Staff List

Staff List

Staff List

Executive Team

Mr Henry Keighley-Elstub, BA (Hons), PGCE
Head

Mr David Winn, BA (Hons), PGCE
Executive Deputy Head

Mrs Louise Reen, BA (Hons), QTS
Senior Deputy Head Pastoral, DSL

Mrs Cathrine Sparey, BSc (Hons), CGMA, PGCE
Head of Finance, Estates and Operations

Senior Leadership Team

Miss Ruby Batterham Hughes, BEd
Assistant Head Enrichment and Pupil Welfare

Mrs Debbie Dixon, BSc (Hons), PGCE
Head of Learning Support

Mrs Claire El-Arifi, BA (Hons), QTS
Deputy Head Curriculum and Learning

Mme Tatiana Epaillard, BA (Hons), PGCE
Deputy Head Pupil Achievement and Progress

Ms Laura Martinez, BA (Hons), MBA
Head of Marketing, Admissions and Communications

Mrs Paula Szpakowski, BSc (Hons), PGCE, MA
Head of Nursery School, Deputy DSL

Miss Olivia Williams, BA (Hons), QTS
Assistant Head Operations and Senior School Transition Leader

Nursery School

Acorns (Age 2 to 3)

Ms Morgan Smith, BSc, MA, QTS
Head of Year – Acorns Teacher

Miss Cristina Escudero Climent, BA (Hons), QTS
Acorns Teacher

Teaching Assistants:

Mrs Suzanne Akhtar-Darr, NCFE Level 3 (p/t-Mon, Tues, Wed)
Miss Mergime Celaj (p/t PM), NCFE Level 3
Mrs Arjeta Derguti, CACHE Level 2
Miss Hollie Goodwin, BA(Hons), ECE, NVQ5
Miss Xenia Martinez
Mrs Naseem Sham, NVQ 3 (p/t-Thurs, Fri)
Ms Melina Villarreal, BA (Hons), QTS

Oaks (Age 3 to 4)

Ms Latoya Alleyne, BA (Hons), CACHE Level 3
Oaks LA Class Teacher

Mrs Pleurita Jusufi, BEd
Oaks PJ Class Teacher and EY Digital Lead

Mrs Georgiana Stefan, BA (Hons)
Oaks GS Class Teacher

Teaching Assistants:

Oaks GS: Miss Esen Okten, CACHE Level 2 & 3
Oaks LA: 
Miss Jessica Chaproniere, NCFE Level 3
Oaks PJ:
 Miss Francesca Marriott, BA(Hons), ECE, EYPS
Oaks PJ: Miss Tilly Newson, NCFE Level 3

Music Teacher
Mrs Caroline Sharp, BMus, MA, Dip RAM

Lower School (age 4 to 7)

Reception

Mrs Nicola Lindsay, MA –Teacher (PM)
RLP Class Teacher

Miss Elspeth Meyers, BA (Hons)
REK Class Teacher

Mrs Lucy Peacock, BEd (Hons) (AM)
RLP Class Teacher, Forest School Leader and Lower School PSHEE Lead

Miss Anna Rayhaman, BA (Hons), PGCE
RAR Class Teacher and Head of Reception

Year 1

Miss Leisha Calder, BSc (Hons), MEd
1LC Class Teacher, Head of Year 1

Mrs Hannah Goodman, BA (Hons), PGCE
1HG Class Teacher

Ms Sylvia Martinez, MA
1SM Class Teacher

Year 2

Miss Melissa Andrews, BEd, QTS
2MA Class Teacher, Head of Year 2

Miss Rebecca Gemmell, BA(Hons), PGCE, QTS
2RG Class Teacher

Mr Myles McCallum, BA, PGCE, QTS
2MA Class Teacher

Mrs Nicky Roberts, MA, PGCE, MEd
2NR Class Teacher

Lower School Teaching Assistants

Miss Rebecca Christy, QLs Level 2
Mrs Clare Daaboul, MA, QTS
Mrs Marina Gray, SENCO L2, NNEB
Mrs Shahla Hill, BSc, NVQ 3
Miss Belinda Otuko, BEd
Miss Noelia Pernas-Lopez, TEFL – Junior School Digital Lead
Mrs Barbara Szuberska-Pelc, QTS
Miss Sharon Thomas, PPA, NNEB, NVQ 3

 

Middle School (age 7 to 10)

Year 3

Mrs Laurie Mulready, BA (Hons), MEd
3LM Class Teacher

Mrs Christine Thyssen, BEd
3CT Class Teacher, Head of Year 3, Head of Lower School Maths

Mrs Katherine Waite, PGCE
3KW Class Teacher

Year 4

Miss Ruby Batterham Hughes, BEd
4RH Form Teacher, Head of Year 4, Art Teacher and Assistant Head Enrichment and Pupil Welfare

Miss Diana Carter, BA (Hons), PGCE
4DC Form Teacher, Head of Middle School English

Mrs May Ismail, BSc (Hons), MSc, PGCE
4MI Form Teacher, Head of Middle School Science

Year 5

Mr William Churchward, BA, QTS, PGCE
5WC Form Teacher and PE Teacher

Miss Magalie Tremblay, BA, PGCE
5MT Form teacher

Mrs Katherine West, BEd
5KW Form Teacher, Head of Middle School Maths

Middle School Cover Teacher

Mrs Sarah Michael, CACHE Level 3, HLTA
Cover Teacher and Nurture Group Leader

Upper School (age 10 to 13)

Year 6

Ms Holly Hemingway, BSc, PGCE, QTS
6HH Form Teacher, Head of Upper School Maths

Mr Simon Wenzel, BA (Hons), MPhil
6SWE Form Teacher, Head of History

Miss Olivia Williams, BA (Hons), QTS
6OW Form Teacher, History & Geography Teacher, Head of Year 6, Assistant Head Operations and Senior School Transition Leader

Year 7

Miss Jessie LambertBA, QTS
7JL Form Teacher, Maths Teacher

Mr Brendan Moore
7BM Form Teacher, Head of PE & Games and Geography Teacher

Year 8

Miss Laura Street, BA, PGCE, QTS
8LS Form Teacher, Head of Upper School Science

Miss Jude Swailes, BA (Hons), EdMu, QTS
8JS Form Teacher, Head of Year 7 & 8, Head of PSHEE and English Teacher

Subject Teachers Upper School

Mrs Sarah Michael, CACHE Level 3
HLTA

Mr David Zerafa, BSc, MSc, PGCE
Head of Technology, Academic Data Manager

Subject Specialist Teachers Upper, Middle and Lower School

Miss Samantha Bentley, BEd
Assistant Head of PE & Games

Ms Rosa Cembrowicz, BA (Joint Hons), PGCE
French Teacher, ECO Ambassador

Mr Tim Houston
Latin Teacher

Miss Arabella Neagle, MA, PGCE
Head of Geography

Miss Tania Nesbitt, BA, PGCE
Drama Teacher

Mrs Tatyana Niedinger, Dip in Pianoforte (Teacher and Concert Pianist)
Head of Music

Mrs Analicia Buddah BSc (Hons), PGCE
ICT Teacher

Mrs Paulina Podurgiel-Bieluczyk, Diploma in Higher Education (Sport)
PE Teacher

Miss Magalie Tremblay, BA, PGCE
French Teacher

Mrs Caroline Sharp, BMus, MA, Dip RAM
Music Teacher

Miss Stephanie Warden, BA (Hons), PGCE
English Teacher

Peripatetic Teachers

Mr Christopher Allard, BMus (Hons) – Guitar
Mr Oliver Blackman, BA (Hons), MMus – Percussion
Mr Andrew Button, BMus – Guitar
Ms Cecilia Coullet, BMus, MMus – Piano
Mr David Horwich, BMus, MMus – Brass
Mrs Tanja Houston, BMus (Hons), LRAM – Violin
Miss Isabel Kent, MA, BMus (Hons), DipABRSM, ATCL – Piano

SEND Team

Mrs Debbie Dixon, MSc, PGCE, NASENCO
Head of Learning Support, Deputy DSL

Mr Alexander-Gabriel Harris, BEd (Hons), MA (SEN), QTS, NASENCO
SENCO

Miss Sarah Haynes, NVQ Level 4
SEN Assistant

Mrs Katie Laney, BA (Hons), PGCE, NASENCO
SENCO (Early Years) 

School Office

Miss Alexandra Baranova – School Administrator
Ms Rachael Charles – School Administrator (Thursday-Friday)
Ms Ardiana Dibra – School Administrator & PA
Ms Marie Shinn – School Administrator (Monday, Thursday, Friday)
Miss Jennifer Tonge – School Administrator (Monday-Wednesday)

Operations

Marketing & Admissions

Ms Laura Martinez, BA (Hons), MBA
Head of Marketing, Admissions & Communications 

Miss Mollie Charge, BA (Hons)
Admissions Manager 

Mr Charles Walker
Admissions and Communications Administrator 

Accounts and Finance

Mrs Cathrine Sparey, BSc (Hons), CGMA, PGCE
Head of Finance, Estates and Operations

Mrs Michéle Scott
Finance Assistant & Office Manager

Human Resources

Ms Steffany de Jesus Bento BA (Hons), MSc
Human Resources Manager

Facilities

Mr Connor Clack
Premises & Compliance Manager

Mr Patrick Queenan
Senior Caretaker

Mr Conor Ryan
Caretaker

Playground Supervisors

Mrs Linda Hamilton
Mrs Asha Isaack

Currently on Maternity Leave

Ms Marta Borikic, MA (Royal Academy of Music) – Piano

Miss Sabrina John-Baptiste – School Administrator

Miss Katy Withers, BA, QTS – Class Teacher

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