Meet our Team

Learn more about the staff at Downe House.

Michelle Scott

Headmistress (Principal)

Helen Booth

Deputy Head of School

Suaad Al Zaabi

Vice Principal

Nicola Ward

Head of Junior School

Arabic

Mahmoud Qashlan

Head of Arabic, Islamic Studies and Social Studies and Careers Guidance

Sami Sobhi

Arabic, Social Studies and Islamic Studies Teacher

Manal Haded

Teacher of Arabic Language

Rahma Al Kalbani

Teacher of Arabic, Islamic and Social Studies

Yaser Dawoud

Arabic Teacher

Zahra Aal Abdulsalam

Teacher of Islamic

Art & Design

Joanna Brown

Head of Creative and Performing Arts

Ruby Beeton

Teacher of Art and Design

Lorraine Milligan

Teacher of Design and Technology, Art and Food Technology

English

Kiara Visser

Head of Learning Support and Careers Guidance (overseas)

Vicdan Hussein

Teacher of English

Sarah Kerridge

Teacher of English

Cecilia Vaquiro

Teacher of English and EAL

Humanities

ICT

Nicola Taylor

Head of Sixth Form, Head of ICT and Examinations Officer

Maths

Yaa Essel

Head of Mathematics and Pupil Data and Tracking

Nardin Thabet

Teacher of Mathematics

Usman Ahmed

Teacher of Mathematics

Nathan Cyrus

Teacher of Mathematics

Science

Claire Sugdon

Head of Science and Timetabling

Joana Mota

Science Teacher

Ola Sammakah

Teacher of Biology

Kaylin Ball

Teacher of Science (Biology/Chemistry)

Rehab Ismail

Teacher of Science (Chemistry)

PE

Ashlea Ashton

Teacher of PE and Sport

Yosra Debibi

Head of PE and Sport

Performing Arts

Katherine Ellicot

Head of Performing Arts

Other

Eileen Gorman

Teacher of Business Studies and Travel & Tourism

Jane Davidson

Teacher of Psychology, Phase Leader for G9 and G10, Topic and Life Skills Coordinator