La Retraite Roman Catholic Girls' School

Our Staff

Our Staff

Senior Leadership Team (SLT)

 

Mr D Malins Headteacher
Miss A Sidhu Deputy Headteacher 
Mr P Steward  Director of Learning, Business & Operations
Mrs R Coyle Director of Learning, (Admissions, Technical Education, Careers, Marketing ) (part-time)
Mr D Anti Assistant Headteacher, Designated Safeguarding Lead 
Mrs S Appiah-Kubi

Assistant Headteacher (Catholic Life, Mission)

Mr M Dutton Assistant Headteacher (Director, La Retraite 6)
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, Joint Head of Y11)
Mr L Thomas Assistant Headteacher (Attendance & Punctuality, Extra-Curricular, Personal Development, Joint Head of Y11)

English Department

Mr J Lomas Head of Department
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 Alvarez Icaza Jackson
Miss C Robertson

Mr J Stirling

Reading Lead

Mr C Sakellaridis

(part-time)

Miss J Szemalikowski

Maths Department

Mrs R Archie-Pearce Head of Department
Mr J Morony Joint Second in Department
Mr A Chikunga 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

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)
Mr E Ashiabor (maternity cover)
Miss H Assinder Yr Numeracy in Science Lead (part-time)
Miss R Boateng & Midwifery Subject Lead
Miss J McFarlane & Head of Year 7, Associate Assistant Headteacher (overseeing Primary to Secondary Transition) 
Mr B Obah Assistant Headteacher (Physics & Chemistry)
Mr P Okwena (maternity cover)
Mr G Phillips
Miss N Tamakloe and Head of Year 8, Associate Assistant Headteacher (overseeing progress of Black Caribbean students)
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
Miss L Gordon

Psychology & Sociology Department

Mrs Y Alidu Subject Leader of Psychology & Sociology
Dr R Kapur & Sociology
Miss S Bakth & Sociology

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

Mrs K Baxter-Batchelor Lead Practitioner
Mrs S Appiah-Kubi Assistant Headteacher (and Psychology, T Level Childcare)
Miss R Boateng Subject Lead (Midwifery) & Science
Mrs S Gustavus

Economics, Business Studies & Computing Faculty

Mr R Stober Head of Faculty, Business, Economics
Mr S Baylor Head of Computing
Mr S Owusu Economics (& Geography)
Miss J Otinpong Digital Lead
Ms R Coyle Economics (& Director of Learning)
Ms S Douglas Economics, Business
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 (part-time)
Miss L Abesamis
Mr C Calderbank
Miss R Davies

Drama Department

Miss C Clarke Head of Department (part-time)
Miss H Assan

Music Department

Miss R Whitmarsh Director of Music
Mr S Moran
Ms A Adenaike Director of Gospel Choir
Ms E Blair Peripatetic Violin & Viola Teacher
Mr A French Peripatetic Jazz Piano Teacher
Mr T Brice Peripatetic Brass and Cello Teacher
Mr R Hughes Peripatetic Clarinet, Saxophone & Flute Teacher
Ms S Monaghan Peripatetic Drums Teacher
Mr R Sumner Peripatetic Guitar Teacher
Ms T Vasylenko Peripatetic Piano Teacher
Mr A Illa Peripatetic Singing Teacher  

T Level Specialist Department

Mrs R Coyle                                                          

Director of Learning (part-time), T Level Media, T Level Craft & Design

Miss T Chacko

T Level Legal Services (subject lead)

Ms N Clarkson

CTech & T Level Media (subject lead)

Dr J Pessoa

T Level Construction (subject lead)

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 (& Latin)
Mrs A Claps and Head of Year 9
Ms C Flavius
Mr F Orjales-Mourente (part-time) and HLTA for the EAL Department
Miss J Urquhart (part-time)

Humanities Department (History, Politics)

Mrs J Kelly Head of Department (part-time)
Miss T Nasir  Second in History
Ms L Pincini Politics subject leader 
Mr A Bloss and SENDCo
Miss A Taylor

Geography Department

Mr J Grove Head of Department

Ms F Sharif

Mr S Owusu (& Economics)

PE Department

Mr D Mifsud Head of Department
Miss F Gray and Head of Year 10
Mr E Ogungbayi

EAL Department

Mrs W Jarrett Head of Department (part-time)
Miss H Ferreira Portuguese teacher (employed by the Portuguese Embassy)
Mr F Orjales-Mourente Higher Level Teaching Assistant (& MFL teacher)
Mr X Chen Mandarin Tutor

Pastoral & other Support Staff

Mrs M Newell Safeguarding Officer (Deputy DSL)
Miss N Rumble Head of Years 12 & 13
Mrs N Weekly Business Engagement & Higher Education Link Officer ( Unifrog Lead) - La Retraite 6
Ms N McKellar Pastoral Officer, (Deputy DSL) T Level Assessor - La Retraite 6,
Mrs C Fernandez Librarian
 
Miss S Cadette Year 7 Pastoral Support Manager (& Attendance)
Miss C Weekes Year 8 Pastoral Support Manager (& Attendance)
Miss M Edwards Year 9 Pastoral Support Manager (& Attendance)
Mrs D Champagnie-Pope Year 10 Pastoral Support Manager (& Attendance)
Mrs M Robinson Year 11 Pastoral Support Manager (& Attendance)
Ms V Rumble Year 13 Learning Support Advisor & Y13 Study Supervisor - La Retraite 6 
Vacancy School Counsellor
Mrs B Simpson (QTLS) Manager in charge of the Inclusion Centre
Miss H Laszki Attendance Officer - La Retraite 6 (part-time)
Miss E Chambers Learning Mentor
Miss K Murray Learning Mentor
Ms S Viegas Cover Supervisor
Ms C Harris Cover Supervisor
Miss J Farrell Y12 Study Supervisor - La Retraite 6
Miss S Ebanks Medical Officer

Learning Support Staff

Mr A Bloss SENDCo
Miss A During Deputy SENDCo, Transition support, (Deputy DSL)
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
Mrs V Liverpool 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
Miss R Ahmed Senior Science Technician 
Mr L Silva Science Technician
Mr M Yacubo Creative Arts Technician

Admin Staff

Mrs H Wojnowska Business Manager (Finance & Facilities Hire)
Mrs S Silva Business Manager (HR)
Mrs A Love Head of Administration (and 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)
Miss S Desira 6th Form Administrator - La Retraite 6
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 (Evenings & weekends)

Lunchtime Supervisory Staff

Ms L Vuong Lunchtime Supervisor
Mrs A Bensadoun 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

Catering Staff

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 M Lewandowska Catering Assistant
Ms P Goncalves Soares Catering Assistant
Mrs N Sultana Catering Assistant

The following staff are currently on maternity leave:

  • Mrs J Aryiku - Head of Economics
  • Miss C Cunningham - Science teacher
  • Mrs S Ruprai - School Counsellor
  • Miss A Cook - Geography teacher
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