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(Heads of Departments are printed in bold)

Head Master

Dr Millan Sachania, MA Cantab, MPhil, PhD, FRSA.  

Deputy Heads

  • Mrs Sharron Shackell, BA (Hons),MEd. CMgr. FCMI. Acting Deputy Head, Pastoral
  • Rabbi Yoni Golker, BSc, MA, Deputy Head, Jewish Life & Learning

Senior Leadership Team

  • Dr Millan Sachania, MA Cantab, MPhil, PhD, FRSA, Head Master
  • Mr Nicholas Brann, MA, Director of Finance & Operations
  • Rabbi Yoni Golker, BSc, MA, Deputy Head, Jewish Life & Learning
  • Mrs Jo Fleet, BA (Hons), Assistant Head: Director of Studies
  • Mrs Alexis Gaffin, BEd (Hons) (Cantab.), Head of Immanuel College Preparatory School, Designated Safeguarding Leader - Safeguarding and Child Protection for Preparatory School including EYFS
  • Ms Rachelle Hackenbroch, BA (Hons), Director of Human Resources                                
  • Mr Aryeh Richman, BA (Hons), Head of Inclusion and Learning Support
  • Ms Mary Beer, BA (Hons), Director of Strategic Communication & Development, 
  • Mrs Sharron Shackell, BA (Hons),MEd. CMgr. FCMI. Deputy Head Pastoral , Designated Safeguarding Leader - Safeguarding and Child Protection

Art and Photography 

  • Mrs Alison Ardeman, BA (Hons), Head of Art
  • Mrs Dawn Goulde, BA (Hons), MA, Head of Photography
  • Mrs Bettina Jacobs, BA (Hons)
  • Ms Sharon Moss, BA (Hons), Teacher of Art
  • Mrs Kate Weber, BA (Hons), Teacher of Photography (with some Art)
  • Mr Michael Callinicos, BA (Hons), Photography Technician
  • Miss Bee Hale, BA (Hons), Art Technician

Business and Economics

  • Mrs Charlotte Lichman, Head of Department, Business & Economics
  • Mr Ben Freedman, BSc (Hons) Assistant Director of Studies: IT Applications for Teaching
  • Mr Oliver Burton, BA (Hons), MA, Teacher of Business (with some Economics)
  • Ms Julia Stock, MA, Teacher of Business (with some Economics)
  • Miss Rebecca Green, BA (Hons), Teacher of Enterprise including Business

Computing

Mr Aizaz Niazi, BSc (Hons), Head of Department

Electronics

Ms Kirsti Cullen, BSc (Hons)

English

  • Mr Gordon Spitz, BA (Hons), MA
  • Mrs Danielle Kestenbaum, BA (Hons), Second in English
  • Mrs Elisa Angel, BA (Hons),Teacher of English
  • Mr Greg Broad, MA (Hons), RSA Dip., Subject Specialist Learning Support Assistant (English)
  • Mrs Sarah Minde, BA (Hons), Head of PSHE, Teacher of English
  • Miss Alessandra Rivalta , BA (Hons), MA
  • Mr Ben Wolfin, BA (Hons), Key Stage Three Coordinator: English
  • Ms Celia Newman BA (Hons), MA, Teacher of English and Co-Curricular Coordinator

Geography

  • Mr Lee Raby, BA (Hons), Head of Department
  • Ms Staycie Domzalski, MSc, BSc (Hons) Teacher of Geography, Key Stage Five Geography Coordinator, Eco-School Coordinator, Careers Coordinator
  • Miss Emily Press, BSc (Hons), Teacher of Geography

History, Government and Politics

  • Mr Jack Burrill, BA (Hons), Head of Department: History, Government & Politics
  • Ms Jyoti Atwal, Msc, LLB, Head of Upper School, Teacher of Politics
  • Mrs Sharron Shackell, BA (Hons), MEd. CMgr. FCMI Deputy Head Pastoral, Designated Safeguarding Leader - Safeguarding and Child Protection for Senior School
  • Mrs Laura Hill, BA (Hons), Teacher of History and Politics
  • Mr Laurence Simpson, Teacher of History and Politics
  • Mr Liam Suter, BA (Hons), Coordinator of Enrichment, Oxbridge and Partnership, HE Coordinator

Jewish Education

  • Rabbi Yoni Golker, BSc, MA, Deputy Head, Jewish Life & Learning
  • Mr Aryeh Richman, BA (Hons), Head of Inclusion and Learning Support, NQT Coordinator, Assistant Head of Middle School
  • Mr Jonathan Atkins, BA (Hons), Professional Development Lead (Senior School)
  • Mr Michael Lewis, MA, BA (Hons), Assistant Head of Department: Jewish Studies
  • Mr Adam Levine, LLB (Hons), Teacher of Jewish Studies
  • Mr Jonathan Schneider, Teacher of Jewish Studies
  • Mr Benjamin Baruch, Teacher of Jewish Studies
  • Miss Chaya Ohana, BA, Teacher of Jewish Studies
  • Mr Jonathan Schneider, BA (Hons), Teacher of Jewish Studies
  • Rabbi Yitzy Hill, BTL, Head of Informal Jewish Education
  • Ms Chava Stone, BSc, MA
  • Rabbi Ephraim Levine, Experiential Jewish Educator
  • Miss Ayala Soriano, BEd, Informal Jewish Education
  • Mrs Leoni Rotenberg, Informal Jewish Educator
  • Miss Sarah Landau,  Informal Jewish Educator

Learning Support Department

  • Mr Aryeh Richman, BA (Hons), Head of Inclusion and Learning Support 
  • Mrs Vicky Arnold, BA (Hons), Head of Lower School and KS3 SEND
  • Ms Debby Benjamin
  • Mr Greg Broad, MA (Hons), RSA Dip. Subject Specialist Learning Support Assistant (English)
  • Mrs Sonal Solanki, MSc, BSc (Hons), Subject Specialist Learning Support Assistant (Science)
  • Mrs Michelle Solomon, Learning Support Assistant
  • Mrs Sheila Tunwell, Learning Support Assistant
  • Mrs Shelley Cowen, Learning Support Assistant
  • Mrs Emily Cowan, Learning Support Assistant

Library and Independent Learning

  • Mr Alex Coope, MA, Independent Learning Coordinator and Higher Education Lead 
  • Mrs Laura Samuels, Library Assistant

Mathematics

  • Ms Kalpana Patel, MBA, BA (Hons), Head of Department
  • Mr Nicholas Cleaver, MSc, Second in Department
  • Mrs Ruth Davis, BA (Hons), Key Stage 5 Mathematics and Further Mathematics Coordinator
  • Mr Peter Fleeman, BSc (Hons)
  • Mrs Pinki Ojha, BEng, BEd
  • Dr Sapna Somani, PHd
  • Mrs Sara Wolman, BSc (Hons)
  • Ms Tania Levy, BSc (Hons)

Media Studies

  • Mr Brandon Alford, BEd, BA (Hons), Head of Department
  • Mrs Dawn Goulde, MBA, BA (Hons)

Modern Foreign Languages

  • Mrs Nicola Fahidi, BA (Hons), Head of MFL, Acting Director of Sixth Form
  • Miss Dalia Freedman, BA (Hons), Head of Spanish 
  • Ms Sarah Perlberg, BA (Hons), Head of French, Assistant Head of Upper School
  • Mrs Vardit Sadeh-Ginzburg, MA, BA (Hons), Head of Modern Hebrew
  • Ms Ariella Eshed, BEd, MA, Teacher of Modern Hebrew
  • Mrs Na’ama Fialkov, Montessori Certified Ivrit
  • Mrs Sharon Shor-Elchanan, Teacher of Modern Hebrew
  • Ms Andrée Rollé, MA, BA (Hons), Teacher of Spanish and French

Performing Arts

  • Mrs Nicola Stimler, BA, Director of Drama
  • Mr Stephen Levey, LLB (Hons), Head of Music
  • Mrs Joanna Fleet, BA (Hons), Assistant Head: Director of Studies
  • Mr Adam Gooch, BSc (Hons),  Assistant Head of Lower School 
  • Mrs Carole van der Watt BA (Hons), Director of Pastoral Care and Standards, Teacher of Drama
  • Miss Amreen Rajulawalla, BA (Hons), Teacher of Music
  • Mrs Deborah Benjamin, BA (Hons), Teacher of Drama

Physical Education

  • Mr Lee Raby, BA (Hons) Acting Director of Sport and Exercise 
  • Mr Philip Monaghan, BA (Hons)
  • Mr Adam Gooch, BSc (Hons), Assistant Head of Lower School 
  • Mrs Mel Franklin, Teacher of Physical Education (Girls), BA (Hons)
  • Mr Sam Merryweather, BSc (Hons), Teacher of Physical Education (Boys)
  • Mr Rajesh Sadagopan, Sports Coach

Psychology & Sociology

  • Mrs Melisa Resnick, BSc (Hons), Head of Department, Head of PDE 
  • Mrs Helen Stephenson-Yankuba, BSc (Hons)
  • Mrs Julia Bromage, BA (Hons)

Science

  • Dr Daniel Robles Llana, PHD, MPhil, MA, Head of Department: Science
  • Mr Felix Posner, BSc (Hons), Head of Biology, Director of Management Information Systems
  • Dr Ben Tabraham, MSci, PhD, BSc (Hons), Head of Chemistry
  • Ms Kirsti Cullen, BSc (Hons), Head of Electronics
  • Ms Moniza Khan BSc (Hons) 
  • Ms Yewande Ajayi, BSc (Hons), MSc
  • Mrs Julyanne Burgess, BSc (Hons)
  • Ms Bharatiben Desai, BSc (Hons), Teacher of Biology
  • Mr Maurice Naceur BSc, MCCT, Teacher of Physics
  • Mrs Michelle Sacker, BSc (Hons)
  • Mr Robert Tunwell, BSc (Hons), Key Stage Three Science Coordinator
  • Mr Jonathan Fitzsimmons, Senior Exam Invigilator/ Assistant Science & Engineering Technician
  • Miss Sheena Murphy, BA (Hons), Senior Science Technician
  • Ms Sonal Solanki, MSc, BSc (Hons), Subject Specialist Learning Support Assistant (Science)
  • Mrs Gemma Buckland, Subject Specialist Learning Support Assistant (Maths)

Immanuel College Preparatory School

Key Staff & Safeguarding

  • Mrs Alexis Gaffin, BEd (Hons) (Cantab.), Head of Immanuel College Preparatory School, Designated Safeguarding Leader – Safeguarding and Child Protection for Preparatory School including EYFS
  • Rabbi Moshe Braham, BSc (Hons), Deputy Head of Immanuel College Preparatory School: Director of Jewish Life and Learning
  • Ms Jacyn Fudge, BSc (Hons), Deputy Head of Immanuel College Preparatory School and Head of EYFS,
  • Mrs Paula Leigh, BSc: Assistant Head of Inclusion & Learning Support and Deputy Designated Safeguarding Leader -  Safeguarding and Child Protection for Preparatory School
  • Mr Jonathan Sumroy, BA (Hons) Deputy Designated Safeguarding Leader -  Safeguarding and Child Protection for Preparatory School
  • Mrs Vanessa Mahon, Preparatory School Administrator

ICPS Class Teachers

  • Mrs Jill Ducasse, BEd (Hons)                                                                                                   
  • Ms Jacyn Fudge, BSc (Hons),  Deputy Head of Immanel College Preparatory School and Head of EYFS
  • Mrs Lara Goldstein, BA (Hons)
  • Mrs Lucy Handelsman, BA (Hons)
  • Mr Jonathan Sumroy, BA (Hons), 
  • Mrs Carli Pruchnie BSc (Hons)
  • Mrs Jane Harari
  • Mr Benjamin Moss BEd (Hons)
  • Mrs Daniella Green BA (Hons)
  • Mrs Jane Harari, MA, BA (Hons)
  • Mr Benjamin Moss,BEd (Hons)

Jewish Studies

  • Rabbi Moshe Braham, BSc (Hons), Deputy Head of Immanuel College Preparatory School: Director of Jewish Life and Learning 
  • Mrs Rochel Levine

Music

Mr Lewis Fisher, BA (Hons), ATCL Pianoforte

Physical Education

  • Mrs Lucy Watkins, (BSc)

SENDCO

  • Mrs Paula Leigh BSc: Assistant Head of Inclusion & Learning Support and Deputy Designated Safeguarding Leader -  Safeguarding and Child Protection for Preparatory School

Teaching Assistants and LSA's

  • Mrs Niki Cotsen
  • Mrs Claire Waterfall-Allen, BSc (Hons)
  • Mrs Nicole Greenwold, BA (Hons)
  • Miss Leah Katanka (Jewish Studies)
  • Miss Sivan Jackson (Jewish Studies)
  • Mrs Emma Freud 
  • Miss Zoe Margolin BA (Hons)
  • Miss Lauren Sherman
  • Mr Eli Hodari
  • Mrs Suzanne Levene, Learning Support Assistant

Breakfast Club/After School/Lunchtime Assistants

  • Mrs Pam Young, First Aid Officer
  • Mrs Leila Peterman
  • Ms Faye Weatherhead, Lunch Time Assistant

Safeguarding and Child Protection for Senior and Prep School

  • Mrs Sharron Shackell, BA (Hons), MEd. CMgr. FCMI Acting Deputy Head Pastoral, Designated Safeguarding Leader - Safeguarding and Child Protection for Senior School
  • Mrs Alexis Gaffin, BEd (Hons) (Cantab.), Head of the Preparatory School, Designated Safeguarding Leader – Safeguarding and Child Protection for Preparatory School including EYFS
  • Mrs Paula Leigh, Deputy Head of Immanuel College Preparatory School and Head of EYFS, Deputy Designated Safeguarding Leader– Safeguarding and Child Protection for Preparatory School including EYFS              
  • Mrs Rochelle Freedman, Wellbeing Co-ordinator and Deputy Designated Safeguarding Leader - Safeguarding and Child Protection for Senior School   
  • Mr Jonathan Sumroy, BA (Hons)  Deputy Designated Safeguarding Leader -  Safeguarding and Child Protection for Preparatory School    

Support Staff (For Senior and Prep School)

Administration

  • Mrs Elaine Essex, Senior School Administrator
  • Mrs Vanessa Mahon, Preparatory School Administrator
  • Mrs Lisa Fisher, Administrative Assistant
  • Mrs Lesley Gold, Administrative Assistant
  • Mrs Hayley Goldman, Administrative Assistant
  • Mrs Louise Cohen, Administrative Assistant
  • Mrs Frances Marx, Sixth Form Manager, Acting Assistant Head of Sixth Form 

Admissions & Marketing

  • Mrs Sarah Greenfield, BA (Hons), Head of Admissions and Marketing
  • Mrs Celia Rabstein, Deputy Head of Admissions
  • Mr Tom Warner, Marketing Assistant
  • Miss Darcey Walters, Marketing Assistant

Behaviour Support 

  • Mrs Carole van der Watt BA (Hons), Director of Pastoral Care and Standards
  • Mrs Romi Baron, BA (Hons), Pastoral Coordinator (Behaviour)

Bursary

  • Mr Nicholas Brann, Director of Finance
  • Mr Navnit Popat, Finance Officer
  • Mrs Gina Collis, Finance Assistant, Credit Control
  • Mrs Alka Mistry, BA (Hons), Financial Controller

Clerk to the Governors 

  • Mrs Isabel Arbisman

Counsellors

  • Mrs Zoe Ingram BSc (Hons), Counsellor: Sixth Form
  • Ms Louisa James, Counsellor

Examinations

  • Mrs Deborah Fitzsimmons, External Examinations Administrator
  • Mr Jonathan Fitzsimmons, Senior Exam Invigilator/ Assistant Science & Engineering Technician

First Aid

  • Mrs Mandy Bernett, School Nurse
  • Mrs Pam Young, First Aid Officer (Prep School)

Head Master’s Office

  • Mrs Simone Garfield, PA to the Head Master and Deputy Heads, Safeguarding Administrator
  • Mrs Elaine Essex, Senior School Administrator
  • Miss Maureen O’Shea, HR Administrator & Administrator in charge of Appointments 
  • Miss Faye Westbrook, BA (Hons), Human Resources & Compliance Officer 

Human Resources

  • Ms Rachelle Hackenbroch, BA (Hons), Director of Human Resources
  • Miss Maureen O’Shea, HR Administrator & Administrator in charge of Appointments 
  • Miss Faye Westbrook, BA (Hons), Human Resources & Compliance Officer 
  • Mrs Pauline Armitage, HR Administrator (SCR)
  • Mrs Rayna Niazi, HR Administrator (Recruitment)

IT

  • Mr Pardeep Karwal, IT Support Administrator                                                                             
  • Mr Radostin Yordanov, IT Technician  

Pastoral Office

  • Mrs Rochelle Freedman, Pastoral Coordinator (Wellbeing),and Deputy Designated Safeguarding Leader - Safeguarding and Child Protection for Senior School
  • Mrs Simone Garfield, PA to the Head Master and Deputy Heads, Safeguarding Administrator

Site Team

  • Mr Giovanni Canino, Estates Manager
  • Mr James Filgate, Senior Caretaker
  • Mr Luis Fidalgo, Caretaker
  • Mr Jayson Pillay, Caretaker
  • Mr Jonathan Kramer, Assistant Caretaker