Staff

Who We Are

Hollygirt School is a small independent school near Nottingham city centre for girls and boys aged 3 to 18.

A full staff list for 2024-25 can be viewed below.

Here is a list of our Trustees:

Mrs A Bingham

Chair of Board of Trustees

Mr C Adams

Operations and Finance Committee

Mrs R Archer

Safeguarding / Education and Marketing Committee

Mr J Townsend

Chair of Operations and Finance Committee

Mrs A Turton

Operations and Finance Committee

Dr J West MBE

Chair of Education and Marketing Committee

Here is our SLT:

Our Senior Leadership Team oversee the strategic direction of the school.

Mr D Cholerton

Acting Head, DSL

BA (Hons) (Derby), MA (Derby)

Mrs V Wright

Head of Prep, Deputy Head of Seniors, Deputy DSL (Prep)

BSc (Hons) (Warwick) PGCE (Kingston)

Mr N Rollinson

Assistant Head (Academic), Maths Teacher

BEng (Hons) (Nottingham), PGCE (Nottingham), MA (Nottingham)

Mr C Bowker

Bursar

BSc (Hons) (Nottingham)

Mrs S Brimblecombe

Assistant Head (Pastoral), Subject Co-ordinator of French, Head of KS4

BA (Hons) (NTU), PGCE (Nottingham)

Here is a list of our Teaching Staff:

At Hollygirt we have an exceptional teaching staff, who go above and beyond ensuring that each child, at the end of their time with us, has achieved the very best that they can.

Mrs W Atherton

Maths Teacher

MA (Oxford) PGCE (Oxford)

Mr E Beresford

Head of PE / Geography Teacher

BSc (Hons), PGCE (Loughborough)

Mrs P Bond

Classroom Assistant, Playground Supervisor, Deputy DSL

CACHE Level 3

Miss K Bruce

Teacher of PE and PSHE

BSC (Liverpool John Moores), PGCE (Loughborough)

Mrs D Carr

Chemistry Teacher

BSc and PGCE (NTU)

Miss A Cooper

Year 2 Teacher

BA (Hons) (Leeds Beckett)

Mr C Dean

Head of Year 7, Head of Geography, Forest Schools

BSc (Sheffield), PGCE (Leeds)

Mr M Dilger

Head of Computing and Careers

BA (Hons) (Derby), MSc (NTU), PGCE (NTU)

Mr J Goodhead

Deputy Head of Prep, Year 5 Teacher, Extended Leadership

BSc(Hons), PGCE

Mr G Gray

Deputy SENDCo

Mrs D Griffiths

Head of Religious Studies, Assistant Examinations Officer

BA (Hons) (Leicester) PGCE (Nottingham)

Mrs S Hall

Head of History

BA (Hons) (Southampton), PGCE (Nottingham)

Miss R Hawthorne

Year 3 Teacher

BA (Hons) (NTU)

Mrs R Heatlie

Reception Teacher, Deputy DSL (EYFS)

BA (Hons), MA (Wales), PGCE (Bedford)

Miss L Hill

Head of Art / Food / Textiles

MSc (De Montfort), BA (Hons) (Goldsmiths), PGCE (Hull)

Miss A Hook

Head of KS3, English Teacher

BA (Hons) (Loughborough), MA (Loughborough), PGCE (Nottingham)

Miss J Humphreys

Teacher of PE and Science

BSc (Loughborough), PGCE (Loughborough)

Mrs H Jackson

EYFS Assistant / Teaching Assistant

NNEB (Nottingham)

Ms M Kareer

Classroom Support Assistant

BEd (Panjab), MSC (Panjab)

Mrs C Keyworth

Year 6 Teacher

BA (Hons) (NTU)

Mrs N Khan

Food Technician

Miss M Kirwin

Learning Support Assistant

BA (Warwick)

Ms N Kohut

Head of PE

MSc (Loughborough), BA (Bishop Grosseteste), PGCE (Loughborough)

Miss M Lau

Cover Manager

Miss H Lovell

Learning Support Assistant, DDSL

BA (Hons) (NTU)

Mrs M Maher

Year 4 Teacher

BA (Hons) (Anglia Ruskin), PGCE (Birmingham)

Mrs S Mahl

EYFS Assistant, Teaching Assistant, After School Club Supervisor

NVQ3

Mrs A Marley

Food Technician

BA (Leeds)

Mrs P Mason

Classroom Assistant

BTEC

Dr D McKitterick

Physics Teacher

BSc (Hons) PhD (Nottingham)

Miss H Nisan

Deputy Head of Prep, Subject Co-ordinator of Spanish

BA (Hons) (NTU), PGCE (Nottingham)

Miss S A Peters

Learning Support Assistant, Examinations Officer

Mrs S Phipps

Teacher of Art

BA (Hons) (Nottingham Trent), PGCE (Bristol)

Mrs R Rowlinson

Head of English

BA (Hons) (Liverpool), PGCE (Greenwich)

Mrs C Scott

Reception Teacher, EYFS Co-ordinator

BA (Hons) (Reading)

Miss M Seaton

Head of Music and Performing Arts

BA (Hons) (York), PGCE (EM Direct)

Mrs S Skov

SENDCo

PGC Special Educational Needs (Northampton), MA Education Studies (Northumbria), PGCE (Durham), BA History (York)

Mr D Sud

Head of Mathematics

BSc (Hons) (Aston), PGCE (Nottingham)

Miss M Taylor

Learning Support Assistant

Mrs S Tibbitts

Year 5 Teacher

BA (Hons) (Nottingham Trent)

Miss K Toledano

Teacher of Maths

MA (Grenoble), PGCE (Nottingham)

Mrs J Vassell

Learning Support Assistant

Miss E Veal

Biology Teacher

BSc (Hons) (Nottingham), PGCE (Nottingham)

Mrs G Wand

Year 1 Teacher / Head of KS1/2

BEd (Hons) (Exeter)

Mrs E Williams

Head of Sixth Form / Head of Science

MA (Nottingham Trent), BSc (Open University)

Here is a list of our Office & Support Staff:

Our school is supported by a strong office support team, friendly kitchen staff, efficient caretakers and loyal cleaners.

Mr R Arnold

Science and Technology Technician

BA (Hons), BTEC Nat.(Science)

Mrs S Boswell

Receptionist

Miss T Brown

School Administrator

Miss J Butler

Cook / Kitchen Manager

BA (Hons) (Anglia)

Miss V Kovalska

IT Technician

Mr J Limb

Caretaker

BA (Hons) (Derby)

Mr M Freeston

Caretaker

Mrs C Schmidt

Admissions and Marketing Manager

BA (Hons) (Strathclyde)

Here is a list of our Peripatetic Staff:

At Hollygirt we provide our pupils with the opportunity to develop other skills, during the school day, including individual music and singing classes. We bring in teaching staff specifically for these lessons:

Mr S Bowhill

Miss A Cisar

Mr H Costin

Mr T Davis

Mrs C Loizias

Mr J Robertson

Mrs K Taylor

Speech and Drama

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