Governors and Staff
Our vibrant and warm school community would be nothing without our dedicated staff who sit at the very heart of the tradition of excellence here at Sheffield Girls’
Our Senior Leadership Team, teachers, professional services staff, learning assistants, catering team, facilities team and cleaning team all play a crucial role in upholding our school values, keeping our pupils safe and fostering an inspiring, exciting environment for our girls to learn in.
Senior Leadership Team
- Alex Wilson – Head
- Sarah White – Deputy Head
- Andree Reed – Assistant Head (Pastoral), DSL
- Elizabeth Rodgers – Assistant Head (Co-Curricular)
- Matthew Morton – Assistant Head (Academic)
- Chris Spick – Director of Sixth Form
- Iain Kane – Director of Finance and Operations
- Rebecca Mills – Director of Marketing and Communications
Junior School Leadership Team
- Emily Green – Infant and Junior Head (and SLT)
- Rachael Leslie – Infant and Junior Deputy Head, EYFS Lead
- Helen Willatt – Lower Phase Leader
- Paula Parsons – Upper Phase Leader
School Governing Board
Sheffield Girls’, part of the Girls’ Day School Trust (GDST), is governed by the GDST Council and supported locally by a dedicated School Governing Board. The SGB, whose Chair is appointed by the Council, comprises experts who serve as ambassadors and advisors, offering guidance to ensure quality education and opportunities for our pupils. While the GDST Council oversees the overall governance of the Trust, the SGB collaborates with the Head and the Senior Leadership Team to implement strategy, promote the school and monitor performance.
Our Governors
Mrs Kathryn Boulton-Pratt
Kathryn recently retired (early) after spending 30 years in education. Prior to that, she worked for the National Westminster Bank before university and had three years as an Analytical Chemist after graduating from Manchester University. The last 19 years of her career were spent at Sheffield Girls’, as Head of Chemistry, Head of Science and then Assistant Head (Academic).
Kathryn is passionate about ‘girls only’ education and providing opportunities for individuals to fulfil their potential in whatever field they choose. Whilst her own area is Science, she always looked for opportunities for students across different disciplines, and still does. Kathryn would like to think that she has made the most of the chances that have come her way so far and was both honoured and humbled to be named as one of the WISE 20 in December 2020.
Mrs Amy Bouchier
Amy serves as the Communications and Marketing Director at Sheffield Children’s NHS Foundation Trust. Prior to this role, she held a similar position at Sheffield Girls’ and the GDST. Amy brings expertise in marketing and strategic planning, public relations and communications, as well as project and event management.
Mr Andrew Bromley
Andrew joined us as a parent governor in 2024. Prior to early retirement, Andrew spent more than 15 years as the International Student Co-ordinator at Sheffield Hallam University. A lifelong Everton fan, when he’s not at a match Andrew loves to travel and indulge his passion for new cuisines and cultures.
In 2017 Andrew was awarded the British Empire Medal for Services to Higher Education.
Mrs Margaret Ferris
Margaret is a Fellow of the Institute of Chartered Accountants and works as a business advisor to a range of SMEs around Yorkshire.
A specialist in strategic and business planning, financial forecasting and budget control, she has worked for large organisations such as KPMG and more recently on a freelance basis. Appointed Non Executive Director for a number of organisations and investment funds, Margaret also has broad experience in a number of voluntary offices at education institutions across Sheffield.
Margaret was a pupil at Sheffield Girls’ before embarking on a BSc in Physics and Chemistry from the University of London, moving on to gain a PGCE at Sheffield. She joined our school’s SGB in June 2025.
Dr Ger Graus OBE
Ger is the Global Director of Education for KidZania and a Visiting Professor at the National Research University in Moscow. KidZania, where children aged 4 to14 can experience the world of work through role-play, is designed to inspire and empower: “from inspiration to aspiration”. Before this, in 2007, Ger became the founding Chief Executive of the Children’s University. Under his leadership, the Children’s University became a multi-award winning international charity providing 5 to 14-year-olds with exciting and innovative learning opportunities outside school hours. Ger moved to the UK in 1983 when he began his teaching career at Taverham High School in Norwich. Ger was awarded an Honorary Doctorate by Staffordshire University in 2011 and was made an Adjunct Fellow by the University of Adelaide in 2013.
In the 2014 Queen’s Birthday Honours List Ger Graus was made an Honorary Officer of the Most Excellent Order of the British Empire (OBE) for services to children.
Ms Julia Moses
Julia is a Professor of Modern History at the University of Sheffield and has worked in Higher Education since 2006. Having taught at Cambridge, Oxford and Sheffield, after a number of teaching stays at world-leading universities in France and Germany, Julia’s recent work has focused on the use of AI in teaching and learning in the humanities. She is passionate about girls’ and women’s education, having earned her own bachelors degree from Barnard College, at Columbia University New York.
Julia joined our school governing board in June 2025.
Professor Mahendra Patel OBE
Mahendra has undertaken a number of roles at universities including Bradford, Birmingham City, Sussex, Wilkes Pennsylvania USA and Universiti Sains Malaysia in Penang.
He is a founding member of the Royal Pharmaceutical Society, the professional leadership body for pharmacists, and as one of the national leads at the University of Oxford he continues to work closely with senior NHS and government offices in the search for effective treatments in the community.
Professor Patel is an advocate and long-standing advisor to the British Heart Foundation and the South Asian Health Foundation on various national steering committees.
