year 11 Tutor
Teacher of Geography

 

Matt Martin Teacher of Games

Matt Martin
Lower Sixth Tutor, Teacher of PE, Games and Wellbeing

 

Liz Harris Teacher of German

Liz Harris
Lower Sixth Tutor
Teacher of German

 

Nick Munson Head of Physics

Nick Munson
Upper Sixth Tutor
Head of Physics 

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Robert Jagger Teacher of English

Robert Jagger
Upper Sixth Tutor
Teacher of English

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Sixth Form

Rhi Clancy Head of Sixth Form and Higher Education

Rhi Clancy
Head of Sixth Form and
Higher Education

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Hattie Grew Assistant Head of Sixth Form

Hattie Grew
Assistant Head of Sixth Form

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John Paul Villafrati Sixth Form Assistant

John-Paul Villafrati
Sixth Form Assistant, Lower Sixth Tutor & Teacher of Games

 

 

Support Staff – Heads and Front of House

Kelly Hannaford Head's PA

Kelly Hannaford
Head's PA

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Finance Director’s PA & HR Assistant

Carrie Clines
Finance Director’s PA & HR Assistant

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Jane Morris Admissions Registrar

Jane Morris
Admissions Registrar

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Stuart Cohen Finance Manager

Stuart Cohen
Finance Manager

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Tony French Estates Manager

Tony French
Estates Manager

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Paul Hancox IT Manager
Paul Hancox
IT Manager

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Stephanie Jones Seniro Administration Co-ordinator

Stephanie Jones
Senior Administration
Co-ordinator

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Katherine Griffiths Wyant School Receptionist
Katherine Griffiths Wyant
School Receptionist

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Amy Forrest School Receptionist

Amy Forrest
Senior School Receptionist

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Janica Gayler
Junior School Secretary

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Elaine Marson Music Administrator and Lunchtime Supervisor

Elaine Marson
Music Administrator
and Lunchtime Supervisor

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Abigail Elliott Lettings Assistant

Abigail Elliott
Lettings and Educational Visits
Co-ordinator

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Sukhie Sohal Exams Officer

Sukie Sohal
Examinations Officer

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Bav Abbi School Counsellor

Bav Abbi
School Counsellor

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Caroline Harris Development and Fundraising Manager

Caroline Harris
Development and Fundraising Manager

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Tom Mitchell Head Groundsman

Tom Mitchell
Head Groundsman

 

Tina Tolley Head of Housekeeping

Tina Tolley
Head Housekeeper

 

Mike Fowkes Catering Manager

Mike Fowkes
Catering Manager

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