Staff
We have a big staff team at RBAir, and we work from various locations. The majority of us are based at our headquarters in Cambridge; a smaller group is based at our Centre in Essex.
Our staff team consists of a senior leadership team, teachers, therapists, Link Mentors, the administration and support teams, external contractors and volunteers. Despite working across different sites, we work as one big team, wherever we’re based.
Leadership team
Headteacher and DSL | Hannah Curry |
Assistant Head, Head of Educational Provision and Admissions | Wendy Bucktrout |
Assistant Head (Interim Head of Centre, Essex) – Pastoral and SEND | Liz Smart |
Head of Sustainability and Compliance | David Golding |
Director of Finance (RBET) | Leanne Thurston |
Department Heads
Head of Administration | Pookie Russell |
Head of English | Helen Green |
Head of Maths and Sciences | Andrew Wilson |
Head of PSHE, SMSC and Online Community | Elaine Beattie |
Teaching Team
Teacher of Art | Jo Whitmore |
Teacher of Art (Essex) | Laura Love |
Teacher of Computer Science | Vimesh Narbheram |
Teacher of English, Humanities and Online Community | Anabel Stindt |
Teacher of English and History | Laura Saggers |
Teacher of English, History, Humanities, Sociology, PSHE, Online Community & Psychology | Lesley Taylor |
Teacher of English and Lead Practitioner Teaching & Learning | Michelle Williams |
Teacher of Maths, Psychology & Projects | Toni Francis |
Teacher of Maths | Moniek Hopman |
Teacher of Maths | Sue Keffler |
Teacher of Maths | Anjali Singh |
Teacher of Psychology, English, Projects, PSHE & Psychology | Rebecca McMullon |
Teacher of Science, Physics, Maths and Astronomy | Sue Bridgeland |
Teacher of Science, Biology & Business Studies | David Muhl-Richardson |
Teacher of Science, Chemistry | Kirstie Urquhart |
Wellbeing Team (Cambridge)
Therapy Team Lead | Rachel Currie |
Student Wellbeing Therapist | Martha Court |
Student Wellbeing Therapist | Abigail Taylor |
Wellbeing Team (Essex)
Student Wellbeing Therapist | Orlagh Muldoon |
Link Mentors (Cambridge)
Link Mentor and Team Lead | Sarah Clarke |
Link Mentor | Joanna Bascomb |
Link Mentor | Alison Bigglestone |
Link Mentor | Harriet Carter |
Link Mentor | Luke Day |
Link Mentor | Kate Harrison |
Link Mentor | Rachel Stearn |
Link Mentors (Essex)
Link Mentor | Veronique Maingot |
Link Mentor | Zoe Powell |
Link Mentor | Emily Rayner |
In Centre Team (Cambridge)
In Centre Lead | Jaclyn Paules |
In Centre Lead | Sally Mitchell |
In Centre Support Assistant | Steph Stannard |
SEND Team
SENDCo | Liz Smart |
Assistant SENDCo | Pookie Russell |
Level 7 Assessor | Harriet Carter |
Transitions Lead | Louise Byam-Cook |
Support Staff (Cambridge)
Admin and Reception
Administrator | Jacquline Verduzco |
Office Administrator and Receptionist | Sarah Wilson |
Admissions
Admissions and Provision Officer | Vicky Ames |
Senior Admissions Officer | Helen Griffiths |
Support Staff (Essex)
Office Administrator and Exams Assistant | Sam Coles |
Support Staff (Covering Both Sites)
HR Officer | Anna Hanley |
Exams Manager | Gosia Krolak |
MIS and Timetable Manager (and DPO for RBET) | Maddy Smart |
Finance Assistant | Chrissy Tyler |
External Contractors (Cambridge)
Cleaner | Sam Foskew |
Clinical Supervisor | Anita Gatt |
Clinical Supervisor | Jane Unsworth |
Exams Invigilator | Janine Holmes |
Exams Invigilator | Steph Kakengi |
Volunteers (Cambridge)
Nikola White
Volunteers (Essex)
Sam Lyons
Trustees
Our Trustees at the Centre are the same Trustees as Red Balloon Educational Trust. You can find the details listed here.