Our dedicated team of Early Years teachers bring together a wide variety of skills, interests, languages and backgrounds. Maritza is the Key Person for the Nursery class and Sara for the Reception class. Julie and Maritza are assisted by Tanya, Latifa, Sage and Keegan.
Aleksandra TimarovMA AdvDip
Aleksandra graduated in piano performance (Bachelor and Masters degree) from the University of Arts in Belgarde, Serbia. Aleksandra also has a post-masters qualification ‘dîplome de virtuosité’ from Geneva. Aleksandra has won many top prizes in numerous piano competitions in Serbia, Italy and France. She has performed in Serbia, Germany, Italy, France, Switzerland and England as…
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Angeline WoodsRN BA BSc
Angeline has been a qualified nurse since 1990. She worked in the paediatric unit at the Middlesex hospital in central London for 4 years. More recently, her nursing experience has been in the community, and in GP practices within the greater London area. Wishing to reconnect with young children, and to explore new working possibilities…
Anthony RobinetMA
Anthony was born in France. He grew up and studied there with always a huge interest in languages and especially English. Once he obtained his international baccalaureate, he went to university to study English. He holds an English LLCE (Langues, Littératures et Civilisations Étrangères) degree in order to become a teacher. After his years at…
Aurore DuvolletBA MA
Aurore is enthusiastic about languages, travel and arts in general and since early childhood, she has been passionate about drama. Aurore began to get children involved with drama in her first job as an animator. Aurore grew up in Normandy where she obtained a Baccalauréat in Literature and Drama and then a Master's in Theatre…
Bethany WatsonBA PG Cert
Beth graduated from the University of Greenwich with a Bachelor's degree in Education Studies. During her degree she did some temping work in the early years sector. She found that she had a particular passion for inspiring the development and learning of children under the age of 2. This discovery influenced her degree module choices…
Caith Olnick
Caith joined Hampton Court House as an EAL teacher in September 2010. Since then, she has completed further training courses in teaching English to Younger Learners. Tuition can be delivered on a one to one or group basis, either during or after school. By maintaining close contact with parents and subject teachers, EAL tuition is…
Caroline WeisBA MA
Caroline grew up near Paris. She has a degree in History and holds a Master’s degree in Communication and Information management at the University of Panthéon Sorbonne. Since moving to the UK, Caroline has taught French to children, teenagers and adults, and obtained a teaching degree in French as a Foreign Language. In her free…
Claire Drury
Claire graduated from Brighton University with a degree in Fashion and Textile design, specialising in constructed woven textiles. She worked for 15 years as cabin crew with British Airways, during which time she was able to work with the BA design team on the development of the new uniform introduced in collaboration with Julien MacDonald.…
Claire WeberMA
Claire was educated in France, she holds two Masters’ Degrees, one in English Literature and Culture and another in Teaching French as a Foreign Language. She taught French to foreign students for two years at the Languages University in Angers (France) before arriving at HCH in September 2008. Fascinated by teaching and passionate about children’s…
Guy HollowayMA (Cantab), NPQH, FRSA
Guy is a co-founder of Hampton Court House and was Director of Studies from 2001 to 2008. He studied at King’s College School, Wimbledon, before reading English at Peterhouse, Cambridge (1986-89). Guy is a member of the Independent Schools Association and holds the NPQH (National Professional Qualification for Headship), awarded by the National College for…
Janak OdedraBA
Janak graduated with a BA (Hons) in Fine Art at Chelsea College of Art & Design (University of the Arts London), specialising in sculpture. Notable successes during his time at university included showcasing his artwork at two exhibitions in London. Following graduation, Janak's passion for physical education (PE) and sport took him in a new…
Latifa Mihoubi
Latifa was born and educated in Morocco, where she grew up speaking Arabic and French. Latifa holds an NVQ Level 3 Diploma for the Children and Young People’s Workforce (CYPL3), as well as an NVQ 2 in children’s care, learning and development. Latifa is a committed mother who has a deep interest in education and…
Liz MurphyMA, SpLD Level 5
Liz studied French at the University of St Andrews and then qualified as a Chartered Accountant in Edinburgh and, after gaining chartered status, moved and worked in Hong Kong. Upon her return to the UK, she worked as an accountant for several years before having a career break to look after her three children. Liz…
Maritza AmadoLevel 4 - Early Years, Care and Education
Maritza is a fully qualified early years specialist, she began her career in Latin America where she worked in an early years centre for children aged 3 – 5 years of age. Maritza became very interested in bilingualism and the teaching of various languages to pre-school children; this keen interest brought her to the UK…
Megan EllimanBSc
Megan studied Physical Education with Sports Studies at the University of Worcester for three years. During her time at University Megan undertook a number of work placements in various schools which allowed her to gain some valuable teaching experience. Megan has a passion for helping every student perform to the highest standard in Sport. Her…
Melissa Henderson
Melissa joined the Daycare team in 2018. Melissa was a lifeguard and aquatics teacher in her native Australia, and moved to the US to continue her career. She has worked as a nanny in the States, Spain, Germany and the UK. She is currently studying for qualifications in child psychology, special educational needs, and Level…
Rebecca Johnson
Rebecca trained to be a nursery nurse at Nescot college in 2001. After passing her diploma in childcare and education level 3, Rebecca gained experience with early years children while working in day nurseries for 4 years. Rebecca then spent some time away from childcare to expand her career as a dental nurse. After gaining…
Roy HeadeyDMS
Before joining HCH, Roy was Performance Director for the Saudi Arabian Olympic Committee (SAOC) where he developed the Kingdom’s elite sport strategy, and coached the national rugby team. He is still consulting for the SAOC on a number of projects. He is a Non-Executive Director of Welsh Weightlifting, an expert panel member at Sport Resolutions…
Sage George
Sage is a member of the Lower Years teaching team and the Learning Support department, and has been a member of staff at Hampton Court House since 2010. Sage has a passion for younger children, and enjoys seeing them grow and develop throughout the school. Lower years teaching was the logical progression for Sage after…
Sara FolkesBSc PGCertPSE
Sara has a degree in Microbiology and Genetics from UCL, but early on realised that her true vocation was teaching children. Sara has more than 15 years' experience working with young children in an educational setting and recently qualified as an Early Years teacher. Born in Malta, Sara and her family moved to the UK…
Tracey Rogers
Tracey has been at Hampton Court House since 2016 working in the daycare unit, where she completed her CACHE Level 3. She is now excited to be part of our new pre-nursery class. Tracey trained and worked as a retail and foreign exchange manager until her first daughter was born in 1996. Before joining HCH…
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