Nursery and Pre-Prep Hampstead – Staff List
Please see the staff list for the Nursery School below.
If you would like to receive details of staff qualifications, please email the Nursery School via nursery@northbridgehouse.com.
To contact the Nursery School, please call 020 7267 6266 and select option 3, or email nursery@northbridgehouse.com.
Cognita CEO: Frank Maasen
Cognita European Director of Education: Nicola Lambros
Cognita European CEO and Chair of Governors: Michael Drake
Nursery staff
Name | Role | Class |
|---|---|---|
| Brendan Pavey | Executive Headteacher | |
| Nishi Kapoor | Head of School and Designated Safeguarding Lead | |
| Ciarren Littler | Deputy Head Academic, SENDco and DDSL | |
| Jasmine Decardi-Nelson | Pre-Reception Year Group Head | |
| Trish Abreu | Nursery Year Group Head | |
| Teaching & Non-Teaching Staff | ||
| Nikoletta Papanikolaou | Lead Teacher | Badgers |
| Sarah Carlon | key person | Badgers |
| Ilham Ahmed | Lead Teacher | Hedgehogs |
| Arti Bhanot | Key Person | Hedgehogs |
| Mirema Covic | Key Person | Hedgehogs |
| Igballe Peci | Key Person | Hedgehogs |
| Angela Demetriou | Lead Teacher | Robins |
| Amanda Sabella | Key Person | Robins |
| Priti Khamitkar | Key Person | Robins |
| Mariama Seide | Key Person | Robins |
| Ruth Akhavi-Brennan | Lead Teacher | Tigers |
| Silvana Nikolova | Key Person (Mon-Tues) | Tigers |
| Dagmara Herman | Key Person (Wed-Fri) | Tigers |
| Sam Lawrence | Key Person | Tigers |
| Jasmine Decardi-Nelson | Lead Teacher | Flamingos |
| Merita Gashi | Key Person | Flamingos |
| Naomi Sexton | Lead Teacher | Penguins |
| Fatou Njie | Key Person | Penguins |
| Cherry Robinson | Lead Teacher | Lions |
| Bianca Moinescu | Key Person | Lions |
| Lavina Costa | Lead Teacher | Koalas |
| Mimi Hoxha | Key Person | Koalas |
| Trish Abreu | Lead Teacher | Bears |
| Kerry Callan | Key Person | Bears |
| Luba Kurylchyk | Key Person | Bears |
| Sarah Murphy | 1-1 | Bears |
| Maria Maratou | PPA Cover | |
| Catherine Diverres | French (Tues-Thurs) | |
| Gary Ferguson | Gym | |
| Marilu Isabelle | Music (Wed-Fri) | |
| Dani Scotton | Drama (Tues-Wed) | |
| Helen Melissinou | Dance Teacher (Thurs) | |
| Evonne Torongo | Dance Teacher (Thurs) | |
| Georgia Yiannakes | Dance Teacher (Thurs) | |
| Alison Raphael | Pianist | |
| Administration Staff | ||
| Valentina Ronchi | SCR Champion | |
| Edith Domingues | Senior Administrator | |
| Nelson Franco | Site Manager | |
| Shadrack Quarshie | Assistant Technician | |
| Andrew Sewell | Admissions | |
| Kalliopi Grigorakaki | Admissions | |
| Kim Kempton | Admissions | |
| Florian Poni | Kitchen Staff | |
| Marie Carpenter | Kitchen Staff | |
| Cristina Conde | Kitchen Staff | |
| Akua Brooks | Kitchen Staff |
Thomas Franks Catering
Name | Role |
|---|---|
| Maria Conde | Chef Manager |
| Eunice Da Costa | |
| Amanda Davies | |
| Marie Carpenter |
Pre-Prep School Staff
Name | Role | Class |
|---|---|---|
| Brendan Pavey | Executive Head Teacher | |
| Michelle Blaber | Head of School & Designated Safeguarding Lead | |
| Marina Hobden | Deputy Head, SENDCO & DDSL | |
| Rahee Robbani-Bhagani | Head of Reception | |
| Rachel Sorbie | Head of Year 1 & Deputy Designated Safeguarding Lead | |
| Samantha Bland | Head of Year 2 | |
| Reception | ||
| Georgie Oldroyde | Class Teacher | Willow |
| Genevieve Kennedy | Teaching Assistant | Willow |
| Oana Gennaro | Class Teacher | Maple |
| Fabiana Nuara | Teaching Assistant | Maple |
| Tasnim Haider | PGCE Student Teacher | Maple |
| Rahee Robbani-Bhagani | Class Teacher & Head of Year | Sycamore |
| Marian Kennedy | Teaching Assistant | Sycamore |
| Olivia Prior | Class Teacher | Larch |
| Lisa Buss | Teaching Assistant | Larch |
| Year 1 | ||
| Rachel Sorbie | Class Teacher, Head of Year, Deputy DSL | Hazel |
| Nikki Swindells | Teaching Assistant | Hazel |
| David Leixnering | Class Teacher | Pine |
| Laura Porta | Teaching Assistant – Mon & Tues | Pine |
| Mina Mistry | Teaching Assistant - Weds, Thurs & Fri | Pine |
| Heather Hutchinson | Class Teacher | Oak |
| Alison Light | Teaching Assistant | Oak |
| Year 2 | ||
| Nicolas Russell | Class Teacher | Elm |
| Sibel Unver | Teaching Assistant | Elm |
| Marvin Green | ICT Lead & Class Teacher | Katsura |
| Sibel Unver | Teaching Assistant - Mon & Tues | Katsura |
| Laila Rabi | Teaching Assistant - Weds, Thurs & Fri | Katsura |
| Samantha Bland | Class Teacher & Head of Year | Banyan |
| Danielle Spencer | Teaching Assistant - Mon, Tues, Weds, Thurs | Banyan |
| Lulu Abdul | 1:1 Learning Support Assistant | Banyan |
| Laura Porta | Teaching Assistant - Fri | Banyan |
| Stuart Birney | Educational Visits and Science Lead & Class Teacher | Beech |
| Tania Reed | Teaching Assistant | Beech |
| Subject Specialists | ||
| Catherine Diverres | French (Reception) | |
| Carol Meunier-Murphy | French (Year 1 & 2) | |
| Gabriella Falletta | Italian | |
| Anna Feild | Music | |
| Gary Ferguson | Gym and Games | |
| Maithri Gohil | Learning Support Teacher | |
| Kemi Pennicott | PPA teacher – Mon, Tues & Weds | |
| PERI Teachers | ||
| Corine Cervi | Piano | |
| Lauren Folder | Violin | |
| Administration Staff | ||
| Andrew Sewell | Head of Admissions | |
| Kalliopi Grigorakaki | Registrar | |
| Kim Kempton | Admissions Officer | |
| Valentina Ronchi | SCR Champion | |
| Alan Keanes | Head of Estates | |
| Nathan Fell | Caretaker | |
| Sam Aidoo | Assistant Technician | |
| Fauzan Zainuddin | School Administrator |
Thomas Franks Catering
Name | Role |
|---|---|
| Mateusz Czerwinski | Chef Manager |
| Ceneida Giraldo Sarria | |
| Marco Rodrigues | |
| Michelle Miller |
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