Faculty

Honorary Patron

Anna du Boisson

Patrons

Leanne Benjamin AM OBE

Dmitri Gruzdev

Julia Conway

William Bracewell

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Senior Management Team

Kate Blakeburn (MA) Hons: Academic Director

Louise Bennett (BA): Artistic Director

Kerry Williams: Head of Pastoral Care and Safeguarding

Louise Ince: Business Manager & Bursar

Academic

Kate Blakeburn, MA (Hons): Head of English and History

Julien Wecxsteen BA PGCE: Head of Modern Foreign Languages (French & Spanish)

Judi Swinney, BA (Hons) ALAM: Drama Lead, English Teacher

Puja Kalra, BA (Hons) and MA (Hons) PGCE: Mathematics Lead

Samina Jamil, BSc PGCE: Science Lead

Emma Hughes, PGDip PGCE BMus (Hons): Music and Singing Lead

Chantale Toumazou BA Hons (Law) MA (Education Management): French Teacher

Amanda Newall: Art and Design Lead

Kerry Williams: PSHE Lead

Safeguarding

Kerry Williams: Safeguarding Lead

Kate Blakeburn: Deputy Safeguarding Lead

Georgina McDermott: Associate Course Deputy Safeguarding Lead

Vocational Dance

Megan Webster-Shaw, ARAD: Head of Junior School, KS3 Vocational Dance Lead, 4Pointe Lead

Georgina McDermott, DTTLS: Jazz and Musical Theatre Lead, BTEC Performing Arts Lead, Ballet Teacher

Brook Ogle, PDPTC (Distinction), BFA Dance Performance (Honours): Ballet Teacher

Stephen Wicks: Ballet Teacher, Virtuosity Lead, Pas de Deux

Patricia Okenwa: Dance Teacher (Contemporary & Associate Course)

Helen Duffy: Vocational Dance Teacher, Tap

Eva Koniavitou: Vocational Dance Teacher (Associate Course)

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Support Staff

Helen Mason: Artistic Administrator and Events

Elisabeth Ragault: Administrative Assistant

Kitty Pilgrim-Morris: Administrative Assistant

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School Physiotherapists

Moira McCormack MSc PhD, Member of the Chartered Society of Physiotherapy

Luke Abnett BPhty

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Music Staff

Anastastia Matkovskaia

Sven Blazyca

Miguel Esteban

Mike Drinkwater

Alan Mills

Board of Trustees

Giada Vercelli (Chair)

Margaret Ward-Martin BA(Hons) MA, Level 4 CPCAB (Board Safeguarding Lead)

Isabella Sharp

Isabelle Brouwers

Esther Kentish

Hannah Kelly

Cira Robinson

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Vikki Langford (Clerk)

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Guest Practitioners [Autumn Term 25]

Gemma Pitchley-Gale

Miguel Altunaga

Carrie Taylor Johnson

Charlotte Edmonds

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