Saint Kentigern Senior College | Management & Teaching Team

Our College Senior Managers, Heads of Department and Heads of House are talented teachers and managers who are highly qualified and passionate about their areas of expertise.

They are committed to creating an environment that encourages, motivates and challenges our students and their team of staff to realise their greatest potential.

Our continuing professional development programme ensures that all our teachers and managers are up to date with the best practices in teaching and learning, and further developing and enhancing their management and leadership skills.

College Senior Leadership Team

Mr Damon Emtage

College Principal
BEd, MEd

Mrs Natalie Burridge

Deputy Principal
Academic Operations
BA, Grad DipTchg, PG Dip Ed Mgmt

Ms Kate Offord

Campus Operations Manager
(BA)

Mrs Angee Robertson

Deputy Principal
Senior Curriculum
BA, DipTchng

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Mr Eric Wall

Deputy Principal
Pastoral Care Senior School
MSSL, DipTchg, BBS

Mrs Pat Baird

Deputy Principal
Learning and Teaching
HDE (Sci),BEd, PG Dip Ed (Dist), Med

Mr Carl Lidstone

Deputy Principal Pastoral Care, Middle School
BEd, DipTchg

Mrs Hannah Williams

Deputy Principal
Pedagogy
MEdL (Hons), PGCE (Hons), BSci Biomedical Physics (Hons)

Mr Duncan McQueen

Director of Campus Life and Special Character
MSc(Hons), MEd Admin (Hons), DipTchng

Heads of Faculty

Name	Faculty	Subjects
Mrs Miriam Slow BSc, GradDipEng	Technology	Product Design, Fashion & Textiles Design, Food Technology, Digital Technology, Design & Visual Communication, Computer Science, Animation & Motion Graphics, Middle School Technology - General
Mr Gerard Hodgson BSc, GradDipTchg, PGDipSc	Science	Physics, Chem, Bio, Science
Mr Paul Bennett BPE	Physical Education	PE, Health, Outdoor Ed
Mr James Palmer BA;GradDipTchg(S)	Head of Languages	Te Reo, French, Spanish, Japanese, Chinese, Latin
Mr Brian Peel BA(Hons), PGCE, PGCertAppPrac	Commerce	Accounting, Economics, Business, Financial Literacy
Mr Rodney Stratton BVA, GradDipTchng	Creative Arts	Dance, Drama, Music and Visual Arts (Design, Painting, Photography, Printmaking and Sculpture)
Mr Dave O’Brien BA, GradDipSecTchg, BA (Hons), MA (Hons)	IBDP	CAS, Extended Essay, Theory of Knowledge
Miss Sara Standring BPerArts, GradDipTchg	Performing Arts	Performing Arts
Dr Jamie Sneddon BSc, GracDipTchg(S), MSc, PhD	Mathematics	Maths, Statistics, Calculus
Ms JoAnn Wordsworth BA, BPhed PGEdStudies Grad Dip Tchg (S)	English	English, Media Studies
Miss Merryn Ward (acting HOF) BA (Hons) and GradDipTchg	Humanities	Geography, History, Social Studies, Classics, Christian ED, Travel and Tourism
Mr Mike Anderson DipBusStud	Sport

Pastoral Care

Name	Role	Qualifications
Mrs S Dawson	Health Centre Nurse	Registered Nurse
Mrs Catherine Watts	Head of Enhanced Learning Senior School	BA
Mr Edmund Aldiss	Head of International Students	MPhil
Mr Ieti Fetalaiga	Head of Cargill Senior School	BPE, MEdLd
Mr Steve Broun	Head of Cargill Middle School	BA, Dip Film&TV Production, Grad DipTchg
Mrs Shannon Duffy	Head of Chalmers Senior School	BSc, MTchg (Sec)
Miss Katie Gordon	Head of Chalmers Middle School	BA, BTch
Mrs Anna Pinder	Head of Hamilton Senior School	BPE
Ms Shannon Gwilliam	Head of Hamilton Middle School	BA, DipTchg (S)
Mr Peter Harries	Head of Stark Senior School	BA(Hons) PGCerted
Mr Joe Cunningham	Head of Stark Middle School	BPE
Miss Naomi Wilson	Head of Wilson Senior School	BA(Hons), PGCE
Mr Al Ronberg	Head of Wilson Middle School	BSc(Hons),PGDE
Ms Julie Coughlan	Head of Wishart Senior School	DipTchg, BA
Ms Rebecca O’Donnell	Head of Wishart Middle School	BA, BCom, Grad DipTchg (S)
Mr Kevin Taylor	Head of Year 7	BSc(Hons), PGDE

General Contact Information

For general contact information please see below:

Main Reception - skc_admin@saintkentigern.com 09 577 0749

Student Attendance - skc_absence@saintkentigern.com

The Shed - for donations or volunteers - natalie.stephenson@saintkentigern.com

Our Team