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Mr James Harrison

James Harrison has been the Headmaster of Saint Felix since September 2016 and is the 14th Head since the school was founded in 1897. 

He graduated from Durham University with a degree in Classics before joining the Classics Department at his first school Barnard Castle

He then moved to Bootham School where he was Head of Classics, Housemaster and Head of Oxford and Cambridge applications before being appointed as Deputy Head at Saint Felix in September 2014.

James has held the position of A Level Principal Examiner with OCR examination board for several years, and is the co-author of a textbook for AS and A Level students studying Roman History.  He is also a serving ISI inspector for schools.

Ms Annie Hardcastle

Annie Hardcastle joined Saint Felix in September 2011 as Head of Drama, becoming Assistant Head of the Upper School, then Head of Fifth Form before being appointed as Deputy Head in September 2016.

She graduated in Drama and English from Huddersfield and completed her PGCSE at Manchester University in 1988. Annie has taught in eight schools across the country, from Warrington to St Ives in Cambridgeshire holding various positions including the coordination of Teaching and Learning and staff development. For four years she worked for Cambridge University on educational research. Annie has been a team leader for GCSE and A level Drama and has directed for Cheshire Youth Theatre with her students’ work being selected to perform at the RSC in Stratford.

Mrs Sue Duckett

Sue Duckett has been Head of the Pre-Preparatory Department for the past seventeen years. Originally from Surrey, Sue qualified first as a Nursery Nurse in 1980, before attaining her Certificate in Education from the University of East Anglia in 1994.

She worked in a wide variety of state primary schools throughout Suffolk and Norfolk including a mobile Nursery Unit, before joining Lowestoft College of Further Education as Course Tutor and Lecturer in Child Development and Education. After twelve years teaching adults, Sue longed to get back to the children and joined Saint Felix School as full time Reception Teacher/ Head of Pre-Prep in 2000. Since then Sue has overseen the development of Bronte House into a flourishing Nursery and Pre-Preparatory Department for children aged two to seven years old.

Mr Tim O’Connell

Tim was brought up in Cambridgeshire. From school Tim gained a place at Exeter University to study Exercise and Sports Science attaining a BA with Honours.

This degree was followed by a Post Graduate Certificate in Education (PGCE) also at Exeter. Having successfully completed his PGCE, Tim joined Saint Felix School in 2007 as a Teacher of Boys’ Games and Geography. He was appointed as Housemaster of Fawcett House which houses boy boarders aged 11 – 16 in 2008.In April of 2012, Tim was appointed as Head of Boarding for Saint Felix School. As such he is in overall charge of all the boarders at the school numbering some 85 students and is a member of the Senior Leadership Team. He continues to teach Games and Geography extending his remit into Key Stage 2.In September 2015, Tim was appointed Head of the Preparatory Department. He combines this with his Head of Boarding position and continues to teach Geography, Games, ICT and PSHCEE in the Preparatory Department.

Mr Ronan Kearney

Ronan Kearney joined Saint Felix in September 2014 after graduating from Saint Andrews University with a degree in Biology and Psychology.

After working as a Psychology and Science teacher for two years Ronan then took on the position of Head of Curriculum Logistics moving after a year to become Head of Curriculum and Housemaster of Fawcett. Ronan is an Examiner for GCSE Biology and has also co-authored several academic papers on gene-culture co-evolution in hominins featured in journals such as Nature Communications.

Mrs Emma Foskett

Emma Foskett joined Saint Felix School in 2011. Emma leads the school’s marketing activities and admissions procedure.

She works closely with the Headmaster and the Senior Leadership Team and brings a wealth of experience to the role in a professional capacity as well as being a parent of sons in the Prep and Senior Departments.  

Emma was educated in Sweden, and has a variety of experiences from her previous posts abroad and in the UK, working with CEOs of national and international companies.

Sister Anita Carr

Anita Carr has been the Nurse in Charge of the Medical Centre since January 1996 and her role has extended during that time to include the Pastoral care of students and staff and to Safeguarding lead for the whole school.

She trained at Farnborough School of Nursing and qualified as a Registered General Nurse in 1984. Shortly afterwards she moved to East Anglia and gained experience in various hospitals in the region and spent a short time as a practice nurse at the Sole Bay health centre. Anita has special interest in type one diabetes and disordered eating and she has a diploma in Asthma care. During her time at Saint Felix Anita has become particularly interested in Counselling and is due to complete her degree in Integrative Counselling at the University of Suffolk in 2018 which she hopes will add to the holistic care she offers to Students and Staff