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The Richmond upon Thames School

The Richmond upon Thames School

Excellence Through Endeavour

Staff List

September 2026

Parents/carers should contact the school if issues arise about their child’s progress or wellbeing. The first point of contact should be the child’s Academic Tutor. Staff are able to be emailed directly. Please use initialsurname@rts.richmond.sch.uk, eg. jsmith@rts.richmond.sch.uk. If in doubt, please check with the school office.

  • Designated Safeguarding Lead (DSL)
  • Deputy Designated Safeguarding Lead (DDSL)

Choosing the correct member of staff to address a query

I HAVE A QUESTION ABOUT…

WHO YOU NEED TO TALK TO

My child’s learning/class activities/lessons/pre-learning

Your child’s subject teacher

My child’s wellbeing/pastoral support

Your child’s academic tutor

Payments

Accounts Team

School trips

Teacher who is organising the trip 

Uniform/lost and found

Student Welfare Team

Attendance and absence requests

If you need to report your child’s absence, call: 0208 891 2985​ option 1 / attendance@rts.richmond.sch.uk 

If you want to request approval for term-time absence, contact the Attendance and Welfare Officer

Behaviour

Your child’s Academic Tutor or Head of Year

School events/the school calendar

Calendar on the school’s website or Student Welfare Team

Special educational needs

The school’s SENDCo or SEND Team 

Before and after-school activities

School calendar on the website or Student Welfare Team

Hiring the school premises

Accounts Team 

The Parents’ Association

FORTS@rts.richmond.sch.uk

The Trust Board

Clerk@rts.richmond.sch.uk

Catering/meals

Accounts Team

Complaints 

Read the complaints procedure here

Student iPad

RTS IT Team

Student passwords

Student Welfare

Parent passwords: 

Arbor

ParentPay

RTS IT Team

RTS IT Team

Accounts Team

Updates to personal details such as address, phone numbers, medical details

Parents/Carers make this update themselves via their Arbor login.

Senior Leadership Team

Name Role  
Ms K Dooley Head Teacher DDSL
Mr D Jones Deputy Head Teacher (Safeguarding, Admissions, Inclusion) DSL
Ms P Wright Deputy Head Teacher (Quality of Education & Curriculum) DDSL
Mr C Briggs Assistant Head Teacher (Behaviour & Attendance, IT-Strategy) DDSL
Ms N Carrick-Steele Assistant Head Teacher (Personal Development, Wellbeing, RTS-6-Form-Plus) DDSL
Mr B Reynolds Assistant Head Teacher (Achievement & Standards) DDSL
Ms E Oakley Assistant Head Teacher (SENDCO, Senior Mental Health Lead) DDSL

Year 7 Team

Name Subject House

Mr D Jean-Pierre

Mr D Jones

PE

Deputy Head Teacher

Head of Year 7

SLT Link - Year 7

Ms M Webb Science Anderson - 7AN
Ms S Dunningham Geography

Berners-Lee - 7BL

Ms K Wareing MFL Lovelace - 7BL
Ms V Liao Art Madiba - 7MA
Ms Y Cheung Science Shakespeare - 7SE
Mr M Ketley Music Stoop - 7SP

Year 8 Team

Name Subject House

Ms R Lang

Mr C Briggs

English

Assistant Head Teacher

Head of Year 8

SLT Link - Year 8

Mr S Boyle Computer Science

Anderson - 8AN

Mr P Stallard Design Technology

Berners-Lee - 8BL

Mr R Doneghan PE

Lovelace - 8LE

Ms E Ward Humanities Madiba - 8MA
Ms D Hall PE

Shakespeare - 8SE

Ms S Nunez

Modern Foreign Languages

Stoop - 8SP

Year 9 Team

Name Subject House

Mr A Gaye

Ms N Carrick-Steele

MFL

Assistant Head Teacher

Head of Year 9

SLT Link - Year 9

Ms T Tania PRE/PSHE Anderson - 9AN
Ms G Oberoi Science Berners-Lee - 9BL

Mr C Murray

Maths

Lovelace - 9LE
Mr A Novi English Madiba - 9MA
Mr I Garrett Maths

Shakespeare - 9SE

Ms A Chaudhary

English

Stoop - 9SP

Year 10 Team

Name Subject House

Mr D Crampsie

Mr B Reynolds

History

Assistant Head Teacher

Head of Year 10

SLT Link - Year 10

Ms E Nitsche 

PE

Anderson - 10AN

Mr J Obieze Science

Berners-Lee - 10BL

Ms H Van Ackeren English Madiba - 10MA

Ms F Harding

History

Shakespeare - 10SE

Ms N Cassidy

Ms N Houchen

Drama/Intervention

Drama

Stoop - 10SP

Co-Tutor

Year 11 Team

Name Subject House

Ms R Saxby

Mr P Wright

Music

Deputy Head Teacher

Head of Year

SLT Link - Year 11

Ms C Alimmouch MFL

Anderson - 11AN

Mr B He

Science

Berners-Lee - 11BL

Ms E Stewart Geography

Madiba - 11MA

Ms H Razey

Mr M Varela

PE

Cover Professional

Shakespeare - 11SE

Co-Tutor

Ms H Song

Mathematics

Stoop - 11SP

Teaching Staff (Non-Tutor)

Name Role
Ms J Lofters Curriculum Leader - English
Ms A Mamoojee Curriculum Leader - Science
Ms A Nye Curriculum Leader - Maths
Ms E Richards KS3&4 Numeracy, Science, Literacy Interventions
Ms I Kidston KS3&4 Numeracy, Science, Literacy Interventions

Ms E Provencal-Gaisie

Cover Professional

 

SENDCO, Learning Support Assistants, Student Wellbeing and Technicians

Name Role
Ms P Bulbuc Learning Support Assistant
Ms S Marklew Student Wellbeing Coordinator
Ms A Matthews Learning Support Assistant

Ms C Nockolds

Senior Learning Support Assistant
Ms E Oakley Assistant Head Teacher, SENDCO
Ms N Perera Learning Support Assistant
Ms S Stoycheva Science Technician

Business Support Team

Name Role
Mr T Alphonse Estates Assistant
Ms G Blackwell Administration Assistant & HR Administrator
Ms E Bull Attendance Officer, Inclusion Wellbeing and Safeguarding (IWS) Manager, DDSL
Mr D Carruthers Estates Assistant
Ms L Cook Exams Officer & Wellbeing Administrator 
Ms A Havell Senior Administration Manager
Mr S Khalil Senior Technician
Ms N Kyaw Data and Systems Administrator
Ms C McKernan Finance Administrator
Mr R Martey Estates Assistant
Ms B Munro Head Teacher's Executive PA
Ms D Thomas School Administrator
Ms C Toulmin HR & Cover Officer

RTS Catering Staff

Name Role
Mr T Chan Catering Assistant
Ms M Dedic Catering Assistant
Mr W Fung Catering Assistant
Mr L Pryce Supervisor/Cook
Ms R Saroye Assistant Cook