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 & Innovation, and Managing Director of Jumeirah International Nurseries
Mrs. Devika Mankani
Chief Psychologist - Fortes Education
Dr. Neil Hopkin
Executive Principal
Mr. Jason King
Head of Secondary
Mr. Benjamin Atkins
Deputy Head of Secondary
Mrs. Tracey Bishop
Deputy Head of Secondary
Miss Claire Young
Deputy Head of Secondary
Mrs. Catherine Hill
Deputy Head of Secondary
Miss Lianne Brown
Deputy Head of Secondary
Miss Andrea Higgins
Head of Junior School
Miss Annie Griffth
Assistant Head of Junior School
Mrs. Linzi Hammond
Head of Infant School
Mrs. Helen Sloan
Assistant Head of Infant School
Miss Lucy Nicholls
Assistant Head of Infant School
Mrs. Jodie Bradley
Head of Faculty - English
Mr. Paul Sparks
Head of Faculty - Mathematics
Miss Sarah Appleford
Head of Faculty - Science
Mr. Edward Miller
Head of Faculty - Business & Economics
Miss Sema Hilmi
Head of Faculty - Individuals & Societies
Miss Catherine Williams
Head of Faculty - Arts
Mr. Michael Parr
Head of Faculty - PE & Games
Miss Stephanie Aitken
Head of Faculty - Design & Technology
Miss Sofia Rauf
Head of Faculty - Computing & ICT
Mr. Robin Hill
Head of Faculty - Languages
Mrs. Ibtihaje Adel El Senne
Head - Arabic & Islamic Studies - Fortes Schools
Miss Noreen Boyle
Second in Faculty - English
Mrs. Tara Wilkie
Second in Faculty - Mathematics
Mrs. Petal Darnley
Second in Faculty - Business & Economics
Miss Laura McLean
Second in Faculty - Individuals & Societies
Miss Claire Benett
Second in Faculty + Head of Performance
Mr. Richard Bishop
Head of Year 13
Miss Jehan Toubia
Head of Year 12
Mr. Dominic Cheng
Head of Year 11
Mr. Hossein Mansour
Head of Year 10
Mr. Adam Holding
Head of Year 9
Miss Anna Cornish
Head of Year 8
Miss Charlotte Dean
Head of Year 7
Miss Natalie Manning
Year 6 Lead
Miss Danielle Barr
Year 5 Lead
Miss Janki Ladwa
Year 4 Lead
Miss Eden Finnegan
Year 3 Lead
Miss Teresa Edwards
Year 2 Lead
Mrs. Faye Wright
Year 1 Lead
Mrs. Cliona O'Gara
FS 2 Lead
Mrs. Sadia Chaudry
FS 1 Lead
Mrs. Hannah Casey
Head of ELL
Mrs. Areij Mustafa
Subject Lead - Islamic Studies
Wafa Aseeri
Subject Lead - Arabic A (Primary)
Mrs. Engy Mohammed
Subject Lead - Arabic B (Primary)
Mr. Amin Elbadrawi
Subject Lead - Arabic A (Secondary)
Mrs. Wafaa Fouad Ahmed
Subject Lead - Arabic B (Secondary)
Miss Gemma Munro
Subject Lead Mathematics - Primary
Sophie Moore
Subject Lead Science - Juniors
Mrs. Eimear Dennehy
Subject Lead English - Juniors
Miss Sabrina Grange
Subject Lead Science - Infants
Miss Nikola Talbot
Subject Lead English (Reading & Phonics) - Infants
Mr. Andrew Barnett
Primary PE Coordinator
Mrs. Maria Parkhouse
KS5 & Biology Coordinator
Mrs. Prima Hunter
KS4 & Biology Coordinator
Miss Eloise Seddon
KS3 & Physics Coordinator
Miss Thespina Newsome
IBDP Coordinator
Mr. Michael Scott
IBDP Program - Extended Essay Coordinator
Miss Morgane Bollengier
IBDP Program - Language Development Coordinator
Miss Natalie Hadfield
BTECH & IBDP Program - Personal & Professional Skills (A2L) Coordinator
Mr. Ian Edwards
SENCO - Secondary
Miss Victoria McKeown
SENCO - Juniors
Miss Lucy Wood
SENCO - Infants
"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"