Lower School Staff

Head of Lower School – Mrs Helen Brown
Qualification – BA (Hons) Primary Ed
E:hbrown@barfieldpst.org

Helen joined the Barfield family in 2005 as a Teacher in the Prep School. She was the Year 3 and 4 Form Tutor, along with teaching Science, RE, PSHE, Maths and Head of ICT. Helen moved to the Pre-Prep in 2009, where she was Class Teacher in Year 1 and 2, before becoming Head of Pre-Prep in 2018.

Prior to joining Barfield, Helen taught in a Primary School as an Infant Teacher. Outside of Barfield Helen enjoys reading, sewing and spending time with her family. At weekends, she spends time watching her children play for their local Football, Rugby and Cricket Clubs.

Lower School Teacher and Lower School Coordinator – Mrs Katie Jones
Qualification – BA (Ed)
E: kjones@barfieldpst.org

Katie joined Barfield in September 2022 as a Year 1 teacher. Prior to joining she spent eight years in a large state primary school where she taught Year 1 and Year 2. She has held the position of Year 2 Leader.

During her time at University, Katie volunteered teaching English at a school in Thailand. Katie loves working with young children and seeing them flourish both academically and socially. Outside of Barfield, Katie enjoys reading, travelling, exploring new places with her husband, going to the theatre and spending time with her family and friends.