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Our Team

“We are fortunate to have a brilliant team of staff who are exemplary role models for the children.”

Hilary Wyatt | Headmistress

Senior Staff


Head
Hilary Wyatt NPQH, MA, PGCE


Deputy Head, DSL
Nicola Scott-Phillips NPQH, BA (Hons), MEd


Academics and Mathematics Lead
Rachael Simmons  BA (Hons) PGCE QTS


Pastoral Lead
Erik Edwards BA (Hons) QTS 


Head of  EYFS
Kathryn Bawn BA (Hons) QTS


Head of Sanskrit
Warwick Jessup BA Oxon MA MPhil


 

Meet our Senior Staff

Erik Edwards

“I have been teaching for 11 years, including the last 6 at St James. Having grown up in the area, I feel very lucky to be able to work within the community, especially as St James is such a community-minded school. I also feel lucky because the children here are wonderful and make every day interesting and rewarding!”

Rachael Simmons

I am from Greater Manchester. I have been a teacher in London for 9 years now and still feel inspired by teaching and learning every single day!
Trying new things is a passion of mine and I particularly adore exploring different places, cooking exciting foods and fully embracing new activities. One of my main goals as a teacher is
to encourage this zest for life in others, whilst also aiming to be the kind, compassionate and driven role model every child needs.

Warwick Jessup

“I have taught at St James for almost 40 years now. It is the ethos of St James that inspires me. St James is based on the teaching that there is one Self, one consciousness which is the same in all. When this one Self or one consciousness in all is remembered, I have found that life is transformed and problems dissolve! My observation over the years is that with this teaching at its core, St James is a place where all can find great happiness and success.”

SENDCo


Charlotte Llewellyn BA(Ed) QTS NASENCo PGCE SEN


 

Nursery Team

Serena Robb BEd (Early Year Teaching)  – Nursery Manager


Zara Zafar   NCFE Cache Level 3, Montessori Dp   –  Deputy Nursery Manager


Danniella Fauche  – Assistant Teacher


Lily Robertson – Assistant Teacher

Class Teachers

Kathryn Bawn BA (Hons), QTS – Reception


Hannah Slater BA (Hons) PGCE QTS– Year 1 


Abigail Chetwin PGCE  – Year 2


Sophie Thompson BA (Hons) – Year 2


Mary-Ann Parker-Wood BA FA PGCE QTS– Year 3


Katherine Cselko BA (Hons )– Year 4


Erik Edwards BA (Hons), QTS – Year 4 & Pastoral Lead 


Christina Ashcroft  Bachelor of Education (Primary) – Year 5 


Rachael Simmons BA (Hons),PGCE QTS – Year 6 and Academics Lead 


 


Subject Teachers


Jessica Cook BMus – Drama/Dance


Katherine Cselko BA (Hons) – English


Jacqueline Fischel-Bock BFA BA MFA – Art


Timothy Fairhead  BA (Hons), MA, PGCE – ICT/Music 


Elena Jessup BSc MA – Sanskrit


Warwick Jessup BA Oxon MA MPhil – Sanskrit


Sejal Gir  BA – Sanskrit


Celeste Bokkerink –  BA (Hons)


Romy Robertson BA (Hons) – Sport


Suzie Brown BA – Cookery


Chef Allegra McEvedy MBE – Cookery


 

Assistant Teachers

Carla Fortune 


Alicia Vila-Gallen


Deborah-Jane Sinclair NVQ Level 2


Catherine Toole Montessori Dip


 

Support Staff

Sheena Clark – Executive Assistant to the Prep School Headmistress and Registrar


Katherine Winfield – Administration Assistant


Patricia Hood – Receptionist


Colette Robertson – Receptionist


Kathy Main RGN – Matron


Joanna Wolf – Estates Manager


Alexander Groves – Senior Caretaker


Kairon Millington – Caretaker 


Karl Graham – Caretaker


Stephen Greenman – Head of HR 


Claire Bullen – Credit Controller & School Fees Administrator


Océane Danezan BA Hons – Marketing Executive


Freya Hunter BA Hons – Events Manager


Davina Maroothynaden – Bursar


Sabrina Moutarde – Head of Marketing


William Wyatt – Chief Operating Officer


Nevena Khediri – Head of ICT


Ty Collins – IT Infrastructure Manager


Harry Tripp – IT Support Technician 


 Meg Hare – Marketing Intern, Digital Content Creator 


Isabelle Cooper – Development Assistant

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