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SENIOR LEADERSHIP TEAM

HEADChristopher Hammond BA PGCE
SENIOR DEPUTY HEADMark Maddocks MA (Oxon) QTS
BURSARRichard Edwards BSc Hons
DEPUTY HEAD ACADEMICCarla Boxell BSc, MA, PDCE
DEPUTY HEAD PASTORALLizi Courtney-Magee BEd, QTS
HEAD OF LOWER SCHOOLJames Greene Bachelor of Education (Waikato)
HEAD OF UPPER SCHOOLAmy Ullman MA (Hons) PGCE
HEAD OF IT AND DIGITAL INNOVATIONHolly Thomas Bachelor of Teaching (Auckland)
HEAD OF EYFSJennie McGovern MA (Trinity College Dublin) PGCE

Teaching staff

Jennie McGovern MA (Trinity College Dublin) PGCE – Head of EYFS

Lucy Baker  BA (Hons), QTS – Reception Teacher

Julia Finlay BA (Hons), QTS –  Reception Teacher

Olivia Fleming BSc (Hons), PGCE –  Teaching Assistant

Francesca Gold BA (Hons) QTS, PGDip – Teaching Assistant

 

James Greene Bachelor of Education (Waikato) – Year 1 Teacher, Head of Art and History of Art 

Stephanie Coyle BA (Hons) PGCE – Year 1 Teacher,  Head of PSHCE

Rebecca White BA (Ed), PGCE – Year 1 Teacher

Zoi Bazouka MA (Thrace) – Teaching Assistant

Niya Ivanova MSc, MA – Teaching Assistant

 

Katie Metcalf BSc (Hons), PGDE – Year 2 Teacher, Head of Geography

Taegan Spratt BEd (Queensland) – Year 2 Teacher

Marta Carrera BA (Hons), MA- Teaching Assistant

Katie Gosling BA (Hons)- Teaching Assistant

 

Daniel Carey BA (Waikato), QTS – Year 3 Teacher

Loretta Obilaso BEd, QTS – Year 3 Teacher

Amanda Davidson – TA Coordinator

Isabella McMinn BA – Teaching Assistant

 

Catherine Turner BA, PGCE – Year 4 Teacher

Kayleigh Chu BEng, PGCE – Year 4 Teacher (Maternity leave)

Mira Ranchhoodas, BEd, QTS   – Year 4 Teacher (Maternity cover)

 

Stephanie Martineau BA (Poitiers), PGCE – Year 5 Teacher, Head of Modern Languages

Emily Poster BA (Hons), PGCE –  Year 5 Teacher, Head of History and RE 

Amy Ullman MA (Hons) PGCE – Year 5 Teacher, Head of Upper School

Hannah Adler BSc, PGCE –  Year 6 Teacher, Head of Maths (Maternity leave)

Kate Keith BA (Hons), PGCE – Year 6, Head of Maths (Maternity cover)

David Marshall MA, PGCE – Year 6 Teacher, Head of English

Simran Spencer BA (Hons), QTS – (SENCO) Learning Enrichment Coordinator

Rebecca Legg BA (Hons), PGCE – Learning Enrichment Teacher

Daphne Sarnat BA (Tel Aviv), PGCE – Director of Music

Emma Pelkiewicz  BMus Royal College of Music, MA – Singing Teacher

 

Aron Clark BA PGCE – Director of Sport

Majella Baily BSc (Hons), PGCE – PE Teacher

Hollie Cox NVQ – Sports Teaching Assistant

Holly Thomas Bachelor of Teaching (Auckland) – Head of IT and Digital Innovation, Online Safety Coordinator

Emma Karat BA (Hons), PGCE – Teacher

Andy Parris-Boyle BA (Hons), PGCE – Teacher (Maternity cover)

Stephanie Vega BA, PGDE – Teacher, Equity, Diversity and Inclusion Coordinator, Head of Constructive Thinking

John Fleetwood – Chess Teacher

 

Non-teaching staff

Millie Scott Professional Business Diploma – Head’s PA and Registrar

Ellie Hooper-Humphreys BA (Hons) PGCE – Receptionist and School Secretary

Carline Black GNVQ, BTEC – Welfare Coordinator

 

Richard Edwards BSc Hons – Bursar

Shelley Simpson ACCA, Certificate in School Business Management – Assistant Bursar

Fateha Khatun AAT Accounting, City & Guilds Bookkeeping and Accounts – Finance Assitant

 

Jessica Rea Haydon Hardy – Head of Admissions and Marketing, Strategy Assistant to the Head

Alistair Wade BA (Hons) MA (Jerusalem University College) PGCE – Head of  School Operations and Partnerships

Philippa Flint MA (Cantab), LLM – Human Resources and Compliance Manager

Annelie Akesson BA (Lund) – Librarian

Gail Davies – Playground Supervisor

Florence Langley BTEC – Playground Supervisor

Paul Moore – Caretaker

Bela Carvalho – Cleaning Supervisor, Lunchtime Supervisor

Margaret Chandler – Cleaner

Rebecca Dingi – Cleaner

Bisola Ololade – Cleaner

 

Louanne Henderson – Chef Manager 

Christian Matricciani – Chef de partie

Az-Eddine Aboulkaram – Kitchen Assistant

Farjana Akther – Kitchen Assistant

Anamaria Stan – Kitchen Assistant

Dulce Do Carmo – Kitchen Assistant

 

Visiting music staff

Adam Easton BA (Music Technology), MA (Composition for Screen) Royal College of Music

Ed Begley BMus, Trinity Laban Conservatoire

Rebecca Celebuski BMus, Royal College of Music, MA, Royal Academy of Music

Fiona Firth Diploma, Trinity College of Music

Katherine Gillham BA (Hons) Leeds College of Music, MMus Royal College of Music

Jodie Schloss BMus (Queensland) MMus (Northwestern)

Serafina Steer BMus Trinity College of Music

Naomi Bowles Diploma, Trinity College of Music

Una Birtchnell Diploma, Guildhall School of Music

Alan McAfee BA, MA, Diploma Trinity College of Music

Gina Cooney BMus (Hons) Royal Academy of Music, LRAM

Tamara Diakow BMus (Hons), The Guildhall School of Music and Drama

Jamie Murray Diploma Drumtech Drum and Percussion School

Fiona Firth Diploma, Trinity College of Music

Katie Graham Diploma, Royal Academy of Music, MA Courtauld Institute

 

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