Current Staff



John CoakleyHeadmaster John Coakley B.A. (Hons), M.A., PGCE
The HM was born in Belfast and is very proud of his Irish roots!
Malcolm GoughHead of Teaching and Learning, Somerhill, Malcolm Gough
MG joined Somerhill in 1999 as Director of Studies and was appointed as Head of Teaching and Learning of the three schools in 2010.
Richard GreenDeputy Headmaster Richard Green B. Ed.
RG is married with two children
Nathan CloseDeputy Head Academic, Nathan Close
Nathan returned to Yardley Court as Deputy Head (Academic) in September 2010.
mr shuteHead of Junior School, Jonathan Shute B.Teach. (WACAE)
Whilst teaching at The Schools at Somerhill Jonathan has been Head of ICT, a Year Four classroom teacher and Pastoral Coordinator
Alex HolmesMiddle School Co-ordinator, Alex Holmes
Alex was born in Pembury, Kent, and was brought up in East Sussex.

Department Staff

The teaching staff of Yardley Court bring a wealth of experience to the school.

They are, in alphabetical order:

Mrs J Armitage
HNC, B.Ed. (Greenwich)
Head of Science

Miss E Cashmore
BSc (Hons) (Loughborough University) GTP
Science and Games, 6C

Miss S Catlin
B.A.(Ed) (Reading)
English, Drama and General Subjects, 5C

Mrs F Croft
BA (Hons)(University of Kent) PGCE (Primary) (Canterbury Christchurch)
3C, Science and General Subjects

Dr A Dodd
MPhys (Hons) (Kent), PhD - Chemical Physics (Kent)
IT Curriculum Co-ordinator, Somerhill, Science

Mr T Davey
BA(Hons) (Coventry) GTP
Geography, History, PE, Games

Mrs J Hannan
B.Sc. (Maths) (Reading), PGCE (OU)
3H, Drama

Ms K Helyar
BA Hons (Portsmouth) PGCE (The Institute of Education, London)
Head of Learning Support

Mr A Holmes
B.A. (Hons) (Education)
Head of Mathematics, 6H

Mrs S Lambert
B.A. (Hons) (Newcastle University) PGCE (Canterbury)
Mathematics, French, 6L

Mrs J Lane-Cole
B.Ed. (Hons) Art and Design (Reading) MA Art and Design in Education (London)
Head of Art and Design

Mrs S McDonald
B.A.(Hons) (Leicester), PGCE (Durham)
English, Drama, 7M

Mdme F Powell
Licence, PGCE (Avery Hill)
Head of French

Mr S Rudge
M.A.(Oxon), M.Phil., PGCE (Reading)
Latin

Mr JS Sanders
BA (Hons) (Open University)
Maths, Games

Mr G Smith
LLB (Hons) (North London) GTP (Gloucestershire)
4SM, English, Maths, Games

Mr D Sumner
M.A. (Cantab.) (Modern and Mediaeval Languages); PGCE
Head of Music, French, Games

Mrs T Taylor
B.A. (Hons) PGCE (Bristol) M.A. Ed. (O.U.)
3T, English

Mrs H Turner
Cert. Ed. (Newcastle)
PSE Co-ordinator, History, Geography, RE

Mr S Westwell
B.Sc. (Hons) (Sports and Exercises Science) PGCE (P.E.) (Birmingham)
Head of Sport, 7W

Mrs L Wilkinson
BA (1st Hons) (Otago University) MCommerce (Melbourne University) PGCE (Canterbury)
4W, English and General Subjects

Also:

Mrs T Jennings
Dip. Sp N. (Hornsby Institute)
Learning Support Teacher, Gifted and Talented Co-ordinator

Mrs L Wynder
Classroom Assistant, Years 3 and 4

Mrs Maureen Dennis
Classroom Assistant, Years 3 and 4

Mrs G Whitlock
ASA Full Swimming Teacher's Certificate
Swimming