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Principal

James Monaghan Principal

Head of Junior School

Simon James Head of Junior School

Senior Leadership Team

Marco Zambonini Vice Principal
(Director of Studies)

Richard Snape Vice Principal
(Curriculum)

Emma Dawson Vice Principal
(Pastoral Care)

Junior School Team

Michaela Carney Deputy Head of Junior School

Rebecca Fernandes Head of First School

Steven Helliwell Head of Lower School

Senior School Team Assistant Principal Head of Sixth Form

Oliver Russell Assistant Principal
Head of Sixth Form

Assistant Principals (Heads of House)

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

Chris May Head of House - Jais
Teacher of Geography

Georgia Ward Head of House - Hafeet
Teacher of Geography

Lee Garrett Head of House - Javi
Teacher of PE

IB Programme Coordinators

Jennifer Durston MYP Coordinator
Teacher of Drama

Alaine Christian IB DP Coordinator
Teacher of History

Extra-Curricular Activities

Nicola Woodroffe Director of Extra-Curricular Activities
Teacher of PE

Heads of Department

Katy Younge Head of English

Thomas Jacobs Head of Mathematics

Andres Gomez Head of Chemistry

Jennifer Murphy Head of Science

Amy Wybrant Head of Biology

Stephen Duncan Head of Physics

Helena Wilson Head of History

Sajeena Mary Joseph Head of Computer Science

Benjamin Tomasik Head of Social Studies & House Coordinator

Caroline Haas Head of Psychology

Charlotte Spurway Head of Geography

Jayne Vickers Head of Modern Foreign Languages

Zara Hernandez Vicente Head of Spanish

Laura Kanyerezi Head of French

Xi Zhao Head of Mandarin

Rasha El Said Head of Arabic

Mohamad Kannin Head of Islamic Studies

Mohamed Elmaghrabi Director of Ministry of Education Subjects

Angus Graham Head of Economics

Sajeena Mary Joseph Head of Computer Science

Rebecca Michaels Head of Art and Design

Adam Lea Head of Drama

George Agius Director of Music

Jonathan Bland Head of PHE

Tracey Kelly Head of Inclusion

Senior School Teachers

Michelle Edden Teacher of English

Dmitri Haas Teacher of English

Amy Banks Teacher of English

Raisa Shaikh Teacher of English

Mandy Monaghan Professional Tutor
Teacher of English

Lauren Rae Teacher of English

Manbinder Singh Dhesi Teacher of Maths

Pranit Dhokia Teacher of Maths

Meriem Mohammedi Teacher of Maths

Jeremy Isley Teacher of Mathematics

Nora Linhart Teacher of Mathematics

Ellen Morgan Teacher of Mathematics

Deborah Keep Teacher of Physics

Dion Mulvey Teacher of Physics

Rachel Mosses Teacher of Chemistry

Martin Scotson Teacher of Chemistry

Charlotte Rees Teacher of Biology

Jessica Morton Teacher of Biology

Andrew Kennedy Teacher of History

Emma Dhesi TOK Coordinator
Teacher of History

Aouchia Maazi Teacher of French

Virginia Choursoulidi Teacher of French

Margaux Bailly Teacher of French

Margot Garcia Teacher of French

Cristina Blazquez Baena Teacher of Spanish

Marina Bellon Palacios Teacher of Spanish

July Peralta Teacher of Spanish

Karina Bustamante Teacher of Spanish

Felix Falkenberg Teacher of German

Alexandra Schmaller-Russell Teacher of German

Xin Ren Teacher of Mandarin

Duo Wang Teacher of Mandarin

Chen Chenzi Teacher of Mandarin

Mohamed Ismail Teacher of Arabic A

Walaa Ahmed Teacher of Arabic B

Abdelrahman Ismail Teacher of Arabic A

Nuha Muneera Teacher of Arabic A/B

Eman Daban Teacher of Arabic B

Rasha Metawee Teacher of Arabic B

Sawsan Ismail Teacher of Islamic Studies

Fawzi Djabar Teacher of Islamic Studies

Ola Al Khatib Teacher of Islamic Studies

Almas Syed Support Teacher

David McGuinness Teacher of Art

Lindsay Dovey Teacher of Digital & Product Design

Zakiya Bakari Teacher of Digital & Product Design

Karl Marsden Teacher of Music

Neil Clench Teacher of Drama

Katherine Abery University and Careers Guidance Counsellor

Peter Napier Teacher of PHE

Junior School Teachers

Nathalie Allen Head of Early Years

Natalie Powell Head of Junior School ICT

Ellese Barraclough Head of Inclusion – Junior School

Lisa Garrett Head of First School PHE

Kate McIntyre Head of Lower School PHE

Emily Treece Pre-KG Class Teacher

Nicola Ali Pre-KG Class Teacher

Helena Gengatharan Pre-KG Teacher

Jessamy Fusco Fagg Pre-KG Class Teacher

Francoise Baptiste KG1 Class Teacher

Kahli Johnson KG1 Class Teacher

Hannah McAllister KG1 Class Teacher

Shauna Parsons KG1 Class Teacher

Adetomi Adetayo KG1 Class Teacher

Emma Gray Grade Leader
KG2 Class Teacher

Rachel Wren KG2 Class Teacher

Stephanie Reid KG2 Class Teacher

Sunita Pathak KG2 Class Teacher

Jordana Worthington KG2 Class Teacher

Jack Roberts Grade Leader
Grade 1 Teacher

Jill James G1 Class Teacher

Meg Hammond G1 Class Teacher

Anisa Muflahi-Isley G1 Class Teacher

Mairead Redmond G1 Class Teacher

Chloe Taylor G1 Class Teacher

Fiona Collins Grade Leader
G2 Class Teacher

Dylan Parry G2 Class Teacher

Simone Rutter G2 Class Teacher

Kathleen Durkan G2 Class Teacher

Andrea Murphy G2 Class Teacher

Frankie Radmore G2 Class Teacher

Natasha Morgan Grade Leader
G3 Class Teacher

Alec Bowden G3 Class Teacher

Sian Collins G3 Class Teacher

Loyette Morgan G3 Class Teacher

Rebecca Lee G3 Class Teacher

Lisa Roberts Grade Leader
G4 Class Teacher

Nicholas Beasant G4 Class Teacher

Nathan Gibbons G4 Class Teacher

Sarah Leybourne G4 Class Teacher

Jon Mounsey G4 Class Teacher

Sally Betteridge G4 Class Teacher

Katy Schools Grade Leader
G5 Class Teacher

Joanna Cumming G5 Class Teacher

Kelly Brisbane G5 Class Teacher
English Coordinator

Mark Mullan G5 Class Teacher

Matthew Collier G5 Class Teacher

Ribal Alata Teacher of Arabic

Hemat Abdallah Teacher of Arabic

May Tamary Teacher of Arabic

Enas Mabrouk Teacher of Arabic

Sawsan Ismaeil Teacher of Islamic Studies

Collette Peoples Teacher of Music

Magdalena Wajdzik Piano Teacher

Anneka Bowles Support Teacher

Aisling Mannion Support Teacher

Maria Lowe Support Teacher

Karen Price Lyall Teacher of PHE

Jamie Williams Teacher of PHE

Helen Lea Junior School Assessments Lead Teacher

Support Staff

Aarti Odhrani School Counsellor

Mufaza Rashid Asrar School Doctor

Rakhi Revindrean School Nurse

Seethal Rose Paul School Nurse

Bryan Mercado Head Lifeguard

Lin Sofia Brown Junior School Library Coordinator

Olivia Aguero Junior School Library Assistant

Humaira Nisar Science Technician

Marilyn Galvez Science Technician

Marivic Santos Physics Technician

Deepa Kumar Shobana Art Technician

Raffy Santos Design Technology Technician

Dulari Dharmasena Learning Support Assistant

James Joudrey Learning Support Assistant

Ma Gay Castillo Learning Support Assistant

Bina Advani Learning Support Assistant

Marwa Ali Maghraby Ibrahim Learning Support Assistant

Nargis Sattar Learning Support Assistant

Rihab Mohamed Bayoumi Learning Support Assistant

Manjula Kakulavarapu Teaching Assistant

Rizza Racaza Teaching Assistant

Geraldine Ranoa Teaching Assistant

Joan Bantug Teaching Assistant

Rameeza Hafiz Teaching Assistant

Sophie Dyball Teaching Assistant

Victoria Anjorin Teaching Assistant

Jyoti Zaveri Teaching Assistant

Neeta Gvalani Teaching Assistant

Carol Njoroge 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

Rekha Dhokia Teaching Assistant

Eleonor Agapito Teaching Assistant

Maria Fe Lajum Teaching Assistant

Rowena Labog Teaching Assistant

Marissa Flores Teaching Assistant

Bernadette Perez Teaching Assistant

Veronica Singun Teaching Assistant

Blessing Atinuke Kolade Teaching Assistant

Hala Ebaid Arabic Teaching Assistant

Amal Helal Arabic Teaching Assistant

Sonny Samia PAC Technician

Bernie Torres Storekeeper

Paschal Igwe Reprographics Officer

Administrative Staff

Philippa Helms PA to Principal

Jeimy Salazar HR Manager

Eleri Wood PA to Vice Principals

Sondra Haritonides PA to Head of Junior School

Maria Feraru Marketing and Communications Officer

Aleksandra Tiago Director of Admissions
Head of Corporate Relations

Stephanie Rodrigues Admissions Officer

Stacey Shaw Admissions Officer

Deesha Van Aswegen Admissions Executive

Diana Ahmed KHDA Coordinator

Yasmin Fiederle Examinations Officer

Kasia Mosley Data Manager

Angeline David MIS Administrator

Sangeeth Joseph IT Manager

Ali Ahsan IT Technician

Lekshmy Sangeeth Network Engineer

Jewel Mulvey ECA Coordinator

Nassim Irani Part Time Art & Activities Administrative Assistant

Paul Manoranjan Senior Operations Manager

Gibin George Operations Manager

Mohammad Nazimuddin Facilities Manager

Asif Hussain Facilities Supervisor

Lawrence Mugumbya Operations Assistant

Arun Hariharan Senior Accountant

Garima Mehta Cashier

Venkat Ramanathan Assistant Accountant

Alina Bou Mansour Receptionist/ Senior School Parent Liaison

Neetu Malhotra Junior School Receptionist/ Parent Liaison

Karmel Alsayed Receptionist

Princess Tarin Junior School Receptionist

Lynsey Milne Junior School Receptionist

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