Staff
Wetherby Senior School staff list 2023-24
Senior Staff
| Headmaster Joe Silvester BA (Hons), MA, PGCE |
joe.silvester@wetherbysenior.co.uk |
| Deputy Head Staff and Operations, and Director of Admissions David Lawrence BA (Hons), MA, PGCE |
david.lawrence@wetherbysenior.co.uk |
| Deputy Head Academic Kate Bainbridge BA (Hons), MA, PGCE |
kate.bainbridge@wetherbysenior.co.uk |
| Deputy Head Pastoral Christine Pheiffer BA (Hons), QTS |
christine.pheiffer@wetherbysenior.co.uk |
| Assistant Head: Head of Sixth Form Oliver Hayes BA (Hons), PGCE |
oliver.hayes@wetherbysenior.co.uk |
| Assistant Head: Head of Middle School Hannah Dodson MSc (Hons), PGCE |
hannah.dodson@wetherbysenior.co.uk |
| Assistant Head: Head of Lower School Miranda Nash BA (Hons), MA, PGCE |
miranda.nash@wetherbysenior.co.uk |
| Assistant Head: Academic Edith Earl BA (Hons), MA, QTS |
edith.earl@wetherbysenior.co.uk |
| Assistant Head: Co-curricular Hannah Walters BSc (Hons), QTS |
hannah.walters@wetherbysenior.co.uk |
| Assistant Head: Staff and Operations Mark Leverage MA (Cantab), PGCE, NPQH, Päätös |
mark.leverage@wetherbysenior.co.uk |
Art and Graphic Design
| Nicola Bradley BSc (Hons), QTS | Director of Art and Graphic Design nicola.bradley@wetherbysenior.co.uk |
| Nathan Murphy BA (Hons), MA, QTS, MRSS | Teacher of Art and Graphic Design nathan.murphy@wetherbysenior.co.uk |
| Monty Lewis BA (Hons) | Art Technician monty.lewis@wetherbysenior.co.uk |
Classics
| Miranda Nash BA (Hons), MA, PGCE | Head of Classics and Assistant Head: Head of Lower School miranda.nash@wetherbysenior.co.uk |
| Alice Woods BA (Hons), PGCE | Teacher of Classics alice.woods@wetherbysenior.co.uk |
Computer Science
| Ilia Avroutine BA (Hons), MA, QTS | Head of Computer Science ilia.avroutine@wetherbysenior.co.uk |
| Nabil Saheb MSc, Dip | Teacher of Computer Science nabil.saheb@wetherbysenior.co.uk |
Drama
| Abbey Twomey BA (Hons), PGCE – ON MATERNITY LEAVE | Director of Drama and Head of Fleet abbey.twomey@wetherbysenior.co.uk |
| Victoria Vickers BA (Hons), PGCE | Acting Director of Drama victoria.vickers@wetherbysenior.co.uk |
| Odette Clark BA (Hons), PGCE | Teacher of Drama odette.clark@wetherbysenior.co.uk |
Economics and Business Studies
| Zeynep Holmes BA (Hons), QTS | Head of Economics and Business Studies, and Head of Careers zeynep.holmes@wetherbysenior.co.uk |
| Sofia Idrissi BA (Hons), MEd, PGCE | Teacher of Economics and Business Studies sofia.idrissi@wetherbysenior.co.uk |
| Alex Wingrove BA (Hons), MA, PGCE | Teacher of Economics and Business Studies alex.wingrove@wetherbysenior.co.uk |
English
| Lucy Murray BA (Hons), PGCE | Head of English lucy.murray@wetherbysenior.co.uk |
| Adam Chidell BA (Hons), MA, QTSS | Second in English Department and Scholarship Co-ordinator adam.chidell@wetherbysenior.co.uk |
| Oliver Hayes BA (Hons), PGCE | Teacher of English, Assistant Head: Head of Sixth Form, and Head of Service Learning oliver.hayes@wetherbysenior.co.uk |
| James Cross BA (Hons), QTS, PGCE | Teacher of English james.cross@wetherbysenior.co.uk |
Geography
| Alayna Smith BA (Hons), PGCE – ON MATERNITY LEAVE | Head of Geography alayna.smith@wetherbysenior.co.uk |
| Lilian Maroudi BSc (Hons), PGCE | Acting Head of Geography, Assistant Head of Sixth Form, and Head of Ravensbourne lilian.maroudi@wetherbysenior.co.uk |
| William Garven BA (Hons) | Teacher of Geography william.garven@wetherbysenior.co.uk |
| Stephanie Leahey BA (Hons), MA, PGCE | Teacher of Geography stephanie.leahey@wetherbysenior.co.uk |
| Kitty McWhirter BA (Hons), PGCE | Teacher of Geography christabel.mcwhirter@wetherbysenior.co.uk |
History and Politics
| Angela Neilson BA (Hons), MA, PGCE | Head of History and Politics angela.neilson@wetherbysenior.co.uk |
| Gillian Mendes da Costa BA (Hons), MA, PGCE | Assistant Head of Sixth Form and Teacher of History and Politics gillian.mendes@wetherbysenior.co.uk |
| James Barnett BA (Hons), PGCE | Teacher of History and Politics james.barnett@wetherbysenior.co.uk |
| Christopher Smith BA (Hons), PGCE | Teacher of History and Politics christopher.smith@wetherbysenior.co.uk |
Mathematics
| Aaron Searle BSc (Hons), PGCE | Head of Mathematics aaron.searle@wetherbysenior.co.uk |
| Michael Malone BE (Hons), QTS, PGCE | Teacher of Mathematics and Deputy to Head of Middle School michael.malone@wetherbysenior.co.uk |
| Adam Asif BSc (Hons) | Teacher of Mathematics and Science adam.asif@wetherbysenior.co.uk |
| Sam Brennan MA | Teacher of Mathematics, KS5 Maths Co-ordinator and Competitive Applications Co-ordinator sam.brennan@wetherbysenior.co.uk |
| Dimos Dimitriadis BSc (Hons), MSc, PGCE, QTS | Teacher of Mathematics dimos.dimitriadis@wetherbysenior.co.uk |
| Anne Ene BSc (Hons), PGCE | Teacher of Mathematics anne.ene@wetherbysenior.co.uk |
| Sean Jenkins MPhil, MSc, QTS | Teacher of Mathematics sean.jenkins@wetherbysenior.co.uk |
Modern Foreign Languages
| Mark Leverage MA (Cantab), PGCE, NPQH, Päätös | Head of MFL, Head of French, and Assistant Head: Staff and Operations mark.leverage@wetherbysenior.co.uk |
| Hugo Carey BA (Hons), QTS | Teacher of Spanish and Deputy to Head of Middle School hugo.carey@wetherbysenior.co.uk |
| Ghoncheh Dolatshahi BA (Hons), MA, PGCE | Head of German ghoncheh.dolatshahi@wetherbysenior.co.uk |
| Iria Miguez BA (Hons), MA, PGCE | Head of Spanish and Head of Walbrook iria.miguez@wetherbysenior.co.uk |
| Beatriz Garcia BA (Hons), MA, PGCE | Teacher of Spanish beatriz.garcia@wetherbysenior.co.uk |
| Eleanor Payton PGCE | Teacher of German, Assistant Head of Careers and Head of Tyburn eleanor.payton@wetherbysenior.co.uk |
| Vicky Katrantzi Dribusch | Foreign Language Assistant vicky.dribusch@wetherbysenior.co.uk |
| Sandra Rapacioli BA (Hons) | Spanish Language Assistant sandra.rapacioli@wetherbysenior.co.uk |
Music
| Jon Martin B Mus, PPRNCM, PGCE | Director of Music jon.martin@wetherbysenior.co.uk |
| Kylen Williams BMus | Resident Musician/Music Department Administrator kylen.williams@wetherbysenior.co.uk |
Philosophy
| Alexander Thornton BA (Hons), MA, PGCE | Head of Philosophy and Head of Charity alexander.thornton@wetherbysenior.co.uk |
Physical Education
| Thomas Davey BSc (Hons) | Director of Sport thomas.davey@wetherbysenior.co.uk |
| Ryan Underwood BA (Hons), PGCE, QTS | Deputy to Head of Lower School, Head of Academic PE, and Head of Tribs and Head of Effra ryan.underwood@wetherbysenior.co.uk |
| Ben Tucker BSc (Hons), PGCE, QTS | Teacher of Physical Education ben.tucker@wetherbysenior.co.uk |
| Seamus Stokoe BA (Hons) | Teacher of Physical Education seamus.stokoe@wetherbysenior.co.uk |
| Reuben Gordon BSc (Hons) | PE Graduate Assistant reuben.gordon@wetherbysenior.co.uk |
Science
| Mehrnoush Ataii BA (Hons), AST, QTS | Head of Science and Head of Chemistry mehrnoush.ataii@wetherbysenior.co.uk |
| Adam Asif BSc (Hons) | Teacher of Mathematics and Science adam.asif@wetherbysenior.co.uk |
Biology
| Jane Badham BSc (Hons) | Head of Biology jane.badham@wetherbysenior.co.uk |
| Amanda Johnson BSc (Hons), PGDE | Teacher of Biology amanda.johnson@wetherbysenior.co.uk |
| Norhan Zaher BSc (Hons) | Teacher of Biology norhan.zaher@wetherbysenior.co.uk |
Chemistry
| Mehrnoush Ataii BA (Hons), AST, QTS | Head of Science and Head of Chemistry mehrnoush.ataii@wetherbysenior.co.uk |
| Jack Oxley BA MSc (Hons) | Teacher of Chemistry and Junior Science Co-ordinator jack.oxley@wetherbysenior.co.uk |
| Hannah Dodson MSc (Hons) PGCE | Teacher of Chemistry and Assistant Head: Head of Middle School hannah.dodson@wetherbysenior.co.uk |
Physics
| Oliver Davies BSc (Hons), MA, PGCE | Head of Physics oliver.davies@wetherbysenior.co.uk |
| Hannah Walters BSc (Hons), QTS | Assistant Head: Co-curricular and Teacher of Physics hannah.walters@wetherbysenior.co.uk |
| Holly Vanags BSc (Hons), PGCE | Teacher of Physics and EPQ Co-ordinator holly.vanags@wetherbysenior.co.uk |
Enrichment, Careers and University Guidance
| Oliver Hayes BA (Hons), PGCE | Assistant Head: Head of Sixth Form oliver.hayes@wetherbysenior.co.uk |
| Sam Brennan MA | Competitive Applications Co-ordinator sam.brennan@wetherbysenior.co.uk |
| Adam Chidell BA (Hons), MA, QTSS | Scholarship Co-ordinator adam.chidell@wetherbysenior.co.uk |
| Martine Gagnon MA | US University Advisor usadvisor@wetherbysenior.co.uk |
| Zeynep Holmes BA (Hons), QTS | Head of Careers and Head of Economics and Business Studies zeynep.holmes@wetherbysenior.co.uk |
| Lilian Maroudi BSc (Hons), PGCE | Deputy Head of Sixth Form lilian.maroudi@wetherbysenior.co.uk |
| Gillian Mendes da Costa BA (Hons), MA, PGCE | Deputy Head of Sixth Form gillian.mendes@wetherbysenior.co.uk |
| Eleanor Payton PGCE | Assistant Head of Careers eleanor.payton@wetherbysenior.co.uk |
| Dr Jason Smith MEng PhD | US University Advisor jason.smith@wetherbysenior.co.uk |
| Alexander Thornton BA (Hons), MA, PGCE | Head of Charity and Head of Philosophy alexander.thornton@wetherbysenior.co.uk |
| Holly Vanags BSc (Hons), PGCE | EPQ Co-ordinator holly.vanags@wetherbysenior.co.uk |
Learning Support
| Michael Hannaway BA (Hons), PGCE, CPT3A, FCCT | Head of Learning Support and SEND Co-ordinator michael.hannaway@wetherbysenior.co.uk |
Pastoral Support and Wellbeing
| Christine Pfeiffer BA (Hons), QTS | Deputy Head: Pastoral christine.pfeiffer@wetherbysenior.co.uk |
| Rachela Leonello Dip Pysch, UKCP, IAPC&M | Wellbeing Coach, Counsellor and Mentor rachela.leonello@wetherbysenior.co.uk |
| Shaun Goodwin Dip Pysch UKCP | School Counsellor shaun.goodwin@wetherbysenior.co.uk |
| Miranda Nash BA (Hons), MA, PGCE | Assistant Head: Head of Lower School miranda.nash@wetherbysenior.co.uk |
| Ryan Underwood BA (Hons) PGCE, QTS | Deputy to Head of Lower School and Head of Tribs ryan.underwood@wetherbysenior.co.uk |
| Hannah Dodson MSc (Hons) PGCE | Assistant Head: Head of Middle School hannah.dodson@wetherbysenior.co.uk |
| Hugo Carey BA (Hons), QTS | Deputy to Head of Middle School hugo.carey@wetherbysenior.co.uk |
| Michael Maloney, BA (Hons), QTS, PGCE | Deputy to Head of Middle School michael.malone@wetherbysenior.co.uk |
| Oliver Hayes BA (Hons), PGCE | Assistant Head: Head of Sixth Form oliver.hayes@wetherbysenior.co.uk |
| Lilian Maroudi BSc (Hons), PGCE | Deputy Head of Sixth Form lilian.maroudi@wetherbysenior.co.uk |
| Gillian Mendes da Costa BA (Hons), MA, PGCE | Deputy Head of Sixth Form gillian.mendes@wetherbysenior.co.uk |
School Librarian
| Rob Munday BA (Hons) | School Librarian rob.munday@wetherbysenior.co.uk |
Administration and Support Staff
| Kathryn Easthope | Registrar kathryn.easthope@wetherbysenior.co.uk |
| Mary Erekpaine | School Secretary mary.erekpaine@wetherbysenior.co.uk |
| Victoria Galeotti BA (Hons) | Marketing Manager victoria.galeotti@wetherbysenior.co.uk |
| Estelle Gilby | Hannah House Receptionist estelle.gilby@wetherbysenior.co.uk |
| Amy Hodkinson BSc (Hons), PGCE | PA to Headmaster amy.hodkinson@wetherbysenior.co.uk |
| Gary Williams | Exams Officer gary.williams@wetherbysenior.co.uk |
| Parvin Zaman | Finance Officer parvin.zaman@wetherbysenior.co.uk |
Science Technicians
| Briony Phillips BSc (Hons) | Senior Science Technician briony.phillips@wetherbysenior.co.uk |
| Betina Westphal BSc (Hons) MA, PhD | Science Technician betina.westphal@wetherbysenior.co.uk |
IT Support
| Ajay Kabaria | IT Technician ajay.kabaria@alphaplusgroup.co.uk |
Catering
| Simone Chevreaud | Chef Manager simone.chevreaud@chandcogroup.com |
Premises
| Diether Gyamfi | Facilities Manager diether.gyamfi@wetherbysenior.co.uk |
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Wetherby Senior School staff list 2023-24
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100 Marylebone Lane,
London W1U 2QU
2. Campus
Hannah House, 13-16 Manchester Street,
London W1U 4DJ
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