Staff List

(Heads of Departments are printed in bold)

CEO and Headmaster

Rabbi Cobi Ebrahimoff, CEO

Mr Christopher Jones, Headteacher

Deputy Heads

Mrs Danielle Kestenbaum, BA (Hons), Deputy Head (Academic)
Rabbi Yoni Golker, BSc, MA, Deputy Head (Jewish Life & Learning)

Senior Leadership Team

CEO, Rabbi Cobi Ebrahimoff
Headteacher, Mr Christopher Jones
Deputy Head (Academic), Mrs Danielle Kestenbaum, BA (Hons)
Deputy Head Master (Jewish Life & Learning), Rabbi Yoni Golker, BSc, MA
Assistant Head, Academic and Pastoral, Mrs Charlotte Lichman, BA
Assistant Head, Director of Sixth Form, Mrs Nicola Fahidi, BA (Hons)
Director of Learning Support (SENDCo), Miss Alessandra Rivalta , BA (Hons), MA
Director of Finance & Operations, Mr Nicholas Brann, MA Oxon

Art and Photography

Mrs Alison Ardeman, BA (Hons), Head of Visual Arts
Mrs Dawn Goulde, BA (Hons), MA, Head of Photography
Mrs Bettina Jacobs, BA (Hons), Teacher of Photography
Mrs Lesley Peacock, BA (Hons), Teacher of Art
Miss Stephanie Barnes, BA, Photography Technician

Business and Economics

Mr Brett Ellis, BA (Hons), Head of Department, Business and Economics
Mrs Charlotte Lichman, BA, Assistant Head: Academic and Pastoral
Miss Morgan Sears, BA (Hons), Teacher of Business, Deputy Head of Sixth Form
Mr Ben Freedman, BSc (Hons), Director of IT and Teacher of Economics
Miss Asal Safari, Teacher of Business and Economics

Computing

Mr Aizaz Niazi, BSc (Hons), Head of Department

English

Mr Gordon Spitz, BA (Hons), MA, Head of Department
Mrs Danielle Kestenbaum, BA (Hons) Deputy Head (Academic)
Miss Alessandra Rivalta , BA (Hons), MA, Director of Learning Support (SENDCo)
Mrs Sarah Minde, BA (Hons), Head of Year 9; Assistant Head of Lower School
Mr Ben Wolfin, BA (Hons), Acting Head of Upper School (maternity), Head of PDE/RSE, Key Stage Three Coordinator: English
Ms Celia Newman BA (Hons), MA (Oxon), Teacher of English, Head of CPD, Head of Co-Curricular
Mr Greg Broad, MA (Hons), RSA Dip., Subject Specialist Learning Support Assistant (English)

Geography

Mr Lee Raby, BA (Hons), Head of Department
Mr Mark Henry-Cockles, BA (Hons), Teacher of Geography

History, Government and Politics

Mr Roy Scivyer, Head of Department
Ms Jyoti Atwal, Msc, LLB, Head of Upper School, Teacher of Politics
Mrs Laura Hill, BA (Hons), Teacher of History and Politics
Mr Piers Rankin, BA, Teacher of History and Politics

Jewish Education

Rabbi Yoni Golker, BSc, MA, Deputy Head, Jewish Life & Learning
Mr Michael Lewis, MA, BA (Hons), Head of Formal Jewish Education
Rabbi Yitzy Hill, BTL, Teacher of Jewish Studies
Mr Jonathan Schneider, BA (Hons), Teacher of Jewish Studies
Mrs Phillipa Ford, BED, Teacher of Jewish Studies
Rabbi Ephraim Levine, Informal Jewish Educator
Miss Rina Plaster, Informal Jewish Educator

Learning Support Department

Mrs Alessandra Rivalta, BA (Hons), MA, Director of Learning Support (SENDCo)
Mr Greg Broad, MA (Hons), RSA Dip. Subject Specialist Learning Support Assistant (English)
Mrs Ruanne Sher, Exams Access Arrangements Administrator
Ms Ella Pope, Learning Support Assistant, BA

Library and Independent Learning

Mr Christo Polydorou, MA, Librarian
Mrs Hayley Goldman, Assistant Librarian

Mathematics

Ms Kalpana Patel, MBA, BA (Hons), Head of Department
Mr Peter Fleeman, BSc (Hons), Second in Department
Mrs Pinki Ojha, BEng, BEd
Dr Sapna Somani, BSc, MSc, PhD (Applied and Industrial Mathematics)
Ms Tania Levy, BSc (Hons)
Ms Fong Yeung, Teacher of Mathematics

Media

Mr Chris Bruce, BA (Hons), Teacher of Media

Modern Foreign Languages

Miss Dalia Freedman, BA (Hons), Head of Spanish, Head of Student Voice
Mrs Vardit Sadeh-Ginzburg, MA, BA (Hons), Head of Modern Hebrew, Head of Culture
Mrs Keren Crespi, BA (Hons), Head of French
Mrs Nicola Fahidi, BA (Hons), Teacher of MFL, Director of Sixth Form
Ms Ariella Eshed, BEd, MA, Teacher of Modern Hebrew
Ms Laura Mancebo, BA, Teacher of French & Spanish

Performing Arts

Dr Gavin Lockley, Mmus, Head of Department, Music
Ms Deborah Turner, MA, Head of Department, Drama

Physical Education

Mr Mark Seller, BA (Ed) with Honours, Director of Sport & Exercise
Mr Adam Gooch, BSc (Hons), Head of Year 10; Assistant Head of Lower School
Mr Philip Monaghan, BA (Hons)
Mrs Kate Zerny, BA (Hons), Head of Year 7 and 8

Psychology & Sociology

Mrs Melisa Resnick, BSc (Hons), Head of Department, Head of PDE
Ms Nicole Van Tongeren, PhD, Teacher of Sociology/Psychology

Science

Mr Christopher Francies, BEd, Head of Department: Science, Head of Physics
Dr Ben Tabraham, MSci, PhD, BSc (Hons), Head of Chemistry
Ms Kirsti Cullen, BSc (Hons), Head of Electronics
Ms Moniza Khan BSc (Hons)
Ms Yewande Ajayi, BSc (Hons), MSc
Ms Bharatiben Desai, BSc (Hons), Teacher of Biology
Mr Jonathan Fitzsimmons, Physics/Science Technician
Miss Sheena Murphy, BSc (Hons), Senior Science Technician
Mr Kieran Anglim, BSc (Hons), Teacher of Physics
Mr Saif Rahman, BSc (Hons), Science Technician

Immanuel College Sixth Form

Key Staff

Mrs Nicola Fahidi, BA (Hons), Teacher of MFL, Director of Sixth Form
Miss Morgan Sears, BA (Hons), Teacher of Business, Deputy Head of Sixth Form
Mrs Frances Marx, Sixth Form Manager

Support Staff

Administration

Mrs Elaine Essex, Senior School Administrator
Mrs Frances Marx, Sixth Form Manager
Mrs Lisa Fisher, Administrative Assistant
Mrs Hayley Goldman, Administrative Assistant
Mrs Louise Cohen, Administrative Assistant
Mrs Caroline Martin, Attendance Officer

Admissions and Marketing

Mrs Catherine Elmalem, Head of Foundation and Communication
Mrs Jo Weir, Head of Admissions, BA (Hons)

Behaviour Support

Mrs Romi Baron, BA (Hons), Pastoral Coordinator (Behaviour)

Bursary

Mr Nicholas Brann, Director of Finance
Mrs Alka Mistry, BA (Hons), Financial Controller
Ms Tina Savaj, Finance Assistant, BCom

Clerk to the Governors

Counsellors

Ms Louisa James, Counsellor

Examinations

Mrs Deborah Fitzsimmons, Examinations Officer

First Aid

Mrs Mandy Bernett, School Nurse

Head Master’s Office

Mrs Simone Garfield, PA to the Head Master and Deputy Heads, Safeguarding Administrator
Mrs Elaine Essex, Senior School Administrator
Miss Maureen O’Shea, HR Administrator & Administrator in charge of Appointments
Miss Faye Westbrook, BA (Hons), Human Resources & Compliance Officer

Human Resources

Miss Maureen O’Shea, HR Administrator & Administrator in charge of Appointments
Miss Faye Westbrook, BA (Hons), Human Resources & Compliance Officer

IT

Mr Ben Freedman, Director of IT and Teacher of Economics
Mr Amar Phull, MSc, Data Manager
Mr Amar Gandhi, BA (Hons), IT Technician
Mr Ellis-Lee Donnelly, IT Technician , BSc (Hons)

Pastoral Office

Mrs Rochelle Freedman, Pastoral Coordinator (Wellbeing),and Deputy Designated Safeguarding Leader - Safeguarding and Child Protection for Senior School
Mrs Simone Garfield, PA to the Head Master and Deputy Heads, Safeguarding Administrator

Site Team

Mr Lee Theophile, Facilities Manager
Mr Luis Fidalgo, Caretaker
Mr Jayson Pillay, Caretaker
Mr Mike Patel, Caretaker
Mr Jonathan Kramer, Assistant Caretaker