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BEAKS
Adam Hooper Teacher of Physics
Adam joins Charterhouse from King’s School, Worcester, where he was a Teacher of Physics for two and a half years. Prior to this, he was Head of Lower School (Year 7) and a Teacher of Physics at St James Senior Boys’ School. Adam graduated with a degree in Mechanical Engineering from the University of Warwick before completing his PGCE at King’s College, London. Adam is a keen footballer and enjoys running; he also has a passion for musical theatre. Adam recently completed his mindfulness training with the Mindfulness in Schools Project and is now a trained mindfulness coach. Adam is joined at Charterhouse by his wife Charlotte, an English teacher, and two daughters Arabella (6) and Livia (2).
Ryan Withers Teacher of Mathematics
Ryan is coming back to Charterhouse for OQ22 having provided temporary cover in LQ and CQ this past academic year. Ryan returns as a mathematics teacher, having spent eight years at Havant and South Downs College, where his roles included Course Manager and Head of Department. He graduated from the University of Birmingham with a BSc Hons in Mathematical Sciences, before spending two years at a British International School in Cologne, Germany. When he’s not doing sums, Ryan enjoys playing and watching sport (whenever he gets a break from his demanding cat, Mjolnir!).
SUPPORT STAFF
Sabine Bagyura Events Manager
Sabine Bagyura joins the School from Emmaus Rd Church where she managed the churches’ Events & Communications, opening up and managed the running of their venue, The Founders Studio. Prior to that Sabine worked in the charity sector for Compassion UK for 7 years within their events and campaigns team. When Sabine’s not working, she’s looking after her two Shih Tzu pups Lola and Winston, taking them on beach walks and when the opportunity arises, she enjoys a travelling adventure.
Christine joins Charterhouse school as AHH of Pageites in January 2022. This marks a career change after a long and varied occupation in the childcare profession. She was fortunate enough to live and work abroad in countries including France; Boston, USA; and Singapore. In her free time, she enjoys going to the theatre, travelling and is also a member of a choir specialising in singing songs from musicals.
Jodi Crosby Assistant Head of House, Bodeites
Jodi Crosby re-joins Charterhouse as Assistant Head of House of Bodeites, having been Matron of Robinites from 2013-2017, working alongside Stephen Hearn. In the interim years, Jodi has worked at Benenden School as a Sixth Form Matron and Woldingham School for Girls as an Assistant Housemistress. In her spare time, Jodi enjoys walking her rescue dog, Sam, horse riding and exploring the countryside with her husband, Martin.
Ben Hodgson IT Technician
Ben Hodgson re-joins the School after a couple of years working for Surrey Police. Having worked in and around the School in previous years, he has now joined the IT Department as an IT Technician. Now that there will be two Bens in the department, acceptable referrals include “new Ben”, “Ben 2” and “Ben H”.
Helen Other Learning Support Administrator
Helen Other joins the Learning Support Team following a career break bringing up her three young boys. Previously, she spent seven years working at The British Olympic Association, attending both the Beijing Summer Olympics, and the Turin Winter Olympic Games. Prior to that, she worked in both recruitment and at PwC. She graduated with a degree in Commerce from The University of Birmingham. In her spare time, she enjoys travelling, playing and watching sport, whilst also spending time with her family at home in Bramley.
Annie Roberts Science Technician
Annie is originally from Cornwall, now living in Surrey. She graduated from Royal Holloway University with a BSc in Digital Geosciences in 2017. She is currently studying for a Masters degree in Geoscience at UCL. Therefore, a lot of her spare time is spent studying. She also enjoys being outdoors, going for walks and spending time with her family and friends (and her hamster, Hippo).
Amy Rodway Training Officer
Amy joined Charterhouse after working in Operations within the Hospitality sector for 20 years. She has worked in a wide variety of businesses including national restaurant groups, an independent pub company and spent 6 years setting up a small start-up group of pubs on behalf of the owner. Her last role was as a People Operations Manager for a pub group in London and it was this role that inspired her to make the move into HR. She lives in Godalming with her partner and 2 daughters and in her free time, loves spending time with family in the garden and cooking.