The Bridge Academy  -  Staff Members        

  Senior Leadership Team

Name Positions
Stephen Foster Principal
Annie Blackmore  Vice Principal 
Elizabeth Robinson Vice Principal
Lesley Hamilton Assistant Vice Principal
Simon Ramsay Assistant Vice Principal 
Jennifer Evans Assistant Vice Principal 
Kate O'Shaughnessy Assistant Vice Principal
Kelly Harris Assistant Vice Principal: Director of Applied Learning/Curriculum 14-19
Sydney Racon Assistant Vice Principal
Dotun Olaleye Finance & Resources Director
Natalia Dawkins  Community and Relationships Manager 

  Teaching Staff

Julia Clarke Teacher - Art Subject Leader 
Elena Christodoulou Teacher - Art 
Peter Hodges Teacher - Design Technology Subject Leader
Natasha Melhuish Teacher - Design Technology (Textiles) - Second in Department 
Sydia Wint Teacher - Design Technology
Natasha Coccia - Clark  Teacher - Drama Subject Leader 
Christopher Lawson Teacher - Drama 
Bansi Kara Teacher - English Subject Leader
Alexandra Wall Teacher - English Second in Department 
Eleanor Taylor  Teacher - English 
Sophie Poole Teacher - English 
Robert Williams  Teacher - Humanities Subject Leader 
Carla Small Teacher - Humanities Second in Department (including Citizenship / PSHE responsibility) 
Ruth Springer Teacher - Humanities /Lead Practitioner for Coaching & Development
Emily Cotterill Teacher - Humanities 
Sian Kennedy Teacher - Geography Subject Leader
Charlotte Taylor Teacher - Geography 
Vivienne Owusu-Ansah Teacher - ICT Subject Leader
Yilmaz Yardirgi Teacher - ICT - Second in Department 
Rosellen Walsh Teacher - Maths Subject Leader  
Peter Tang Teacher - Maths
Rufus Johnstone Teacher - Maths 
Weihong Li Teacher - Science (NQT)
Richard Drake Teacher -  Maths
John Jackson  Teacher - AST in Maths
Monica Goncalves Teacher - Modern Foreign Languages  Subject Leader
Nicole Boothman Teacher - Modern Foreign Languages  
Tania Nile Teacher - Modern Foreign Languages 
Karis Arnold Teacher - Music Subject Leader
Mark Pollard Teacher - Music Director
William Hyland Teacher - Music Second in Department 
Richard Lloyd Teacher - Music
Simon Purrier Teacher - PE Subject Leader
Michael Feely  Teacher - PE Second in Department 
Daniella Peters Teacher - PE 
Melissa Kraay Teacher - PE (NQT)
Emma Upton-Swift Teacher - Science Subject Leader
Beth Haley Teacher - Science Second in Department 
Kate Crowne Teacher - Science
Conor McCrory Teacher - Science  
Jennifer Copestake  Teacher - Science 
Sarah Byrne  Teacher - Science  (0.6fte)
Laura Tutty Teacher - SEN Leader
Stacey Grant Teacher - Primary

  Directors of Learning & Student Support Managers 

Daniella Peters Director of Learning            (Year 7)
Lorraine Cohen Student Support Manager    (Year 7)
James Davis Director of Learning            (Year  8)
Hannah Lustig  Student Support Manager    (Year 8)
Peter Tang Director of Learning            (Year 9)
She Hamilton Student Support Manager    (Year 9)
Sydney Racon Director of Learning            (Year 10)
Jennifer Copestake Deputy Director of Learning (Year 10)
Olu Adesanu Student Support Manager    (Year 10)

  Music Peripatetics

Alexander  Beck Music Peripatetic
Anthony Woollard Music Peripatetic
Byron Wallen Music Peripatetic
Cameron Pierre Music Peripatetic
Isabelle Postill Music Peripatetic
Louise Elizabeth Elliott Music Peripatetic
Matthew Lewis  Music Peripatetic
Omar Puente Music Peripatetic
Renell Shaw Music Peripatetic
Robert Fordjour Music Peripatetic
Samuel Dubois Music Peripatetic

  Educational Support Staff


Aidan Higgins Learning Resource Centre Manager/Academy Librarian 
Jenny Moore Art Technician
Dean Muir  Lead DT/Art Technician 
Leon Haynes Music Technician
George Cox  PE Assistant
Shashi Kumar Chhibber  Lead Science Technician 
Wai Yen (Lisa) Man Science Technician
Lisa Gibson Student Support Administrator 
Roberto Cardoso Student Support Administrator 
Katy Knight  Gifted and Talented Coordinator 
Clare Stokes  Inclusion Manager 
Shahbana Rehman Inclusion Administrator 
Selwyn Johnnette Behaviour for Learning Officer 
Kathleen Jones Lead Learning Support Assistant (Literacy)
Jevon Taylor Lead Learning Support Assistant (Visual Impairment)
Shifa Begum Lead Learning Support Assistant (Numeracy)
Shamimur Rahman Lead Learning Support Assistant  (Communication & Interaction)
Alev Yilmaz EAL Learning Support Assistant
Suzanne Morrow Food/DT Support Assistant 
Amy Bluett Learning Support Assistant
Ann Cross Learning Support Assistant
Charlie Cohen  Learning Support Assistant
Christine Bouras Learning Support Assistant
Claire Hurley Learning Support Assistant
Daniel Hardaker Learning Support Assistant
David Olayemi Learning Support Assistant
Deborah Holder Learning Support Assistant
Julie Nworgu Learning Support Assistant
Laura Yogasundram Learning Support Assistant
Lizzie Batterbee Learning Support Assistant
Mariam Oyejobi Learning Support Assistant
Mohamed Mboob Learning Support Assistant
Nancy Brobbey Learning Support Assistant
Olusegun (Matthew) Oluwaseyi Learning Support Assistant
Patrick Joseph Learning Support Assistant
Sahresh Khan Learning Support Assistant
Sofia Hussain Learning Support Assistant
Volkan Calcalioglu Learning Support Assistant

  Part Time external workers within the academy 

Laurel Adibe  School Nurse 
Prince William  Youth Support Worker
Helen Leggett  Visual Impairment Support (QTVI)
Mark Harding  Visual Impairment Technician 
Lydia Greatrex  Transition Project Manager - Counselling (Volunteer)

  Operational Support Staff


Anne Shaker  PA to the Principal & General Manager for Administration Services 
Irene Mitchell Administration Services Manager  
Hyacinth Boston Academy Secretary 
Carolyn Hughes Administrative Assistant
Mark Cresswell Administrative Assistant
Abiola Akeke Reprographics /Administrative Assistant 
Patricia Agnew Receptionist/Administrative Assistant (Maternity Cover)
Grace Chitenhe Receptionist/Administrative Assistant (Maternity Leave)
Ade Adeoye Finance Manager 
Ola Somoye Finance Assistant
Rowena Somerville - Cotton Relationships Manager 
Priscilla Agyare HR Manager 
Paula Osei - Tutu HR Administrative Assistant
James Kerr Data Manager
Jerome Danvers Exams Officer
Peter Lilja ICT Network Manager
Neville Simpson ICT Technician
Rafal Bielecki ICT Helpdesk Technician
Selina Ahmed ICT Volunteer
Carl Anthony Learning Platform Technician
Michael Cox Audio Visual Technician 

  Facilities

Ian Dust Facilities Manager 
Alexander Smith Building Services Engineer
Jamie McManus Site Supervisor
Abdou Djibril Academy Building Keeper
Tony Groves  Caretaker/Handyperson
Povilas (Paul) Rackauskas Caretaker/Handyperson
Emeka Okon Burgess Night/Weekend Security Guard
Justice  Buckman Night/Weekend Security Guard
Michael Sejro Adeyele  Day – Time Cleaner
Annie Bell Day – Time Cleaner

  Catering

Louanne Henderson Catering Manager
M’hamed Oukid Breakfast Chef 
Kamel Ouahchia Chef 
Carrie Paget Dining Supervisor 
Chriscila Daley Dining  Assistant 
Michelle Brooks Dining Assistant 
Tracy Boniface Dining Assistant 
Kowaho (Dominique) Aman  Kitchen Porter

  Lunchtime Supervisors


Suzanne Morrow Lead Lunch Time Supervisor
Fatema Khanam Lunch Time Supervisor 
Judy Agard Lunch Time Supervisor 
Lubna Khanam  Lunch Time Supervisor 
Sufia Karim Lunch Time Supervisor 
Silpi Begum Lunch Time Supervisor 
Dawn Dardis Lunch Time Supervisor 
Donna Kaygana Lunch Time Supervisor 
Maria Coleman Lunch Time Supervisor 
Melanie Robinson Lunch Time Supervisor 
George Cox  Lunch Time Supervisor 

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