STAFF
We are lucky to have an excellent staff team with many years of experience and qualifications.
Principal
Mrs Victoria Hampton, Early Years Foundation Degree, Montessori Diploma, Hornsby Diploma (Dyslexia)
Senior Leadership Team
Head Teacher
Ms Ellie Grunewald, MA UEL, BA (Hons), Liverpool, PGCE Kingston
Safeguarding Officer
Miss Louisa Burke, B Ed (Hons) Sussex, MA Education, Open University
Form Teachers, Leaders & Subject Coordinators
Miss Emma Duffy, BA Primary Education, Roehampton, Reception & Head of Early Years
Mrs Alison Rogers, BA (Hons) Bath Spa University, Early Years Education, Tribal Ofsted Inspector Training, Form One, Head of Science & Junior School Coordinator
Miss Cicely Evans, BA (Hons) Primary Teacher Education, Oxford Brookes, Form Two & Head of IT
Mr Eric Nagy, Graduate Diploma in Education, LLB (Hons) BA (Hons) Politics, Melbourne Form Three
Miss Louisa Burke, B Ed (Hons) Sussex, MA Education, Open University, Form Four
Mrs Anne-Marie Walsh, B Ed (Hons) N.U.I., Form Five & Exceptionally Able Coordinator
Mr Steve Garvey, BA (HONs), University of Newcastle, Graduate Diploma in Education, Roehampton, Form Six & School Maths Coordinator
Teaching Assistants
Miss Christine Arthur, NNEB, LSBU, Teaching Assistant
Miss Klara Pluskowska, BA (Hons) UCL, Level 4 CELTA, Senior Teaching Assistant
(Mrs Belle Antolini-Lemos, MA Tesol, Westminster, Graduate English Teacher, Argentina)
Miss Katie Doyle, BA (Hons) Social Science, MSc Child Psychology, Teaching Assistant
Miss Paloma Moreno, BSC (Hons) Primary Education, University of Cadiz, Teaching Assistant
Specific Educational Needs and Disabilities
Ms Christina Stock, BA (Hons) UCL, PGCE Canterbury, OCR5 Dip SEN
Head of Art
Mrs Jane Desborough, BA Fine Art Wimbledon School of Art, PGCE Art Secondary Birmingham, History of Art BA (Hons)
Head of French
Madame Nicola Geller, PGCE London, BSC (Hons) Manchester, Dip & Cert Française Paris
Head of Music
Dr Philip Ashworth, M Mus, RCM
Head of Games
Mr Simi Taiwo, BSc (Hons) Sports Science, FA Coach
Music Staff
Sr Tiago Gomes, Licentiate from RAM 2010, RAM BMus (Hons) 2011, RCM PGDip 2016, Guitar and Ukulele
Miss Elspeth Robertson, BM (Hons), MPerf, RCM, Woodwind
Miss Holly McLatchie, B Mus (Hons) RCM, Violin
Mr Danny Standing, RAM – MA Classical Vocal Performance 2013, Trinity College, Greenwich, BMus (Hons) Classical Vocal, Singing and Piano
Peripatetic Staff
Miss Sheila Jackson, International Grandmaster, Chess
Miss Deborah Jayne, BA (Hons), Dance & Performing Arts
Ms Gillian Horgan, BA (Hons), Drama & English
Visiting Consultant
Dr Jeremy Monsen, Educational Psychologist
School Manager
Mrs Susan Larke, C & G Learning Support, FA Teaching Cert, ASA Teachers Cert, Level 4 Child Protection, City & Guilds Mentoring for Youth, Child Counselling Training.
Administration
Ms Jemma De Wynter School Secretary
Ms Dorothy Morgan Bursar, ATT
Mr Sean Wightman IT Technician
Proprietor
Connaught House School Ltd., 47 Connaught Square, London, W2 2HL