Staff

GOVERNORS

Mrs Joan McConnell (Chair)
Mrs Grace Amakye
Mr Timothy Guilford
Mr Paul Koffel
Mr Mike Neeb
Sister Eileen O'Neill (Sister Superior)
Sister Marina Santos (Provincial - Adviser to Governors)
Sister Noella Pereira
Mrs Adriana Stirling
Mr Tom Tennant
Mrs Suze Wynne
Mrs Joanne Reilly (Clerk to the Governors)

To contact the Chair of Governors or the Provincial / Local Superior (Trustees / Proprietor) please write to the respective person at the following address:

Saint Christina’s School
25 St Edmund’s Terrace,
St John’s Wood,
London.
NW8 7PY

The Proprietor of the School is The Handmaids of The Sacred Heart of Jesus:

25 St Edmund's Terrace,
London.
NW8 7PY
020 7722 8784

SENIOR LEADERSHIP TEAM

MR DAMIEN WALSHE

B.A. (Hons), PGCE
Headteacher / Teacher of Philosophy

MRS JOANNE REILLY

Bursar

MR SIMON HIRST

M. Chemistry (Oxon), ACA, PGCE
Deputy Head / Science Teacher
Designated Safeguarding Lead

MRS LOUISE ELLISDON

B.A. (Hons), PGCE
Assistant Head (Academic) / Year 6 Class Teacher
Head of English / Deputy Designated Safeguarding Lead

MR DANIEL BURKE

B.A. (Hons), QTS
Assistant Head (Pastoral) / Year 2 Class Teacher
Deputy Designated Safeguarding Lead / Head of PSHE, RSE & Wellbeing

MS FRANCES RANDLE

B.A. (Hons), PGCE
Nursery Class Teacher / Head of EYFS
Head of Eco & Sustainability 

NURSERY CLASS

MS FRANCES RANDLE

B.A. (Hons), PGCE
Nursery Class Teacher / Head of EYFS
Head of Eco & Sustainability 
DDSL for EYFS

MS ANWARA BEGUM

Nursery Teaching & Learning Assistant

MS GLORIA MARTOS-MUNOZ

Teaching & Learning Assistant

RECEPTION CLASS

MS EMILY WILLIAMS

B.A. (Hons), B.Ed, QTS
Reception Class Teacher / Library Co-Ordinator

MS DARIIA TINIAIEVA

Teaching & Learning Assistant

YEAR 1 CLASSES

MS ORLA HIGGINS

B.Ed. (Hons), QTS
Year 1 Class Teacher / Head of Mathematics 

MS MONWARA KHALIQUE

B.A. (Hons), PGCE
Year 1 Class Teacher

MR ARTUR KALINOWSKI

NVQ 2 Teaching Physical Education in a Primary Setting
Teaching & Learning Assistant / Assistant Sports Teacher

MS FABIANA SALAZAR

Teaching & Learning Assistant

MS EDINA RETESI 

Teaching & Learning Assistant

YEAR 2 CLASS

MR DANIEL BURKE

B.A. (Hons), QTS
Assistant Head (Pastoral) / Year 2 Class Teacher
Deputy Designated Safeguarding Lead / Head of PSHE, RSE & Wellbeing

MS KATIE ROCK

Teaching & Learning Assistant

YEAR 3 CLASS

MS LISA SEPHTON

B.Ed. (Hons)
Year 3 Class Teacher / Head of Humanities

MS KAREN GUPPY

Teaching & Learning Assistant

YEAR 4 CLASS

MS MELISSA FARQUHAR

B.Ed. (Hons), B.Sc, QTS
Year 4 Class Teacher / Head of STEM

MRS LEDJA DERVENI

Teaching & Learning Assistant

YEAR 5 CLASS

MS KATIE O'LEARY

B.Ed. (Hons)
Year 5 Class Teacher / Head of Religious Education 

MS FEONA FERNANDES

B.Ed. (Hons), M.A.
Teaching & Learning Assistant

YEAR 6 CLASS

MRS LOUISE ELLISDON

B.A. (Hons), PGCE
Assistant Head (Academic) / Year 6 Class Teacher
Head of English / Deputy Designated Safeguarding Lead
 

MS KERRY HILLS

Teaching & Learning Assistant

SPECIALIST TEACHERS

MS ELBA BRETONES

B.A. (Hons), M.A., QTS
Head of Spanish, Art & Design Technology

MRS ELIZABETH BRYANT

B.A. (Hons), PGCE & Dip ABRSM
Director of Music

MS SHAZIA CHAND

B.A. (Hons), PGCE, M.A. (Ed)
Head of Science 

MS FEONA FERNANDES

After School Care

MS PAULA GEARY

B.A.(Hons), PGCE, NASENCo
SENCO / EAL

MR SIMON HIRST

M. CHEMISTRY (Oxon), ACA, PGCE
Deputy Head / Science Teacher
Designated Safeguarding Lead

FR RUDOLF LOEWENSTEIN

BSc (Hons), PGCE, CCRS, MSc, Advanced Diploma in Musicianship Teaching
Assessment & Record Keeping
Latin & Religious Education Teacher KS2 / Enrichment Co-ordinator

MS MANDY OVERING

B.A. (Hons), PGCE
Head of Computing / SEN Support 

MRS ELIZABETH PORTEOUS

Oxford, Cambridge & R.S.A. Diploma in Specific Learning Difficulties
SENCO / EAL 

MR JAMIE RAVENEY

B.A. (Hons) in Physical Education & Teaching
Director of Sport

SUPPORT STAFF

MS MICHELLE HAMILTON

Headteacher's PA, Admissions Registrar, Support to Bursar & Marketing

MS GEORGIA DJIABOURAS

CACHE LEVEL 3 NVQ
Admin Assistant / Senior Midday Supervisor / Senior Paediatric First Aider / Transport

MS YLLKA HUMOLLI

Admin Assistant & Marketing 

MR STEVE CLARK

Site Manager

MR NIGEL WALKER

Chef Manager (Holroyd Howe)

MS ELLEN FORD

School Bus Driver

MS MIMI DELSON

School Bus Driver

CHAPLAINCY TEAM

SISTER NOELLA PEREIRA

MR SIMON HIRST

MS KATIE O'LEARY

PERIPATETIC TEACHERS

MR DUNCAN MACINNES

B.A. (Hons) Performing Arts (Acting), LAMDA Teaching Diploma
Speech & Drama

MS RUTH HYLAND

BMus (Hons), PG CERT. Performance
Cello, Piano & Brass

MR ROBERT PUZEY

Violin

MR KEITH TAYLOR

Guitar

MR KEITH PUN

Piano & Singing 

MS YU-WEI HU

Flute

MS HANNAH BAKER 

Singing

MR GRAHAM THOMAS

Brass