Staff & Governors

Mrs McClure
Headmistress, Deputy Designated Safeguarding Lead (DDSL)
BA (Hons) French, Birmingham. PGCE, French & Spanish, Birmingham. MEd, Educational Leadership, Buckingham.

Mrs Easton
Deputy Head, Year 5 Teacher, Designated Safeguarding Lead (DSL).
BEng Portsmouth, PGCE Kingston.

Mrs Goodwin
Head of Pre-Prep (Rec-Y2), Year 2 Teacher, Deputy Designated Safeguarding Lead (DDSL).
BA (Hons) French, Reading. PGCE, Canterbury Christ Church.

Mr Budden
Assistant Headteacher, Director of STEM, Head of Mathematics.
BEng (Hons) Electrical & Electronic Engineering, University of Nottingham. PGCE Primary, Institute of Education, London. MA Pedagogical Leadership in School Sport & PE, St Mary's Twickenham.

Mr Coston
Assistant Headteacher, Director of Technology, Year 5 Form Teacher.
BA Childhood Studies and Professional Practice Studies, Northumbria. PGCE, Canterbury Christ Church.
Teaching Staff

Miss Showell
Reception Teacher, EYFS Key Person.
BSc (Hons) Pharmacology, Newcastle Upon Tyne. PGCE (Hons) Canterbury Christ Church.

Mrs Cramp
Year 1 Teacher & Charities Coordinator
BA (Hons) Childhood Studies, Canterbury Christ Church

Mrs Garton
Junior Department Assistant, After School Care Supervisor.

Mrs Hicks
Junior Department Assistant
BA (Hons), PGCE Goldsmiths, London.

Miss Adams
Year 3 Teacher, Head of Drama.
BA (Hons) Greenwich.

Mr Henry
Year 3 Form Teacher, Pastoral Lead Year 3-6.
BEd, Dunedin College of Education, New Zealand. MEd, Educational Leadership, Buckingham.

Mrs Mack
Junior Department Assistant

Mrs Rogan
Year 4 Form Teacher
BA (Hons) History, University College Swansea. PGCE, Canterbury Christ Church.

Miss Turner
Junior Department Assistant

Mr Bowden
Year 6 Form Teacher, Head of Cricket.

Mr Fenning
Director of Music, Year 6 Form Teacher.
BA, Music, Hull.

Mrs Koheji
Head of Art, Year 6 Form Teacher, Pastoral Lead for Welfare, Deputy Designated Safeguarding Lead (DDSL).
BA (Hons) Fine Art, Slade School of Art, UCL. PGCE Art and Design, Middlesex. Level 3 Certificate, Counselling Skills for working with children, Place2Be.

Mrs Payne
Head of Geography, Year 7 Form Teacher, Director of Organisation.
GRSM (Hons), Royal Academy of Music. PGCE Homerton College, Cambridge/Music.

Mr Cramp
Head of History, Director of Holiday Camps, Year 8 Form Teacher.
BSc (Hons) Sports Management, Bournemouth University
iPGCE University of Buckingham.

Mrs Snow
Head of English
BA, UEA. PGCE Leeds.

Mr Farmery
Head of Science, Director of Timetabling.
BEd, Biological Sciences, Warwick.

Mr Parker
Director of Sport. BA (Hons) Childhood & Youth Studies, Canterbury Christ Church.

Mrs Glennon-Cousins
Head of Learning Development.
BA (Hons) & PGCE, PG Dip Dyslexia and Literacy, PG Cert National Award for SENCO, Level 3 Certificate, Counselling Skills for working with children, Place2Be.

Mrs Shanmuganathan
Head of Religious Studies
BA (Hons) Modern Languages, Liverpool John Moores. PGCE, Canterbury Christ Church.

Mrs Cook
Head of Modern Languages
BA (Hons) French and Spanish, University of Exeter. PGCE Primary with Spanish, Institute of Education, London.

Mrs Cheveley
Teaching Assistant
BSc Economics & Business, University of Southampton & PGCE (Secondary Maths) University of Greenwich.

Mrs Obeney
Learning Development Assistant

Mrs Moscatelli
Learning Development Assistant

Mr Jankowski
1:1 Learning Support & School Assistant
BA (Ed) & MA (Ed) Physical & Health Education, University of Lodz, Poland.

Mr Raymond
1 to 1 Assistant & Games Coach

Mr Nagy
1:1 Learning Support & School Assistant

Mr Okulaja
Games Coach

Mr Burkett
Visiting Judo Coach

Mrs Huddart
Assistant Judo Coach
Administrative & Support Staff

Mrs Savage
Registrar, Headmistress' PA, Clerk to the Governors.
BSc (Hons) Loughborough

Mrs Webb
Office Administrator

Mrs Smith
Office Administrator & 1 to 1 Support Assistant

Miss Crowley
Finance & Premises Manager
ACA, BA (Hons)
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Mrs Henry
Marketing, HR & Alumni
BMus (Hons), BCom, MBus, Otago, New Zealand

Mr Smeeth
Caretaker
School Assistants

Miss Henry
School Assistant
Sibling of Solefield Old Boys

Mr Lessner
School Assistant
Solefield Old Boy
Catering Team

Mrs Chatterton
Chef Manager

Miss Pearce
Chef De Partie

Miss Byrne
Kitchen Assistant
Peripatetic Music & Drama Staff

Miss Butcher
Violin Teacher
AGSM (Guildhall), PGCE (Goldsmiths)

Mr Connell
Guitar BA (Hons), PGCE, ATCL

Mr Down
Trumpet Teacher
BMus (Hons)

Mr Everson
LAMDA Drama Teacher

Miss Fawcett
LAMDA Drama Teacher
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Mr Francis
Recorder & Clarinet

Mrs Swan
LAMDA Drama Teacher (Maternity Leave)
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Mr Quiney
Piano GLCM, PGCE

Mrs Sage
Voice, Piano & Choir BMus (Hons), QTS

Mr Welch
Drums
BA (Hons), Brighton. QTS, Goldsmiths. Music Scholar in Central Java Peforming Arts School.
Governors

Mr Clewley - Chairman
ACMA - Former Parent
Mr Clewley has been proud to be associated with Solefield since 1993, initially as the father of three boys who each benefited from a wonderful education at the school, and since 1999 as a Governor and Chairman of the Finance Committee. He was elected Chairman of the Board of Governors in 2004, and retains the roles of Chairman of the Administration and Health and Safety Committee, and membership of the Finance Committee.
After qualifying as an accountant in 1976 he enjoyed a long career in senior financial and general management roles with Whitbread Plc in the UK and overseas. Since 2002 he has worked as a consultant and in interim management and also enjoys the challenge of being Chairman of three other diverse businesses.
He has lived in the Sevenoaks area for over 25 years. His wife is a yoga instructor and they have three grown up sons who retain many of their best friends from their memorable days at Solefield.
Mr Clewley may be contacted through the School Office, Solefield School, Solefields Road, Sevenoaks, TN13 1PH. Telephone: 01732 452 142. Email: [email protected]

Mr Somjee
Current Parent & Solefield Old Boy
As a former pupil and current parent, Mr Somjee has a long-standing involvement with Solefield School. He has lived in Sevenoaks for most of his life. He is a partner in a regional law firm and specialises in mergers and acquisitions and corporate finance. Mr Somjee joined the Board of Governors in 2016 and is Chairman of the Finance Committee.

Mr Wrafter
BA (Hons), ACA, CTA – Current Parent
Mr Wrafter joined the Governing Body in June 2016 and serves on the Education Committee. He and his wife moved to Sevenoaks from London in 2012 and have two young sons, who are both at Solefield School. He qualified as a chartered accountant and tax adviser, having worked in the City for most of his working life.

Mrs Foster
BA (Hons), PGCE, MTeach - Current Parent
Mrs Foster is a former Deputy Head Teacher with over 12 years teaching experience as a French and Spanish teacher. She has a Masters degree in Teaching and is experienced in many different areas of education ranging from pastoral care to curriculum design. She previously worked at a large, high performing comprehensive Secondary school in North London before moving to Sevenoaks with her husband and two boys in 2015. Both her boys are at Solefield.

Mr Shanmuganathan
MA (Cantab), MSc (London) - Former Parent
Mr Shanmuganathan runs his own advisory business, having previously worked in government (including as a British diplomat in South Africa and Greece), finance and consultancy. He is married to Sarah, Head of Religious Studies at Solefield. They have three children - their son is a former pupil of Solefield. He is also Chairman of Trustees for St Jude India ChildCare Centres UK.

Mr Collini
MA Oxon, ACA - Former Parent
Mr Collini has lived in Sevenoaks for over 20 years and has two adult children. His son attended Solefield until 2011 and his wife was more recently a Teaching Assistant at the school. He has run his own corporate restructuring and debt advisory business in Covent Garden for almost 20 years. He joined the Governing Body in 2021.

Mrs Webb
B.Ed, MA , NPQH.
Mrs Webb had a career in education teaching in the Private and Maintained sectors. She has experience as a classroom teacher, a boarding mistress, a Deputy Head, an ISI inspector and finally a Headmistress at Hilden Oaks School in Tonbridge, where the school doubled in size during her headship. She was a governor at Cobham Hall School, where she was Chair of the Education Committee.
She is delighted to be a governor at Solefield and is wholly committed to the school's inclusive, holistic philosophy. Her hobbies are gardening, horse riding and travelling.