Meet the team at West Sussex Prep School Sompting Abbotts
Senior Management Team
Centre: Principal and Proprietor Mrs Patricia Sinclair; left: Bursar Mr David Sinclair; right: Headmaster Mr Stuart Douch, B.A.; M.A.
Heads of department
Director of Studies: David Buckingham B.Sc.
Head of Pre-Prep (PP1/2): Joanna Carrington, B.Ed.
Head of Pre-Prep (PP3/4): Kirsty Miles, B.Sc.
Head of music: Annette Williamson, B.A. (Hons)
xxxxxxxxxxxx: Felicity Harrington, B.A., P.G.C.E
Cathy Camfield, L7 SpLD APC/TPC, DTLLS, PGCE, SENCO
xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx: Stephen Cawley, B.A.; Q.T.S.
xxxxxxxxx: Rxxxx Kelly, B.A. (Hons) P.G.C.E.
xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx: Head of Geography
R.G. McLaughlin, B.A. P.G.C.E.
PP2 Teacher: Serena Jardine, B.A. (Hons) P.G.C.E.
classroom assistant pre-prep; Sarah Stuart, Level 3 Childcare
C. Scale, B.Sc. (Hons); P.G.C.E
PP2 Teacher: Penny Meares, B.Ed.
P.J. Wheeler, Cert.Ed.
Head of art: Andrea Tewkesbury B.A. (Hons); Q.T.S
classroom assistant PP1: Karen Andrews, NNEB Dip Nursery Nursing
At Sompting Abbotts, we adopt a school-wide ethos that embodies our commitment to the environment. Its principles – 'Embrace Nature; Embrace Learning; Embrace Childhood' – are threaded through our teaching, influencing every child's journey from Pre-Prep to Upper Prep. Our 30-acre grounds and woodland in the South Downs National Park are at its roots.