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La Retraite Roman Catholic Girls' School

Staff List 2026-27

Our Staff 

Senior Leadership Team (SLT)

 

Mr D Malins Headteacher
Miss A Sidhu Deputy Headteacher 
Mr P Steward  Director of Business & Operations
Mr M Dutton Assistant Headteacher (Director, La Retraite 6)
Mr D Anti Assistant Headteacher, Designated Safeguarding Lead 
Mrs S Appiah-Kubi

Assistant Headteacher (Catholic Life, Mission, T Level Lead)

Mr M Donolato Assistant Headteacher (Assistant Director, La Retraite 6)
Mr B Obah Assistant Headteacher (Inclusion, Behaviour)
Miss C Patel Assistant Headteacher (Assessment, Trips Co-ordinator, Timetable)
Mr L Thomas Assistant Headteacher (Attendance & Punctuality, Extra-Curricular, Personal Development, Careers)

English Department

Ms V Igali Lead Practitioner
Ms L Faith Joint Second in Department and Associate Assistant Headteacher overseeing Literacy & Oracy (part-time)
Mrs C Ferreira Joint Second in Department (part-time)
Miss M Breadmore

 

 

Miss F Chaudhry  
Ms T Given (part-time)

Mr J Lomas

Mr J Stirling

Joint Deputy SENDCo

Mr C Sakellaridis

Miss J Szemalikowski

GCSE English Language Co-ordinator

Maths Department

Mr V Gurbah

Head of Department 
Mr A Chikunga Joint Second in Department
Mr H Khoja Joint Second in Department
Mr M Donolato Assistant Headteacher 
Mr M Dutton Assistant Headteacher
Mr D Kidd
Mr C Lawson
Miss A Mohamed (part-time)
Miss C Patel Assistant Headteacher
Mrs J Sobowale
Mr D Tulu

Science Department

Miss N Fosang Science Lead Practitioner
Mr K Kusi Joint Second in Department
Mr C Petch Joint Second in Department
Miss H Ahamed (part-time)
Miss H Assinder Numeracy in Science Lead (part-time)
Mr E Ashiabor
Mr A Ezeh
Miss J McFarlane & KS4 (Years 10 & 11) Co-ordinator
Mr B Obah Assistant Headteacher (Physics & Chemistry)
Mr P Okwena and Construction
Mr G Phillips
Miss N Tamakloe and Year 7 Co-ordinator and Primary to Secondary Transition Co-ordinator
Mr L Thomas  Assistant Headteacher (Biology)

RE Department

Ms R Hylton Head of Department (part-time)
Miss D Chisanga Second in Department 
Mrs C Assan

 

 

Ms P Campbell and Drama
Miss L Gordon

Psychology & Sociology Department

Mrs Y Alidu Subject Leader of Psychology & Sociology
Miss Y Boakye Sociology 
Dr R Kapur Psychology/Sociology (EPQ Co-ordinator)

Health Science Department (Health & Social Care, Childcare, Midwifery, Nursing)

Mrs K Baxter-Batchelor Lead Practitioner
Mrs S Appiah-Kubi Assistant Headteacher (and Psychology, T Level Childcare)
Miss A Honey Midwifery & Nursing
Mrs S Gustavus (part-time)

Economics, Business Studies & Computing Faculty

Mr D Blakemore Lead Practitioner
Mr S Baylor Head of Computing
Mr S Owusu Economics (& Geography)
Miss J Otinpong Digital Lead
Mr T Lawman Computing, T Level Digital

Creative Arts Department (Art & DT)

Miss S Winterton Head of Department (part-time)
Miss J Silcox Second in Department 
Miss J Brinton (part-time)
Miss R Davies
Miss J Goodman

Drama Department

Miss C Clarke Head of Department (part-time)
Ms P Campbell and RE

Music Department

Miss R Whitmarsh Director of Music
Mr S Moran Second in Department 
Ms E Blair Peripatetic Violin & Viola Teacher
Mr A Thomas French Peripatetic Jazz Piano Teacher
Mr T Brice Peripatetic Brass Teacher
Mr R Hughes Peripatetic Clarinet, Saxophone & Flute Teacher
Mr A Illa Aragones Peripatetic Singing Teacher
Ms S Monaghan Peripatetic Drums Teacher
Mr R Sumner Peripatetic Guitar Teacher
Ms T Vasylenko Peripatetic Piano Teacher

T Level Specialist Department

Mrs S Appiah-Kubi

Assistant Headteacher, T Level Lead

Mr M Narci

T Level Legal Services (subject lead)

Ms N Clarkson

CTech & T Level Media (subject lead)

Dr J Pessoa

T Level Construction (subject lead)

Mr P Okenwa

T Level Construction (& Science)

Mrs G Pessoa

T Level Construction (part-time)

Modern Foreign Languages Department (French & Spanish)

Mrs K Vajsz Head of Department (part-time)
Mrs S Soriano-Ferrero Second in Department, CCF Co-ordinator
Mrs A Claps and KS3 (Years 8 & 9) Co-ordinator
Ms C Flavius
Mr F Orjales-Mourente (part-time) and HLTA for the EAL Department
Miss J Urquhart (part-time)

Humanities Department (History, Politics)

Miss T Nasir Head of Department 
Ms L Pincini Politics subject leader, History 
Mr A Bloss and SENDCo
Mr B Di Lorenzo History
Miss A Taylor History

Geography Department

Mr J Grove Head of Department

Mr B Jaye

Miss A Cook part-time

PE Department

Miss F Gray Head of Department (part-time)
Mr R Machado
Mr E Ogungbayi

EAL Department

Mrs W Jarrett Head of Department (part-time)
Miss A Pimentos Dos Santos  Portuguese teacher 
Mr F Orjales-Mourente Higher Level Teaching Assistant (& MFL teacher)

Pastoral & other Support Staff

Mrs M Newell Safeguarding Officer (Deputy DSL)
Miss N Rumble Year 12 Pastoral Support Manager (& Attendance)
Miss V Rumble Year 13 Pastoral Support Manager (& Attendance)
Miss S Desira Business Engagement Officer La Retraite 6 & Whole School Marketing Lead   
Ms N McKellar Pastoral Officer, (Deputy DSL) T Level Assessor - La Retraite 6
Mrs C Fernandez Librarian
Mrs D Champagnie-Pope Year 7 Pastoral Support Manager (& Attendance)
Miss M Edwards Year 8 Pastoral Support Manager (& Attendance)
Miss S Cadette Year 9 Pastoral Support Manager (& Attendance)
Miss C Weekes Year 10 Pastoral Support Manager (& Attendance)
Mrs M Robinson Year 11 Pastoral Support Manager (& Attendance)
Mrs B Simpson  Manager in charge of the Inclusion Centre (QTLS)
Miss E Chambers Learning Mentor

Miss K Murray

Learning Mentor
Ms S Viegas Cover Supervisor
Ms C Harris Cover Supervisor
Miss J Farrell 6th Form Study Supervisor - La Retraite 6
Miss S Ebanks Medical Officer

Learning Support Staff

Mr A Bloss SENDCo
Miss A During Joint Deputy SENDCo, Transition support, (Deputy DSL)
Mr J Stirling Joint Deputy SENDCo, English teacher
Miss E Marfo Higher Level Teaching Assistant
Mr K Van Ristell Higher Level Teaching Assistant
Mrs R Kamal Higher Level Teaching Assistant
Ms C Carryl Higher Level Teaching Assistant
Ms R Bhola Learning Support Assistant (ELSA)
Mrs A Quirin Learning Support Assistant
Ms P Ramalingum Learning Support Assistant
Ms D Lisikiewicz Learning Support Assistant (ELSA)
Miss N Smalling Learning Support Assistant
Miss C Douglas Learning Support Assistant
Dr E De Olivera Correia Learning Support Assistant - La Retraite 6

Technical Staff

Mr A Silva IT Operations & Strategy Manager
Mr K Sinivasagen Senior IT Technician
Mrs M Cantea Senior Science Technician 
Mr W Jones-Douglas Science Technician
Mr M Yacubo Creative Arts Technician

Admin Staff

Mrs M Desira Business Manager
Mrs S Silva HR Director
Mrs A Love Head of Administration (& Cover)
Miss M Love Data & Admissions Manager
Mrs C Baskott Clerk to the Governors
Miss T Coughlan Exams Manager 
Miss A Pimenta Dos Santos Assistant to the Exams Manager (Weds to Fri only) and Portuguese teacher
Mrs N Weekly  6th Form Administrator 
Ms D Konstantinious Admin Officer (Combined Cadet Force) (Weds only)
Mrs N Rashid Admin Officer (Front Office)
Miss W Joseph Admin Assistant (Receptionist)
Miss U Bokwama Admin Assistant & Attendance support (Receptionist)
Mrs J Di Genua Finance Assistant (Mornings only)
Miss T Chetcuti Reprographics Officer

Premises & Facilities Hire Staff

Mr S Roach Premises Manager
Mr M Skalbania Deputy Premises Manager
Mr J Gomez Vega Premises Officer
Mr R Delicata Premises Officer (Mon, Tues)
Mr R Ovon Premises Officer (Weds - Fri)
Mr W Fernandez Facilities Hire Supervisor (Evenings & weekends)
Mr J Balseca Facilities Hire Assistant (Evenings & weekends)
Mr G De Sa Facilities Hire Assistant (Evenings & weekends)
Mr R Fernandez

Facilities Hire Assistant (Weekends)

Mr A Caicedo

Facilities Hire Assistant (Evenings & weekends)

Lunchtime Supervisory Staff

Ms L Vuong Lunchtime Supervisor
Miss L Wilson Lunchtime Supervisor
Miss A Ferreira Lunchtime Supervisor
Ms C Carew-Lorde Lunchtime Supervisor
Mrs A Said Lunchtime Supervisor
Ms C Giscombe Lunchtime Supervisor

In-house Catering Team

Mr M Jaafar Catering Manager
Ms L Miskella Catering Supervisor
Mr K Harper Chef
Mr V Camacho Kitchen Porter
Miss R Akintujoye Catering Assistant
Ms P Goncalves Soares Catering Assistant
Miss I Malta Catering Assistant

Mrs N Sultana

Catering Assistant

The following staff are currently on maternity leave:

  • Ms F Sharif - Geography teacher
  • Miss C Cunningham  - Science teacher
  • Miss M Alvarez Jackson - English teacher
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