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
Bursar
Senior Deputy Head
Director of Studies & Senior Mistress
Deputy Head Pastoral
Deputy Head Co-curricular & Operations
Deputy Head Teaching & Innovation
Head of Lower School
Head of Middle School
Head of Sixth Form
Director of Admissions & Communications
Director of Development & Alumni
Pastoral
Sixth Form
Middle School
Lower School
School Counsellors
Safeguarding
Pastoral and Wellbeing
Academic Departments
Art & Design
Head of Art & Design
Careers
Head of Careers
Head of Higher Education
Deputy Head of Higher Education
Teacher of Careers and Deputy Head of Higher Education
Tutor in charge of U.S & Overseas Universities
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 Mathematics
Second in Department
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
Science
Head of Biology
Head of Chemistry
Head of Physics
Religion & Philosophy
Mansfield College, Oxford
Support Departments
Administration
Admissions
Careers
Catering Staff (Holroyd Howe)
Combined Cadet Force
Communications
Development and Alumni
Facilities
Finance
Human Resources
IT Department
Library, Archive & Bookshop
Medical Centre
Partnerships
Reception
School Technicians
The Board of Governors
- Mr Tim Levene Chairman of the Board of Governors
- Mr James Thomson Deputy Chairman of the Board of Governors
- Mr Alex Barr
- Mr Nicholas Bensted Smith (ex-officio)
- Mr Keith Bottomley
- Ms Lesley Cartmell
- Mr Dominic Christian
- Mr John Claughton
- Ms Marianne Fredericks
- Ms Rosie Gill
- Ms Caroline Haines
- Mr Andrew Jones
- Alderman & Sheriff Vincent Keaveny
- Mr Ronel Lehmann
- Professor Paul Madden
- Lord Levene of Portsoken KBE
- Mr Ian Seaton MBE
- Mr Edward Lord OBE JP
- Miss Sylvia Moys MBE
- Mr Philip Woodhouse (ex-officio)
To contact the Board of Governors directly:
By post:
Mr Tim Levene, 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, Polly Dunn: Polly.Dunn@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