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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 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

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

Lee Garrett Head of House - Javi
Teacher of PE

IB Programme Coordinators

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

Jennifer Murphy Head of Science

Martin Scotson Head of Chemistry

Stephen Duncan Head of Physics

Amy Wybrant Head of Biology

Matthew Dunn Head of Computer Science - Senior School

Natalie Powell Head of ICT - Junior School

Helena Wilson Head of History

Benjamin Tomasik Head of Social Studies
Teacher of History

Charlotte Spurway Head of Geography

Mari Carmen Beltran Head of Spanish

Mohamad Kannin Head of Islamic Studies

Rasha El Said Head of Arabic

Mohamed Elmaghrabi Director of Arabic Islamic and Social Studies

Angus Graham Head of Economics

Jayne Vickers Head of Modern Foreign Languages & French

Xi Zhao 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

Jamie Williams Head of PE

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

Adrian Jarvis Teacher of English

Mandy Monaghan Teacher of English

Lauren Rae Teacher of English

Manbinder Singh Dhesi Teacher of Maths

Pranit Dhokia Teacher of Maths

Meriem Mohammedi Teacher of Maths

Sarah Powell Teacher of Maths

Ian Riddler Teacher of Maths

Deborah Keep Teacher of Physics

Dion Mulvey Teacher of Physics

Angela Arnold Teacher of Chemistry

Rachel Mosses Teacher of Chemistry and Science

Dale Powell Teacher of Biology

Emma Dhesi Teacher of History

Caroline Haas Teacher of History

Georgia Ward Teacher of Geography

Aouchia Maazi Teacher of Languages

Margaux Bailly Teacher of French

Virginia Choursoulidi Teacher of French

Laura Kanyerezi Teacher of French

Margot Garcia Teacher of French

Cristina Blazquez Baena Teacher of Spanish

Juan Bolado Teacher of Spanish

July Peralta Teacher of Spanish

Felix Falkenberg Teacher of German

Chia-Lun Chang Teacher of Mandarin

Duo Wang Teacher of Mandarin

Yu Zhu Teacher of Mandarin

Walaa Ahmed Teacher of Arabic

Abdelrahman Ismail Teacher of Arabic

Mohamed Ismail Teacher of Arabic

Nuha Muneera Teacher of Arabic A

Rasha Metawee Teacher of Arabic B

Fawzi Djabar Teacher of Islamic Studies

Ola Al Khatib Teacher of Islamic Studies

Almas Syed SEN Teacher

Stephen Abery Teacher of Art

Lindsay Dovey Teacher of Art

Zakiya Bakari Teacher of Design

Morna McDonald Teacher of Drama

Sarah Jones Assistant Head of PE

Jonathan Bland Teacher of PE

Hanadi Tayfour Head Librarian

Junior School Teachers

Daisy Booth Pre-KG Class Teacher

Annalisa Harris Pre-KG Class Teacher

Adetomi Adetayo KG1 Class Teacher

Charlotte Brookes KG1 Class Teacher

Amy Eastabrook KG1 Class Teacher

Shauna Parsons KG1 Class Teacher

Frances Scanlon KG1 Class Teacher

Emma Gray Grade Leader
KG2 Class Teacher

Nicola Ali KG2 Class Teacher

Hannah McAllister KG2 Class Teacher

Hannah Ryan KG2 Class Teacher

Jordana Worthington KG2 Class Teacher

Jack Roberts Grade Leader
G1 Class Teacher

Meg Hammond G1 Class Teacher

Kahli Johnson G1 Class Teacher

Mairead Redmond G1 Class Teacher

Chloe Taylor G1 Class Teacher

Rachel Wren G1 Class Teacher

Fiona Collins Grade Leader
G2 Class Teacher

Kelly Brisbane English Coordinator
G2 Class Teacher

Kathleen Durkan G2 Class Teacher

Andrea Murphy G2 Class Teacher

Natasha Morgan Grade Leader
G3 Class Teacher

Naomi Sautter Science Coordinator
G3 Class Teacher

Loyette Morgan G3 Class Teacher

Jon Mounsey 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

Katy Schools Grade Leader
G5 Class Teacher

Victoria Ougham Maths Coordinator
G5 Class Teacher

Rebecca Lee G5 Class Teacher

Mark Mullan G5 Class Teacher

Kate McIntyre Early Years PE Teacher

Lisa Garrett Teacher of PE

Hemat Abdallah Teacher of Arabic

Ribal Alata Teacher of Arabic

Enas Mabrouk Teacher of Arabic

May Tamary Teacher of Arabic

Sawsan Ismaeil Teacher of Islamic Studies

Victoria Benn SEN Teacher

Aisling Mannion SEN Teacher

Collette Peoples Teacher of Music

Magdalena Wajdzik Piano Teacher

Support Staff

Aarti Odhrani School Counsellor

Mufaza Rashid Asrar School Doctor

Rakhi Revindrean School Nurse

Seethal Rose Paul School Nurse

Humaira Nisar Science Technician

Marilyn Galvez Science Technician

Raffy Santos Design Technology Technician

Deepa Kumar Shobana Art Technician

Bryan Mercado Head Lifeguard

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

Manjula Kakulavarapu Teaching Assistant

Rizza Racaza Teaching Assistant

Geraldine Ranoa Teaching Assistant

Raquel Santos Teaching Assistant

Rameeza Hafiz Teaching Assistant

Sophie Dyball Teaching Assistant

Victoria Anjorin Teaching Assistant

Angela Randev 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

Samuel Egan Teaching Assistant

Bethanie Tomasik Teaching Assistant

Christine Elfa Teaching Assistant

Hala Ebaid Arabic Teaching Assistant

Ma-Corazon Morales Teaching Assistant

Bernadette Perez Teaching Assistant

Marissa Flores Teaching Assistant

Amal Helal Arabic Teaching Assistant

Veronica Singun Teaching Assistant

Marivic Santos Physics Technician

Sonny Samia PAC Technician

Paschal Igwe Reprographics Officer

Bernie Torres Storekeeper

Lin Sofia Brown Junior School Library Coordinator

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

Stephanie Rodrigues Admissions Officer

Tarryn Simpson 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

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

Jeimy Salazar HR Manager

Alina Bou Mansour Receptionist/ Senior School Parent Liaison

Karmel Alsayed Receptionist

Princess Tarin Junior School Receptionist

Neetu Malhotra Junior School Receptionist/ Parent Liaison

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