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Principal

James Monaghan Principal

Head of Junior School

Emma Navin Head of Junior School

Senior Leadership Team

Frances Powell Vice Principal (Pastoral Care)

Marco Zambonini Vice Principal (Director of Studies)

Richard Snape Vice Principal (Curriculum)

Junior Leadership Team

Michaela Carney Deputy Head of Junior School

Rebecca Fernandes Head of First School

Hannah Smith Head of Lower School

Assistant Principal Head of Sixth Form

Alistair Wood Assistant Principal
Head of Sixth Form

Assistant Principals (Heads of House)

Laura Dunn Head of House - Yibir
Teacher of Art and Design

Christopher May Head of House - Jais
Teacher of Geography

Emma Dawson Head of House - Hafeet
Teacher of PE

Emma Carney Head of House - Javi
Teacher of History

IB Programme Coordinators

Catherine Schmidt PYP Coordinator

Stephanie Duarte MYP Coordinator Teacher of Music

Sara Saavedra IB DP Coordinator

Extra-Curricular Activities

Nicola Woodroffe Director of Extra-Curricular Activities
Teacher of PE

Heads of Department

Katy Younge Head of English

David Suarez Head of Mathematics

Rasha El Said Head of Arabic

Abeer Saleh Head of Islamic Studies

Jennifer Murphy Head of Science & Biology

Chandan Shah Head of Chemistry

Matthew Shepherd Head of Physics

Matthew Dunn Head of Computer Science - Senior School

Helena Wilson Head of History

Charlotte Spurway Head of Geography

Angus Graham Head of Economics

Jayne Vickers Head of Modern Foreign Languages & French

Junyuan Li Head of Mandarin

Rebecca Michaels Head of Art and Design

Jennifer Durston Head of Drama

Howard Wong Head of Music

Nathalie Allen Early Years Leader - Junior School

Ed Mosley Head of PE

Natalie Powell Head of ICT - Junior School

Tracey Kelly Head of Inclusion

Ellese Barraclough Head of Inclusion – Junior School

Katherine Abery University and Careers Guidance Counsellor

Senior School Teachers

Michelle Edden Teacher of English

Dmitri Haas Teacher of English

Naishal Patel Teacher of English

Mandy Monaghan Teacher of English

Sarah Powell Teacher of Maths

Meriem Mohammedi Teacher of Maths

Pranit Dhokia Teacher of Maths

Deborah Keep Teacher of Physics

Lina Hurst-Mawasse Teacher of Physics

Stephen Duncan Teacher of Physics

Rachel Mosses Teacher of Chemistry and Science

Dale Powell Teacher of Biology

Amy Wybrant Teacher of Biology

Benjamin Tomasik Teacher of History

Caroline Haas Teacher of History

Jessica Smith Teacher of Geography

Laura Kanyerezi Teacher of French

Virginia Choursoulidi Teacher of French

Saïla Aumeerally-De Leo Teacher of French

Margaux Bailly Teacher of French

Margot Garcia Teacher of French

Juan Bolado Teacher of Spanish

Cristina Blazquez Baena Teacher of Spanish

Mari Beltran Teacher of Spanish

Felix Falkenberg Teacher of German

Yu Zhu Teacher of Mandarin

Mohamed Ismail Teacher of Arabic

Walaa Ahmed Teacher of Arabic

Abdelrahman Ismail Teacher of Arabic

Fawzi Djabar Teacher of Islamic Studies

Teresa Pollard Teacher of Art

Stephen Abery Teacher of Art

Zakiya Bakari Teacher of Design

Benjamin Smith Teacher of Drama

Sarah Jones Assistant Head of PE

Lee Garrett Teacher of PE

Hanadi Tayfour Head Librarian

Ian Riddler Teacher of Maths

Junior School Teachers

Annalisa Harris Pre-KG Class Teacher

Bojana Velickovic Pre-KG Class Teacher

Carrie Mitchell Pre-KG Class Teacher

Emily Harrison KG1 Class Teacher

Daisy Booth KG1 Class Teacher

Frances Scanlon KG1 Class Teacher

Shauna Parsons KG1 Class Teacher

Emma Gray Grade Leader
KG2 Class Teacher

Fiona Collins KG2 Class Teacher

Charlotte Brookes KG2 Class Teacher

Francesca Tomlin KG2 Class Teacher

Nicola Ali KG2 Class Teacher

Jack Roberts Grade Leader
Class Teacher - Gr 1

Luke Morgan Class Teacher - Gr 1

Kahli Johnson Class Teacher - Gr 1

Naomi Sautter Class Teacher Gr 1

Megan Hammond Class Teacher Gr 1

Jordana Worthington Grade Leader
Class Teacher - Gr 2

Jessica McGinn Class Teacher - Gr 2

Kelly-Ann Brisbane Class Teacher - Gr 2

Jonathan Mounsey Class Teacher - Gr 3

Lisa Roberts Grade Leader
Class Teacher - Gr 3

Natasha Morgan Class Teacher - Gr 3

Katy Schools Grade Leader
Class Teacher - Gr 4

Kirstie Dear English Coordinator - Junior School Class Teacher - Gr 4

Nathan Gibbons Class Teacher - Gr 4

Nicholas Beasant Class Teacher - Gr 4

Jenny Ahn Class Teacher - Gr 5

Stephen Phee Class Teacher - Gr 5

Victoria Ougham Maths Coordinator
Class Teacher Gr 5

Magdalena Wajdzik Piano Teacher

Support Staff

Aarti Odhrani School Counsellor

Manjula Kakulavarapu Teaching Assistant

Rakhi Revindrean School Nurse

Seethal Rose Paul School Nurse

Marilyn Galvez Science Technician

Humaira Nisar Science Lab Technician

Raffy Santos Design Technology Technician

Deepa Kumar Shobana Art Technician

Dulari Dharmasena Learning Support Assistant

James Joudrey Learning Support Assistant

Rabia Imad Learning Support Assistant

Raheela Ishfaq Learning Support Assistant

Ritika Menon Learning Support Assistant

Ma Gay Castillo Learning Support Assistant

Bina Advani Teaching Assistant

Saja Al Mahdi Teaching Assistant

Raquel Santos Teaching Assistant

Rizza Racaza Teaching Assistant

Rameeza Hafiz Teaching Assistant

Sophie Dyball Teaching Assistant

Angela Randev Teaching Assistant

Neeta Gvalani Teaching Assistant

Carol Njoroge Teaching Assistant

Pushpa Singh Teaching Assistant

Maria Rivero Teaching Assistant

Sobia Jamil Teaching Assistant

Hannyfe Dayocos Teaching Assistant

Emna Gueddes Teaching Assistant

Lociella Cabrera Teaching Assistant

Lorentha Ebhaleme Teaching Assistant

Aayesha Malick Teaching Assistant

Roselen Ramos Teaching Assistant

Mizuho Koen Teaching Assistant

Samuel Egan Teaching Assistant

Bethanie Tomasik Teaching Assistant

Christine Elfa Teaching Assistant

Zaiba Bakhsh Teaching Assistant

Hala Ebaid Arabic Teaching Assistant

Ma-Corazon Morales Teaching Assistant

Bernadette Perez Teaching Assistant

Marissa Flores Teaching Assistant

Marwa Ali Maghraby Ibrahim Arabic Teaching Assistant

Veronica Singun Classroom Assistant

Mufaza Rashid Asrar School Doctor

Bernie Torres Storekeeper

Administrative Staff

Philippa Helms PA to Principal

Eleri Wood PA to Vice Principals

Sondra Haritonides PA to Head of Junior School

Aleksandra Tiago Director of Admissions
Head of Corporate Relations

Madalina Moraru Admissions Officer

Maria Feraru Marketing and Communications Officer

Diana Ahmed KHDA Coordinator
Arabic Secretary

Sangeeth Joseph IT Manager

Lekshmy Sangeeth Network Engineer

Ali Ahsan IT Technician

Yasmin Fiederle Examinations Officer / Data and MIS

Kasia Mosley MIS Administrator

Megan Swagerty Senior Operations Manager

Gibin George Operations Manager

Mohammad Nazimuddin Facilities Manager

Asif Hussain Facilities Supervisor

Arun Hariharan Senior Accountant

Garima Mehta Cashier

Tiffany Thorp Arts and Activities Administrator

Jeimy Salazar HR Coordinator

Alina Bou Mansour Receptionist

Karmel Alsayed Receptionist

Princess Tarin Junior School Receptionist

Neetu Malhotra Junior School Receptionist

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