Staff & Governors
Our staff at Castle Court cultivate a love of learning, enabling each child to grow and flourish in all areas of life.
The family focus that forms the basis of education here extends to our staff. We are invested in fostering the whole child and aim to develop well-rounded, confident individuals.
Castle Court Staff List (academic and pastoral)
Our Leadership Team
Katie Johnson (Head)
Having gained a first-class degree in Theology from Exeter University. Katie started her teaching career working in State Secondary and Middle Schools. During this time she presented at national conferences on Religious Education and was asked to work for a Government agency creating guidance on assessment and curriculum. Katie then spent ten years working for Dorset County Council as a Consultant advising Headteachers and Leadership Teams on whole school priorities and offering support and training to schools across Dorset. This led to her running her own Education Consultancy business. Prior to joining Castle Court, Katie was Deputy Head and DSL at Allenbourn Middle School and responsible for the school Teaching School Status. Katie joined in 2016 as Director of Studies and was promoted to Deputy Head in 2018 and Head in March 2024. In her role, Katie has overall responsibility for all academic and pastoral matters within the school.
email : [email protected]
Paul Dunsford
Paul was educated at Newport Free Grammar School and then Exeter University, where he gained a 2:1 degree in Exercise and Sports Science. For 5 years, he then worked as a project manager for charity in Reading and then Melbourne, Australia, organising for young people to volunteer overseas. Paul re-trained as a primary school teacher in 2008 and worked in four different schools across Bournemouth and Poole, holding various positions, before joining Castle Court in April 2022 as the Assistant Head-Pastoral and Designated Safeguarding Lead.
email : [email protected]
Lee Edmond
Lee graduated from the University of Cambridge with a degree in Classics before beginning his teaching career undertaking school chaplaincy and pastoral work in boarding schools. He joined Castle Court in 2008. His first decade in the school was focused on improving and embedding best practice in the school's pastoral systems and enabling the school to meet with very high levels of success in a number of ISI inspections, particularly on the compliance and regulatory front. Since then, alongside teaching Latin, Classical Civilisation, Religious Studies and Theology, Philosophy and Ethics (and occasional Greek) he has taken on the responsibility of Assistant Head (Operations)
email : [email protected]
Jane Robson
Jane graduated from the University of Kent at Canterbury with a degree in Politics and Industrial Relations. She completed her CIPD at the University of the West of London. Jane’s career has included working in the HR teams for De La Rue plc, the graduate recruitment and training programme for a London Top 10 law firm and owning her own HR head hunting company based in London. She joined Castle Court School to develop marketing for the school, having been responsible for marketing in her own company, and later took over the management of the admissions department.
email : [email protected]
Kirstin Hoey
Kirstin is Head of Character and Values Education, PSB Lead and Head of Geography at Castle Court School. Kirstin has a MA in Geography from Cambridge University and PGCE (Secondary) from Southampton University. She has been a career teacher, working in many different contexts and roles; Wellington College in Berkshire, West Buckland School in North Devon, Canford School in Dorset and now Castle Court School. Kirstin heads up our Pre-senior Baccalaureate curriculum, embedding a skills and futures focused curriculum, leading Castle Court to becoming a flagship school within the wider group. Kirstin is a PSB consultant, regularly giving training on behalf of the Learning Skills Trust and engaging with senior schools. She is currently the Head of Character and Values Education, which incorporates all aspects of PSHE, RSE, Careers, Futures Education promoting whole school themes aligned to self-care, people care and earth care. Kirstin works closely with Thoughtbox Education and is part of their 'transforming leadership' programme. She will also be found very much on the ground, delivering forest school activities, leading expeditions, running the co-curricular programme and working with pupils to develop their project skills.
Kirstin and her family adore the outdoors and spend as much time in the mountains and by the sea as they can, windsurfing, skiing, ski-touring, sailing and hiking.
email: [email protected]
Louise Munns
Louise has a BA (Hons) combined studies degree from the University of Leicester in English with Psychology and Sociology, followed by a PGCE in Education from the University of Wales. Following a career teaching across a number of maintained schools, where she was both Head of English and Head of History, Louise joined Castle Court in September 2021 as an English and History teacher. Since then she has been promoted to Section Leader for Year 5 and 6 and from the summer term 2024 Louise was further promoted to the Director of Teaching and Learning. Louise is married with three children and enjoys spending time outdoors with the family, either on walks, wild swimming or watching her sons and daughter play rugby.
email: [email protected]
Our Governors
Contact the Chair of Governors:
Should you wish to contact our Chair, please get in touch with the Head's Secretary [email protected] or email Ian Johnston direct on [email protected]
Post:
Castle Court School,
Knoll Lane,
Corfe Mullen,
Wimborne,
Dorset
BH21 3RF
