We are proud to be a world class centre of excellence for the training and education of classical ballet dancers where graduating students are prepared to secure contracts with national and international ballet companies. Teachers come from successful professional dance backgrounds and teach with passion and commitment.
Jessica trained as a contemporary dancer and choreographer at Trinity Laban and went on to perform with their resident company, Transitions, among other freelance projects. Having sustained an injury during her dance career, she took the opportunity to pursue her other passion – teaching. She taught dance in a number of schools and colleges as well as holding senior appointments in London Secondary Schools before joining Elmhurst Ballet School as Principal in 2010.
Jessica has always had a passion and interest in choreography and has enjoyed creating work for a number of youth companies including the award winning team at The Grange Opera.
In her role as Principal, Jessica is the Chair of the national Music and Dance Scheme school’s head teachers group and is involved in a number of other networks to support the development of Elmhurst, including being a committee member of the Society of Heads. Jessica is a Team Inspector for the Independent Schools Inspectorate. Ofsted have described her as a ‘highly effective leader’. In 2021, Jessica also joined the New Adventures' Board of Trustees.
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Thomas Crumpton |
Teacher of Maths (part-time) |
Danielle Grieve-Carter |
Teacher of English |
Claire Hardeman |
Teacher of Science |
Katharine Perl |
Teacher in charge of Drama |
Rozalyn McComish |
Teacher in charge of History and RE, Health and Wellbeing Teacher |
Joseph Roberts |
Teacher in charge of Languages and Staff Induction Project Lead |
Michelle Lester |
Teacher in charge of English and Progress Leader |
Manpreet Sambhi |
Vice Principal- Academics |
Vikesh Vadukar |
Teacher in charge of Science |
Lucy Wensley |
Teacher in charge of Geography |
Helen Pollard |
Head of Learning Support |
Liz Woehrling |
Laboratory Technician |
Deborah Underhill |
Teacher in charge of Art |
Asty Allen |
Pianist |
Tanya Avchinnikova |
Pianist (casual) |
Peter Allsopp |
Accompanist for the Sunderland Young Dancers Programme |
Andrew Bland |
Pianist (casual) |
Hannah Chiu |
Pianist (casual) |
Stephen Crewes |
Pianist and Accompanist for the Birmingham Young Dancers Programme |
Martina Cuevas Cuevas |
Pianist (casual) |
Yijiao Feng |
Pianist (casual) |
Peter Flower |
Pianist - Music Resources Co-ordinator |
Margaret Green |
Accompanist for the Plymouth Young Dancers Programme |
Da-Hee Kim |
Pianist |
Roman Kosyakov |
Pianist (casual) |
Elaine Li |
Pianist |
Dominic Mason |
Pianist |
Mikael Pettersson |
Head of Accompanying and Royal Birmingham Conservatoire Pianist Placement Scheme Coordinator |
Sarah Potjewijd |
Pianist (casual) |
Dudley Ray |
Director of Music |
Yin Yu |
Pianist (Casual) |
Dr Sue Barbour |
Houseparent-Hetherington |
Sarah-Jayne Blackwell |
Deputy Houseparent - Camberley and Fischer (casual) |
Tracy Cowper |
Head of Upper School Boarding and Houseparent- The Elms |
Rhiannon Curtis-Davis |
Deputy Houseparent - Camberley |
Emily Davenport |
Deputy Houseparent- Hetherington |
Diane Fox |
Deputy Houseparent- Casual |
Zoe Fulton |
Deputy Houseparent- Camberley |
Sean Graham |
Deputy Houseparent- The Elms |
Jasmine Hepple |
Deputy Houseparent - Fischer |
Raluca-Ioana Mihaila |
Deputy Houseparent (across all houses) |
Sophie Jones |
Deputy Houseparent - Camberley (casual) |
Egle Lukoseviciute |
Deputy Houseparent - Camberley (casual) |
Will Rowsley |
Head of Camberley House, KS3 Progress Leader, Deputy DSL |
Lesley-Anne Tulley |
Houseparent- Fischer |
Huda Abdirizak |
Healthcare Assistant (part-time) |
Dr Parveen Bangher |
GP |
Anya Bailey |
Independent Student Advocate (volunteer) |
Anais Dibben |
Nutritionist (self-employed) |
Amy Douglas |
Healthcare Assistant |
Samantha Gavrovski |
Head of Helath and Wellbeing |
Victoria Hawkes |
Physiotherapy Assistant (part-time) |
Janet Hinds |
Healthcare Assistant |
Hayley James |
Registered Mental Health Nurse (self-employed) |
Dr Wakeel Jamil |
GP |
David Merlin |
Physiotherapist (Bank) |
Ellie Mayhew |
Physiotherapist (part-time) |
Matthew Potter |
Self Employed Senior Mental Health Nurse (Eating Disorders) |
Beata Strizikova |
Administrator (casual) |
Hannah Windows |
Registered School Counsellor (self-employed) |
Rhian Bertie |
Development Events Assistant |
Clare Davis |
Head of Fundraising |
Louise Gale |
Graphic Design Consultant (Self-Employed) |
Sophie Jones |
Digital Content Executive |
Claire Lishman |
PR Consultant (Self-Employed) |
Amar Sraan |
Videographer (Contracted) |
Sabina Storrod |
Director of Business Development |
Susan Bailey |
Cleaner |
Jacqueline Ellis |
Cleaner |
Adam Harris |
Catering Manager |
Charlotte Hooper |
School Receptionist/Administrator (Mornings) |
Liz Innis |
HR Officer |
Grzegorz Kwiatkowski |
Facilities Assistant (casual) |
Sian Martin |
Laundry Assistant (part-time) |
Silva Martin |
Finance Officer (Purchase Ledger and Payroll) |
Patricia McDermaid |
Cleaner |
Nathan McLaren |
IT Technician |
Moubarack Mougamadou |
Cleaner |
Shabina Nawaz |
Cleaner |
Claire Newland |
Funding and Finance Administrator |
Halimo Omar |
Cleaner |
Comfort Otoo |
Cleaner |
Renata Ratajova |
Executive Assistant |
Janet Rose |
Cleaner |
Daniel Stevenson |
Weekend Locking-up Attendant |
Natalie Timbrell |
SIMS & School Administrator |
Rachal Torrance |
Registrar |
Lina Valiukaite |
Cleaner |
Francesca Wareing |
Cleaner |
Laura Woodall |
Assistant Accountant |
Irum Zahbar |
School Receptionist/Administrator (Afternoons) |
Nico Kolokythas |
Head of Research and Performance |
Raluca-Ioana Mihaila |
Assistant Strength and Conditioning Coach (Placement) |
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Ann Atkinson |
Ballet Teacher - Sunderland |
Sarah-Jayne Blackwell |
Administrator |
Denise Cornall |
Ballet Teacher - Manchester (maternity cover) |
Alex Harrison |
RAD Syllabus, Ballet Teacher - Birmingham |
Marion Lindsay |
Ballet Teacher - Plymouth |
Alexandra Sherman |
Ballet Teacher- Birmingham |
Danielle Black Rosie Price |
Ballet Teacher- Manchester Ballet Teacher- Birmingham |
Laura Green |
RAD Syllabus Tutor, Ballet Teacher- Birmingham |
Victoria Thornton |
RAD Syllabus, Ballet Teacher- Birmingham |
Mary Walsh |
RAD Syllabus, Ballet Teacher- Birmingham |
Denise Whiteman |
RAD and EYD Co-ordinator |