French Staff

Francisco graduated in Philology at the University of Oviedo in his native Spain. He joined Canford in 2009 as teacher of French and Spanish and was appointed Head of MFL in September 2018. His academic interests lie in contemporary Spanish and Latin American literature and linguistics. He is an editor of the Bulletin of Advanced Spanish, publication aimed at students of Pre U and first year university undergraduates. Fran is also a Principal Examiner for Cambridge International and an exam board consultant. He is also involved in teacher training for UK and international language courses. He currently runs the swimming at Canford and he is a tutor in Monteacute House.

Anne-Sophie is a French native who started at Canford in 1994 as a language assistant and returned as a fully qualified languages teacher after spending 2 years at Queen Elizabeth’s School in Wimborne. She teaches Spanish in addition to French. As part of the school community action programme, Anne-Sophie co-ordinates French teaching in local primary schools and is also a Shell tutor in Salisbury day house.

Clare joined Canford in September 2021 from Leicester Grammar School where she was Assistant Head (Community) and also taught Spanish and French. A graduate of Gonville and Caius College, Cambridge, she was previously Head of Modern Languages and Resident House Tutor at Christ College, Brecon.

Marianne has an MA in British and American Civilisation. She teaches French and Spanish and was previously Housemistress of de Lacy House. She is responsible for leading the school partnership trip to Argentina. Outside the classroom she is a tutor in de Lacy girls' boarding house and is involved in Netball and Tennis.

Richard Wilson is Head of German and also teaches French and EFL. In addition, he is Head of Other Languages and the IELTS Coordinator. Before Canford, he taught French and German at Kelly College and then French, German and EFL at Haileybury College, where he was also the International Students Officer, Head of EFL and Master i/c Squash. He is a qualified Squash Coach, is passionate about rock music, European cinema and has lived and travelled extensively overseas.

Nathalie joined Canford in September 2022 from Twynham School, Christchurch. She currently teaches French from Fourth Form through to Upper Sixth and is responsible for preparing pupils for French oral examinations. In addition to her role at Canford, Nathalie is an online language coach for French online learning app Holy Owly and is also an experienced translator and proofreader.

Veronique joined Canford in September 2020 from St Mary's Shaftesbury. She is a French teacher and French Language assistant.