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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Elizabeth Ahmed |
EAL/EFL Teacher |
Helen Beddows |
Teacher in charge of Art |
Nadine Elliman |
Teacher of Maths (casual) |
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 |
Assistant Principal- Academics |
Vikesh Vadukar |
Teacher in charge of Science |
Lucy Wensley |
Teacher in charge of Geography |
Helen Pollard |
SEND Lead |
Liz Woehrling |
Laboratory Technician |
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Asty Allen |
Pianist |
Peter Allsopp |
Accompanist for the Sunderland Young Dancers Programme |
Andrew Bland |
Pianist (casual) |
Jiayi Chen |
Pianist (casual) |
Stephen Crewes |
Pianist and Accompanist for the Birmingham Young Dancers Programme |
Martina Cuevas Cuevas |
Pianist (casual) |
Felicity Davies |
Singing Teacher |
Yijiao Feng |
Pianist (casual) |
Peter Flower |
Pianist - Music Resources Co-ordinator |
Margaret Green |
Accompanist for the Plymouth Young Dancers Programme |
Roman Kosyakov |
Pianist (casual) |
Yen Lee |
Pianist |
Elaine Li |
Pianist |
Dominic Mason |
Pianist |
Zhijun Ni |
Pianist (casual) |
Mikael Pettersson |
Head of Accompanying and Royal Birmingham Conservatoire Pianist Placement Scheme Coordinator |
Dudley Ray |
Director of Music |
Miriam Taylor |
Cello Teacher |
Bogdan Suciu |
Pianist (casual) |
Ana Wheeler |
Pianist (Part-Time) |
Yin Yu |
Pianist (Casual) |
Claire Allen |
Houseparent-Hetherington |
Gemma Amphlett |
Deputy Houseparent-Casual |
Dr Sue Barbour |
Houseparent-Park |
Tracy Cowper |
Head of Upper School Boarding and Houseparent- The Elms |
Emily Davenport |
Deputy Houseparent |
Diane Fox |
Deputy Houseparent- Casual |
Sean Graham |
Deputy Houseparent- Hetherington |
Naomi Maze |
Deputy Houseparent- Park |
Raluca-Ioana Mihaila |
Deputy Houseparent (across all houses) |
Charlotte Pitts |
Deputy Houseparent- Fischer |
Will Rowsley |
Houseparent- Mortimer and Progress Leader (Key Stage 3) |
Debra Smith |
Deputy Houseparent- Mortimer |
Lesley-Anne Tulley |
Head of Pastoral Care and Boarding (Lower School) and Houseparent- Fischer |
Dr Parveen Bangher |
GP |
Judith Coe |
Head of Health and Wellbeing |
Rachel English |
Dance Rehabilitation Coach |
Samantha Gavrovski |
Physiotherapist |
Izzy Greaves |
Soft Tissue Therapist |
Janet Hinds |
Healthcare Assistant |
Hayley James |
Registered Mental Health Nurse |
Dr Wakeel Jamil |
GP |
John Needham |
Independent Student Advocate |
Hannah Windows |
Registered School Counsellor |
Zoe Baxter |
Head of Fundraising |
Katie Butcher |
Social Media Executive (Part-Time) |
Louise Gale |
Graphic Design Consultant |
Alice Gibbins |
Development Events Executive |
Claire Lishman |
PR Consultant (Self-Employed) |
Sabina Storrod |
Director of Business Development |
Awais Ali |
Finance Officer |
Riffat Ashraf |
Cleaner |
Susan Bailey |
Cleaner |
Sarah Bastock |
Purchase Ledger and Accounts Officer |
Jacqueline Ellis |
Cleaner |
Kirsty Graham |
School Receptionist/Administrator |
Kieran Harkin |
Catering Manager |
Charlotte Hooper |
School Receptionist/Administrator (Mornings) |
Liz Innis |
HR Officer |
Grzegorz Kwiatkowski |
Facilities Assistant (casual) |
Sian Martin |
Laundry Assistant (part-time) |
Patricia McDermaid |
Cleaner |
Nathan McLaren |
IT Technician |
Moubarack Mougamadou |
Cleaner |
Shabina Nawaz |
Cleaner |
Claire Newland |
Funding and Finance Administrator |
Halimo Omar |
Cleaner |
Renata Ratajova |
Executive Assistant |
Daniel Stevenson |
Weekend Locking-up Attendant |
Paul Stevenson |
Residential Caretaker |
Beata Strizikova |
Administrator (casual) |
Natalie Timbrell |
SIMS & School Administrator |
Rachal Torrance |
Registrar |
Lina Valiukaite |
Cleaner |
Francesca Wareing |
Cleaner |
Trudy Bayliss |
Assistant Strength and Conditioning Coach (Placement) |
Michelle Dwarika |
PhD Student |
Nico Kolokythas |
Head of Research and Performance |
Raluca-Ioana Mihaila |
Assistant Strength and Conditioning Coach (Placement) |
Bogdan Suciu |
Strength and Conditioning Coach |
Ann Atkinson |
Ballet Teacher - Sunderland |
Sarah-Jayne Blackwell |
Jazz Teacher - Birmingham |
Alexandra Howarth |
Ballet Teacher - Birmingham |
Marion Lindsay |
Ballet Teacher - Plymouth |
Nicky Linzie |
Ballet Teacher - Birmingham |
Alexandra Sherman |
Ballet Teacher- Birmingham |
Andrea Tredinnick Danielle Kane Rosie Price |
Ballet Teacher - Birmingham Ballet Teacher- Manchester Ballet Teacher- Birmingham |
Laura Green |
RAD Syllabus Tutor, Ballet Teacher- Birmingham |
Sandrine Monin |
Contemporary Teacher |
Victoria Thornton |
Ballet Teacher- Birmingham |
Mary Walsh |
Ballet Teacher- Birmingham |
Denise Whiteman |
Ballet Teacher- Birmingham |