Staffing
| DAB | Dr DA Burnett | Headmaster: History |
| RJC | RJ Clingan | Deputy Head: Mathematics, ICT |
| AYB | Mrs A Best | Art & Design, RE |
| GRB | GR Black | Mathematics, PE |
| NJC | NJ Canning | Design & Technology |
| REC | RE Chambers | Biology, Chemistry, Life & Health Sciences |
| WYC | Mrs W Chambers | Physics, Mathematics |
| AEC | Miss AE Chestnutt | Biology, Careers |
| KLC | Miss KL Clarke | Music, English, RE, Drama, LLW |
| SAC | Miss S Colgan | PE, ICT |
| SJC | SJ Cuddy | Music, Drama |
| ARG | Mrs AR Gilkinson | Physics, Mathematics, Life & Health Sciences |
| CSM | Mrs CS Montgomery | Biology, LLW |
| JRG | RJ Graham | English |
| RLH | Mrs RL Hampton | Chemistry, Life & Health Sciences |
| ABA | Ms A Anderson | English, Careers |
| SJJ | Mrs SJ Jackson | English, Drama |
| CLK | Mrs CL Kerr | French, English, Careers |
| PSK | PS Kerr | History |
| GSL | GSR Lucas | Chemistry, Biology |
| PLM | Mrs PL Matthews | RE, Literacy Support, Careers |
| GWM | GWA McClintock | PE, Careers |
| DMC | Miss D McCombe | Physics, Mathematics, Life & Health Sciences |
| CEM | Mrs CE McCormick | Spanish, French, RE, Food Technology |
| SJM | Mrs SJ McCullough | History, RE |
| MDM | MD McDowell | English, Drama |
| KDM | KD McGuinness | ICT, Computer Science, Mathematics |
| LNM | Mrs L McGurk | Chemistry, Biology |
| HRM | Miss H Montgomery | Geography, Careers |
| PGM | PG Moore | French, Spanish |
| NGP | Mrs NG Peden | Business Studies, ICT |
| AMP | Ms AM Prescott | RE |
| ASR | AS Ritchie | Mathematics |
| SMG | Mrs SJ McGrath | PE, ICT |
| LMS | Mrs LM Shaw | Art & Design, History, RE, ICT |
| AVS | Mrs AV Simpson | Food Technology, Health & Social Care |
| JAS | Mrs JA Stewart | Food Technology, Health & Social Care |
| EVS | Mrs EV Stitt | French, Spanish, Food Technology |
| ARS | Mrs AR Straghan | Economics, Geography, Business Studies, RE, ICT, Careers |
| ATT | AT Turner | Geography, RE |
| VIT | Mrs VI Trouton | Food Technology, Health & Social Care |
| GTW | GT Watterson | Mathematics, ICT |
| JWW | JW Willis | Design & Technology, ICT |
| IAW | IA Wilson | Mathematics |
| SLW | Miss SL Winslow | Head of Boarding |
| MJB | Mr MJ Black | Assistant Head of Boarding, Mathematics |
| Temporary Staff | ||
| MAD | Mr MA Drennan | Physics, Mathematics |
| AEG | Miss AE Goligher | Chemistry, Life & Health Science |
| AMH | Mr AM Henning | Music, Drama |
| CMC | Mrs C McConville | Mathematics |
The teaching staff at RSD are all subject specialists and they take a huge amount of pride in promoting a ‘love of subject’ to pupils of all ages. Most teachers also play the role of form tutor, guiding pupils as they progress through school and providing pupils with support and pastoral care.
Staff are deeply committed to the school’s ethos, with everyone involved in Boarding in some way, including some teachers who act as resident staff, and large numbers of staff committed to RSD’s extensive extra-curricular programme. Not surprisingly, staff and pupils enjoy great relationships based around a shared vision and values.
Staff also support one another, engaging in professional development by sharing experiences and expertise, and looking after one another through the Staff Common Room Committee’s health and wellbeing programme and various social events.
