Teaching Staff at King's St Alban's

As Head of King’s St Alban’s, Richard leads by example and can often be seen around the school interacting with the children. Richard joined King’s St Alban’s in 2016 and brought a wealth of management experience with him having previously worked as Senior Deputy Head at King’s Worcester.

Alongside his role as Head, Richard also teaches Maths, PSHE, and Games. He is the designated safeguarding lead (DSL) at King’s St Alban’s. Richard is the coach of the U11 rugby team and enjoys sharing his love of, and expertise in, the game. He is passionate about our weekly Celebration Assemblies and enjoys hearing the whole school singing as one, especially in our lovely Chapel!

Briony is our Assistant Head, Pre-Prep. As such she oversees the day-to-day running of the Pre-Prep including Nursery, Early Years and Key Stage 1.  Briony shares the role of Reception teacher with Mrs Thorp and is our Forest School Leader, responsible for coordinating all Forest School activities.

Lisa has taught at King’s Alban’s for many years and joined the Senior Leadership Team in January 2020 as Assistant Head, Pastoral.

As a teacher of music and school lead for French, Lisa is unique in teaching all the children from Nursery to Year 6!  She is a passionate leader of the senior choir and brings her musical expertise to many of our smaller groups.  She has led the Year 6 Normandy trip for the past seven years.

Lisa is the Deputy Designated Senior Lead and leads pupil welfare and wellbeing.  She is also responsible for the day-to-day running of the school.

Jo is King’s St Alban’s through and through, having taught with us for 22 years! Before joining the school she taught at St Mary’s Church of England School and Chestnut and Astley Cooper School in Hemel Hempstead.  Jo joined us initially as a hockey coach before taking on more responsibilities within the school as Games teacher and teacher of Geography. More recently, Jo has stepped up to the role of Director of Sport at King’s St Alban’s. Under her leadership, sport within the school continues to thrive.

David joined us in 2004 from Hallfield Prep School in Birmingham where he had worked as Head of English for seven years. As Director of Studies, David assists with the academic running of the school and has particular responsibilities for English. In addition, David is also responsible for his own Form and teaches English, Maths, History, Geography, RE and PSE. Outside of the classroom, David runs our Drama Club in the autumn and summer terms, and offers a Rock Climbing Club in the spring term. David is a keen climber so the club allows him to share his passion for rock climbing with a younger generation.