Staff

Arnold Lodge School has a team of dedicated, caring and highly qualified staff across all areas of the school.

Senior Leadership Team

Role	Staff Member
Proprietors	Mr Gareth Newman and Wynford Dore*
Headteacher**	Mr David Preston
Commercial Director	Mrs Sanj Dhadda
Head of School**	Mrs Laura Sweetman
Head of Juniors & Head of SEN**	Mr Matt James
Deputy Head: Teaching & Learning	Mrs Louise Bottrill
Deputy Head: Data & Educational Systems	Mrs Francesca Smart

Junior School Teaching Staff

Role	Staff Member
Head of EYFS & KS1, Reception Class Teacher	Ms Kirsty Cook
Year 1 Class Teacher	Ms Holly Patterson
Year 2 Class Teacher	Mrs Fiona Joyce
Year 3 Class Teacher & Teacher of Sports	Miss Katharine Pursehouse
Year 3 Class Teacher	Mrs Hannah Farrington-Smith
Year 4 Class Teacher	Mrs Emma Hugill
Assistant Head of Juniors, Year 5 Class Teacher	Mr Peter Smart
Year 5 Class Teacher	Ms Rumaneek Vraitch
Year 6 Class Teacher & Head of Dedicas	Mr Sam Pye
Head of KS2, Year 6 Class Teacher	Ms Camilla Holloway
Teacher of Juniors	Mrs Rebecca Dodd
Teacher of Juniors	Mrs Emily Umhoefer
Junior SENCo	Ms Hazel Burcham
Learning Support	Mrs Trish Taylor
Learning Support	Ms Jenny Ellis
Learning Support	Ms Helen Hodierne
Learning Support	Ms Ruby Orme
Learning Support	Mrs Sonia Tester
Learning Support	Mrs Emma Griffiths
Learning Support	Mrs Rachel Emmerson

Senior Phase: STEM Faculty

Role	Staff Member
Head of Faculty, Teacher of Science	Mr Andrew Downes
Assistant Head of Faculty & Teacher of Chemistry	Mrs Jodie Perks
Teacher of Science: Physics	Mr Andrew Hawkins
Teacher of Science: Chemistry & Biology	Mrs Salma Jaffri
Teacher of Science: Biology & Chemistry	Dr Adam Baker
Teacher of Science & Assistant SENCo	Mrs Jessica Dearman
Teacher of Maths	Mrs Sophie Jones
Teacher of Maths	Mrs Kerrie Ebrahim
Head of Faculty & Teacher of Maths	Ms Isabella Smith
Teacher of Maths	Mr Aled Edwards
Teacher of Maths	Miss Emily Pettigrew
Teacher of ICT	Mrs Khemi Kandola-Edwards
Science Technician	Ms Victoria Towers
Teacher of Art & Design	Ms Tara Williams
Teacher of Design	Ms Grace Jastrzebski
Teacher of Food Technology	Ms Emma Crocker

Senior Phase: English & Humanities Faculty

Role	Staff Member
Head of Faculty, Teacher of English	Mrs Lydia Love
Assistant Head: Academic, Teacher of English	Mrs Francesca Smart
Assistant Head of Faculty, Teacher of Social Sciences	Mrs Amy Graves
Teacher of English	Ms Victoria Ward
Teacher of English, History, Media & PSHEE	Ms Chris Smith
Teacher of English	Ms Ismat Qureshi
Headteacher, Teacher of History	Mr David Preston
Head of Key Stage 3: Teacher of Politics & History**	Mr Lukas Colledge
Teacher of Media & PSHEE	Ms Tessie O'Reilly
Assistant Head of Key Stage 4: Teacher of History, Politics, PRE	Mr Phil Dobson

Senior Phase: Elective Faculty

Role	Staff Member
Head of Faculty, Teacher of Spanish	Ms Bethan Morgan
Teacher of Spanish	Mr James Sturt-Schmidt
Head of Sixth Form (Maternity Cover), Teacher of Geography & PSHEE	Ms Rachel Davenport
Teacher of Geography & Head of Veritas	Ms Sophie Sims-Ross
Head of Key Stage 4, Teacher of Business & Geography**	Mrs Lucy Caviezel Cox
Teacher of Business	Mr Kenny Owen
Head of School, Teacher of Business**	Mrs Laura Sweetman
Teacher of Sociology, Psychology & PSHEE	Ms Emily Beckwith-Chandler
Teacher of Psychology	Mrs Veena Bhandal

Senior Phase: Arts & Performance Faculty

Role	Staff Member
Head of Faculty, Teacher of Music	Mrs Sarah Colledge
Teacher of Music	Ms Emma Nix
Teacher of Drama	Ms Clare Drury
Teacher of Drama	Ms Amber Dewey (Maternity Leave)
Teacher of Drama	Mrs Debbie Oswin
Teacher of Art & Design	Mr Joshua Browitt

Senior Phase: Sports Faculty

Role	Staff Member
Head of Sports & ExEn	Mr Charley Thomas
Deputy Head: Teaching & Learning, Teacher of PE	Mrs Louise Bottrill
Teacher of PE & Geography, Assistant Head of Key Stage 5	Mr Robert Scott
Teacher of PE, Politics & PRE	Miss Hayley Smith
Teacher of PE	Miss Lydia Halliwell
Trainee Teacher of PE	Ms Laura McTernan

Pastoral Support Team

Operations Team

Role	Staff Member
School Business Manager	Mrs Josie Cook
Compliance Manager	Mrs Helen King
Admissions & Marketing Manager	Mr Jon Farrington-Smith
Admissions Registrar	Mrs Vicky Tomblin
Admissions & Marketing Assistant	Ms Millie Davidson
HR Officer	Mrs Neesha Bawa
Finance Officer	Mrs Florentina Neacsu
Business Administrator	Ms Isabella Pepe
Transport Administrator	Mrs Kiran Bains
Executive Assistant	Ms Sophie Miller
Front Office Manager	Mrs Sabreen Atwal
Cover Administrator	Ms Melissa Jervis
Examinations & Cover Manager	Ms Yasmin Lavery
IT Technician	Mr Dan Watson
Receptionist	Ms Kerry Jordan

School Maintenance & Support Team

* Directors can be contacted via a letter to the school office at:

15-17 Kenilworth Road,
Leamington Spa,
CV32 5TW

** Denotes a Safeguarding Lead. For more information on our Designated Safeguarding leads please visit our Safeguarding page

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