Governors and Staff
The staff and governors at City of London School bring a wealth of experience and knowledge to the School's community. They are committed to providing an exceptional education. This is reflected in our pupils' achievements and in their readiness to meet the challenges of the modern world.
Alan Bird
Head
Alan has been the Head at CLS since January 2018, having joined us from Brighton College where he was Deputy Head. Alan holds an MA in Economics (First Class) from the University of Cambridge and an MSc (with distinction) in Economics from the London School of Economics and Political Science where he was an Economic and Social Research Council scholar. Before joining Brighton College in 2010, Alan spent eight years as Head of Politics at Tonbridge School and, before that, he taught Economics at the Royal Grammar School, Guildford where he was educated as a boy.
Senior Management Team
Senior Deputy Head
Richard deputises for the Head in his absence, and is responsible for the day-to-day operation and management of the School.
Bursar
Charles has oversight of all matters relating to financial planning, facilities management and School support staff.
Deputy Head Pastoral
Coco has overall responsibility for all aspects of the pupils' welfare and pastoral care. She line manages the Heads of Year and is the Designated Safeguarding Lead (DSL).
Assistant Head Academic
Noeleen is responsible for all matters relating to academic progress of the pupils and the curriculum we provide. She line manages the Heads of Department.
Assistant Head Admissions and Marketing
Philip oversees the admission of pupils to the School, and is responsible for communications and public relations.
Assistant Head Co-curricular
Andrew coordinates the School's co-curricular programme and educational trips and visits and leads on all aspects of staff training and professional development.
Assistant Head Sixth Form and Outreach
Ian oversees all elements of pupil progress and welfare in the Sixth Form, including the support provided for applications to university in the UK and overseas. He is also responsible for developing our partnership work in the community, which engages staff and boys in a number of charitable and collaborative ventures.
Assistant Head Teaching & Learning
Assistant Head Teaching & Learning, Outreach & Partnership. Adam is responsible for promoting good practice in the classroom. He has oversight of teaching and learning throughout the School, as well as leading our programme of educational research. He also oversees the use of technology to support teaching and learning.
Director of Development
Kathrin is responsible for the School’s work in ensuring access for all boys who can benefit from an education at City. She also oversees our programme of alumni relations and engagement.
Pastoral
Sixth Form
Fifth Form
Fourth Form
Third Form
Second Form
First Form & Old Grammar (OG)
School Counsellors
Safeguarding
Pastoral and Wellbeing Adviser
Teaching Staff
Art & Design
Head of Art & Design
Classics
Head of Classics
Drama
Head of Drama
Economics
Head of Economics
English
Head of English
Geography
Head of Geography
History & Politics
Head of History & Politics
IT & Computing
Head of IT & Computing
Learning Support
Head of Learning Support
Mathematics
Head of Maths
Modern Languages
Head of Modern Languages
Head of French
Head of German
Head of Mandarin
Music
Director of Music
Director of Music, Chapel Royal
Head of Academic Music
Physical Education
Head of Physical Education
Head of Games
Matt is a Deputy Designated Safeguarding Lead.
Science
Head of Biology
Head of Chemistry
Head of Physics
Religion & Philosophy
Mansfield College, Oxford University
Support Staff
Administration
Admissions
Library, Archive & Bookshop
Responsible to the SMT for the Library, Archive and Bookshop.
Careers
Catering Staff (Holroyd Howe)
Combined Cadet Force
Development, Events & Alumni
Facilities
Finance
Human Resources
IT Department
Responsible for the IT & Computing curriculum, as well as the School Data Protection and Access to Information Network (AIN) representative.
Marketing & Communications
Responsible for communications and public relations with our community of primary and preparatory schools.
Particular responsibility for the oversight of printed publications, including The Citizen and The Chronicle.
Medical Centre
Reception
School Technicians
The Board of Governors
- Mr James Thomson Chairman of the Board of Governors
- Mr Tim Levene Deputy Chairman of the Board of Governors
- Mr Alex Barr
- Mr Keith Bottomley
- Mr Roger Arthur Holden Chadwick OBE, Deputy (ex officio)
- Mr Dominic Christian
- Ms Marianne Fredericks
- Ms Rosie Gill
- Ms Caroline Haines
- Ms Clare James (ex officio)
- Mr Vincent Keaveny
- Mr Ronel Lehmann
- Professor Paul Madden
- Lord Levene of Portsoken KBE
- Mr Ian Seaton
- Mr Paul Stein
- Mr Edward Lord JP BA(Hons)
- Mr Christopher Martin MA
- Miss Sylvia Moys MBE
To contact the Board of Governors directly:
By post:
Mr James Thomson, Chairman, City of London School Governing Board, c/o City of London Corporation, Member's Room, Guildhall, PO Box 270, London EC2P 2EJ
By email:
- Clerk to the Governing Board, Alistair MacLellan: Alistair.maclellan@cityoflondon.gov.uk
The Chairman of the Board of Governors can be contacted by post via the address above, or by e-mail via the Clerk