List of Risinghill Teachers ( 1960–1965) (updated December 2022)

Teacher's Name Department Other Information Profile or Tribute
SENIOR AND HEAD TEACHERS
Michael Duane Headmaster Deceased 1977 Michael Duane
Miss E.L. Austen Deputy Headmaster Former HeadMistress from Ritchie Secondary School TBA
Mr D Caldwell Deputy/ Senior Master Deceased TBA
Mr A J Hall Snr Master/ Head of Defoe 2/5/60-20/12/60 (Accepted post with University Of London) TBA
Mrs Kit Gardner Senior Mistress Deceased TBA
Mr Butterfield Head of Johnson House 2/5/60-31/10/61 Accepted post in Middx TBA
Mr H Wilson Head of Johnson House 1963-1965? TBA
Miss P E Myers Head of Fox House no other details TBA
Mr Lewis Believed to be Fox House Tutor no other details TBA
Miss Beryl Bride Head of Blake House Married and changed name to Mrs Beryl Wade TBA
Mr G Osborne Deputy Head of Blake House no other details TBA
Mr M A Clayton Head of Keats House no other details TBA
Miss J Steggall Head of Milton House bet May 1960- July 1961 TBA
Mr H S Marmot Head of Milton House no other details TBA
Miss Margo Coates Head of Defoe House See Teachers Replies TBA
Mrs M Aspirall Deputy Head of Defoe House Also Geography teacher -no other details TBA
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ART DEPARTMENT

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Mr M K Flood Head of Art Between 2/5/60-22/7/60 then returned to Manchester) TBA
Miss A Bowen Art TBA
Miss Adams Art TBA
Miss Fenoughty Art Married to Mr Catchpole TBA
Miss S A Peters Art TBA
Mr John Lavery Art TBA
Mr John B Rogers Art TBA
Mrs r Mellor Art TBA
Mr B A Hopkins Art TBA
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COMMERCE DEPARTMENT

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Ann Overden Commerce TBA
Miss I Denham Commerce TBA
Mr Geoff Roland Commerce Surname could be spelt ROWLAND TBA
Ann Overden Commerce TBA
Mrs Anne de Swarte Head of Commerce Secretary of PTA- deceased see profile Anne de Swarte
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ENGLISH DEPARTMENT

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Mr J G White Head of English 2/5/60-28/7/61 Then Accepted post in Hampstead TBA
Dr C P Rawson Head of English 1961-? TBA
Dr John W Fielder English TBA
Mrs B R Hester English Sister of Miss Bowen-2/5/60-28/7/51 Then accepted a post in Middlesex TBA
Mrs E Y Lock English 2/5/60-28/7/61- resigned for domestic reasons TBA
Miss McKee English Tutor (Defoe or Johnson) 2/5/60-28/7/61- Leave of absence then transferred to Barnsbury TBA
Miss J Moore English 2/5/60-29/3/61 Moved to Spain TBA
Miss R McBride English 2/5/60-20/1/61 Transferred to Shelburne TBA
Miss Wilson English Married and changed surname to Williams TBA
Mrs F P Devell English Library TBA
Mr R T (Bob) Dixon English deceased see profile Bob Dixon
Mrs C C Rabstein English deceased TBA
Mr J Berefords English/ R.E 2/5/60-20/12/60 Transferred to Hugh Middleton TBA
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FRENCH DEPARTMENT

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Miss Flora Rosenberg French Married whilst at Risinghill -to Joe Melia (an Actor) TBA
Mr B Cherils French Head of Modern Languages -2/5/60-20/12/60- Accpeted a post in Sweden TBA
Mrs Hill French TBA
Ms Collins French TBA
Terence Constable French TBA
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GEOGRAPHY DEPARTMENT

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Mr D Willis Head of Department Geography TBA
Mrs M Aspinall Geography TBA
Miss D F Johnson Geography 5/9/60-28/7/60-Accepted post in the Midlands TBA
Miss J E Phillips Geography 5/9/60-20/12/61 Acepted a post in Surrey TBA
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HISTORY DEPARTMENT

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Miss J P Roney History TBA
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MATHEMATICS DEPARTMENT

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Mrs Murphy Maths Head of Department TBA
Mr R E Nunn Maths Head of Department- 2/5/60-20/12/61Accepted a post in Hastings TBA
Miss Mitvoch Maths TBA
Miss B S H Adams Maths TBA
Mr J C Carter Maths TBA
Mr M S Brown Maths TBA
Teacher's name

MUSIC DEPARTMENT

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TBA
Miss Ann Burton Music TBA
Miss L E Knowles Music TBA
Mr Bill Ashton Music Also French/Social Studies TBA
Mrs Mary Corner Music Drama 1963-1965 no other details Mrs Mary Corner
Mr R J (Keith) Yon Music Drama TBA
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NEEDLEWORK DEPARTMENT

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TBA
Miss C.D. Watson Needlework TBA
Miss Mackenzie Needlework TBA
Mrs L.Temple Needlework TBA
Mrs. I. Kinderleit Needlework TBA
Mrs N A Kilroy Needlework 1960-1965 Margaret Kilroy
Mrs P Swan Needlework Head of Department TBA
Miss M C Ray Needlework 2/5/60-22/7/60 Accepted post nearer home (Lewisham) TBA
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PE DEPARTMENT

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TBA
MR H J Clayton-Jones> PE Head of PE 2/5/60-28/7/61 Left for Domestic Reasons TBA
Mr J I Dilling PE 2/5/60-28/7/61- Retured to Kent TBA
Miss M Evans PE 2/5/60-22/7/60- Married and moved to Hull TBA
Mrs P H Herbert PE 2/5/60-28/7/61 Transferred to Tudor TBA
M W Dulin PE - Football TBA
Miss A E Hedderick PE - Girls TBA
Miss B Caister PE TBA
Miss R Russell PE TBA
Mr C Cox PE Head of Department TBA
Mr K G Lyn PE - Boys TBA
Mrs P G Kernick PE - Girls
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RELIGIOUS INSTRUCTION DEPARTMENT

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Miss M Doherty Religious Instruction TBA
Miss B E Loveridge Religious Education / Science 5/9/60-20/12/61 - Accepted a Post at Owens Girls TBA
Miss E M Trevorrow Religious Education / Music 2/5/60-18/11/60 Move to Canada TBA
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TECHNICAL STUDIES DEPARTMENT

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TBA
Mr H E Woolhead Head of Department-Technical Studies
Transferred to Sir Philip Magnus after Risinghill closed
TBA
Mr A Murphy Engineering TBA
Mr Chapman Technical Drawing Left in May 1960 TBA
Mr Stan Lesser Technical Drawing Replaced Mr Chapman latter part of 1960 TBA
Mr K Harden Woodwork TBA
Mr G L Osborne Woodwork TBA
Mr A A Parkins Handicraft- workshops TBA
Mr Price Workshops TBA
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HOUSECRAFT DEPARTMENT

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Mrs J Gilbert Housecraft TBA
Mrs J Pappiorannou Housecraft TBA
Mrs M Fry Housecraft TBA
Mrs J P MacKeith Housecraft 2/5/60 -died 9/10/1961 TBA
Miss J Rothwell Housecraft 2/5/60 -20/12/60 Married and moved to Norfolk TBA
Mrs P?
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Science Department

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Mr T B Child Head of Science 2/5/60 -29/3/61- Accepted a post at Haberdashers Aske's Hatcham TBA
Mr E C Styles Science Head of Department TBA
Mrs J E Goodfellow Science 2/5/60 - 29/3/1 Left for Domestic Reasons TBA
Mr A Philips Science 2/5/60 - 20/12/60 Accepted a post with Borough Polytechnic TBA
Mr Brock Science
Possible this a Dr Brock - who was Hungarian
TBA
Mr A B Rasekoala Science TBA
Mr Pat Evans Science Head of Biology - deceased TBA
Mr Bronstein Science TBA
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GENERAL SUBJECTS DEPARTMENT

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Mrs L N J Athisayan General -4g.5 11/9/61 -20/12/61 Accepted a post in Middlesex TBA
Mr Bhadragiri General Subjects TBA
Mrs N Lewis General subjects TBA
Miss M A Simpson General subjects and History TBA
Miss Jones General subjects and Games TBA
Miss P E Myers General studies and English TBA
Mrs M A Clayton General studies and Religious Instructions Also Head of Keats TBA
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Remedial

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Mr H Burch Remedial Head of Remedial TBA
Mrs P S Bhasin Remedial 2/5/60 -28/10/60 Returned to India TBA
Miss K M Bristow Remedial 2/5/60 - 28/7/61 Resigned TBA
Mrs D E Hayward Remedial 11/9/61 -20/12/61 Resigned TBA
Mr Chris Lymbourides Remedial TBA
Mrs C T Hyman Remedial Speech - English to foreign speakers TBA
Mr Hagi Remedial Non English TBA
Mrs Jane Canelle Remedial 2/5/60 -29/3/61 Accepted a post in Hugh Myddleton
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Unknown - Student Teachers - Class Room assistants etc

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Ann Hopkins Unknown TBA
Lelsey Hicks Unknown TBA
Miss Anstell Unknown TBA
Miss Bride Unknown TBA
Miss Collison Unknown TBA
Miss Down Unknown TBA
Miss Elder Unknown TBA
Miss Fisher Unknown TBA
Miss Goody Unknown TBA
Miss Gunasekara Unknown TBA
Miss Holden Unknown TBA
Miss La Rose Unknown TBA
Miss Markson Unknown TBA
Miss Phillips Unknown TBA
Mr Coyle Unknown TBA
Mr Evans Unknown TBA
Mr P Jones Unknown TBA
Mr Sutton Unknown TBA
Mr Swindon Unknown TBA
Mr Brown Unknown TBA
Mr Catchpole Unknown TBA
Mr Cousins Unknown TBA
Mr Jedda Unknown Research Student TBA
Mr Peters Unknown TBA
Mrs Burdon Unknown TBA
Mrs Friell Unknown TBA
Mrs M Roberts Unknown 11/9/61 - 11/9/61 unknown or non-starter TBA
Mrs Jones Unknown TBA
Mrs Russell Unknown TBA
Mrs Swan Unknown TBA
Mrs Zvia Felsenberg Unknown Artist/ Sculptor attached to the School TBA

This list is work in progress more information will be added when received