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Our Staff

Erika Billmore

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
Charmaine Adetola Shaw Early Years Practitioner 
Angelika Stano Early Years Practitioner Level 3 CACHE

The Hedgehogs’ Class
(Age 2 years 3 months-2 years 6 months)

Name Position Qualifications
Tanika Kapoor Team Leader BA in Education
Sandhya Baid (part-time) Early Years Teacher NVQ3
Nora Inacio Early Years Practitioner BA (Hons)
Laura Lambo Early Years Practitioner BSc (Hons), MA Musical Theatre
Oreoluwa Abimbola Early Years Practitioner BA (Hons)
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
Shuzna Khatun Early Years Practitioner BA in Education
Alexandra Carballeira Early Years Practitioner BA in Education
Alice Smith Early Years Arts Educator MA Global Creative and Cultural Industries
Kinza Naveed Lunchtime Assistant Food Hygiene Certificate

The Badgers’ Team
(Age 3 years)

Name Position Qualifications
Elizabeth Graham Senior Teacher EYFS, Wellbeing and Behaviour
Team Leader
BEd Level 6
Katinka Koekkoek Early Years Practitioner ECE
Nirmala Varsani Early Years Practitioner Level 3 CACHE
Monique Johal Early Years Teacher BA (Hons)
Paige Warrington Early Years Practitioner 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)
Priya Devi Minhas Early Years Practitioner BA (Hons), QTS
Melissa Methven Early Years Practitioner MA (Early Childhood Education), EYTS
Lilly Werth Early Years Practitioner BA (Hons)
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
BEd
Luisa Mizael Fulco Class Teacher EYTS

The Prep II Class
(age 6 years)

Name Position Qualifications
Fatma Ozkocak Class Teacher QTS
Marina Hughes-Onslow Class Teacher PGCE

The Prep III Class
(age 7 years)

Name Position Qualifications
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
Erika Billmore Headteacher QTS
BA (Hons)
Maria Adela Fojo Nebril Senior Deputy Headteacher
Head of Pastoral Care
QTS
BEd
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)
Ben Courtney Recruitment Manager & HR
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
Dominika 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
Sylvie Blay Lunchtime Assistant Food Hygiene Certificate, QTS
Haniddar Mat Rosaan Lunchtime Assistant Food Hygiene Certificate
Baiba Gierkena Lunchtime Assistant Food Hygiene Certificate
Marlon Hyman Caretaker Level 2 Safety in the Workplace

Safeguarding Team

Name Position Qualifications
Ken Adams Safeguarding Advisor
Maria Adela Fojo Nebril Designated Safeguarding Lead QTS
BEd
Erika Billmore Deputy Designated Safeguarding Lead QTS
BA (Hons)
Chloe Lincoln Deputy Designated Safeguarding Lead QTS
BA (Hons)
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)