Leadership
Sunmarke has a world-class Senior Leadership Team and faculty of Teachers with deep experience in teaching and learning, school administration and governance, and curriculum delivery and assessment.
The team is further guided by a passionate Board of Directors with over two decades of experience in building and managing schools.
Our educators come from top-ranked universities in the UK. Our senior leaders are nationally recognised education practitioners and our teachers have taught at leading schools in the UK and within the UAE.
Mrs. Shakuntala Mankani
Founder & Chairperson - Fortes Education
Mr. Sanjay Mankani
Managing Director
Mr. Ajay Mankani
Executive Director
Mrs. Katrina Mankani
Director of Positive Education for Fortes Education & Managing Director of Jumeirah International Nurseries
Mrs. Devika Mankani
Chief Psychologist - Fortes Education
Dr. Neil Hopkin
Principal
Mr. Jason King
Head of Secondary
Mr. Benjamin Atkins
Deputy Head of Secondary
Mrs. Tracey Bishop
Deputy Head of Secondary
Mrs. Catherine Hill
Asst. Head Teacher - Curriculum
Miss Lianne Brown
Asst. Head Teacher - Wellbeing
Mrs. Sonia Fitzpatrick
Asst. Head Teacher - Language & Literacy Strategy
Miss Claire Young
Head of Sixth Form & IBCP Coordinator
Mr. Richard Bishop
Asst. Head of Sixth Form
Janet O’Keeffe- Gibas
Head of Primary
Miss Andrea Higgins
Deputy Head of Primary
Miss Lucy Nicholls
Asst. Head of Primary
Mrs. Linzi Hammond
Head of EYFS
Mrs. Helen Sloan
Assistant Head of EYFS
Mr. Michael Parr
Head of Faculty - PE, Sports & Games
Miss Catherine Williams
Head of Faculty - Arts
Mr. Robin Hill
Head of Faculty - Modern Foreign Language
Mr. Zahid Razzak
STEAM Leader
Mrs. Ibtihaje Adel El Senne
Head of Arabic & Islamic Studies
Mr. Mahmoud Abdalla
Head of Department - Islamic Studies
Mr Edward Miller
Head of Faculty - Business & Economics
Miss Sarah Appleford
Head of Faculty - Science
Miss Thespina Newsome
IBDP Coordinator
Miss Sofia Rauf
Head of Faculty - Computing & ICT
Miss Tara Wilkie
Acting Head of Faculty - Mathematics
Miss Hollie-Louise Murphy
CAS Coordinator
Mr Andrew Barnett
Head of Primary - PE
Miss Lucy Wood
Inclusion Teacher & Lead
Miss Claire Benett
Head of Performance
Miss Noreen Boyle
DoE Coordinator
Miss Stephanie Aitken
Head of Faculty - Design & Technology
Mrs. Dolores Elliot Wilson
Library Head
Mrs. Jodie Bradley
Head of Faculty - English
Ms Jehan Toubia
Head of Year 13
Mr Richard Bishop
Head of Year 12
Mr Dominic Cheng
Head of Year 11
Mr Hossein Mansour
Head of Year 10
Miss Katie Smith
Head of Year 9
Mr Adam Holding
Head of Year 8
Mr Ciaran McBreen
Head of Year 7
Miss Gemma Munro
Year 6 & Maths Lead
Miss Danielle Barr
Year 5 Lead
Miss Janki Ladwa
Year 4 Lead
Miss Natalie Manning
Year 3 Lead
Miss Eden Finnegan
Year 2 Lead
Miss Teresa Edwards
Year 1 Lead
Mrs. Sadia Chaudry Fareed
FS2 Lead
Mrs. Faye Wright
FS1 Lead
"Our staff recognise that each child has their own individual needs and abilities and that shaping their character is the true purpose of education – which will enable them to eventually be good citizens when they go out into the world"
