Victoria Playford
Headteacher
Qualifications
- BA (Hons)
- QTS
”We reach high to be the people we want to be, respect ourselves and others and enjoy each new challenge
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Our Headteacher is involved in the teaching throughout the school together with experienced teachers and early years’ practitioners. All staff promote the aims of the school and understand the needs of the children. As the children progress through the school there are additional specialist teachers for Music, Dance, Drama, Gymnastics and Games, Languages and Exam preparation.
The Squirrels’ Class
(Age 2-2 years 3 months)
| Name | Position | Qualifications |
| Hemisha Varsani | Team Leader | QTS, NVQ3 |
| Katia Chester | Early Years Art Educator | BA in Art IPC in Education |
| Nassima Amir | Early Years Art Educator | BA (Hons) |
The Hedgehogs’ Class
(Age 2 years 3 months-2 years 6 months)
| Name | Position | Qualifications |
| Natalia Kowalczyk | Team Leader | Level 3 CACHE |
| Sandhya Baid (part-time) | Early Years Teacher | NVQ3 |
| Shuzna Khatun | Early Years Practitioner | BA in Education |
| Alexandra Carballeira | Early Years Practitioner | BA in Education |
| Valentina Villegas | Early Years Arts Educator | BA (Hons) |
The Otters’ Class
(Age 2 years 6 months -2 years 9 months)
| Name | Position | Qualifications |
| Carla Garcia Fernandez | Senior Teacher EYFS and Mental Health Lead Team Leader |
QTS |
| Cara Wilson | Early Years Practitioner | QTS |
| Jessie Jenkinson | Early Years Art Educator | BA (Hons) |
| Madeline Havard | Early Years Practitioner | BA (Hons) |
The Badgers’ Team
(Age 3 years)
| Name | Position | Qualifications |
| Elizabeth Graham | Senior Teacher EYFS, Wellbeing and Behaviour Team Leader |
BEd Level 6 |
| Nirmala Varsani | Early Years Practitioner | Level 3 CACHE |
| Monique Johal | Early Years Teacher | BA (Hons) |
| Darcey McAlister-Wober | Early Years Art Educator | BA (Hons) |
| Ombretta Cardia | Lunchtime Assistant | Food Hygiene Certificate |
The Transition Team
(Age 4 years)
| Name | Position | Qualifications |
| Thomas Powell | Senior Teacher for Curriculum and Co-curricular, Team Leader | BA (Hons), QTS |
| Altina Llapashtica | Early Years Practitioner | Level 3 CACHE |
| Tamara Crane-Robinson | Early Years Art Educator | BA (Hons) |
| Tanika Kapoor | Early Years Practitioner | BA in Education |
| Angelika Stano | Early Years Practitioner (Maternity leave) | Level 3 CACHE |
| Priya Devi Minhas | Early Years Practitioner | BA (Hons), QTS |
| Rebecca Hennigan | Early Years Practitioner | NVQ3, EYTS |
| Mariama Saracouli | Learning Support Assistant | Level 2 Teaching Assistant |
The Prep I Class
(age 5 years)
| Name | Position | Qualifications |
| Maria Adela Fojo Nebril | Senior Deputy Headteacher | QTS |
| Luisa Mizael Fulco | Class Teacher | EYTS |
The Prep II Class
(age 6 years)
| Name | Position | Qualifications |
| Fatma Ozkocak | Class Teacher | QTS |
| Marina Hughes | Class Teacher | PGCE |
The Prep III Class
(age 7 years)
| Name | Position | Qualifications |
| Erika Billmore | Senior Teacher for the Arts and Innovation Class Teacher |
BA (Hons) QTS |
| Benjamin Morris | Class Teacher | MA (Hons) Classics, QTS |
| Chloe Lincoln | Class Teacher | BS (Hons), QTS |
Senior Leadership Team
| Name | Position | Qualifications |
| Cari Binet-Fauvel | Director | BA (Hons) |
| Duncan Binet-Fauvel | Director | BA (Hons) |
| Ken Adams | Safeguarding Advisor | |
| Victoria Playford | Headteacher | QTS BA (Hons) |
| Maria Adela Fojo Nebril | Senior Deputy Headteacher Head of Pastoral Care |
QTS BEd |
| Erika Billmore | Senior Teacher for the Arts and Innovation | BA (Hons) QTS |
| Carla Garcia Fernandez | Senior Teacher for First School | QTS |
| Elizabeth Graham | Senior Teacher for Behaviour and Wellbeing | BEd |
| Thomas Powell | Senior Teacher for Curriculum and Co-curricular | QTS |
The school has a board of directors, comprising of the chair and director, Cari Binet-Fauvel, a director Duncan Binet-Fauvel and one Safeguarding advisor, Ken Adams.
THE SCHOOL’S DIRECTORS CAN BE CONTACTED VIA EMAIL OR IN WRITING USING THE CONTACT INFORMATION BELOW
7 Minster Road,
West Hampstead,
London, NW2 3SD
[email protected]
Non-Teaching Staff
| Name | Position | Qualifications |
| Alastair Harris | Bursar | BA (Hons) |
| Ivanka Shopova | Personal Assistant & Administrative Manager | BA (Hons) |
| Hannah Tunstall | Secretary | BA (Hons) |
| Rebecca Giles | Admissions and HR | BA (Hons) |
| Said El Omayry | Head Chef of Second School | Food Hygiene Certificate |
| Evita Gierkena | Assistant Chef of Second School | Food Hygiene Certificate |
| Dominique Brych | Chef of First School | Food Hygiene Certificate |
| Mate Gyuricza | Chef of First School | Food Hygiene Certificate |
| Parveen Farooq | Lunchtime Supervisor | Food Hygiene Certificate |
| Alma Repaj | Lunchtime Assistant | Food Hygiene Certificate |
| Ombretta Cardia | Lunchtime Assistant | Food Hygiene Certificate |
| Anne Nyack | Lunchtime Assistant | NVQ
Food Hygiene Certificate |
| Kinza Naveed | Lunchtime Assistant | Food Hygiene Certificate |
| Hannah Cader | Lunchtime Assistant | Food Hygiene Certificate |
| Sylvie Blay | Lunchtime Assistant | Food Hygiene Certificate |
| Haniddar Mat Rosaan | Lunchtime Assistant | Food Hygiene Certificate |
| Angelos Gatsos | Caretaker | Level 2 Health and Safety in the Workplace |
Safeguarding Team
| Name | Position | Qualifications |
| Ken Adams | Safeguarding Advisor | |
| Maria Adela Fojo Nebril | Designated Safeguarding Lead | QTS BEd |
| Victoria Playford | Deputy Designated Safeguarding Lead | QTS BA (Hons) |
| Rebecca Hennigan | Deputy Designated Safeguarding Lead | NVQ3 EYTS |
| Hemisha Varsani | Deputy Designated Safeguarding Lead | NVQ3 QTS |
If you have a safeguarding concern, please contact the safeguarding team at:
[email protected]
Part-Time Teaching Staff
| Name | Position | Qualifications |
| Marc Andrews | PE Teacher | NVQ |
| Janie Mack | Music Teacher | BA (Hons) |
| Shun King Ko | Mandarin Teacher | MA |
| Fan-Yu Huang | Mandarin Teacher | MA |
| Harriet Barnes | Creative Movements Teacher | Diploma |
| Anna Fischer | Drama Teacher | MA, BA (Hons) |
| Bartolomeo Fortunato | Chess Teacher | |
| Laila Brown | Robotics Teacher | |
| Zakaria Argoub | IT Technician | BA (Hons) |
