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. Paul Kelly
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"