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Our staff show genuine passion and imagination, creating a place where memories last forever and students are inspired for their adventurous life ahead. A place we love.

The BSAK staff are a team of fully qualified, passionate professionals who genuinely care about fulfilling each individual’s potential - ethically, socially and professionally.

The team works together to bring out the best in every student, helping them to discover, develop and celebrate their talents.

School Staff

Primary School Staff

Secondary School Staff

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Year 7

Class NameTeacherSubject
Head of Y7Louise Mell 
7CEAilbhe GannonFood & Nutrition
7CHSascha DallasMusic
7GRKate JonesHOD History
7HYGeorge MeechanHOD Design Technology
7PEPaulette LeppardTextiles
7PHAnne-Charlotte MathieuModern Foreign Languages

Year 8

Class NameTeacherSubject
Head of Y8  
8CEMusharraf TanvirBusiness/Economics
8CHHazel McConnelEnglish
8GRThomas SmithArt
8HY Bethany LoweEnglish
8PEErin O'NeillHistory/Secondary Social Studies Lead B Coordinator
8PHJonathan SterlingEnglish/Literacy Coordinator

Year 9

Class NameTeacherSubject
Head of Y9Sarah Noray 
9CEMagdalena BienkaModern Foreign Languages
9CHLeah HunkinEnglish
9GRVivienne McDonaldMaths
9HYPaul SewillHOD Senior Physical Education - Physical Education Examinations
9PEJosie EavesEconomics
9PHGraham MurrayMathematics

Year 10

Class NameTeacherSubject
Head of Y10Michael Edgar 
10CEJonathan MasonChemistry
10CHHarry BannisterEnglish
10GREmma HandPhysical Education
10HYJames BentleyBusiness/Economics
10PEKathryn MayallDrama
10PHRima SchooleyMathematics

Year 11

Class NameTeacherSubject
Head of Y11Julian Brammer 
11CEDr Joe NoyesPhysics
11CHNaomi FosterPhysical Education
11GRBrian HoganMaths
11HYJade AlabasterModern Foreign Languages
11PEWendy BaskettEnglish
11PHHelen Monaghan GreeneHistory

Sixth Form

Class NameTeacherSubject
Head of Y12Jane Rougley 
Head of Y13Michael Byrne 
6TH Form CESubhan CoyesMathematics/Data Development
6TH Form CEDavid RoughleyHead of Biology
6TH Form CEDamian (Michael) GilmartinEnglish
6TH Form CHGemma MoineICT Teacher
6TH Form CHOscar CampbellScience
6TH Form CHMichele FlemingMedia Studies/EPQ Co-ordinator
6TH Form GRRob HallDirector of Music
6TH Form GRMatt BentleyHead of Business/Economics 
6TH Form GRCharlie DaviesHead of Modern Foreign Languages
6TH Form HYWaheeda ShaikhMedia Studies
6TH Form HYFiona OwlesGeography
6TH Form HYDaniel EmeryHead of Art
6TH Form PESean KearnsBTEC Engineering
6TH Form PEMarianne FieldScience
6TH Form PEZak KhanPhysics
6TH Form PHJoanne McDevittHead of Geography
6TH Form PHLianne BrearMaths
6TH Form PHSimon LloydPhysics

Art Department

Daniel Emery
Head of Department
Jayne Newsam
Teacher
Thomas Smith
Teacher
Monica Zakka
Technician

 

Business & Economics Department

Matthew Bentley
Head of Department
Mehboob Choudhury
Secondary Digital Leader/Business Studies Teacher
Musharraf Tanvir
Business Studies/Economics Teacher
Josie Eaves
Business Studies/Economics Teacher
James Bentley
Business Studies/Economics Teacher

 

Drama Department

Kathryn Mayall
Head of Department
Sarah Noray
Teacher
Amy Simpson
Technician

 

Design & Technology Department

George Meechan
Head of Department
Paulette Leppard
Textiles Teacher
Ailbhe Gannon
Food Technology Teacher
Sean Kearns
BTEC Engineering Teacher
Helen Castillano
Technician -Food Technology
Mairi McDonald
Technician - Textiles
Bonifacio Tolosa
Technician - Product Design

 

English Department

Luzardi Fischer
Head of Department
Damian Gilmartin
2ic/Teacher
Leah Hunkin
Teacher
Jonathan Sterling
Teacher
Wendy Baskett
Teacher
Beth Lowe
Teacher
James Bertrand
Teacher
Hazel McConnell
Teacher

 

Geography Department

Joanne McDevitt
Head of Department
Fiona Owles
Teacher
Craig Smith
Teacher
Lorna Gower
Teacher (Temp)


 

History Department

Luke O’Boyle
Head of Department
Helen Monaghan-Green
Teacher
Erin O’Neill
History/Social Studies Teacher

 

ICT/Computer Science Department

Robert Smith
Head of Department
Gemma Moine
Teacher
Shabina Saleem
Teacher

 

Language Department/UAE Curriculum

Charlie Davies
Head of Department
Anne-Charlotte Mathieu-Herran
Teacher
Isabel Garcia
Teacher
Magdalena Bienka
Teacher
Marina Zaballa
Maternity Cover Teacher

 

Hisham Abdullatif
2ic MFL - Arabic Lead/Non Native Arabic Teacher
Asma Al Hatti
Islamic Studies Teacher
Maha Salha
Non Native Arabic Teacher (Temp)
Hiba Al Kurdi
Islamic Studies Teacher
Ayman Satari
Native Arabic Teacher
Safa Al Ghawie
Native Arabic/Social Studies Teacher
Doaa Zaghloul
Native Arabic Teacher
Amal Amer
Non Native Arabic Teacher

 

Assistant 
Nehad Azmy

 

Maths Department

Iain Sinton
Head of Department
Coyes Subhan
2ic/Teacher
Graham Murray
Teacher
Lianne Brear
Teacher
Julian Brammer
Teacher
Brian Hogan
Teacher
Duaa Adaci
Teacher
Samuel Hutchinson
Teacher
Sonny Zimmer
Teacher
Rima Schooley
Teacher

 

Media Department

Michele Fleming
Head of Department
Waheeda Shaikh
Teacher

 

Psychology Department

Louise Mell
Head of Department
Rafeef Kadhum
Teacher

 

Science Department

Maggie Egan-Smith
Head of Department/ Head of Chemistry
Dave Roughley
Head of Biology
Simon Lloyd
Head of Physics
Jane Roughley
Teacher
Gethin Richards
Teacher
Oscar Campbell
Teacher
Nichola Cooper
Teacher
Marianne Field
Teacher
Idil Kilic
Teacher
Zakria Khan
Teacher
Jonathan Mason
Teacher
Joseph Noyes
Teacher
Uzma Khan
Teacher

 

Technicians
Hatim Mohamed (Lead)
Saba Raye
Greeshma Lohithakshan
Sofia Ghazi (P/T)

 

Secondary Inclusion

Frances Marshall
Head of Department

Rachel Miller-Cork
Teacher
Julie Hart
Teacher

 

Assistants
Nadia Laribi
Joanne Sandilands
Kubra Mubashshir
Aruna Peri (1-1)
Cristian Smalberger (1-1)
Krysty Pryce (1-1)
Elrina Sinton (P/T)
Debbie Digby Johns (P/T)

 

University and Careers Advisor

Gergana Hutchinson

 

Library

Primary
Abby Khwaja
Lead Librarian  
Anna McCormack
Librarian (PT)
Lana Gibson 
Librarian (PT)
Kath Parham
Librarian (PT)

 

Secondary
Hajra Lorgat
Lead Librarian
Naheeda Parker
Librarian (PT)
Mariana Renda
Librarian (PT)

 

Nursing Dept.

Emma Waters 
Head Nurse
Lorraine Murray
Nurse  
Paula Velarde
Nurse  
Victoria Fell
Administrator
Hawaya Noor
Administrator

Administration

Primary

Kate Kearsley
Admin Assistant – Primary Reception

Paula Bentley
Admin Assistant (P/T) – Primary Reception

Hazel Connolly
Primary Leadership Team

 

Secondary

Rachelle Farrington
Executive Assistant Headmaster

Nicola Brodie
Secondary Leadership Team

Laura Brammer
Examinations Officer

Claire Wallace
Examinations Officer Assistant

Neethu George
Secondary Reception - Pastoral

Claire Glatley
 Reception

Nayeema Parkar
Cover Manager (P/T)

Jan McGuire
Sixth Form Assistant

Shantel Hayman
Pastoral Secretary

 

Finance & Operations

Brunella Koutsileos
Director of Finance & Operations

Abdulkadir Hassan
Head of Compliance & Licencing

 

 

HR

Karen Bridgeman
Head of HR

Hayley Green
HR Assistant (P/T)

Malinda Smalberger
HR Assistant

 

Sarah Sarfraz
HR Assistant & Payroll

Khadra Adan
Operations Assistant

 

Nesreen Gameel
Operations Assistant

 

 

IT

John Carney
Director of Digital Technology

Wilson Illagan
System Administrator

 

George Mathews
System Administrator

Mourad Seghir
Systems Administrator

Abraham Libu Varghese
Database Developer

Jerwin Dela Cruz
IT/AV Technician

 

Ritesh Pinto
IT Technician

 

 

School Councellor
Sharlane Scheepers
Kate Lewis

 

Communications

Stephanie Jerron Quarshie
Head of Communications

 

Antonia Magryta
Creative Designer

Ever Fillarca
Digital Content Coordinator

 

 

Admissions

Karen Collings
Head of Department/ Registrar

Francesca Barker
Assistant Registrar

Wendy Caller
Assistant Registrar /Primary Receptionist (P/T)

Rachel Down
Assistant Registrar (P/T)

 

Whole School

Lesley McPherson
Clerk to the Board (P/T)

Sarah March
Parent Relations Administrator

 

Instrumental

 

 

Helen KerrDirector of Music & Instrumental
Sascha Dallas2ic/Secondary Teacher
Gerard FeeHead of Primary Music
Sarah SmithPrimary Music Teacher
Alison BryceHead of Brass
Kalana De SilvaHead of Guitar
Dennis LopezTeacher of Guitar
Alexander TchobanovHead of Keyboard
Ramzi HakimTeacher of Keyboard
Hanneke Willson Teacher of Keyboard and Upper Strings
Brianna CorriganTeacher of Singing
Roger NorkieHead of Strings
 Milan JankovicTeacher of Strings
Sonja StojiljkovicTeacher of Strings and Piano P/T
Claire DayHead of Woodwind
Stephen KerrTeacher of Woodwind
Janelle BernardoTeacher of Drum & Percussion

 

Performing Arts Administrator
Karen Mowat

 

Whole School PE

Johnny Coombs
Director of Sport
Paul Sewill
Head of Secondary and Examinations
Matt Thomas
Head of Rugby
Victoria Bolger
Head of KS1 Primary PE & Head of Netball
Nik Rhodes
Head of KS2 Primary PE
Emma Hand
Teacher
Naomi Foster
Teacher
Mike Edgar
Teacher
Georgia Barber
Teacher
Charlotte McIlroy
Head of Swimming
Jacky Regonan
Assistant - Swimming
Alvin Allauigan
Assistant - Swimming
Deanne Makoni
Assistant - Sport & PE
Sheldon Williamson
Assistant - Sport & PE

 

Admin Assistant
Pauline Gandais

 

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