Our People
A Teacher’s Prayer: Lord, enable me to teach with WISDOM for I shape the mind. Equip me to teach with TRUTH, for I help to shape the conscience. Encourage me to teach with VISION for I help to shape the future. Empower me to teach with LOVE, for I help to shape the world.
The Clifton Team is made up of 90 full time staff members. This includes Academic staff and support staff such as the Estates, Catering and Cleaning teams. We have a number of residential units on our campus for staff, as well as 11 Intern rooms within the boarding houses. The fact that the Headmaster, various academic and boarding staff members, the sanatorium sister and key support staff members are on-site contributes to the homely feeling here at Clifton. We truly are a community.
Clifton offers a structured Intern Programme to 10 students passionate about children and the educational environment. Not only does this programme allow mentorship and growth for our future teachers but also the opportunity for our children to develop relationships with passionate, inspired, relevant and vibrant young people who interact with and guide them daily.
MEET OUR TEAM
It is our aim that children at Clifton will develop skills and abilities academically, culturally, emotionally, socially and physically.
This takes a team.
Headmaster – Mr Eswee Prinsloo
Together they spent eight years as newlyweds living in London, where Eswee cut his teeth as a teacher of Mathematics, before returning home to South Africa in 2007. After an instructive two years in the town of Hotazel, building a school for the mine, the Prinsloos moved to Melrose where Eswee embarked on the most wonderful journey as a member of staff at Pridwin, where his passion for educating and organisational flair won him accolades in many roles including Head of Maths, first XV and first cricket XI coach, and Deputy Headmaster: Operations.
Mr Peter Quinn always with a trick up his sleeve – our Deputy Head and Grade 7 teacher
Mrs Lisel Silk, Head of the Junior Primary, loves spending time reading to her little champs
Faye Spencer, HOD Expressive Arts & Visual Art teacher
The fantastic and energetic Mrs Louise Jelliman, HOD of Sport, Girls’ Sport and Physical Education
Mr Justice Majola, he does it all! Our Head of Boarding, Housemaster of Usher House, isiZulu teacher and Grade 7 tutor
Head of Academics and Grade 7 teacher, Mrs Louise Rautenbach, and the handsome Benji
Looking sublime in the gardens, Mrs Samantha Hatch, our Bursar
Kerry Witherspoon, our Marketing Champion, tying a bow on the Clifton story every time she shares it!
Mrs Mary Crawford, you really are a superstar to your Grade 00s
Charlotte White, Junior Primary assistant teacher
Mrs Anita Whitehead, shaping the minds of our little Grade 0 champs through fun and play
Looking after our Grade 0 Champs is an energetic and full time job, Mrs Heather Kelland
Giving our Grade 1s wings to “fly”, Mrs Joanna Fly
Our Grade 1 teacher, Miss Tayla Strachan, ready to welcome our Clifton champs to “big school!”
Mrs Donna Moor, our Grade 2 teacher, always with a big smile!
Mrs Sue-Anne Rindfleisch and our Grade 2s are planning to take over the world
She always has a spring in her step, Mrs Emma Fyvie, our Grade 3 teacher
Remember this face Old Cliftonians? A JP legend, Grade 3 teacher Mrs Laura Fleischack
Helping our Grade 4s grow, Mrs Nicky Taylor and Mrs Nikki Stokes
There’s no better place to be than in the tree, Mrs Cyndi Jonker, one of our Grade 4 teachers
Mr Paul Vincent suited up and ready for an adventure with our Grade 5s
Checkmate! Mrs Sandi Strudwick, our Grade 5 teacher
Grade 5 teacher, raring to go, Mr Kyle Venter
The lovely Mrs Lisa Abbott, our Senior Primary maths champion
English champion and Grade 6 teacher, Sally Cahill, gets the point across
Mev Liza Borgen het altyd ‘n lied in die hart, our Grade 6 & 7 Afrikaans teacher
Mr James ‘Hendie’ Henderson, tutor extraordinaire and sustainability officer, is a forces’ favourite at Clifton
The inimitable Owen Chimuka, Senior HOD of Music, plays the soundtrack to life at Clifton Notties
The Junior Primary halls are alive with the sound of Mrs Barbara Kerr, Junior Primary music & choir teacher
The Queen of Drama at Clifton Notties, Mrs Nicolene Badenhorst
Mrs Catherene Maposa enjoys her role as teacher of isiZulu (Grades 0-3)
Our librarian, Louisa Johnson, always ready for a story!
Making robots come alive, Mr Gary Mortimer, our Grade 4 to 7 IT STEAM teacher
Ready to listen, always with a smile, Miss Monique Langlois, our Learning Support Champion
Action man Mr Sean Veenstra, Head of Boys’ Sport and Physical Education
Our multi-talented and wholly-involved Head of Physical Education, Mr Halalisani Xulu (aka Mr X)
The Riding School team: Mrs Lauren Menton, Mrs Elbe Rautenbach, Thokozani (TK) Nyauza, Bonginkosi (BK) Ziqbu and Sello (Patrick) Mgoza
What light through yonder window breaks? Ah – it’s Mrs Catherine Pringle, our Assistant Bursar
Linsey Wynne keeps our Headmaster’s day on track!
Mrs Cheryl Coetzer, the face of Clifton in Reception and our School Secretary
Welcoming new families to the school with a warm smile, Mrs Caireen Laing, Admissions
The face of the school shop and part-time assistant in the Bursary is Ms Romy Kurz
Keeping the Clifton Magic alive is Melissa Dove, our Marketing and Creative Coordinator
Nurturing by nature, Sister Jodie Sparrow, our School Nursing Sister with her two assistants Willow and Blu
“A man for all seasons” – our ever-positive and helpful Estate Manager, Mr Elvis Kalika
Cultivating the terroir for a champion childhood is Russell Trott, our assistant Estates Manager
Mr Mbongeleni Bhengu, our eager to please school driver, always ready to transport our little champs
Our Energetic Interns
Sarah Rijs, Callan McLuckie, Megan Hatch, Linda Sibiya, Matthew Everest, Nonkululeko Chiliza, Cayden Poole, Lee Stopford, Mitchell Steenkamp, Beth van Onselen
Capitol Caterers Kitchen Team
Xoliswa Sylvia, Jesslina, Doris, Merriam, Thokoza, Santanna & Monique
Capitol Caterers Cleaning Team
Gabby, Mavis, Flossie, Gloria, Prisca, Mbali, Thanda, Bongi, Thembi, Dudu, Nelly, Thandi M, Homestar, Monique & Santanna
