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OUR STAFF

Our Staff

No one forgets a great teacher, and our school’s success is based on professionalism and the formal yet friendly relationship between pupils and our teachers. All staff have the interests of every child at heart, both in and out of the classroom.

Our teachers are specialists in their subjects, who work in departments with a senior colleague as Head of Department with overall responsibility. Each school year group is split into forms, with their own form teacher. Parents are encouraged to keep in regular touch with this teacher by phone or email to discuss their child’s development.

The Head of Year, a teacher well known to pupils and parents, deals with key matters such as discipline, uniform and punctuality.

Contact Teachers

Main Switchboard: 020 7307 8700
Fax: 020 7436 2676
Email: admin@portland-place.co.uk
Report Absence: 020 7307 8700

Staff List

Senior Leadership Team (SLT)

Headmaster:
Mr David Bradbury, MSc Keele, MA Open, MInstP, CPhys, FRSA (Mathematics and Physics)

Deputy Head:
Mr Jamie Whiteside
BSc University of Edinburgh (Science & Engineering), PGCE, University of Edinburgh (Secondary Humanities & Social Science)
jamie.whiteside@portland-place.co.uk

Assistant Head (Welfare):
Mr Paul Jones
paul.jones@portland-place.co.uk

Assistant Head (Co-Curriculum) and Director of Music:
Mr Steve Hill
MA Education, BMus (Hons), PGCE, Cert GSMD(P), ALCM
steve.hill@portland-place.co.uk

Assistant Head (Student Support):
Ms Patricia Pieri
BSc Psychology London, MA (Educational Neuroscience)
patricia.pieri@portland-place.co.uk

Finance & Operations Manager:
Ms Vicki Bromley
vicki.bromley@portland-place.co.uk

English & Media Faculty

Faculty Leader for English & Media:
Jaimie Wolfe Murray
Master of Teaching (Secondary), BA (Hons) (English Literature with Art History & Theory)
jaimie.wolfemurray@portland-place.co.uk

English Teachers:
Ambreen Baig
BA (Hons) University of London (English), PGCE Institute of Education (English)
ambreen.baig@portland-place.co.uk

Syeda Salmah
BA (Hons) Queen Mary’s University (English Literature), PGCE  Goldsmith’s University.
Undertaking Master’s degree in Creative Writing in Education at Goldsmith’s University
syeda.salmah@portland-place.co.uk

Toni Tasic
BA (Hons), PGCE (English) UCL
toni.tasic@portland-place.co.uk

Laura Van Der Wal
BA (Hons), University of Guelph, Ontario, BA Schulich School of Education, Nipissing University, Ontario (Education)
laura.vanderwal@portland-place.co.uk

Caroline Maher
caroline.maher@portland-place.co.uk

Media Studies Teacher:
Toni Tasic
BA (Hons), PGCE (English) UCL
toni.tasic@portland-place.co.uk

Syeda Salmah
BA (Hons) Queen Mary’s University (English Literature), PGCE  Goldsmith’s University, Master’s degree in Creative Writing in Education at Goldsmith’s University
syeda.salmah@portland-place.co.uk

Mathematics and Computer Science Faculty

Faculty Leader for Mathematics:
Tarique Tomlinson
BSc Mathematics & Education, University of Technology, Double Option Mathematics, Church Teachers’ College: Mandeville
tarique.tomlinson@portland-place.co.uk

Mathematics & Computer Science Teachers
Megan McBain
B.A, B.Ed, M.Ed, QTS
megan.mcbain@portland-place.co.uk

Krystal Patten
BEd (Hons) Double Mathematics, Church Teachers’ College, University of the West Indies
krystal.patten@portland-place.co.uk

Elena Wang
elena.wang@portland-place.co.uk

Anna-Maria Zepeda
PGCE (Secondary Mathematics) University of Greenwich, BA (Hons) University of Warwick (Law)
annamaria.zepeda@portland-place.co.uk

 

Science Faculty

Faculty Leader for Science:

Science Teachers
Harriet Silcocks
BSc (Hons) Biology
harriet.silcocks@portland-place.co.uk

William Brittain
BSc (Hons) in Physics with Astrophysics University of Kent
PGCE UCL
william.brittain@portland-place.co.uk

Daniel Bland
BSc Biomedical Science & MSc Cancer and Therapeutics Queen Mary University
PGCE Secondary Education University of East London
daniel.bland@portland-place.co.uk

Ricky Lee
BSc (Hons) Sport and Exercise Science NPQML (DfE)
ricky.lee@portland-place.co.uk

Humanities Faculty

Business Studies and Economics Teacher:
Melanie Thorne
Bachelor of Education
melanie.thorne@portland-place.co.uk

Joanna Marshall
BA (Hons) European Business, Portsmouth University,  Diplome d’etudes international d’affaires Ecole Superior de Commerce, Bordeaux
joanna.marshall@portland-place.co.uk

Geography Teacher:
Louise O’Leary BA (Hons) University of Liverpool, PGCE (Secondary Geography University of Manchester
louise.oleary@portland-place.co.uk

Emma West
emma.west@portland-place.co.uk
BSc (Hons) Royal Holloway, University of London, PGCE Goldsmiths University of London (Secondary Geography)

History Teacher:
Phoebe Lewis
BA (Hons) History & Politics, University of Newcastle, PGCE Institute of Education, (Secondary History)
phoebe.lewis@portland-place.co.uk

Creative Arts Faculty

Head of Creative Arts
Lucy Dever, PGCE University of Chester (Art and Design),
BA (Joint Hons) University of Wales, Aberystwyth (Fine Art and English Literature)
lucy.dever@portland-place.co.uk

Assistant Head & Director of Music:
Steve Hill, MA Education
BMus (Hons), PGCE, Cert GSMD(P), ALCM
steve.hill@portland-place.co.uk

Lead Teacher of Art:
Lucy Dever, PGCE University of Chester (Art and Design),
BA (Joint Hons) University of Wales, Aberystwyth (Fine Art and English Literature)
lucy.dever@portland-place.co.uk

Art Teacher:
Teffany Osborne, BA (Hons) Fine Art, Slade (Art)
teffany.osborne@portland-place.co.uk

Lead teacher for Design and Technology:
David Wood, BA (Hons),
Brunel University, GTP (Resistant Materials)
david.wood@portland-place.co.uk

DT Teacher:
Jennifer Vargas, BA(Hons) Surface & Textile Design
Buckinghamshire Chiltern University
PGCE Secondary Design & Technology Goldsmiths university
jennifer.vargas@portland-place.co.uk

Creative Arts Technician:
Carl Huebsch
Btech (Hons) Printmaking & Illustration, Nelson Mandela University (Fine Art)
carl.huebsch@portland-place.co.uk

Head of Drama:
Robert Alexander
BA (Hons) University of Huddersfield Performance Studies
PGCE Manchester Metropolitan University (Drama)
robert.alexander@portland-place.co.uk

Drama Teacher:
Alexa Judd
BA (Hons) University College Northampton (Performance Studies)
alexa.judd@portland-place.co.uk

Music Teacher:
Christina Boyle
BA (Hons) University of York, PGCE with Specialist Instrumental Teaching RNCM/MMU
christina.boyle@portland-place.co.uk

 

Sports Faculty

Faculty Leader for Sports:
Scott Rider
BA (Hons) Brunel, GTP (Physical Education)
scott.rider@portland-place.co.uk

Sports Teachers:
Joe Kubik
BA (Hons) St Marys University College (Physical Education)
joe.kubik@portland-place.co.uk

Caroline Boyce
PGCE Middlesex University (Secondary – Physical Education), BSc (Hons) Brunel University (Sports Sciences)
caroline.boyce@portland-place.co.uk

Lewys Steward
BSc, Brunel, PGCE, Middlesex
Lewys.steward@portland-place.co.uk

Hollie Hare
Hollie.hare@portland-place.co.uk

 

Modern Foreign Languages Faculty

Faculty Leader for Modern Foreign Languages:
Mr Thomas Lalande
BA Bordeaux, GTP (French and Spanish)
thomas.lalande@portland-place.co.uk

MFL Teacher:
Ms Charlotte Flack
BA and MA Boulogne-sur-Mer, GTP (French and Spanish)
charlotte.flack@portland-place.co.uk

Fanta Sylla
BA in Science of anguges, Le-Mirail)
MA in French as a foreign language L’Universite d’Artois
PGCSE in Education French and Spanish King’s College
fanta.sylla@portland-place.co.uk

Student Support Faculty

Assistant Head (Student Support):
Patricia Pieri
BSc (Hons) University of London (Psychology),
MAUniversity of London (Educational Neuroscience)
patricia.pieri@portland-place.co.uk

SEN Teachers:
Ewa Coates
BA (Hons) The Open University (English and French), MA University of Wroclaw, Poland (History of Art), Level 5 DIp in SpLD (Dyslexia)
ewa.coates@portland-place.co.uk

Paulina Zalesny
B.Ed.  University of Rzeszów, Poland (Russian), MA University of Rzeszów, Poland, (Child Development)
paulina.zalesny@portland-place.co.uk

English as an Additional Language Teacher:
Daciana Florea
B.Ed Oradea Romania
daciana.florea@portland-place.co.uk

Learning Support Assistant:
Ms Carole Bignell
BA (Hons) Middlesex University (Development and International
carole.bignell@portland-place.co.uk

Heads of Year and Pastoral Structure

Head of Year  7

Mr Joe Kubik
joe.kubik@portland-place.co.uk

Year  7 Form Tutors:

Lewys Steward
Syeda Salmah

Head of Year 8

Alexa Judd
alexa.judd@portland-place.co.uk

Year 8 Form Tutors:

Robert Alexander
Krystal Patten

Head of Year 9

Christina Boyle
christina.boyle@portland-place.co.uk

Year 9 Form Tutors:

William Brittain
Jennifer Vargas
LouLou O’Leary

Head of Year 10

Toni Tasic
toni.tasic@portland-place.co.uk

Year 10 Form Tutors:

Laura van der Wall
Natthew Jones
Anna-Marie Zepeda

Head of Year 11

Ms Caroline Boyce
caroline.boyce@portland-place.co.uk

Year 11 Form Tutors:

Phoebe Lewis
Daniel Bland
Ricky Lee

Head of Portland Place Hybrid:
Ms Ambreen Baig
ambreen.baig@portland-place.co.uk

Hybrid School Form Tutor:
Megan McBain

Administrative & Support Staff

Admissions Registrar:
admissions@portland-place.co.uk

Administrators:
Gail Buranathai
Alex Noyes
admin@portland-place.co.uk

Attendance Officer:
Gary Brazier
admin@portland-place.co.uk

Caretakers
Mr Jilali El-Mouden

Data & Exams Manager
Donna Marston
donna.marston@portland-place.co.uk

Head of Marketing
Jessica Wantman
jessica.wantman@portland-place.co.uk

Visiting Music Teachers

Nick Bentley
Brass & Music Technology
nick.bentley@portland-place.co.uk

Zrinka Bottrill
Classical Piano zrinka.bottrill@portland-place.co.uk

Jay Jenkinson
Strings
jay.jenkinson@portland-place.co.uk

Sam Jesson
Drum Kit
sam.jesson@portland-place.co.uk

Taylor MacLennan
Flute
taylor.maclennan@portland-place.co.uk

Darren McCarthy
Guitar & Bass Guitar
darren.mcCarthy@portland-place.co.uk

Nikki Yeoh
Jazz Piano
nikki.yeoh@portland-place.co.uk

Elizabeth Ryder
Voice
elizabeth.ryder@portland-place.co.uk

John Slack
Clarinet and Saxophone
john.slack@portland-place.co.uk

Balint Szekely
Violin & Viola
balint.szekely@portland-place.co.uk