Senior School Staff

Principal

Mr David Young

I am extremely proud to have been at Colchester High School since 2004, originally as a teacher of Mathematics, and then as Director of Studies, before becoming Principal in January 2010. As a result ...

Head of Senior School

Mr Andrew Croydon

As a Colcestrian, and a former pupil of the Colchester High School, I am immensely proud to hold the position of Head of Senior School. With the support of the dedicated and outstanding staff at the s...

Director of Studies

Mr Stephen Burridge

I thoroughly enjoy working at Colchester High School. I started here in 2004 as a teacher of Science, became Head of Science in 2007, and then Director of Studies in January 2010. I believe our happy ...

Key Stage 3 Phase Leader

Staff Name	Qualifications
Mr Chris Rayner	BA (Hons), PGCE, QTS

Key Stage 4 Phase Leader

Staff Name	Qualifications
Mrs Elizabeth Candler	BA (Hons), QTS

Art, Design & Technology Teaching Staff

Staff Name	Job Title/ Form	Qualifications
Ms Chloe Haggerty	Head of Art and Technology	BSc (Hons), QTS
Mrs Rachel Barber	Form Teacher 8B	BA (Hons), PGCE
Mr Arthur English		BA(Hons), PGCE
Mr Nick Prescott		MA, BA (Hons), PGCE
Ms Holly Stanton	Form Teacher 11S	BA (Hons), PGCE, QTS,

English Teaching Staff

Staff Name	Job Title/ Form	Qualifications
Mr Nick Carr	Head of English	MEd, BA (Hons), PGCE
Mrs Elizabeth Candler		BA (Hons), QTS
Mrs Sarah Hoddell		BA (Hons), PGCE
Mr Richard May	Form Teacher 7M	BA (Hons), PGCE
Miss Sally Reid	Form Teacher 7R	BA (Hons), PGCE

Humanities Teaching Staff

Staff Name	Job Title/ Form	Qualifications
Mrs Harriet Croydon	Head of Humanities	BA(Hons), PGCE, QTS
Eve Brindley	Deputy Head of Humanities	MA (Oxon), QTS, PGCE, CELTA
Mr Simon Newcomb	Senior School Pastoral Leader	BA (Hons), PGCE
Miss Olivia Ponfield	Form Teacher 9A	BA (Hons), PGCE
Mr John Praite	Form Teacher 9P	BSc (Hons), BEd, Dip T(Sec), FRGS, QTS

ICT Teaching Staff

Staff Name	Job Title/ Form	Qualifications
Miss Nina Ezekiel	Form Teacher 9E	BSc (Hons), PGCE, QTS

Maths Teaching Staff

Staff Name	Job Title/ Form	Qualifications
Mrs Michelle Hewes	Head of Maths	BSc(Hons), PGCE
Mrs Carole Currie		BSc (Hons), PGCE
Mrs Nicola Martell-Smith	Form Teacher 10M	BSc (Hons), QTS
Mrs Lisa Milburn		BEd (Hons)
Mr Trevor Trout		BSc (Hons) PGCE

Modern Languages Teaching Staff

Staff Name	Job Title/ Form	Qualifications
Mrs Elizabeth Long	Head of Modern Foreign Languages	MA, BA (Hons), PGCE
Miss Sandrine Atmadjov		BA, PGCE, QTS
Miss Marie-Anne Guillois		BA (Hons), PGCE
Mrs Nicola Porter		BA (Hons), PGCE
Mrs Nicola Sanchez	Form Teacher 7S	BA (Hons), QTS

Music Teaching Staff

Staff Name	Job Title	Qualifications
Miss Mercedes Romero-Fernandez	Head of Music	BMus, PGDip, PGAd, PGCE, QTS
Mrs Jessica Sillett		BA (Hons) QTS

Science Teaching Staff

Staff Name	Job Title/ Form	Qualifications
Mrs Heather Rose	Head of Science, Form Teacher 10R	BSc (Hons), GTP
Mr Ben Abbott	Form Teacher 11A	BSc (Hons), PGCE, QTS
Mr Hugh Conway	Form Teacher 8C	BMus (Hons), PGCE, QTS
Mrs Susan Wells	Form Teacher 8W	BSc (Hons), PGCE, QTS

Sport Teaching Staff

Staff Name	Job Title/ Form	Qualifications
Mr Adam Dowson	Head of PE & Games	BA (Hons), QTS
Miss Alison Banks	Form Teacher 11B	BEd (Hons), QTS
Mr Chris Rayner		BA (Hons), PGCE, QTS

Learning Support Department

Staff Name	Job Title	Qualifications
Ms Cora Allen	Head of Learning Support	BA (Hons), PGCE
Miss Nicola Andon		BEd (Hons) QTS, T.E.F.L
Mrs Jackie Finch		Cache Level 3 Diploma in Pre-School Practice
Mrs Kim Munson
Miss Katie Dixon

Peripatetic Teachers

Staff Name	Qualifications
Mr Greg Eaton
Mr Ross Farley
Mrs Gillian Gerrard	LTCL, GTCL (Hons)
Mrs Rebecca Hammond
Mr Chris Kuhnert	L.G.S.M.
Mr Colin Matthews	LLCM, Cert. (Mus.Ed.) TCL

Administration Staff

Staff Name	Job Title
Mrs Alisha Joseph	Secretary, Senior School
Mrs Joanna Cowell	Examinations Officer
Mrs Maria Rees	School Secretary
Mrs Natalie Steadman	Finance Officer

Our teachers work hard to establish strong relationships with every pupil so that they can help them succeed at school, in exams and in later life.