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Cardiff Staff and Governors

Senior Management Team

Tom Arrand

Arrand Tom
Position:
Principal

Educated at Durham School and Oxford University, Tom has worked in some of the UK’s leading independent schools where he has been a Head of Department, a Housemaster, Deputy Head and Acting Head.  He joined Cardiff in January 2020 and...

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Adam Reid

Position:
Senior Vice Principal

Adam was educated at Cranleigh School and at Birmingham University, where he read Medieval and Modern History, and was sponsored by the army.  After five years in the Light Infantry, he spent two years in property investment and development, before...

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Paula Downey

Paula Downey
Position:
Vice Principal

As Vice Principal, Paula’s focus is on ensuring that all students at Cardiff Sixth Form College have the best student experience. She is passionate about supporting young people to be resilient,  intellectually curious and to have real integrity in all...

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Lisa Morton

Lisa Morton
Position:
Assistant Principal

Lisa has been working in education for many years and during her time at Cardiff Sixth Form College she has implemented a number of pastoral programmes and initiatives and is passionate about increasing resilience, confidence and self-care amongst the student...

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Sharon Wright

Wright Sharon
Position:
Director of Finance and Operations

Sharon has worked within the finance industry for many years before joining Cardiff Sixth Form College in September 2019 as the Bursar of the College.  At Cardiff she assists the senior management team, is responsible for the strategic management of school...

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Neil Davies

Davies Neil
Position:
Director of Lower School

Neil Davies is the Director of Lower School at Cardiff Sixth Form College and a Teacher of GCSE, AS and A Level Geography. Prior to joining the College in September 2016, Neil spent a decade as the Course Coordinator for...

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Governors and Group

Aatif Hassan

Aatif Hassan
Position:
Proprietor & Chair of Governors

Aatif founded Dukes Education in 2015 and leads our London day schools. He is also Chairman of Cavendish Education, a group of six schools for pupils with dyslexia and autism schools; and Deputy Chairman of Governors of St James Independent Schools (including Chairman...

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Jonathan Cuff

Position:
Director of Dukes Colleges & Safeguarding Governor

Jonathan brings over a decade of senior leadership experience in private school settings. He was educated at Brunel University and the University of Leicester, where he earned an MSc in Educational Leadership. Throughout his career, Jonathan has consistently demonstrated excellence...

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Tim Fish

Fish Tim
Position:
CEO of Dukes Education UK/ROI, Governor

Tim Fish is CEO at Dukes Education with oversight of its nurseries, schools, colleges, summer schools, day camps and educational consultancies across the UK, Ireland and Switzerland.  He founded Earlscliffe in 2012 and has 35 years’ experience in the boarding...

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Gareth Collier

Collier Gareth
Position:
Director

After serving 24 years in boarding schools in the UK and internationally in Kenya and Tanzania, fulfilling pastoral roles of Housemaster, Head of Boarding, Head of Pastoral, Senior Teacher and Head Teacher as well as teaching, marketing and admissions roles,...

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Henrietta Lightwood

Henrietta Lightwood
Position:
Global Director Marketing & Student Recruitment

Henrietta has worked in schools marketing and admissions for 16 years and is extremely well known and respected in the sector.  She is currently Group Director of Marketing and Admissions for all five Dukes Colleges and has worked as Marketing...

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Paul Ludlow

Paul Ludlow
Position:
Director of Compliance

Paul has spent over 30 years working in education as a Housemaster, Head of Boarding and Head of Pastoral Care on a wide range of senior leadership teams as well as for two education groups working with international students in...

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Rob Humphreys

Rob Humphries
Position:
Director of Finance

Rob is responsible for the financial management of all the Colleges and Beyond the Classroom businesses within the Dukes group.  He joined in 2017 being based originally at Cardiff Sixth Form College immediately after it became part of the Dukes...

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Claire Little

Position:
Director of People

Dr Brenda Despontin

Position:
Governor

Brenda Despontin grew up in Wales and is a graduate of Cardiff University. After studying for a PGCE in Bath, she accepted a post teaching English and Drama at The British School of Brussels, returning to Wales in 1977 with...

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Key Administration Staff

Michelle Walker

Walker Michelle
Position:
Admissions Manager

Michelle has worked in the Middle East namely, Saudi Arabia, Abu Dhabi and Qatar for leading international Independent schools for the past 15 year as an IT Manager. Implementing and managing multiple leading edge IT systems including IBM, Microsoft, Apple,...

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Melanie Symons

Symons Melanie
Position:
Registrar

Melanie has worked for many years in administration in many different roles for several high profile law firms. She started her career as a secretary, was promoted to a PA but quickly moved direction to a training co-ordinator role.  Melanie then...

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Charlotte McQuaid

McQuaid Charlotte
Position:
Academic Data Manager

Charlotte graduated from the University of Wales with a bachelor’s degree in History and Philosophy/Religious Studies with Hons in 2005.  Since graduating Charlotte started her career in education at Newport High School as Data Manager before joining the Cardiff Sixth...

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Laura Foster

Foster Laura
Position:
UCAS Coordinator

Laura Foster joined the College in 2017 in the role of UCAS Coordinator. Before specialising in applications to UK universities, she worked in higher education as a researcher and teacher of undergraduate English Literature. Her PhD, completed in 2014, focuses...

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Dale Sage

Sage Dale
Position:
Work Observations Coordinator

Dale is the Cardiff Sixth Form College Work Observation Coordinator and is a qualified with a Level 4 Diploma in Careers Information and Advice.  Dale works tirelessly with students to discuss their career aspirations and how this translates into their...

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Ceitho Williams

Anwyl Williams Ceitho
Position:
Head of Boarding

Ceitho joined Cardiff Sixth Form College in 2018 having returned from Australia, where he was a houseparent for two years at Immanuel College, Adelaide. Ceitho has worked at a number of UK boarding schools, as well as Whanganui Collegiate School...

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Paisley Beeching

Beeching Paisley
Position:
Senior House Parent

Paisley joined Cardiff Sixth Form College in 2017, after completing a bachelor’s degree in Psychology (with International Study) at the University of Nottingham. Starting as a Graduate Residential Assistant, she has progressed within boarding, becoming a House Parent in 2018,...

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Kristian Gwilliam

Gwilliam Kristian
Position:
Senior House Parent

Kristian joined the college in 2017 as a member of the student support team before working his way through various boarding roles up to Senior Houseparent. His focus is on the co-curricular provision at CSFC, overseeing the Clubs & Societies, Interhouse...

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Julia Huber

Julia Huber
Position:
Senior House Parent

Julia joined the college in 2020 as a houseparent during COVID times. She comes from Strasbourg where she studied English literature and linguistics before completing a master’s degree in English linguistics, both at Strasbourg University. Her dissertation tackled English insults...

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Angela Anwyl Williams

Pitman Angela
Position:
Senior House Parent

Angela joined Cardiff sixth form college in 2020 and has been Houseparent to the GCSE cohort before moving to Senior Houseparent in 2023. Originally from Adelaide, Australia, she has resided in the UK for the previous five years working in...

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Heads of Houses

Alanna Davies

Davies Alanna
Position:
Head of House Franklin

Alanna has worked in education for 30 years, teaching for most of that time. Specialising in History and the Humanities, she was responsible for planning, implementing and delivering History courses and running departments. Alanna has also run a very successful...

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Helen Williams

Williams Helen
Position:
Head of House Morgan

After achieving four A levels, Helen went to Cardiff University to study English Literature. She took a year out and worked at a prep school in Somerset as a graduate assistant before heading to Swansea University to complete teacher training...

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Katie Lawrence

Lawrence Katie
Position:
Head of House Wallace

Katie started her career in education as a Learning Support Assistant in a sixth form college, supporting students with Additional Learning Needs. While working as an LSA, she completed a PGCE, specialising in Adult Literacy. She later became a Learner...

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Steve Davies

Davies Steve
Position:
Head of House Seacole

Steve has worked in Education for 30 years. He is presently Head of House at Cardiff Sixth Form College.  He has worked primarily as a teacher of Design and headed the Design & Technology Department at St David’s Sixth Form...

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Kyle Smith

Smith Kyle
Position:
Head of House Parry

Kyle read History and Politics and the University of the West of England and completed his PGCE in Citizenship at Canterbury Christ Church University where he was graded as “outstanding”. Prior to joining Cardiff Sixth Form College as Head of...

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Kate Ladbrooke-Davies

Kate Ladbrooke-Davies
Position:
Assistant Director of Lower School

Kate is the Assistant Director of Lower School at Cardiff Sixth Form College and a Teacher of GCSE, AS and A Level Biology. Kate has worked in education for 14 years and prior to joining the College in 2022, Kate worked...

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Heads of Department

Natalie Goddard

Natalie Goddard
Position:
Head of Biology

Natalie joined the college in January 2017 having graduated with a Biochemistry degree and qualified as a teacher in 2002. She has extensive experience of teaching Science at Key stage 3 and Biology at GCSE and A level, having taught...

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Alex Kampas

Kampus Alex
Position:
Head of Physics

Alex joined Cardiff Sixth Form College in September 2015. Alex is an astronomer with published research and an engineer with a successful stint in the publishing and automotive industry. He has taught exclusively in sixth form colleges in South Wales...

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Martin Madden

Madden Martin
Position:
Head of Chemistry

Martin joined the College in April 2015 and was Deputy Head of Chemistry until taking over as Head of chemistry in September 2020. He has had a love of the sciences since an early age and has a background in...

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Ruth Daniels

Ruth Daniels is Head of Mathematics at Cardiff Sixth Form College. Ruth brings energy and passion to the mathematics department and dedicates much of her time to the development of resources that stimulate and inspire learners. She joins us in...

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Phil Eedy

Eedy Phil
Position:
Head of Humanities

Phil has taught at Cardiff Sixth Form College since September 2016 and has been the Head of Humanities for the last three years.  Prior to this he taught and headed a similar department in another sixth form college in Cardiff...

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Rebecca Brookes

Brookes Rebecca
Position:
Head of English

Beck Brookes is Head of English and Languages at Cardiff Sixth Form College. Prior to this she was the Programme Area Manager for English, Languages, Film and PA at St David’s Sixth Form College, Cardiff. In both roles a core...

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