Meet our Team

Mark Ford
PRINCIPALMark Ford brings with him over three decades of experience in education. He graduated in Mathematics from Nottingham, before completing his PGCE at York University. His career has seen him teaching in the UK, Kenya, France, Hong Kong, the United Arab Emirates, at Abu Dhabi’s ADEK ‘Outstanding School’, The British School Al Khubairat, followed by a Principal position at Dubai’s ‘Outstanding’ Dubai British School until 2016. He then moved to Kuala Lumpur to head the prestigious British Garden International School before joining The English College in August 2019.
OUR TEAM
The English College is governed by a Board of Governors who represent the best interests of the students, teachers, staff and overall school community. They also provide governance to the school on policies, compliance and financial matters.

Mathew Budd
DEPUTY HEAD OF PRIMARY SCHOOL

Sharon Percy
HEAD OF FS & FS2 TEACHER

Annabel Heath
FS1 TEACHER

Anne Kurian
FS1 TEACHER

Emma West
FS2 TEACHER

Sophie Appleby
YEAR 1 LEADER AND CLASS TEACHER

Anna Brophy
YEAR 1 TEACHER

Emily Hughes
YEAR 2 TEACHER

Deirdre Doyle
YEAR 1 TEACHER

Fiona Whooley
YEAR 2 LEADER AND CLASS TEACHER

Maxine McGregor
YEAR 2 TEACHER

Lisa Hannon
YEAR 3 LEADER AND CLASS TEACHER

Rebecca Jupp
YEAR 3 TEACHER

Lois Burton
YEAR 3 TEACHER

Cath Yandle
YEAR 4 LEADER AND CLASS TEACHER

Paige Stewart
YEAR 4 TEACHER

Eleanor Doherty
YEAR 4 TEACHER

Tunde Odumuyiwa
YEAR 5 LEADER AND CLASS TEACHER

Rachel Hawkins
YEAR 5 TEACHER

Ross De Goede
YEAR 5 TEACHER

Elaine Bourke
YEAR 5 TEACHER

Andrew Stenhouse
YEAR 6 LEADER AND CLASS TEACHER

Victoria Phillips
YEAR 6 TEACHER, PRIMARY ENGLISH CURRICULUM LEAD, & MUSIC TEACHER

Kareem McKenzie
YEAR 6 TEACHER

Margaret Buckley
YEAR 6 TEACHER

Lindsay Clements
ART TEACHER PRIMARY

Maria Raynolds
FS1 LEARNING SUPPORT ASSISTANT

Madel Dano
FS1 LEARNING SUPPORT ASSISTANT

Rhoda Lugtu
FS2 LEARNING SUPPORT ASSISTANT

Kris Angel Lee Espaldon
YEAR 1 LEARNING SUPPORT ASSISTANT

Lilianne R. Redondo
YEAR 1 LEARNING SUPPORT ASSISTANT

Mahschid Alborzfar
YEAR 1 LEARNING SUPPORT ASSISTANT

Sanuja George
YEAR 2 LEARNING SUPPORT ASSISTANT

Julie Newson
YEAR 2 LEARNING SUPPORT ASSISTANT

Leah Lisgo
YEAR 3 LEARNING SUPPORT ASSISTANT

Mark Wallace
YEAR 4 LEARNING SUPPORT ASSISTANT

Anahita Mulla
YEAR 5 LEARNING SUPPORT ASSISTANT

Helen Mercer
YEAR 6 LEARNING SUPPORT ASSISTANT

Anu Kaushik
YEAR 6 LEARNING SUPPORT ASSISTANT