The Olive Tree teachers

Head Teacher

B.A. Hons. French & Span, Oxford Univ.; PGCE French, Oxford Univ.

Audrey founded The Olive Tree School in 2010 and still teaches in secondary school.

Audrey loves art, history and being in nature.

Assistant Headteacher Secondary, Mathematics and Model United Nations Teacher

BSc. Chemistry, Madrid Univ; M.A. Sustainable Development, EOI, Madrid

PGCE Secondary and Primary, Nottingham University

Maria loves travelling and her daily adventures with her four children.

Assistant Headteacher in Primary
(Saplings, Years 1-3) & Year 4 Teacher & Creative Curriculum Co-ordinator

BA Hons in Geography, Northumbria Univ.; PGCE, Sunderland Univ.

Josh is passionate about cooking and enjoys football and running.

Assistant Headteacher Primary (Years 4-6); Class Teacher Year 4; Performing Arts Coordinator

BA Hons in Drama, York Univ.; PGCE Primary Education, York Univ.

Anna loves musical theatre, singing and playing the piano.

Class Teacher Saplings

BSc in Psychology with Drama, Manchester Metropolitan University, CELTA English Teacher and PGCE in Primary Teaching, Leeds Beckett University; CELTA - Teacher of English as a Foreign Language

Marianne is interested in psychology, mental health and wellbeing and also loves fitness, snowboarding and performing arts!

Teaching Assistant in Saplings

BSc in Administration.

Montse loves art and crafts, photography, reading and getting lost in nature.

Teaching Assistant in Saplings

TEFL - Teaching English as a Foreign Language certificate

COBIS – Diploma International Teaching Assistant EarlyYears (DITAEY)

Emily enjoys walking, yoga, swimming, and travelling with her family.

Teaching Assistant in Year One

B.A. in English Philology, Pedagogy and History, Münster Univ.; Certified Educadora Infantil, IfP Barcelona.

PGCE

Rebecca likes running with her dogs and doing triathlons.

Class Teacher Year 1

BA English Literature, Cardiff University; MSt in English Literature, Oxford University; PGCE Primary, Oxford Brookes University.

Zoë loves swimming in the sea and baking cakes.

Class Teacher Year 2 & Key Stage One Coordinator

BA English Language & Literature, Liverpool Univ.; Certificate of Higher Education in Speech and Language, Manchester Metropolitan Univ.; PGCE Primary, Liverpool Hope Univ

Marie loves art and is a keen portraitist.

Class Teacher Year 3 & Primary Art Coordinator

B.Ed. Hons Primary Education and Art and Design, Southampton Univ.

Hannah loves skiing, travelling and making jewellery.

Class Teacher Year 5 & Maths Coordinator

BA Primary Education with QTS, Edge Hill University.

Will plays for a local football team and enjoys playing the guitar.

Class Teacher Year 6

BA Hons, Theology, Oxford Brookes University PGCE in Primary Education, University of Cambridge MSc, Organisational Psychology, Birkbeck College

Cam loves sport and exploring while travelling.

Teaching Assistant Year 2

BA Hons English Literature Liverpool John Moores;

PGCE in Secondary English Manchester Metropolitan;

MSc Psychology Brunel University.

Laura is a practising child psychologist.

Laura loves reading, traveling and listening to music

Primary & Secondary Drama Teacher. Teaching support, Primary and Early Years, KS1 choir leader.

NCFE Cache Level 3 Certification in Supporting Learning & Teaching in Schools. Inspiring drama teacher diploma.

Lulu has a background in acting, voice artistry and production.

Lulu directs the senior musical theatre club and loves singing jazz.

Year 4 Teaching Assistant

Teaching Assistant in Year 4

Self starter of The Little Dome - Nature Hub, Gardening & Well-being activities. Alliance registered Yoga Instructor - Vinyasa Mysore

YMCA Diploma in Dance & Fitness Diploma in Art Therapy Children in Permaculture

Teaching Assistant in Year 5; Special Education Teacher

COBIS – Diploma International Teaching Assistant (DITA) including SEN.

Rachael enjoys art, walking, cooking and travelling with her family.

Teaching Assistant in Year 3

BSc Hons Environmental management.

PGCE - Exeter university

Emily enjoys sailing, hiking and taking care of animals.

Teaching Assistant in Year 6

BA Hons, German, Nottingham Univ.; PG Dip, Speech and Language Therapy, London City Univ.

Helen enjoys reading, cooking, swimming in the sea and walking in the countryside.

SEN Teacher Primary

BSc. Speech and Language Therapy, University of Wales

BTEC National Diploma Business and Finance, Exeter College

Mandi delivers SEN support in Primary.

Mandi loves gardening and travelling.

Spanish and Catalan teacher

BA in Early Childhood Education and Primary School Teaching, majoring in English (Universitat de Vic-Universitat Central de Catalunya).

Aina loves travelling, and writing and enjoys getting out into the countryside.

History & Geography Teacher; Outdoor Learning Coordinator

BA Geography (Univ. of Newcastle); PGCE Secondary Humanities (Univ. of Sunderland)

Brooke loves reading and hiking.

Teacher of English and Drama

BA Hons in English Language and Literature, Plymouth University.

PGCE in Secondary Education with Enhanced SEN training, Truro College partnered with the University of Exeter.

Lindsay loves the outdoors and spends her time taking road trips along the coast in her campervan with her dog, Summer.

Chemistry, Biology and Physics Teacher

BSc Physics Exeter University

PGCE Secondary Science, Bristol University

Annette loves swimming, surfing and hiking

Mathematics & Science Teacher

B.Ed Mathematics, Univ. of Canberra; Dip. Teaching Mathematics & Science, Univ. of Technology, Queensland; Qualified Teacher Status, De Montfort Univ.

Paula loves cooking, baking and walking her dog.

Teacher of English and Humanities

BA (Hons) French Studies - University of London Institute in Paris

MA 20th Century Literature, Theory and Culture - University of Manchester

PGCE (Secondary) - Manchester Metropolitan University

George loves reading, watching films and travelling.

Primary & Secondary Spanish Teacher & Secondary Spanish Humanities

CELTA certificate (Spanish as a foreign language teaching certificate)

QTS and taught MFL in London for 7 years

CAP ( Equivalente to PGCE), Universidad de Oviedo

Bachelor degree in Philosophy, Universidad de Oviedo

Jara loves basketball and trekking.

Spanish Teacher

B.A. Humanities

M.A. Teaching Spanish as a Foreign Language

M.A. Creative Writing

M.A. Literary Research: Spanish and Latin American Literature

Joan loves languages and teaching them, as they enable us to live and travel the world. He also enjoys hiking and basketball.

Art & Design Teacher

BA Fine Art (National College of Art & Design, Dublin); Higher Diploma in Art & Design Education (National College of Art & Design, Dublin)

Aileen is a painter and loves making art.

Art & Design

BA Communication (Universidad Ibearoamericana, Mexico); Master in Art Therapy (Universidad Pompeu Fabra / Escuela Metafora, Barcelona)

Beatriz teaches art projects to pupils Y7, Y8 and Y9.

Beatriz loves yoga, dance and walking in nature.

Primary & Secondary Music teacher and Choir leader

BA (Hons) Social Psychology from the University of Sussex,

BKA Certificate of Professional Practice in the Kodàly Concept of Music Education,

RSL Level 4 Professional Diploma in Teaching Performing Arts,

Choral Leadership & Pedagogy from the Association of British Choral Directors,

Ayesha loves travelling, yoga, ceramics, and dance.

PE Teacher

Sports Science Graduate , The National Institute of Physical Education (INEFC), Lleida

Pedagogical Aptitude Cert. from the Univ. of Lleida

Master in Sports Management, The National Institute of Phys Educ (INEFC), Leida

Tamara love transmitting the values of physical activity and sport to the pupils at The Olive Tree School.

Teaching Assistant in Secondary & Exams Officer.

BA, English Literature, London Univ.

Francisca loves reading, travel and film.

Front of House & First Aid

Red Cross First Aid (Asistencia Sanitaria Immediata, Level II); lifeguard training.

Saray loves reading and traveling.

Finance Director

MA History, Oxford Univ.

James loves cooking, mountain biking and walking with his beagle, Nina.

Finance & Accounts

B.A. Accountancy, KLZ Zurich.

Ursula dances tango, loves art and being in nature.

Admissions Officer

BA Psychology, University of Nice.

BA Education Science University of Lyon.

French as a foreign language Degree, Alliance Française, Paris.

Jessica loves to read, dance & travel.