Staff List

Senior Leadership Team

Name  Role
Ms B Chapple Headteacher
Mr K Smith Senior Deputy Headteacher (Quality of Education)
Mr M Rudland Deputy Headteacher (Pastoral, Behaviour, Character, Community) 
Mr É Casey Associate Deputy Headteacher (Safeguarding)
Ms A Agyei Assistant Headteacher (Pastoral, Personal Development & Attitudes)
Ms V Cassettari Assistant Headteacher (Inclusion)
Mr T Porter Assistant Headteacher
Mr T Dean Assistant Headteacher (Quality of Education and Curriculum Development) 
Ms C Lazic Business Manager
Mr C Hunter Assistant Headteacher (Quality of Education, Teacher Development)
Ms S Daly PA to Headteacher 

Year Leaders

Name Role Subject
Ms M Steel Year Leader 7 P.E.
Mr R Joseph Year Leader 8 P.E.
Ms C Semon/Ms D Threadwell Year Leader 9 P.E/Performing Arts
Ms G Chakravarthi Year Leader 10 R.E/Citizenship
Ms M Lumsden Year Leader 11 History
Ms A Copsey Year Leader Sixth Form Geography
Mr M Robson Deputy Head of Sixth Form Art

Pastoral Care Centre (PCC)

Name Role
Ms S Cassidy Pastoral Support Team Manager
Ms N Mehrban Deputy Pastoral Manager
Ms Natasha Davis Behaviour Mentor
Ms R Fletcher Pastoral Support Team
Mr R Pike Pastoral Support Team
Ms S Benning Pastoral Support Team
Ms S Badat PCC Administration Manager
Ms S Boparai Pastoral Administrator

 

Art

Name Role Subject
Mr D Earl Curriculum Leader Art & DT Art
Mr M Robson Teacher Art
Ms D Norton Teacher Art
Ms T Gigg Art Technician Art

Business Studies

Name Role Subject
Ms M Bhutta Acting Curriculum Leader Business and IT Bus & Comm
Mr É Casey Assistant Headteacher Bus & Comm
Ms I Imasuen Subject Teacher Bus & Comm

Design and Technology, Food and Textiles

Name Role Subject
Mr M Oakins Lead Practitioner Design and Technology
Ms S Buxoo Subject Leader Textiles Textiles
Mr P Parkes Design and Technology Technician Design and Technology

English

Name Role Subject
Ms H Tariq Curriculum Area Leader English
Mr T Bibb Teacher English
Ms M Zahid Teacher English
Ms S Alexandridis Teacher English
Ms M Goel Teacher English
Ms M Bashir Teacher English
Mr T Mahmood Teacher English

French/ Spanish

Mr T P

Name Role Subject
Ms S Ricci Acting Subject Leader French/Spanish
Ms l Proudman Teacher French/Spanish
Mr T Porter Assistant Head French/Spanish

Humanities

Name Role Subject
Ms N Weinfass Curriculum Leader & Associate Senior Leader History/Geography
Mr C Hunter Assistant Headteacher History/Geography
Ms M Lumsden Teacher History/Geography
Ms A Copsey Teacher/Head of Year History/Geography
Mr A Aansari Teacher History/Geography
Ms K Akter Teacher History/Geography
Mr J Yusuf Teacher History/Geography

Inclusion Department

Name Role Subject
Ms V Cassettari Inclusion Lead Inclusion Department
     
SEN    
Mr S Choudhury Deputy SENCO SEN
Ms A Misfud-Bonnici SEND & Mental Health Co-ordinator SEN
Ms Z Pandora HLTA/English SEN
Ms M Taylor Teaching Assistant SEN
Ms K Sharma Teaching Assistant SEN
Ms L Hakes Higher Level Teaching Assistant SEN
Ms L Swick Higher Level Teaching Assistant SEN
Ms L Eales Teaching Assistant SEN
     
DEAF    
Mr B Schulte Teacher of the Deaf DEAF
Mr P Watson Teacher of the Deaf DEAF
Ms F Welling Education Communicator DEAF
Ms L Da Costa Teaching Assistant DEAF
Ms L Woods HLTA DEAF
     
ASD    
Ms A Napier Deputy SENCO  ASD
Ms S Yates Teacher ASD
Mr N Newsam HLTA /P.E. Teacher ASD
Ms Z Bashir Teaching Assistant ASD
Mr F Delaney HLTA ASD
Ms A Basten Teacher ASD
     
EAL    
     
Ms J Nica Lead EAL
Ms E Bradbeer HLTA EAL
     
Mr A Cohen Inclusion Interventions Instructor

 

Mathematics

Name Role Subject
Mr M Karim Curriculum Leader Mathematics
Mr M Miah Lead Practitioner Mathematics
Ms O Haydari Teacher Mathematics
Mr H Hamid Teacher Mathematics
Mr M Hussain Teacher Mathematics
Mr T Halstead Teacher Mathematics
Ms V Raveendran Teacher Mathematics

Performing Arts

Name Role Subject
Ms D Threadwell Curriculum Leader Performing Arts
Ms D Glaser Teacher Drama
Mr M Rudland Deputy Headteacher Music
Ms A Williams Teacher Music

PE

Name Role Subject
Mr J Middleweek Subject Leader  P.E.
Ms C Semon Second in Charge P.E.
Mr R Joseph Teacher P.E.
Ms M Steel Teacher P.E.
Ms C Marsh School Games Organiser P.E
Mr T Kiani Technician P.E.

PSHCE & RE

Name Role Subject
Ms S Saddique Subject Leader P.S.H.C.E/RE
Ms G Chakravarthi Teacher Responsibility Post R.E
Mr R Olaneye Teacher Responsibility Post and House Co-ordinator P.S.H.C.E. / RE

Safeguarding

The Safeguarding Team can be contacted on Safeguarding@ecaterham.net 

Name Role
Mr É Casey

Designated Safeguarding Lead

Designated Teacher for LAC/PLAC

Senior Mental Health Lead

Associate Deputy Headteacher
Ms S Dattani

Safeguarding Manager

Deputy Designated Safeguarding Lead
Mr M Rudland

Deputy Designated Safeguarding Lead 

Deputy Headteacher
Ms P Bance Safeguarding Officer
Ms C Regisford Safeguarding Officer
Ms A Agyei

Safeguarding Team

Assistant Headteacher
Ms V Cassettari

Safeguarding Team

Assistant Headteacher
Ms S Cassidy

Safeguarding Team

Pastoral Support Team Manager
Ms A Napier 

Safeguarding Team

Deputy SENCO 

Science

Name Role Subject
Mr J Paton Curriculum Leader Science
Ms P Nijher Teacher Science
Mr R Samuel Teacher Science
Mr P Conlon Teacher Science
Mr T Vincent Teacher Science
Ms A Ahmed Teacher Science
Ms K Jacobs Senior Science Technician Science
Ms S Suseelan Science Technician Science

Social Sciences

Name Role
Mr J Keens Curriculum Leader
Ms S Piggin Teacher
Ms D Karimov Teacher 
Ms N Akande Teacher
   
   

Administration, Education & Student, Staff and Parent Services

Name Role
Ms J Lewthwaite Student, Staff and Parent Services Officer
Ms J Adams Student, Parent and Staff Services Manager
Ms A Torz Student, Parent and Staff Services Officer
Ms R Hurst Student, Staff and Parent Services Officer
Ms J Samuels Student, Staff and Parent Services Officer
Ms B Dayal Admissions and Welfare Officer
Ms D Venner HR Manager
Ms C Conway Media Lead, Careers and Educational Visits Manager
Ms R Curpen Finance Officer
Ms K Smith Examinations Officer
Ms K Dhiman Examinations officer
Mr  M Chowdhry  Data Manager
Ms R Ali Cover Administrator
Ms J Vincent Senior Leader Project & Administration Support
Ms  M Protic SLT Administration
Mr S Lakhanpall Sixth Form Attendance and Administration
Ms T Donoghue Sixth Form Study Supervisor

Facilities/ Premises Team

Mr S Goodheart Site Manager
Mr S Shanmuganathan Senior Caretaker
Ms P Marchant Midday Assistant
Ms M Taylor Midday Assistant

ICT and Multimedia

Name Role
Mr J Kalmakrian Resources Manager
Mr F Patel IT Systems Manager
Mr J Halstead Senior ICT Technician

 

  

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