Ms Eve Jardine-Young MA
Executive Principal
Born and raised in Malawi, Central Africa, Eve was an academic scholar at CLC and has a degree in Engineering Science from Cambridge. She worked for Ove Arup & Partners before following her heart into the teaching profession. Her career in education spans 30 years, teaching Economics and holding positions including Director of Studies, Head of Sixth Form Development and Housemistress in both co-educational and single-sex (boys) schools, before taking up the role as Principal at College in 2011, and moving to her current role as Executive Principal in September 2025. Her time at CLC has seen curriculum and co-curricular innovation, as well as significant refurbishment and development of the College estate.
A member of GSA, BSA, and HMC, Eve is also a Deputy Lord Lieutenant for Gloucestershire, Trustee of the Centre for Alternative Technologies (CAT), and was Chair of the World Leading Schools Association (WLSA) for five years, She is a member of the Boarding Committee of the Girls’ Schools Association (GSA), and contributes to conferences and peer discussion seminars on women’s leadership, careers of the future and the fourth industrial revolution, holistic education and wellbeing, and professional development within education.
Mrs Jemima Edney MA NPQH
Head of College
Jemima joined as Head of College in September 2025 and holds a Masters in Educational Leadership and the National Professional Qualification for Headship (NPQH).
Jemima joined from Bishop Wordworth’s School, Salisbury, where she was Deputy Head. She also has extensive experience in the independent sector within both single-sex GSA and co-educational HMC schools, has been a resident houseparent for five years and was Head of Boarding at City of London Freemen's School for six years. A Music graduate from Durham University and a qualified music teacher, Jemima has always combined her music teaching with sports coaching. She has been Director of Sport at both Blackheath High School (GDST) and King Edward’s Witley, which offers both A level and the IB Diploma programme. An alumna of CLC (and hence a member of Guild), Jemima also has experience of governance as the Safeguarding Lead Governor at CLC in recent years.
Dr David Gamblin MChem MRSC
Vice Principal Academic
Miss Caroline Ralph BEd
Head of Pastoral Care & Designated Safeguarding Lead
Dr Victoria Sherwood
Head of Sixth Form College
Ms Dafna Ashworth
Head of Upper College
Ms Charlotte Woodhead BEd PGCE
Head of Lower College
Mr Nigel Richards BSc
Chief Operating Officer
Mr James Pothecary MSci
Co-Curricular Director
Mrs Joanne Matthews BSc FCA
Director of Finance
Mr Richard Houchin BA MSc PGCE PGCER ACEM
Admissions Director
Mrs Emma Evans MA
Director of Communications and Marketing
Mrs Chloe Grobler BA FCIPD
Human Resources Director
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