We are proud to be a world class centre of excellence for the training and education of classical ballet dancers where graduating students are prepared to secure contracts with national and international ballet companies. Teachers come from successful professional dance backgrounds and teach with passion and commitment.
Jessica trained as a contemporary dancer and choreographer at Trinity Laban and went on to perform with their resident company, Transitions, among other freelance projects. Having sustained an injury during her dance career, she took the opportunity to pursue her other passion – teaching. She taught dance in a number of schools and colleges as well as holding senior appointments in London Secondary Schools before joining Elmhurst Ballet School as Principal in 2010.
Jessica has always had a passion and interest in choreography and has enjoyed creating work for a number of youth companies including the award winning team at The Grange Opera.
In her role as Principal, Jessica is the Chair of the national Music and Dance Scheme school’s head teachers group and is involved in a number of other networks to support the development of Elmhurst, including being a committee member of the Society of Heads. Jessica is a Team Inspector for the Independent Schools Inspectorate. Ofsted have described her as a ‘highly effective leader’. In 2021, Jessica also joined the New Adventures' Board of Trustees.
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Denise Whiteman |
Ballet Teacher - Birmingham |
Ann Atkinson |
Ballet Teacher - Sunderland |
Sarah-Jayne Blackwell |
Jazz Teacher - Birmingham |
Alexandra Howarth |
Ballet Teacher - Birmingham |
Marion Lindsay |
Ballet Teacher - Plymouth |
Nicky Linzie |
Ballet Teacher - Birmingham |
Alexandra Sherman |
Ballet Teacher- Birmingham |
Andrea Tredinnick Danielle Kane Rosie Price |
Ballet Teacher - Birmingham Ballet Teacher- Manchester Ballet Teacher- Birmingham |
Laura Green |
RAD Syllabus Tutor, Ballet Teacher- Birmingham |
Sandrine Monin |
Contemporary Teacher |
Victoria Thornton |
Ballet Teacher- Birmingham |
Mary Walsh |
Ballet Teacher- Birmingham |
Helen Beddows |
Teacher in charge of Art |
Danielle Grieve-Carter |
Teacher of English |
Claire Hardeman |
Teacher of Science |
Simon Housley |
Teacher in charge of Science, Head of Data and Assessment |
Katharine Perl |
Teacher in charge of Drama |
Rozalyn McComish |
Teacher in charge of History and RE, Health and Wellbeing Teacher |
Siham Mohamud |
Teacher in charge of History and RE (Maternity Cover) |
Joseph Roberts |
Teacher in charge of Languages and Staff Induction Project Lead |
Elizabeth Ahmed |
EAL/EFL Teacher |
Michelle Lester |
Teacher in charge of English and Progress Leader |
Manpreet Sambhi |
Assistant Principal- Academics |
Lucy Wensley |
Teacher in charge of Geography |
Helen Pollard |
SEND Lead |
Liz Woehrling |
Laboratory Technician |
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Dudley Ray |
Director of Music |
Felicity Davies |
Singing Teacher |
Miriam Taylor |
Cello Teacher |
Peter Allsopp |
Accompanist for the Sunderland Young Dancers Programme |
Stephen Crewes |
Pianist and Accompanist for the Birmingham Young Dancers Programme |
Yijiao Feng |
Pianist (Casual) |
Peter Flower |
Pianist - Music Resources Co-ordinator |
Elaine Li |
Pianist |
Dominic Mason |
Pianist |
Mikael Pettersson |
Head of Accompanying and Royal Birmingham Conservatoire Pianist Placement Scheme Coordinator |
Bogdan Suciu |
Pianist (Casual) |
Ana Wheeler |
Pianist (Part-Time) |
Asty Allen |
Pianist |
Yen Lee |
Pianist |
Zhijun Ni |
Pianist (Casual) |
Roman Kosyakov |
Pianist (Casual) |
Andrew Bland |
Pianist (Casual) |
Venesca Yapson |
Pianist (Casual) |
Yin Yu |
Pianist (Casual) |
Jiayi Chen |
Pianist (Casual) |
Martina Cuevas Cuevas |
Pianist (Casual) |
Ishan Bhadra |
Pianist (Part-Time) |
Margaret Green |
Accompanist for the Plymouth Young Dancers Programme |
Chia-Yuan Kuo |
Pianist (Casual) and Accompanist for the Manchester Young Dancers Programme |
Lesley-Anne Tulley |
Head of Pastoral Care and Boarding (Lower School) and Houseparent- Fischer |
Charlotte Pitts |
Deputy Houseparent- Fischer |
Will Rowsley |
Houseparent- Mortimer and Progress Leader (Key Stage 3) |
Debra Smith |
Deputy Houseparent- Mortimer |
Dr Sue Barbour |
Houseparent- Park |
Naomi Maze |
Deputy Houseparent- Park |
Claire Allen |
Houseparent- Hetherington |
Sean Graham |
Deputy Houseparent- Hetherington |
Tracy Cowper |
Head of Upper School Boarding and Houseparent- The Elms |
Amy Nock |
Deputy Houseparent- The Elms |
Diane Fox |
Deputy Houseparent- Casual |
Gemma Amphlett |
Deputy Houseparent- (Bank)- The Elms |
Raluca-Ioana Mihaila |
Deputy Houseparent (across all houses) |
Judith Coe |
Head of Health and Wellbeing |
Kirsty Haywood |
Healthcare Assistant |
Janet Hinds |
Healthcare Assistant |
Hayley James |
Registered Mental Health Nurse |
Rachel English |
Dance Rehabilitation Coach |
Samantha Gavrovski |
Physiotherapist |
Dr Parveen Bangher |
GP |
Dr Wakeel Jamil |
GP |
Emma-Louise Hodgson |
Independent Student Advocate |
John Needham |
Independent Student Advocate |
Hannah Windows |
Registered School Counsellor |
Izzy Greaves |
Soft Tissue Therapist |
Sabina Storrod |
Director of Business Development |
Zoe Baxter |
Head of Fundraising |
Alice Gibbins |
Development Events Executive |
Katie Butcher |
Social Media Executive (Part-Time) |
Louise Gale |
Graphic Designer |
Simon Harper |
PR Advisor |
Liz Innis |
HR Officer |
Kirsty Graham |
School Receptionist/Administrator |
Charlotte Hooper |
School Receptionist/Administrator (Mornings) |
Natalie Timbrell |
SIMS & School Administrator |
Renata Ratajova |
Executive Assistant |
Sarah Bastock Awais Ali Di Wardle |
Purchase Ledger and Accounts Officer Finance Officer Finance Manager (Casual) |
Rachal Torrance |
Registrar |
Nathan Mclaren |
IT Technician |
Daniel Stevenson |
Weekend Locking-up Attendant |
Paul Stevenson |
Residential Caretaker |
Kieran Harkin |
Catering Manager |
Halimo Omar |
Cleaner |
Sian Martin |
Laundry Assistant (Part-Time) |
Nico Kolokythas |
Head of Research and Performance |
Trudy Bayliss |
Assistant Strength and Conditioning Coach (Placement) |
Raluca-Ioana Mihaila |
Assistant Strength and Conditioning Coach (Placement) |
Michelle Dwarika |
PHD Student |