Meet the Economics Team

The Head of Department is Mr Stowell. He has taught at Judd since 1988.
Mr Stowell went to school in Portsmouth and read Economics & Politics at Loughborough University. He went onto study for a Master's degree in International Relations at the University of Sussex and completed a PGCE at the West Sussex Institute of Higher education.

Mr Stowell in another life was an ace icecream salesman and has been known to anecdote on this at length.

Mr Stowell started his teaching career at Hazelwick School in Crawley - a very large mixed comprehensive. He moved onto Lord Williams's School in Thame (another large comprehensive) where he worked for six years.

Amazingly Mr Stowell's teaching career spans four decades.

Mr Stowell has had work published in the TES, Economics, Teaching Politics and other publications.

Mr Stowell has been an officer in the CCF since 1983 and has served as the Contingent Commander since 1991.

Known nicknames: Stowelly and Mr Whippy. Boys do lack imagination!

Mr Ecclestone also joined the Judd School in 1988 to make up the other half of the dream team. Mr Ecclestone read Economics at Salford and gained a PGCE at the University of London entering teaching in his late thirties. He worked at Simon Langton School for Boys in Canterbury before moving to Judd.

Mr Ecclestone lives in his country estate fondly known as "Ecclestone Acres". He is often found to be reminiscing about the state of his sheep and fences. Not bad for a lad from Brum!

Mr Ecclestone has a large family and maintains his own welfare state. Hence his choice of outfitter is Oxfam. He is always a candidate for the worst dressed teacher award although he now looks quite distinguished as he sports a grey beard.

Mr Ecclestone has a Master's degree from the University of London in Economics Education. He has lectured for many years with the Open University and is also a very experienced examiner with Edexcel.

Mr Ecclestone has responsibility in school for inducting mature applicant teachers through the graduate teaching programme.

Known nicknames: Red Roy; EWOC (something to do with Star Wars)

Mr Sharkey joined the Judd School on his first teaching appointment in 2003 having graduated from the University of Hull and having gained a PGCE at the University of London.

Mr Sharkey vies for the title of tallest member of staff having eaten a lot of weetabix as a child.

Mr Sharkey has taken charge of the World Challenge programme in school and has taken pupils around the globe and he is looking forward to leading a party to Venezuela in 2008.

Mr Sharkey has taken on responsibility for a junior rugby team and has also recently been appointed Head of year 7.

Mr Sharkey holds the distinction of having to work even longer for his pension than when he first started teaching as the retirement age has increased to 65 for new entrants. What a lucky chap.

Known nickname: Sharkey (another triumph of imagination)