Information Booklet 2016-2017 by St Helen's School

INFORMATION 2016/2017

Visits We would be delighted to welcome all prospective pupils and parents to one of our Open Events. Our Open Events offer the opportunity to speak with Dr Short (or another member of our senior staff), and to meet with our experienced teachers and current pupils. You will be able to take a guided tour of our 21-acre campus, and view our exceptional academic, sporting and creative arts facilities. Members of staff will be available to talk to you about the subjects and cocurricular activities we offer. You can also find out more about our Admissions and selection process.

Thursday 22nd September 5.30pm - 7.30pm Senior School (11+) Open Evening No appointment necessary

Saturday 24th September 9.30am - 11.30am Little St Helen’s (3+ and 4+) and Junior School (7+) Open Morning No appointment necessary

Saturday 24th September 1.30pm - 4.00pm Senior School Open Afternoon No appointment necessary

Wednesday 2nd November 9.30am - 12.00pm Whole School Open Morning Please contact Admissions to book a tour

Thursday 3rd November 9.30am - 12.00pm Whole School Open Morning Please contact Admissions to book a tour Please call our Admissions Department for further information on 01923 843230

Timing of the School Day Nursery 9.10am–3.00pm Reception 8.45am–3.15pm (Monday–Thursday) 8.45am–3.00pm (Friday)

Year 1 8.45am–3.15pm

Year 2 8.45am–3.30pm

Junior School Years 3–6 8.30am–4.00pm (Monday–Thursday) 8.30am–3.35pm (Friday)

Senior School Years 7–13 8.30am–4.00pm (Monday–Thursday) 8.30am–3.35pm (Friday)

Contents Little St Helen’s 5 Junior School 6 Senior School 8 Sixth Form 10 Co-Curricular Programme 12 Admissions 14 Registration and Entry Procedures 16 Fees 2016/2017 17 Scholarships and Bursaries 18 Governors 19 GCE Advanced Level Results – Summer 2016 20 GCSE and IGCSE Results – Summer 2016 21 Destinations of Sixth Form Leavers 2016 22 Individual Needs 23 Coaches 2016/2017 24 Before and After School Care 25 Information 26 Staff List 27 How to find us 32

Little St Helen’s Early years education at St Helen’s comprises the Early Years Foundation Stage (three to five year old pupils) and Key Stage 1 (five to seven year old pupils) housed in two adjacent buildings. Whilst the Foundation Years emphasise child initiated learning, high standards of literacy and numeracy are achieved, enabling pupils to progress confidently to more structured activities at Key Stage 1.

n the Early Years Foundation Stage, we aim to develop key

The Broader Curriculum

learning skills such as listening, speaking, concentration, playing,

The curriculum is enhanced at every stage by activities which

persistence and working and cooperating together with other

complement classroom work. These include educational visits,

girls. This is achieved through the seven areas of learning which

visiting speakers and demonstrations.

consist of the three prime areas: Personal, Social and Emotional Development, Physical Development, and Communication and

Religious Education enables the children to appreciate what

Language, and the four specific areas of Literacy, Mathematics,

religious practices and traditions mean to those of different faiths

Understanding the World, and Expressive Arts and Design. The

and cultures. Through Circle Time and SEAL, the girls discuss issues

transition from the pre-school years to full time education in the

covered in our Personal, Social, Health and Citizenship programme.

Early Years Foundation Stage is eased by the provision of regular

Girls and staff attend regular assemblies which are broadly Christian

opportunities for indoor and outdoor play.

in content, emphasising the need for us to live in harmony with one another, to care for the environment and to promote British values.

During Key Stage 1 (between the ages of five and seven) the children are taught within the framework of the National Curriculum. A high

All girls benefit from specialist teaching in Physical Education,

profile is given to the study of English, Mathematics and Science,

Swimming, Speech and Drama, Music and Ballet within the weekly

while Design and Technology, Art, Geography and History are

timetable. In addition, Lunchtime and After School Clubs, which

generally topic based. Computing and the use of IT are embedded in

include French and Carousel Music, are provided for the older girls.

all the pupils’ learning and we have an excellent range of appropriate hardware and software with which the children soon become familiar.

There are many opportunities throughout the year for parents to

Interactive whiteboards, iPads, PCs and laptops are used throughout

come and support their daughters in their various activities which

Little St Helen’s. We use a multi-sensory approach for the teaching

include Harvest Festival, the Christmas Concert, Open Ballet, the

of reading which includes a lively and structured programme of

Dance Show, the Arts Extravaganza, Lunch With Your Daughter

phonics. The girls develop confidence at an early stage in the basic

and Sports Day.

skills of English and Mathematics on which we focus mainly in the morning. Creative activities predominate in the afternoon.

Junior School Junior School consists of Years 3 to 6 (for pupils between the ages of seven and eleven) and enjoys a number of specialist facilities.

Curriculum

Our extensive co-curricular programme, at lunch time and

Each year group comprises three parallel classes, and the teachers

after school, further extends and enriches the girls’ educational

of each class plan together. The curriculum is broadly based around

experience. Activities currently include ballet, Brownies, chess, choir,

the National Curriculum but is greatly enriched, ensuring a broad

computer club, concert band, dance, debating, drama, French,

and balanced learning experience for all which fosters academic

gardening, gymnastics, jazz band, netball, orchestra, origami,

excellence, intellectual curiosity and a passion for learning.

painting, rounders, string group and swim squad.

As well as the core subjects of English, Mathematics and Science,

Assemblies

girls study French, Geography, History, Religious Education and

The tradition of daily assembly is a key element in the girls’ moral

Philosophy. Design & Technology, Art, Music and Drama are taught in

education. An awareness of ethical and moral questions about the

specialist facilities, as is PE which the girls enjoy for three hours per

community and environment, and the importance of mutual respect,

week. As well as being taught as part of the curriculum, Computer

are celebrated through story and drama. The girls also regularly

Science is an integral part of the girls’ learning, with Apple TVs in

lead ‘House’ or ‘Form’ assemblies. A ‘Celebration of Success’

classrooms and a Discovery Centre, equipped for Computer Science

assembly is held once a fortnight, where good work and behaviour

and independent research and reading.

are rewarded, enhancing the positive ethos of the School.

Teachers in Junior School are committed to enabling each individual

At the end of each term we hold an Awards Ceremony where girls

to develop her talents to the full, and each pupil’s progress is closely

are rewarded with certificates for their hard work during the term.

monitored to ensure she is given the appropriate support and advice.

There is also a Prizegiving at the end of the Summer Term which is

In cases where a specific need is identified we offer specialist

a formal celebration, with prizes given across the School.

support through our Individual Needs Department.

Community Form teachers deliver the Personal, Social, Health and Citizenship

Junior School has a vertical House system, encouraging teamwork

Education programme with additional input from specialist speakers.

and personal initiative. During the year, girls take part in a number of

The programme covers many topics, including relationships, healthy

House events and earn points for their Houses. We also have several

living, citizenship and government.

Community Officers across the School who organise community projects throughout the year. The Junior School Council, with an

The girls also follow an Independent Learning Programme where

elected representative from each class, is run by the girls and meets

they are taught a set of skills which helps them to take responsibility

regularly, enabling them to develop an understanding of their ability

for their own learning and to think independently; this is important

to influence positive changes within the School.

in helping the girls to become successful learners. The Eco-Council is also run by the girls and helps to raise awareness

The Wider Curriculum

of environmental issues throughout Junior School. A representative

A range of activities, complementing classroom work, augments the

from each class sits on the Eco-Council.

breadth and balance of the Junior School curriculum. All year groups benefit from educational trips to places of interest, museums and art

Girls in Year 6 are able to take on a number of positions of responsibility

galleries, and from visits to the School by speakers and performers.

including Head Girl’s Team, Eco Warrior, House Representative,

In Years 5 and 6 the girls participate in a week’s residential trip to

Librarian, Editor of ‘Helen Gazer’ (our online Junior School magazine),

an activity centre in the UK or France.

Community Officer, Music Prefect and Sports Prefect. By the end of Year 6, the girls have developed a set of skills and an outlook on learning that enables them to transfer smoothly to Senior School and to move forward successfully to the next stage of their education.

Senior School The Senior School at St Helenâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s is divided into three Sections. Girls in Years 7 to 9 are members of Middle School, encompassing Key Stage 3 of the National Curriculum. Upper School incorporates Years 10 and 11 and takes girls through Key Stage 4 and GCSE. The Sixth Form caters for our post-16 students who follow courses leading to A Level examinations as well as an extensive Enrichment Programme.

Middle School

Girls are encouraged to take increasing responsibility for their learning

In Middle School all girls follow the same curriculum, which

as they progress through the School. Teachers support students

incorporates the best elements of the National Curriculum. However,

as they reflect on how they learn and develop new strategies for

our teaching extends and enriches the Key Stage 3 programmes

problem solving in all areas of the curriculum. In addition, our

of study. Subject specialists teach in their own areas, enabling the

commitment to helping every girl fulfil her potential is reinforced by

efficient provision and delivery of suitable learning and teaching

the care taken by subject staff in monitoring individual progress and

materials.

providing both challenge and support within the programme of study. For this reason girls are banded by ability for Mathematics from Year

All girls study the core subjects: English, Mathematics and Science,

7, ensuring that the pace of work is appropriate and that the right

with Science taught by specialists. From Year 8 Science is taught as

level of support is provided where necessary. The overall academic

Biology, Chemistry and Physics. Throughout the Middle School years

progress of each girl is monitored carefully by her Tutor, under the

all girls also study Art, Computer Science, Design & Technology,

overall guidance of the Head of Middle School. If a specific need

Drama, Geography, History, Music and Religion, Philosophy &

for extra support is identified, the Individual Needs Department can

Ethics. In addition to timetabled PE lessons, girls participate in team

provide this in the form of one-to-one tuition or in small study groups.

sports including lacrosse, netball, tennis and rounders, as well as in gymnastics, athletics, swimming and dance.

Upper School As girls enter Upper School in Year 10, they embark upon their

In Year 7, as girls enter Middle School, they study two modern

GCSE or IGCSE courses. All girls take courses in English Language

foreign languages. The choice is made from German, Spanish,

and Literature, Mathematics, the Sciences, a Modern Foreign

French and Mandarin and they continue with this study for the next

Language and one of the Humanities.

three years. Girls also study Latin from Year 7 up to the end of Year 9. The Sciences continue to be taught by specialists in Biology, The use of Information Technology is an integral element of the

Chemistry and Physics. We prepare girls for two Science

whole curriculum which begins in Year 7. All girls follow a course in

examinations: our Double Award Science covers all the key concepts

Computer Science throughout Middle School which gives them the

and allows ample time for consolidation, while our Triple Award

foundation for future development but, additionally, there are many

Course, leading to separate qualifications in Biology, Chemistry and

opportunities during other lessons to use IT and our extensive IT

Physics, is more suited to those who can assimilate new scientific

facilities. Many classrooms are equipped with interactive whiteboards

ideas at a faster pace. Girls continue to be grouped by ability in

and we have a number of specialist IT suites, including two digital

Mathematics and they are banded in Science. This ensures that

language laboratories, together with several class sets of mobile

each girl is able to tackle these core courses at a pace which best

devices.

suits her aptitude and achievement to date.

The timetabled curriculum in Middle School also involves our

As well as these seven or eight GCSEs or IGCSEs, girls are able

programme of Personal, Social, Health and Citizenship Education,

to choose two further subjects. Our current options list comprises

covering healthy living, sex and relationships education, current

Art, Classical Civilisation, Classical Greek, Computer Science,

affairs, fundamental British values, study skills and social issues, as

Design & Technology (Graphic Products or Resistant Materials),

well as elements of our careers education programme. The sessions

Drama, French, Geography, German, History, Italian, Japanese,

are led by teachers with advice and input from outside experts and

Latin, Mandarin, Music, Physical Education, Religion, Philosophy

our own specialist staff.

& Ethics and Spanish. The Upper School curriculum is completed by our programme of Personal, Social, Health and Citizenship Education, together with

general Religion, Philosophy & Ethics and Physical Education. Within

Options currently include aerobics, badminton, basketball, dance,

our PSHCE programme, Careers Education has a high profile and

first aid, golf, life-saving, rounders, squash, swimming, trampolining

we help girls to consider future career options and to reach decisions

and volleyball.

about Sixth Form choices. We also discuss social and current affairs and include blocks of lessons on health and lifestyles, financial

Upper School has its own Social Society which is run by a committee

literacy, personal safety, relationships and self-esteem, political

of students and aims to broaden the cultural experience of the girls

literacy, fundamental British values and community involvement.

by organising a number of after school events and visits throughout

Outside speakers assist teachers and our own specialist staff in

the year.

covering issues such as contraception, STIs and drugs. In Physical Education, girls are able to participate in a range of individual or small group activities or continue their involvement in team games.

Sixth Form Pupils entering the Sixth Form are prepared for A Level examinations. We currently offer 30 subjects at A Level, including Art, History of Art, Biology, Business, Chemistry, Classical Civilisation, Computer Science, Design & Technology, Drama & Theatre Studies, Economics, English Language, English Literature, French, Geography, German, Government & Politics, History, Italian, Japanese, Latin, Mandarin, Mathematics, Further Mathematics, Music, Physical Education, Physics, Psychology, Religion, Philosophy & Ethics and Spanish.

A Levels

attending presentations given by a range of outside speakers who

From September 2017 all the specifications will be linear which

speak on topics as varied as personal safety, Gap Year opportunities,

means that the A Level grade awarded (A* - E) will be based on the

the dangers of substance misuse and student finance.

performance in examinations taken at the end of the two years. The AS or Advanced Subsidiary is a separate “stand-alone” qualification

Our Futures Programme also includes a cohesive schedule of

which does not count towards the final A Level grade and is only

Careers and Higher Education Guidance, as we help girls to select

taken in the subject which is not continued beyond Year 12. Please

appropriate university courses, support them during the completion

see the “Into The Sixth Form” booklet for more information.

of their UCAS or other applications and assist them in preparation for university interviews, including to Oxford and Cambridge, and

Pastoral Care

the transition to student life.

Our commitment to help every girl to do her best is maintained by giving a high degree of one-to-one attention to each individual

The Physical Education programme is designed to give girls a

student. Each Sixth Former has a personal tutor, and targeted support

wide range of choice. Sporting activities available on site include

is given where appropriate and as particular needs are identified.

badminton, benchball, Pilates, rounders, swimming, table tennis, tennis, trampolining and use of the fitness suite, with competitive

Enrichment Programme

sport available in athletics, badminton, lacrosse, netball and

We maintain breadth and balance in the curriculum through the

rounders. Some Sixth Form students complete the National Pool

participation of all students in our enrichment programme. The St

Lifeguard Qualification during Year 12, giving them a recognised

Helen’s Portfolio is each student’s individual record of all that she

certificate for employment in the Leisure industry as a Lifeguard.

has achieved in addition to her A Level studies while a member of the Sixth Form, including positions of responsibility and leadership, participation in the Duke of Edinburgh’s Award Scheme and CCF and additional qualifications such as Life-saving, as well as the Enrichment Programme. The programme is designed to prepare Sixth Formers for university and extend their intellectual endeavour by providing opportunities to develop skills and interests beyond each student’s A Level programme. They are offered opportunities to develop their IT skills by preparing for ECDL examinations or to take a Post-16 Diploma in Spanish, along with a range of other options. Alternatively they have a chance to undertake the valued Extended Project Qualification, which aims to equip Sixth Formers with the academic skills of research and evaluation required for degree-level study, as well as the experience of writing a substantial individual research project on a topic of their personal choice. Girls also gain Study, Life and Professional skills. A fortnightly lecture introduces all students to a wide and exciting range of academic topics and contemporary issues and they broaden their horizons by

Co-Curricular Programme Assemblies

Co-Curricular Activities

Assemblies in Senior School provide a focus for worship, for the

Our extensive co-curricular programme provides an exciting range

sharing of values and for the development of a sense of responsibility

of opportunities for girls to develop their interests and to participate

within the community. Within a broadly Christian framework, we

in a wide range of activities.

welcome opportunities to draw on many of the great religious traditions. Twice a week the whole of Senior School meets together

The School has many clubs and societies, including Classics,

for assembly; on other days girls in Middle School, Upper School

Debating, Design & Technology, History & Politics Book Club, Italian,

and the Sixth Form meet in different locations, either in their Houses,

Mandarin, Origami, CREST Awards, Heath Robinson Inventors’

Year groups or Form Tutor groups.

Club, Young Engineers and Young Enterprise, as well as a huge variety of musical groups, bands and orchestras, and sports clubs.

Trips, Visits and Exchanges Trips and visits are an important feature of our educational

We encourage the girls to take part in the performing arts, regularly

programme, complementing and enriching the learning which takes

producing plays and concerts which involve pupils over a wide age

place in the classroom. We have an extensive programme of visits

range. We hold an annual House Arts Competition in which the girls

to the theatre and to art galleries and museums. History, Geography

take responsibility for writing, producing, directing and performing

and Classics trips, to venues such as the World War One Battlefields

plays which include art, dance, drama and music. We also share with

around Ypres, the Black Country Living Museum, London Docklands

Merchant Taylors’ School a policy of taking appropriate opportunities

and Bath, focus on broadening the understanding of particular

to invite each other’s pupils to join in the casts of plays and musical

subjects. Girls in the Sixth Form often attend day conferences

productions; we produce a joint concert every year in which the joint

in London which support their examination courses, while those

Orchestra and the joint Choral Society perform.

studying Geography attend Field Courses. In addition, there have been study visits to New York and Washington in recent years.

Many girls participate enthusiastically in the Duke of Edinburgh’s Award Scheme, taking the Bronze, Silver and Gold Awards, while

We have extensive experience of organising trips abroad and girls

membership of the Combined Cadet Force, operated jointly with

are able to participate in exchanges with schools in France, Spain

Merchant Taylors’ School, gives older girls invaluable opportunities

and Germany. More recently, groups of girls have participated in

to develop leadership qualities and a range of lifeskills.

foreign trips which support particular interests. The Orchestra, Bands and Choir have visited and performed in Belgium, Barcelona,

We regularly organise optional holiday activities with an emphasis

Budapest, Prague, Paris, Florence and the Netherlands and there

on outdoor pursuits including ski trips. In the Easter holidays a team

have been recent Classics visits to Rome and Greece. We also have

of Sixth Form girls participates in Phab Week, in which a residential

annual ski trips to Europe or the US and visits to places as diverse

holiday is provided for a group of disabled teenagers. Pupils from St

as China, Morocco and the Galapagos Islands.

Helen’s and Merchant Taylors’ Schools jointly organise the week and provide all necessary care for their visitors supported by the staff.

Admissions St Helen’s aims to provide an excellent, well-balanced, academic education and our admissions procedures are designed to select pupils who will thrive and flourish in this learning environment.

ost girls enter the School at one of our main entry

request. Past papers are also available on our website. The closing

ages: Nursery (3+), Reception (4+), Year 3 (7+), Year

date for registrations for 11+ entry is Friday 25th November 2016.

7 (11+) or the Sixth Form (16+). The procedures for entry at these ages are outlined below. Occasional

places in other age groups may sometimes be available. For such

The following syllabus has been agreed by all schools in the Consortium.

vacancies (for Junior School upwards) written entrance examinations and interviews are individually arranged. The School will make

English Paper

every effort to accommodate special needs. Please contact the

The English paper is composed of a reading comprehension and two

Admissions Department to discuss any requirements.

writing tasks. Candidates will be required to read a passage from a work of literature and answer questions which will test a range of

At each entry point, the parents of candidates who are called in

reading skills. Candidates will then be required to write a creative

for assessment or interview will be given the opportunity to meet a

response, which will be inspired by the passage, and a discursive

senior member of staff.

response which will again be linked to a theme in the stimulus text. The technical accuracy of a candidate’s writing will be assessed as

Little St Helen’s

part of the marking criteria for the two writing tasks. Writing should

Entry is selective as a result of observations made during group

be accurate, fluent, lively and interesting for the best marks.

situations for 3+ and 4+. Girls should be aged 3 or 4 by 1st September 2017. There is also an individual interview for 4+ candidates.

Mathematics Paper

Assessments for entry in September 2017 will take place on 5th

There will be a variety of questions, testing basic numerical skills,

and 6th January 2017. The closing date for registrations for Little

problem solving and logical thinking. Candidates may also be

St Helen’s is Friday 11th November 2016. However, registrations

required to demonstrate more developed powers of reasoning and

received after this date will be accepted if space is available in the

the ability to solve simple problems with a newly introduced concept.

assessment schedule. Such registrations will be dealt with in strict

A pencil and eraser only will be required.

order of the date on which they are received by the School.

Junior School

Entry to the Sixth Form Girls wishing to join the Sixth Form and follow the two-year A

Main entry is at 7+ (i.e. girls should be 7 by 1st September 2017)

Level course require at least seven good passes at GCSE or

through the Junior Entrance Examination; for September 2017 the

IGCSE, including English and Mathematics (defining a good pass

written papers in English, Mathematics and Non-Verbal Reasoning

as A*-B in IGCSE and legacy GCSE subjects, and grades 7-9 in

will be held on Thursday 5th January 2017. The closing date for

reformed GCSE subjects). All candidates must meet these minimum

registrations for 7+ entry is Friday 11th November 2016.

requirements (and also meet any additional subject-specific entry requirements).

Senior School Main entry is at the age of 11+ (i.e. girls should be 11 by 1st

External applicants take papers in the four subjects they wish to

September 2017). St Helen’s is a member of The North London

study in the Sixth Form. The Sixth Form Autumn Term entrance

Independent Girls’ Schools’ Consortium (see separate booklet)

examination will take place on Monday 7th November 2016.

and the entrance examination for September 2017 takes place

Shortlisted candidates will be called for interview and a current

on Friday 13th January 2017, when girls will spend the day in

Head’s reference will be requested at that time. The closing date

school. The aim of the examination is to test the candidate’s skills

for registrations for this examination is Friday 28th October 2016.

and intellectual potential, whatever her background. Papers are set in English and Mathematics. Shortlisted candidates are then called

For overseas candidates examination papers are sent by

for interview, and the final selection is made from these.

arrangement to either the girl’s current school, the local British Council Office or examination centre; shortlisted candidates will

The Consortium’s English and Mathematics sample papers are available on our website or from the Admissions Department on 14

then be invited to attend an interview at the School.

Uniform Uniform is compulsory for all girls from Little St Helen’s to Year 11. The regulation uniform may be obtained from the School outfitter and further information is available on request. The Parents’ and Teachers’ Association also holds second hand uniform sales several times a year. Sixth Formers wear clothing appropriate for a serious day’s work in place of uniform.

Registration and Entry Procedures

n application for entry, a registration fee is payable

or disbursements which accrue during the last term at the School.

(please see Fees) and should be accompanied by the

In the case of Sixth Form applicants, if the offer of the place is

completed registration form. This enables a pupil’s

withdrawn by the School on account of inadequate examination

name to be entered on a list of future candidates

results, the deposit will be refunded. No remission of fees can be

for the School but does not constitute the offer of a place in the

claimed in consequence of illness or any other cause, but parents

School. If, after the entrance examination, a definite offer of a place

can insure against absence through illness. The Governors cannot

is made by the School and is accepted by the parent, acceptance

be held responsible for the loss of, or damage to, a pupil’s personal

must be accompanied by the appropriate deposit, which will be

property. Parents are advised to obtain the appropriate insurance

forfeited in the event of the place not being taken up. The deposit

cover with their own brokers.

will be held for the duration of the pupil’s stay at St Helen’s School. This sum will be refunded after the pupil leaves, less any arrears

Fees 2016/2017 Registration Fee UK Pupils

£100

Overseas Pupils

£150

Deposit Senior School

£2,663

Junior School

£2,112

Little St Helen’s

£2,008

Reception, Year 1, Year 2

Nursery

£1,903

Tuition Fees

Per Term

Per Annum

Senior School

£5,326

£15,978

Junior School

(including Speech & Drama)

£4,225

£12,675

Little St Helen’s

(including Lunch, Ballet, Speech & Drama)

£4,016

£12,048

Nursery

(including Lunch, Ballet, Speech & Drama)

£3,807

£11,421

Breakfast Club

7.30am to 8.15am – £6.00 per pupil per day

After School Club

4.00pm to 6.00pm – £5.80 per hour or part thereof

Lunch

Optional for Junior/Senior School

£250

£750

Payment of Fees

Text Books

The above fees are payable in advance on or before the first day

The fees for all girls below Sixth Form are inclusive of text books,

of each term by Direct Debit unless otherwise agreed by separate

but they will be charged for any text books they lose. Girls in the

contractual arrangement. A discount of £200 is given when the whole

Sixth Form need to purchase their own text books.

year’s fee is paid in advance. Outstanding fees will attract interest at the School’s current rate of 1.5% per month or part thereof.

Examination Fees Fees for public examinations are charged at the costs set by the examination boards.

Extra Subjects

Per Term

Instrumental Music - 10 lessons per term

£250

Music Carousel - Year 1 & 2

£130

Solo Singing - 10 lessons per term

£250

Diction (Speech & Drama) - 10 lessons per term

Little St Helen’s

Included in fees

Junior School

Included in fees

Senior School

£250 (monologue);

£175 (duologue); £115 (group)

Dancing (Ballet)

Little St Helen’s

Included in fees

Junior/Senior School - 10 lessons per term

£105

Charges are based on the assumption that 30 lessons will be delivered in any one year. If this is not possible the charges will be adjusted pro rata. Fees are reviewed annually and are subject to increase from time to time.

Scholarships and Bursaries Scholarships

Bursaries

Each year the School makes available a number of scholarships to

St Helenâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s offers a limited number of Bursary Awards. These are to

defray a proportion of the tuition fees. Academic entry scholarships

enable girls whose parents might not be able to afford the full fees

to Senior School are awarded annually at 11+ and 16+ and are worth

to attend the School. A Bursary is a means-tested financial award

up to a maximum of 50% of the tuition fees. Scholarship awards

which can, in some cases, cover 100% of fees. Bursaries are not

are made on the basis of academic ability and are not related to

linked to Scholarships and a girl could receive both. Bursaries are

family financial circumstances. There is no additional Scholarship

awarded on entrance to St Helenâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s at 11+ and 16+ or to a current

examination for external pupils at 11+. In addition to academic

pupil whose parents are experiencing financial difficulties. Bursaries

scholarships, Music Scholarships and Exhibitions are available at

are awarded annually. Parents of new applicants to the School who

11+ and 16+ for applicants of exceptional musical ability. Sports

wish to apply for a Bursary will be required to complete a confidential

Scholarships are available at 11+ and 16+, and Sixth Form Art

financial questionnaire after registration which can be obtained

Scholarships are also awarded. Further details are available from

from the Admissions Department. Forms must be returned by the

the Admissions Department.

deadline of Friday 9th December 2016. Applications for Bursaries cannot be accepted after this date.

Governors

t Helen’s is extremely fortunate to be supported by a committed and dedicated Council who play a full part in the Governance of the School and in helping to set strategic direction. The full Council meets at least once every Term and it is further organised into a series of sub-committees to provide more detailed oversight of the important areas of Education, Finance, Estates, and Risk. These committees also meet regularly and report back to Council each term.

The Council consists of:

Chairman Ms Suzi Woolfson, BSc, FCA Members of the Council Mrs Monica Bhandari, LLB LLM LPC Mr Nadeem S Boghani, BSc (Hons) C.A. Ms Puneeta Mongia, MA MEng (Cantab), CEng MRAeS, MBA Mrs Alison Phillipson, MA (Cantab) MBA PGCE Dr Susan Pitts, MSc MA PhD Mrs Elizabeth Radice, MA (Oxon) Cert Ed Mr Vivek Sapra, SFA MBA CEng BEng MICE Mrs Michelle Weerasekera, Mont Dip LLB Clerk to the Governors Mr Mark Mackenzie Crooks, BSc MSc MBA

Ms Suzi Woolfson BSc FCA - Chairman of Council Suzi studied Chemistry at university and is now a trained Chartered

Suzi is the Senior Partner of PWC’s Uxbridge office. She spends her

Accountant. She has worked at PriceWaterhouseCoopers LLP

days working with entrepreneurial businesses and private equity-

(PWC) for 29 years and has been a Governor at St Helen’s since

backed businesses and she is also the partner responsible for the

2009. Suzi is passionate about education and is actively involved

induction of the new graduates each year. As such, she also acts

in the Governance of the School.

as a role model and mentor for a significant number of staff at PWC.

GCE Advanced Level Results â&#x20AC;&#x201C; Summer 2016 83 candidates in Year 13 Subjects

Total Entry

Art and Design

Biology

Business

Chemistry

Classical Civilisation

Drama

Economics

English Language

English Literature

French

Geography

German

History

History of Art

ICT

Italian

Latin

Mandarin

Mathematics

Mathematics - Further

Music

Physical Education

Physics

Politics

Psychology

Religious Studies

Spanish

252

Total

Percentage Grade A*-C 96.03% Percentage Grade A*-B 86.51% Percentage Grade A*-A 55.56% Percentage Grade A* 19.84% All results accurate as of 2nd September 2016

GCSE and IGCSE Results â&#x20AC;&#x201C; Summer 2016 98 candidates in Year 11 (plus 1 candidate in Year 9 and 1 candidate in Year 10) Subjects

Total Entry

Art and Design

Art and Design Short Course

Biology (iGCSE)

Chemistry (iGCSE)

Classics

Computer Science

Design and Technology Resistant Materials

Drama

English Language (iGCSE)

English Literature (iGCSE)

French (iGCSE)

Geography

German (iGCSE)

Greek

History (iGCSE)

Italian

Japanese

Latin

Mandarin (iGCSE)

Mathematics (iGCSE)

Music

Physical Education

Physics (iGCSE)

Religious Studies

Science (Double) (iGCSE)

Spanish (iGCSE)

943

557

271

Total Percentage Grade A*-C 99.58% Percentage Grade A*-B 97.56% Percentage Grade A*-A 87.80% Percentage Grade A* 59.07%

All results accurate as of 2nd September 2016

Destinations of Sixth Form Leavers 2016 All of our 2016 leavers are either going on to Higher Education or are planning to do so. As usual, several are taking a gap year in order to travel and work in all parts of the world before taking up their University places. Below are some of the broad range of courses to be read at Universities. University of Bath Economics, Chemical Engineering, Mechanical Engineering University of Birmingham Psychology, Education, International Relations, Medicine, Modern Languages & English University of Bristol Liberal Arts, Psychology, Biology, Geography with Innovation, Economics & Management University of Cambridge Economics, Mathematics Cardiff University Optometry, Economics University of East Anglia Medicine University of Edinburgh Chemical Physics, Music Kingâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s College London Dentistry, Nursing, Spanish & Portuguese Studies University of Leeds English Language & Linguistics, International Business & Marketing University of Leicester Accounting and Finance, Biological Sciences (Neuroscience) London School of Economics History Loughborough University Mechanical Engineering University of Manchester Biology, Music, Optometry, Geography Newcastle University Economics, English Language University of Nottingham Politics and International Relations, English, American Studies & English, Psychology University of Oxford History, English Language and Literature, Philosophy Politics & Economics Queen Mary University of London Economics, Medicine University of Reading Politics and International Relations Royal Holloway University of London Biomedical Sciences, Geography University of Sheffield Aerospace Engineering University of Sussex Criminology, Psychology University College London History, Medicine, Biomedical Sciences University of Warwick Biological Sciences, Classical Civilisation, History Yale University Liberal Arts University of York Computer Science

Individual Needs

he aim of the Individual Needs department is to

The department has three dedicated and qualified staff members

support all students who experience difficulties during

who support the students either in one-to-one or in small group

their studies whilst at school. Students from Year 3

sessions. The sessions are designed to respond to the individual

are assessed at the start of each academic year. The

needs of the student and focus on different areas individually or

assessment focuses on reading and spelling skills and the results,

in combination: reading comprehension, spelling, writing skills,

together with the Schoolâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s own baseline data, indicate who could

numeracy, study and revision skills and memory skills. These

benefit from additional personalised support. The department also

sessions are specific short-term booster sessions which help

assesses students further if required to provide a more detailed

the students to improve their skills and confidence in lessons.

insight into the difficulties the student might experience as they

The department also assesses students for any type of access

move through the school.

arrangements for public examinations, such as extra time, a reader or a scribe.

Coaches 2016/2017 1 Barnet (Barnet High Street, Barnet Road, Elstree Hill South, Stanmore Hill, Bushey Heath, Bushey) 2 Beaconsfield (Beaconsfield, Gerrards Cross, Swakeleys Roundabout) 3 Ealing (Ealing, Greenford, Ruislip Road, Polish War Memorial, Ruislip High Street, Bury Street/Breakspear Road) 4 Elstree (Elstree, Bushey Heath, Sparrows Herne Bushey, London Road/Merry Hill Road) 5 Harrow (East Lane, Forty Avenue, Fryent Way, Kingsbury, Kenton, Harrow-on-the-Hill, North Harrow, Pinner, Northwood Hills) 6 Hemel Hempstead/Amersham (Hemel Hempstead Station, Amersham, Chorleywood, Loudwater, Rickmansworth) 7 Finchley/Mill Hill (Finchley, Mill Hill, Edgware, Stanmore, Uxbridge Road) Please contact the Facilities & Lettings Manager on 01923 843222 for details. Our coach routes are under constant review in order to ensure the highest possible quality of service in response to changing demand and may be subject to change. New parents are advised to obtain the latest information on routes and availability before final acceptance of a place at St Helen’s. Every effort is made to accommodate parents’ requests.

Timing All coaches are timed to reach St Helen’s by 8.20am. Coaches leave the School at 4.10pm Monday to Thursday and at 3.50pm on Fridays.

Late Coach Timings – Mondays to Thursdays Stanmore/Elstree

Gerrards Cross/Beaconsfield

St Helen’s Coach Park Pick up time 5.45pm

Stanmore Station Drop off 6.00pm

Junction of Kingsway and Lower Road, Gerrards Cross Drop off 6.00pm

Community Centre, Alum Lane, Elstree Drop off 6.15pm

Beaconsfield New Town – lay-by outside Waitrose Drop off 6.10pm

Ruislip/Ealing

Bushey/Radlett

St Helen’s Coach Park Pick up time 5.45pm

Ruislip High Street, before Station Bridge Drop off 5.50pm

Aldenham Road, Bushey Arches Drop off 5.50pm Radlett Station Drop off 6.10pm

Please note that there is no late coach service on Fridays.

Cost

Full time pass

One way pass

Ad hoc pass

Return journeys five days a week: £1,275

Up to five journeys per week AM/PM or

One-off journeys require a pass from the

per year

mixture of both: £885 per year

Facilities & Lettings Manager costing £5.85

Before and After School Care

t Helen’s offers a Breakfast Club in the comfortable surroundings of Longworthe House and an After School Club in Gables, our Key Stage One building. Our Breakfast Club is available to pupils in Year 1 and above from 7.30am. Girls can enjoy a healthy breakfast, served until 8.00am, followed by supervised play for Little St Helen’s and Junior School pupils who are then accompanied to their classrooms at the start of the school day. After School Club is available for all pupils in Nursery to

Year 6 until 6.00pm and offers girls the opportunity to take part in play and to complete their homework in a safe, stimulating environment within the familiarity of the School’s grounds. After a light teatime snack, younger girls join in a range of organised activities which vary according to the day of the week, whilst older girls complete their homework until they are collected. Parents have the flexibility to opt for these services on a day-to-day basis, giving a minimum of 24 hours’ notice, or to make a termly commitment. The cost for Breakfast Club is £6.00 per pupil per day. The cost for After School Club varies according to the length of time spent at the Club.

Information The following school policies are available on the School’s website, www.sthelens.london/school-policies: ■ Policy and arrangements for admissions,

■ Complaints Procedure

discipline and exclusions ■ Education and Welfare provision for pupils with statements ■ Curriculum Policy ■ Anti-bullying Policy

■ Rewards and Sanctions Policy

■ Policy for Health and Safety on school visits

■ Child Protection and Safeguarding Policy

A record of the School’s academic performance in the previous school year and a list of staff can also be found on the website. The School is committed to promoting the health and welfare of all pupils and if staff have a reasonable suspicion that a pupil may have been the victim of abuse, staff will (as is required by law) follow the procedures laid down by the London Safeguarding Children Board. Such action in no way infers that any parent/guardian or other individual is being accused of wrongdoing. A full version of the School’s Child Protection and Safeguarding Policy is available on the School website.

and pupils for whom English is an additional language

Staff List September 2016 Council of Governors

Mrs J George, BA (Solent) MA (London)

Chairman & Safeguarding Governor Ms S Woolfson, BSc FCA

Mr V Hazeldine, Diploma AD (UAL)

Mrs M Bhandari, LLB LLM LPC

Mrs J Tibbs (Technician)

Mr N Boghani, BSc(Hons) C.A. Ms P Mongia, MA MEng (Cantab) CEng MRAeS MBA

Classics

Mrs A Phillipson, MA (Cantab) MBA PGCE

* Dr A Berriman, BA (Bristol) PhD (Nottingham Trent)

Dr S M Pitts, MSc MA PhD

Dr P Arnold, MA DPhil (Oxon)

Mrs E Radice, MA (Oxon) Cert Ed

Mr H Dymock, BA (Durham) MA (London)

Mr V Sapra, SFA MBA CEng BEng MICE

Mrs N O’Hagan, CertEd (Westminster) BA (Calabria, Italy)

Mrs M Weerasekera, Mont Dip LLB

Miss S Wu, BA (Warwick)

Headmistress Dr M Short, BA (London) PhD (Cantab)

Computer Science * Mr M Hoffman, BA (S Africa)

Deputy Head Pastoral & Designated Safeguarding Lead Mrs J Parker, BA (Liverpool)

Mr J Firestone, MA (Brighton) Mr R Shaikh, BA (Brighton)

Deputy Head Academic & Deputy Designated Safeguarding Lead Mr P Tiley, BSc (Bristol)

Design & Technology

Deputy Head Development Dr P Arnold, MA DPhil (Oxon)

* Mr B Gee, MA (Open)

Business Director and Clerk to the Council Mr M Mackenzie Crooks, BSc (Oxford Brookes) MSc MBA (Cranfield)

Mr S Binning, BA (Greenwich) Mrs L Hallam, BA (Middlesex) Mr R Shaikh, BA (Brighton)

Pastoral Head of Sixth Form Mr H Dymock, BA (Durham) MA (London)

Mrs A Flash, BA (Loughborough) (Technician)

Head of Upper School Mrs D Sinclair, MA (London)

Drama

Head of Middle School Mrs C Hill, BA (Newcastle)

* Mrs M Connell, BA (Manchester) (Director of Drama)

Head of Junior School Mrs K Serinturk, BEd (London)

Mrs J Barton, BA (Oxford Brookes)

Head of Little St Helen’s & Designated Safeguarding Lead (EYFS) Miss K Cooper, BA (Canterbury)

Mrs K Newby, BA (Loughborough) Mrs D Sinclair, MA (London) Mrs H McGreal, BA (Salford) (Speech & Drama teacher)

Director of Drama Mrs M Connell, BA (Manchester) Director of Futures Miss E McKinley, BA (Heriot-Watt)

Economics & Business Studies

Director of Music Mr P Martin, MA (Cantab) LRSM

* Mr M Khan, BSc (Wollongong, Dubai) MSc (London)

Director of Sport Miss J Hurt, BA (Brunel)

Mr L Casey, BA (Wales), MA (Middlesex)

Development Director Ms Z Baines BA (Birmingham) MSc (LSE)

English

Head of Marketing & Communications Miss H Openshaw, BA MEd (Durham), AMDIS Dip

* Mr R Johnston, BA (Liverpool) Ms S Ahmed, BA (Essex) MA (London) Mrs K Douglas, MA (St Andrews) Ms B Fidder, MA (St Andrews)

Senior School Staff * denotes Head of Department

Mr T Gerig, BA (Illinois)

Art

Geography

* Mrs N Smith, BA (Sunderland) MA (London)

* Miss E Rynne, MA (London)

Mr A Williams, MA (Cantab)

Mr D Froggatt, BSc (Cardiff)

Mrs B Lee (Mandarin Assistant)

Mr R Pimlott, BA (Middlesex)

Miss A Morin (French Assistant)

History, Government & Politics and History of Art

Dr Y O’Connor, BSC MSc (Kyoto, Japan) PhD (Tokyo, Japan) (Japanese Assistant)

* Mr B Nemko, BA (Birmingham) MSc (City) MA (London) Mrs L Hatchard, MA (Manchester) MA (St Andrews)

Music

Mrs C Hill, BA (Newcastle)

* Mr P Martin, MA (Cantab) LRSM (Director of Music)

Dr N Marx, BA (Amherst), MA (London), PhD (Harvard)

Ms A Stobart, BA (Nottingham), MEd (Cantab) LRSM (Assistant Director of Music)

Mrs R Reidel-Fry, MPhil MA (Columbia, USA) MA (London) (on maternity leave)

Mrs J Taylor, BSc (Northumbria) (Music Administrator)

Mr A Reynolds, BA (Birmingham) Miss H Sinclair, MA (St Andrews) (on maternity leave)

Music - Visiting

Mr P Whalley, BA (Portsmouth)

Miss A-M Andritoiu, BMus (Birmingham Conservatoire) MMus (Trinity Laban)

Individual Needs

Ms C Barry, BA (Mod) (Trinity College Dublin) LTCL

* Ms J Halmagyi, MA (Debrecen, Hungary) NASCO (Middlesex)

Miss J Chen, BMus PGDip (Royal Academy of Music)

Mrs R Bird, BA (London)

Mrs E Coleman-Boyle, BA MA (Chichester)

Ms P Vine, BA (Exeter) Mrs C Craigie-Williams

Mrs D Ellin, BMus (Royal Scottish Academy of Music) PGDip LRAM

Mathematics

Mr A Gathercole, GGSM ALCM (Guildhall School of Music and Drama)

* Miss C Kerry, BEng (London)

Mrs S Gregory, LRAM LTCL

Miss G Day, BSc (Durham)

Mr R Halford, GNVQ (St Albans)

Dr J Donovan, MEd MSc PhD (London) Mrs J Hurley, BSc (Sheffield)

Mr D Hester, DipTCL LTCL PDOT (Guildhall School of Music and Drama)

Mrs S King, BEng (Bristol)

Mr C Hooker, ARAM LRAM DipRAM

Mr B Manivannan, BSc Eng (Sri Lanka)

Miss D Kemp, MA (Oxon) DipRCM ARCM

Mrs S Michaels, BSc (Manchester)

Miss R Krbilkova, DiS (Pardubice Conservatory, Czech Republic)

Mrs T Onac, BSc (London)

Miss E Kyte, BMus MMus (Guildhall)

Mr P Tiley, BSc (Bristol)

Mrs J Maclean, BSc (City) LTCL

Dr C Yu, BSc (Southampton), MSc PhD (Kent)

Mr I Marcus, LTCL Mr N Martin, Cert NLP

Modern Foreign Languages * Mrs E Serrano, Filologia Inglesa Degree (Madrid) (Head of Modern Foreign Languages and Spanish) * Mr P Vines, BA (UEA) (Head of French)

Mr A McAfee, BA (Nottingham Trent) PGCert (Trinity College of Music) Miss E Tsampa, MA (Royal Academy of Music) BMus (Athens) LRAM

* Mrs E Davis, BA (Birmingham) MA (Westminster) (Subject Leader: German, Deputy Head of Middle School)

Physical Education

* Ms J Lee, MSc (London) (Subject Leader: Mandarin)

* Miss J Hurt, BA (Brunel) (Director of Sport)

Mrs G Chuykov, BA (Yaroslavl, Russia) MA (London)

* Miss S Chadburn, BSc (Sheffield Hallam) (Head of Curriculum PE, Senior School)

Mrs M Ishikawa, MA (London) Miss L Louiset, BA MA (Antilles) Miss E McKinley, BA (Heriot-Watt) Mrs J Orme, BA (Durham)

* Miss K Pickering, BA (Chichester) (Head of PE, LSH & Junior School)

Mrs J Parker, BA (Liverpool)

Mrs A Arnot, BEd (Bedford)

Miss A Shepherd, BA (Cantab)

Mrs J Barton, BA (Oxford Brookes)

Mrs N Wright, BA (Manchester)

Mrs N Barton, BSc (Loughborough)

Miss J Lepka (German Assistant)

Miss H Harding, PTTLS Award

Mrs C Gauci, BA (Mexico) (Spanish Assistant)

Miss S Heath, BEd (Bedford) MA (Brunel)

Mrs N O’Hagan, CertEd (Westminster) BA (Calabria, Italy)

* Mrs D Macey, BSc (Brunel) (Head of CoCurricular PE, Senior School)

Miss N Miller, BSc (Leeds Met)

Mrs I Cane, BA (Birmingham)

Miss B Roberts, BA (Brighton)

Miss E Carey, BA (Durham) Mrs H Casingena, LLAM (Lamda)

Psychology

Mrs A Cawthorne, BSc (Surrey) MA (Middlesex)

* Mrs L Winter, BSc (Plymouth)

Mrs E Coleman-Boyle, BA MA (Chichester)

Mrs A Hussain, BSc MSc (Brunel)

Mrs G Collins, BEd (Queen’s University, Ontario) MA (Calgary) (on maternity leave)

Religious Studies, Philosophy & Ethics

Miss S English, BA (Portsmouth)

* Mr G Bezalel, MSc (LSE) MA (London)

Miss Z Farrell, MA (St Andrews)

Mr H Dymock, BA (Durham) MA (London)

Miss N Gavigan, BSc (Birmingham)

Miss S Hussey, BA (Cantab)

Mrs A Groves, BA (Brunel)

Mr E McCartney, BSc (London)

Miss S Gupta, BA (Roehampton)

Mrs A Saunders, MA (Cantab) (Head of Academic Extension & Oxbridge Coordinator)

Mrs L Lasky, BSc (Liverpool)

Miss H Williams, MA (Edinburgh)

Miss R Moore, BA (UEA)

Mrs N Lawson, BA (Bath) Mrs M Parry, BA (Warwick), MTeach (London)

Science

Mrs M Pratt, BA (Griffith) PDipEd (Queensland)

* Dr J Schofield, BSc PhD (London) (Head of Science)

Mrs P Prosser, BEd (Durham)

* Mrs A Adlam, BSc (Southampton) MSc (Imperial) MInstP (Head of Physics)

Mrs H Sansom, BEd (Herts)

* Mr M Reynish, BSc (York) (Head of Chemistry)

Mr T Senkalski, BA (Newcastle, Australia)

* Dr C Ryan, MChem (Southampton) PhD (London) (Head of Biology)

Junior School Teaching Assistants

Mrs J Arthur, BSc (Reading)

Mrs G Cox

Miss K Baker, BSc (Southampton) MA (London) (Deputy Head of Middle School)

Mrs M Crowie

Mrs C Jenkins, BSc (Cardiff)

Mrs T Hopkins

Dr C Jones, BSc (Nottingham Trent) PhD (London)

Miss M Martinez

Mr C Le Bas, BSc (Edinburgh)

Mrs M Pearkes

Dr S Sayed-Marikar, BSc MSc PhD (London)

Ms S Stanborough

Mrs S Thomas, MSci (London) (on maternity leave)

Mrs M Tanna

Mr P Tiley, BSc (Bristol)

Mrs J Webb (Science Technician)

Ms D Sarnat, BA (Tel Aviv) (Head of Music, LSH & Junior School)

Mrs D Brooks

Mrs J Edward

Mrs S Wardley, BSc (Southampton) Mrs S Williams, BSc (Exeter) Mrs Z Alidina, City & Guilds Pharmacy (Technician)

Pre-Preparatory Staff (Little St Helen’s)

Mrs A Ghosh, BSc (Calcutta) (Technician)

Head of Little St Helen’s Miss K Cooper, BA (Canterbury)

Mrs B Lee, BEng (China) (Technician)

Deputy Head of Little St Helen’s Mrs S Begley, BSc (Bangor) MPhil (Pontypridd)

Dr Y O’Connor, BSc MSc (Kyoto, Japan) PhD (Tokyo, Japan) (Technician)

Deputy Head of Little St Helen’s Ms D Smith, BEd (Warwick) Mrs D Allsopp, MontDip (London)

Library

Mrs L Baldwin, BEd (Cantab) (on maternity leave)

* Ms E Howard, BA (Leicester) MA (Roehampton) DipLib (Metropolitan)

Mrs H Casingena, LLAM (Lamda)

Mrs S Gleave

Mrs R Garton, BA (Surrey)

Mrs R Serbos, BA (Sheffield Hallam) MA (London))

Mrs N Johar, BA (Brunel)

Miss R Cox, BA (Ryerson) BEd (Queen’s University, Ontario)

Miss R Kansagra, BA (Leeds) Mrs A Lam, BA (Essex)

Junior School Staff

Mrs D Moody, BEd (Oxon)

Head of Junior School Mrs K Serinturk, BEd (London)

Mrs H Morris, BA (Winchester)

Deputy Head of Junior School Miss E Sami, MEd (Herts)

Mrs D Roberts, BA (Surrey)

Ms D Sarnat, BA (Tel Aviv) (Head of Music, LSH & Junior School)

Mrs S Hamirani (Breakfast Club Assistant)

Mrs H Scherbel-Ball, BA (Birmingham)

Mrs L Watson (Extended Day Care Cover Assistant)

Mrs R Sirera, BA MA (Manchester) Mrs T Wood, BA (Surrey) Little St Helen’s Teaching Assistants

Administrative Staff

Miss J Collins

PA to the Headmistress Miss D Quane

Mrs M Da Rocha

PA to the Business Director Mrs K Campbell

Mrs G Davis

Secretary to the Deputy Heads Mrs A Bedin

Mrs F Gallagher

Examinations Officer Mrs D Dobson

Miss A Ionescu

Compliance Officer Mrs N Choudhry, LLB Hons (London)

Mrs A Player

Catering Manager Mr I Folwell

Miss C Randall Ms T Reeves

Secretaries

Mrs S Sharman

Senior School Secretary Mrs J Steadman

Mrs T Shearwood

Junior School Secretary Mrs P Robbins

Ms E Speed

Little St Helen’s Secretary Mrs F Kahan

Mrs D Thakrar

Ms S Deas

Mrs L Watson

Ms L Quilley

Little St Helen’s Ballet Teachers

Mrs L Sheerin

Lead Ballet Teacher: Miss J Hale, BA LRAD AISTD Miss R Henry, BA (Royal Academy of Dance)

Senior School Front Office

Miss C Hurry, BA (Surrey)

Senior School Office Manager Mrs S Page

Miss L Matthews, BA (Royal Academy of Dance)

Ms P Alvarez

Miss A Philpott, BA (Surrey) LRAD ARAD AISTD

Mrs S McCarthy

Ms S Price, RAD Dip AISTD Dip

Miss D Semon

Miss S Ross, BA (Royal Academy of Dance) RTS

Mrs P Tailor (Resources Assistant)

Miss G Yiannakas, BA (Surrey) Miss S Aoki, BSc MSc (London) ARAD RAD RTS (Piano Accompanist)

Development Office

Miss A Tetsuya, BMus (London) MMus (RCM) DipABRSM (Piano Accompanist)

Mrs M Meisuria, BSc (Middlesex)

Little St Helen’s Lunchtime Supervisors

Marketing & Communications

Mrs K Andrews

Head of Marketing & Communications Miss H Openshaw, BA MEd (Durham), AMDIS Dip

Mrs C Leigh

Development Director Ms Z Baines BA (Birmingham) MSc (LSE)

Miss C Allsopp, BA (Buckinghamshire)

Medical and Welfare Staff Medical Team

Admissions

Lead Nurse Mrs K Wise, BSc (Bucks)

Admissions Officer Ms L Hailey

Dr M Abedian, BSc (London) MSc (Brunel) PhD (London) (Confidential Listener)

Registrar Miss S Heath, BEd (Bedford) MA (Brunel)

Mrs J Harrison, RGN (Junior School Nurse)

Human Resources

Ms A Miah, NNEB (Chiltern) (Welfare Assistant, Little St Helen’s)

Human Resources Manager Mrs S Hart, BSc MIPD

Extended Day Care Staff

Mrs S Sharma, CIPD

Mrs W Carr, NVQ3 Early Years & Childcare (After School Care Assistant)

Finance

Mrs M Crowie, CACHE 3 Teaching Assistant BA (OU) (After School Care Assistant)

Accountant Mr D Dhrona, FCCA

Miss A Ionescu, MSc (Iasi, Romania) (After School Care Assistant)

Mrs R Pattni, BA Hons (Thames Valley)

Rev A Jacob NVQ3 Playwork (After School Club Supervisor)

Mrs N Songira, AAT (Westminster)

Miss C Randall, NVQ3 (Breakfast Club Supervisor)

Mrs S Welsh

Mrs J Ivanovic, BA (Belgrade) AAT

IT Systems

Ms S Jongthep

Head of IT Systems Mr D Nanton, MCSE MCP CISCO ITIL Prince 2

Mrs S Jose

Mr T Boxall, BA (Hull) (Events Sound & Lighting Technician)

Mrs G Laca

Mr P Gould, Dip (Harare) RCNA (Network Administrator)

Ms P Meek

Mr A Naik, BSc (London)

Mrs L Mohamed

Mrs S Shrestha-Gandhi, BSc (Greenwich) MSc (Cardiff) (Senior IT Technician)

Mrs U Paludsongkram

Mrs S Standen (E-Learning Training & Support Manager)

Mr T Rahman

Mrs L Yates, NVQ3 (SIMS Manager)

Mr K Rajaratnam

Mrs A Juhasz

Mrs S Rahman

Mrs A Sherwin

Premises, Maintenance & Grounds

Miss M Spooner

Facilities & Lettings Manager Mrs L Toms

Ms B Stephens

Estates Manager Ms A Steele, BA (Manchester)

Mr K Treiber

Maintenance Manager Mr D Shaw Head of Grounds Mr I Thom Mr N Braxton Mr R Currie Mr D Gardener Mr R Kelliher Mr A Miah Mr V Popatlal Mr C Reid Mr S Urquhart Mr G Vekaria Caretakers Mr J Carr Mr M Crolla

Sports Centre Sports Centre Manager Mr M Jones Miss A Doyle Mr C Gibson Miss A Keen Mr P Kessel Mr J Lambrick Miss T McPherson

Cleaning Staff Mr V Bratu Mrs M Busolini Mr M Cybulski Mr A Dhoore Ms M Flis Ms A Ganesh Mrs S Hamirani Mr S Hayes Miss H Hengprasit Mr Z Jaguscik

How to find us By Road From West London, follow the A40 from Westway, passing under the Hangar Lane gyratory system and The Target (A312) roundabout. Take the next exit (A4180) at the Polish War Memorial. Follow all the signs for Ruislip and then Northwood. This will bring you along Ducks Hill Road. At the T-junction with the Rickmansworth Road (A404) turn right at the set of traffic lights. At the next set of traffic lights turn left into Green Lane, and follow the road round passing the local shops, until you have Waitrose on the right. Turn left at the traffic lights by Northwood Underground Station into Eastbury Road. St Helen’s School is now on your right. Our main Senior School entrance is located on Eastbury Road, before Carew Road. From North London, take the M1 to Watford and leave at junction 5 for Watford. The A4125 will take you straight down towards Northwood. At the end of the road turn right at the mini-roundabout onto Green Lane, and then right at the traffic lights into Eastbury Road.

From the M25 From the M25, leave by junction 17 (A412) clockwise, or junction 18 (A404) anti-clockwise. Follow all signs to Rickmansworth. When you reach the Rickmansworth by-pass, continue on the A404, following all the signs to Northwood and London. You will climb a steep hill, and travel on eventually passing Mount Vernon Hospital on your right. Come down the hill and you will encounter a set of traffic signals. Keep going along this road passing Holy Trinity Church on the left. At the next set of traffic lights turn left into Green Lane, and follow the road round passing the local shops, until you have Waitrose on the right. Turn left at the traffic lights by Northwood Underground Station into Eastbury Road. St Helen’s School is now on your right. Our main Senior School entrance is located on Eastbury Road, before Carew Road.

By Train/Tube Northwood Station is on the Metropolitan Line served by trains originating at Baker Street. The journey time is about 32 minutes from Baker Street. As you leave Northwood Underground Station, cross to the opposite side of the road junction and walk up Eastbury Road. St Helen’s School is now on your right. Our main Senior School entrance is located on Eastbury Road, before Carew Road.

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St Helenâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s School Eastbury Road Northwood Middlesex HA6 3AS enquiries@sthelens.london Telephone +44 (0)1923 843210 Fax +44 (0)1923 843211 Admissions Telephone +44 (0)1923 843230 Fax +44 (0)1923 843231 admissions@sthelens.london www.sthelens.london