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Ruth Burke

PRINCIPAL

Rania Hussein

DEPUTY HEAD OF SCHOOL (TEACHING AND LEARNING)

Alexander Varghese

HEAD OF OPERATIONS

Caroline Millmann

HEAD OF HUMAN RESOURCES

Alison Roberts

HEAD OF MARKETING AND ADMISSIONS

Megan La Caze

HEAD OF SECONDARY

Shona Gastaldi

Head of Phases 1 & 2

Ashley Fitzgibbons

HEAD OF BOARDING

Shona Gastaldi

Head of Phases 1 & 2

Fiona Ryan

DEPUTY HEAD OF EARLY YEARS

Hannah Hepworth-Smith

DEPUTY HEAD OF EARLY YEARS

Leanda Kelly

Assistant Head – Learning & Teaching Phases 1 & 2

Debbie Galt

Early Years Class Teacher/PreKG Coordinator

Bianca Nussbaumer

EARLY YEARS TEACHER PRE-KG

Linda Djafer

EARLY YEARS TEACHER PRE-KG

Sabrina Kelay

EARLY YEARS TEACHER PRE-KG

Loriane Esposto

EARLY YEARS TEACHER PRE KG

Charlotte Sotomi

KG1 LEARNING COORDINATOR / EARLY YEARS TEACHER KG1

Nadine Reiling

EARLY YEARS TEACHER KG1

Leïla Amara

Early Years Teacher KG1

Lynn Fitzsimons

EARLY YEARS TEACHER KG1

Rozenn Le Ster

EARLY YEARS TEACHER KG1

Nicola Dewhurst

Early Years Teacher KG1

Serine Adili

EARLY YEARS TEACHER KG1

Lana Zakaria

EARLY YEARS TEACHER KG1

Rachel Thomas

EARLY YEARS TEACHER KG1

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Shona Gastaldi

Head of Phases 1 & 2

Samantha Hodges

DEPUTY HEAD OF PRIMARY (STUDENT ACHIEVEMENT)

Leanda Kelly

Assistant Head – Learning & Teaching Phases 1 & 2

Lisa Thorpe

Deputy Head of Primary and IB PYP Curriculum Coordinator

Gullrukh Rafiq

UPPER PRIMARY ASSISTANT HEAD

Niall Crowley

LOWER PRIMARY ASSISTANT HEAD

Tamara Grannell

GRADE 1 LEARNING COORDINATOR / PRIMARY TEACHER GRADE 1

Ipek Zeyrek

PRIMARY TEACHER GRADE 1

Ciara McCaul

PRIMARY TEACHER GRADE 1

Sheila Lucien

PRIMARY TEACHER GRADE 1

Courtney Scott

PRIMARY TEACHER GRADE 1

Kerryn Barnard

PRIMARY TEACHER GRADE 1

Siobhan Kennedy

PRIMARY TEACHER GRADE 1

Eloise Mangan

PRIMARY TEACHER GRADE 1

Marine Calmettes

PRIMARY TEACHER GRADE 1

Safa Knani

PRIMARY TEACHER GRADE 1

Amy Wigmore

PRIMARY TEACHER GRADE 1

Tanya Doyle

Primary Teacher Grade 1

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Megan La Caze

HEAD OF SECONDARY

Angela Arnold

DEPUTY HEAD OF SECONDARY (ACADEMIC)

Brian Cleary

DEPUTY HEAD OF SECONDARY (PASTORAL)

Vibha Masand

IBDP CURRICULUM COORDINATOR

Anthony Loxston-Baker

IBMYP CURRICULUM COORDINATOR

Lisa Bardin

IBCP CURRICULUM COORDINATOR

Meagan Briske

MATHEMATICS TEACHER

Darragh Coughlan

GRADE 12 LEARNING COORDINATOR / MATHEMATICS TEACHER

Jamie Baker-Beall

MATHEMATICS COORDINATOR / MATHEMATICS TEACHER

Cillian Treacy

MATHEMATICS TEACHER / SPORTS SCIENCE TEACHER

Liam Mulligan

MATHEMATICS TEACHER

Mary Assaad

MATHEMATICS TEACHER

Jamil Hussain

BUSINESS MANAGEMENT TEACHER / BTEC BUSINESS TEACHER

Cormac Doohan

BUSINESS MANAGEMENT TEACHER

Joseph O’Toole

GRADE 9 LEARNING COORDINATOR / SCIENCE TEACHER

Fatima Tassavar

SCIENCE TEACHER

Simona Mansour

SCIENCE TEACHER

Nisha Sasidharan

LABORATORY TECHNICIAN

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Aisling O’Connor

HEAD OF inclusion

Priya Mitchell

Designated Safeguarding Lead

Robert McCarthy

Inclusion Teacher

Amy Keogh

Inclusion Teacher

Adrian Mc Guire

Inclusion Teacher

Amina Daroueche

Upper Primary French Coordinator/Inclusion Teacher

Timothy Corpuz

Inclusion Teacher

Aoibheann Minnock

Early Years & Primary SENCO/Inclusion Teacher

Victoria Haye

Secondary SENCO/Inclusion Teacher

Kathryn Melissa Kelly

EARLY YEARS & PRIMARY LANGUAGE / SEN LEAD

Jasmin Runge

Early Years & Primary School Counsellor

Saskia Theres

SECONDARY STUDENT SUPPORT AND WELLBEING COUNSELLOR

Samia Ouguergouz

LEARNING SUPPORT ASSISTANT (INCLUSION)

Kristine Bermundo

LEARNING SUPPORT ASSISTANT (INCLUSION)

Remus Bermundo Jr

LEARNING SUPPORT ASSISTANT (INCLUSION)

Robert Duncan

HEAD OF SPORT

Christian Hooker

BOARDING WELLBEING & FITNESS COORDINATOR / PHYSICAL EDUCATION TEACHER

Nikki Asghar

Early Years & Primary Physical Education Coordinator/Physical Education Teacher

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Ashley Fitzgibbons

HEAD OF BOARDING

Matthew Henman

Deputy Head of Boarding

Nikki Geron

BOARDING SECRETARY

Paul O’Neill

BOARDING TUTOR

Brandon Shuler

Boarding House Parent

Veronique Estelle Mouandjo

BOARDING ASSISTANT

Judith Elliott

Boarding House Matron

Daniel Thuillier

Junior Boarding House Assistant

Hannah Scrivener

Junior Boarding House Assistant

Stephanie Wehner

Boarding Academic Tutor – ELL & ELA

Shalat Johnson

Boarding Nurse

Rebecca Henman

Boarding House Parent

Marvin Mcleggan

Boarding Academic Tutor

Kate Delaney

Boarding Academic Tutor – Maths

Dr. Yamein Ahmed

SCHOOL DOCTOR

Kristine Ignacio

SENIOR SCHOOL NURSE

Dionalyn Olivido

SCHOOL NURSE

Nisha Lonappan

SCHOOL NURSE

Arlene Samia

PA TO THE PRINCIPAL AND DEPUTY HEAD OF SCHOOL

Ivorie Claire Padua

EARLY YEARS SCHOOL SECRETARY AND CHILDCARE COORDINATOR

Jennifer Dela Cruz

PRIMARY SCHOOL SECRETARY

Richard Wallis

Secondary Curriculum Data Support and Exams Officer

Femees Vala Kettil

FINANCE MANAGER

Hisham Shamsudheen

SENIOR ACCOUNTANT

Shahanas Abdul Azeez

FINANCIAL ACCOUNTANT

Athira Babu

ASSISTANT ACCOUNTANT

Manoj Mohan

ICT TEAM LEAD

Rifiyat Nadukandy

ICT SENIOR OFFICER

Sidney Abrau

SENIOR IT SUPPORT OFFICER

Akshay Dileep Kumar

ICT OFFICER

Thomas Nuguid

AV TECHNICIAN

Shibil Samad Puthan Veettil

ACADEMIC DATA COORDINATOR

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