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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 Ward
Principal
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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Mark Baldwin
Prof John Bryson
Sue Butler
Kirsty Cartwright
Pearl Chesterman
Sarah Evans OBE
Jenny Hardy
James Harris
Chair
Brandon Lawrence
Alison Matthews
Prof Matt Wyon
Carlos Acosta CBE
Vice President
Sir David Bintley CBE
Artistic Advisor
Prof Sir David Eastwood
President
Maina Gielgud
Vice President
Desmond Kelly
Artistic Advisor
Wayne McGregor CBE
Vice President
Dame Merle Park
Vice President
Sir Peter Wright
Vice President
Lucy Caddick
Director of Finance and Operations
Robert Parker
Artistic Director
Annelli Peavot
Assistant Principal (Health, Wellbeing and Safeguarding)
Manpreet Sambhi
Assistant Principal- Academics
Sabina Storrod
Director of Business Development
Sara Wells
Vice Principal
Denise Whiteman
Director of Dance Training
Sarah-Jayne Blackwell
KS4 Leader, Dance Project Co-Ordinator
William Deeley
Houseparent - Mortimer House and Progress Leader (Key Stage 3)
Kieran Grinnel
Facilities Manager
Simon Housley
Head of Data and Assessment
Liz Innis
HR Officer
Michelle Lester
Teacher in charge of English and Progress Leader
Jennifer MacNamara
Head of Contemporary, Jazz and related dance styles
Jeanette Mould
Cleaning Supervisor and Receptionist; Birmingham Young Dancers
Dudley Ray
Director of Music
Lesley-Anne Tulley
Head of Pastoral Care (lower school) and Houseparent - Fischer House
Nico Kolokythas
Head of Research and Performance
Joe Roberts
Induction Lead
Tracy Cowper
Head of Upper School Boarding
Joshua Barwick
Ballet Teacher
Sarah-Jayne Blackwell
Jazz Teacher
Sonia Fajardo
Ballet Teacher
Ana Garcia
Flamenco Teacher
Gloria Grigolato
Ballet Teacher
James Grundy
Ballet Teacher
Nicky Linzie
Ballet Teacher
Jennifer MacNamara
Head of Contemporary, Jazz and related dance styles
Sandrine Monin
Contemporary Teacher
Robert Parker
Artistic Director
Michael Raynaud
Ballet Teacher
Indra Reinholde
Choreography Teacher
Lee Robinson
Ballet Teacher
Andrea Tredinnick
Ballet Teacher
Denise Whiteman
Director of Dance Training
Lei Zhao
Ballet Teacher
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Denise Whiteman |
Ballet Teacher - Birmingham |
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Ann Atkinson |
Ballet Teacher - Sunderland |
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Sarah-Jayne Blackwell |
Jazz Teacher - Birmingham |
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Alexandra Howarth |
Ballet Teacher - Birmingham |
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Marion Lindsay |
Ballet Teacher - Plymouth |
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Nicky Linzie |
Ballet Teacher - Birmingham |
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Alexandra Sherman |
Ballet Teacher- Birmingham |
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Andrea Tredinnick Danielle Kane Rosie Price |
Ballet Teacher - Birmingham Ballet Teacher- Birmingham Ballet Teacher- Birmingham |
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Laura Green |
RAD Syllabus Tutor, Ballet Teacher- Birmingham |
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Sandrine Monin |
Contemporary Teacher |
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Victoria Thornton |
Ballet Teacher |
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Mary Walsh |
Ballet Teacher |
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Helen Beddows |
Teacher in charge of Art |
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Danielle Grieve-Carter |
Teacher of English |
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Claire Hardeman |
Teacher of Science |
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Simon Housley |
Teacher in charge of Science, Head of Data and Assessment |
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Katharine Perl |
Teacher in charge of Drama |
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Rozalyn McComish |
Teacher in charge of History and RE, Health and Wellbeing Teacher |
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Siham Mohamud |
Teacher in charge of History and RE (Maternity Cover) |
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Joseph Roberts |
Teacher in charge of Languages and Induction Project Lead |
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Elizabeth Ahmed |
EAL/EFL Teacher |
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Michelle Lester |
Teacher in charge of English and Progress Leader |
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Manpreet Sambhi |
Assistant Principal- Academics |
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Lucy Wensley |
Teacher in charge of Geography |
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Helen Pollard |
SEND Lead |
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Dr Daniel Julian |
Teacher of Science (Maternity Cover) |
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Liz Woehrling |
Laboratory Technician |
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Lucy Hill- Brown |
Teacher of Science |
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Dudley Ray |
Director of Music |
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Felicity Davies |
Singing Teacher |
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Miriam Taylor |
Cello Teacher |
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Peter Allsopp |
Accompanist for the Sunderland Young Dancers Programme |
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Stephen Crewes |
Pianist and Accompanist for the Birmingham Young Dancers Programme |
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Yijiao Feng |
Pianist (Casual) |
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Peter Flower |
Pianist - Music Resources Co-ordinator |
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Elaine Li |
Pianist |
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Dominic Mason |
Pianist |
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Mikael Petersson |
Head of Accompanying and Royal Birmingham Conservatoire Pianist Placement Scheme Coordinator |
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Bogdan Suciu |
Pianist (Casual) |
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Ana Wheeler |
Pianist (Part-Time) |
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Asty Allen |
Pianist |
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Yen Lee |
Pianist |
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Zhijun Ni |
Pianist (Casual) |
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Roman Kosyakov |
Pianist (Casual) |
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Andrew Bland |
Pianist (Casual) |
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Venesca Yapson |
Pianist (Casual) |
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Yin Yu |
Pianist (Casual) |
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Jiayi Chen |
Pianist (Casual) |
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Martina Cuevas Cuevas |
Pianist (Casual) |
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Ishan Bhadra |
Pianist (Part-Time) |
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Margaret Green |
Accompanist for the Plymouth Young Dancers Programme |
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Chia-Yuan Kuo |
Pianist and Accompanist for the Manchester Young Dancers Programme |
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Lesley-Anne Tulley |
Head of Pastoral Care and Boarding (Lower School) and Houseparent- Fischer |
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Charlotte Pitts |
Deputy Houseparent- Fischer |
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Will Rowsley |
Houseparent- Mortimer and Progress Leader (Key Stage 3) |
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Debra Smith |
Deputy Houseparent- Mortimer |
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Dr Sue Barbour |
Houseparent- Park |
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Naomi Maze |
Deputy Houseparent- Park |
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Claire Allen |
Houseparent- Hetherington |
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Sean Graham |
Deputy Houseparent- Hetherington |
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Tracy Cowper |
Head of Upper School Boarding and Houseparent- The Elms |
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Amy Nock |
Deputy Houseparent- The Elms |
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Diane Fox |
Deputy Houseparent- Across all houses |
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Gemma Amphlett |
Deputy Houseparent- (Bank) |
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Annelli Peavot |
Assistant Principal (Health, Wellbeing and Safeguarding) |
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Judith Coe |
Physiotherapist |
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Michelle Evans |
Healthcare Assistant |
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Kirsty Haywood |
Healthcare Assistant |
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Janet Hinds |
Healthcare Assistant |
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Hayley James |
Registered Mental Health Nurse |
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Nico Kolokythas |
Strength and Conditioning Coach |
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Rachel English |
Dance Rehabilitation Coach |
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Trudy Bayliss |
Assistant Strength and Conditioning Coach (Placement) |
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Raluca-Ioana Mihaila |
Assistant Strength and Conditioning Coach (Placement) |
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Michelle Dwarika |
PHD Student |
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Hayley O’Hara |
Healthcare Assistant |
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Julia Sawkings |
Physiotherapist |
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Dr Parveen Bangher |
GP |
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Dr Wakeel Jamil |
GP |
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Emma-Louise Hodgson |
Independent Student Advocate |
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John Needham |
Independent Student Advocate |
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Elise Scotford |
Clerk to the Governors |
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Sabina Storrod |
Director of Business Development |
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Zoe Baxter |
Head of Fundraising |
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Alice Gibbins |
Development Events Executive |
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Louise Gale |
Graphic Designer |
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Simon Harper |
PR Advisor |
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Liz Innis |
HR Officer |
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Kirsty Graham |
School Receptionist/Administrator |
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Charlotte Hooper |
School Receptionist/Administrator (Mornings) |
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Natalie Timbrell |
SIMS & School Administrator |
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Renata Ratajova |
Executive Assistant |
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Sarah Bastock Awais Ali Di Wardle |
Purchase Ledger and Accounts Officer Accounts Officer Finance Manager (Casual) |
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Rachal Torrance |
Registrar |
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Nathan Mclaren |
IT Technician |
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Daniel Stevenson |
Weekend Locking-up Attendant |
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Paul Stevenson |
Residential Caretaker |
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Kieran Harkin |
Catering Manager |
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Halimo Omar |
Cleaner |
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