Our Staff and Governors

Dolphin Academic Senior Team

Mrs Nicola Baldwin

Position:

Principal

Mr Jeff Schmidt

Position:

Senior Deputy Head

Mrs Lynsey Keenan

Position:

Deputy Head

Miss Janet Clark

Position:

Director of Ethos

Dolphin Class Teachers

Miss Sarah Smith

Position:

Reception

Mr Adam Woodcraft

Position:

Reception & EYFS Co-ordinator

Miss Claire Boulby

Position:

Year 1

Miss Amber Darnell

Position:

Year 1

Miss Elizabeth Malcolm

Position:

Year 2

Miss Katharine Valori

Position:

Year 2

Mrs Hannah Colman

Position:

Year 3 and LS Drama Teacher

Ms Christine Rogers

Position:

Year 4

Miss Kirsten Ting

Position:

Year 4

Mrs Rachel Oram

Position:

Year 5

Mrs Elizabeth Shahpazova

Position:

Year 5

Mrs Vicki Githae

Position:

Year 6

Mrs Fiona Henry

Position:

Year 6

Dolphin Specialist Teachers

Mr Paul Anderson

Position:

Academic and PE Teacher

Mrs Charlotte Coad

Position:

Music Teacher

Mr James Hinton

Position:

Sports Coach

Mrs Minty Nicholson

Position:

Art Teacher

Miss Abby Walters

Position:

Sports Coach and Classroom Assistant

Mrs Cecilia Wood

Position:

Spanish Teacher

Mr Christopher Woolmer

Position:

Music Teacher

Mr Colin Wright

Position:

PE Co-ordinator and PE Teacher

Miss Aneta Zwierzynska

Position:

Dance Teacher

Dolphin Learning Support

Ms Joanne Torr

Position:

SENDco and Learning Support Teacher (currently on Maternity Leave)

Mrs Lisa Absalom

Position:

Learning Support and EAL Teacher

Mrs Jane O'Brien

Position:

SENDco (Maternity Cover) and Dyslexia Specialist Teacher

Dolphin Classroom Assistants

Mrs Elsie Anifowose

Position:

Classroom Assistant

Mrs Diane Adekanmbi

Position:

Classroom Assistant

Mrs Shazia Latif

Position:

Classroom Assistant

Mrs Lovena Ramdhany

Position:

Classroom Assistant

Mrs Victoria Roope

Position:

Classroom Assistant

Dolphin Peripatetic Teachers

Mr Mark Lester

Position:

Piano Teacher

Mr Matt London

Position:

Woodwind Teacher

Mrs Elaine Patience

Position:

Violin Teacher

Mrs Cara Verbi

Position:

Piano Teacher

Dolphin Administration

Mrs Vivienne Benson

Position:

Admissions Registrar

Mrs Carol Saunders

Position:

Receptionist & Extra Curricular Supervisor

Miss Nikki Saker

Position:

PA to the Principal

Dolphin Finance Team

Mr Mike Wood

Position:

Bursar

Ms Lynette Lonsdale

Position:

Finance & Data Handling

Premises Staff

Mr Martin Southworth

Position:

Caretaker

Board of Governors

Mrs Emma Keeling

Position:

Chair

Appointed in July 2011.

Appointed Chair 2016.

Emma runs a corporate finance firm with her husband.

Her 4 children all attended Noah’s Ark and Dolphin.

Mrs Esther Chew

Position:

Ethos, Safeguarding & Early Years Governor

Appointed in July 2014.

Esther is a medical doctor but taking a career break at present.

Her 2 children, now at secondary school, attended Dolphin.

Mr Gordon Corera

Position:

Ethos and Communication Governor

Appointed in July 2014.

Gordon is employed by BBC News.

His 2 children, now at secondary school, attended Dolphin.

Mrs Jo Watling

Position:

Finance Governor

Appointed August 2015.

Jo is a qualified Chartered Accountant.

Jo was a parent at Dolphin from September 2001 to July 2014.

Mr Matthew Goldschmeid

Position:

Property and Health & Safety Governor

Appointed July 2015.

Matt is a Property Consultant.

Has 2 children – Dolphin past and present.

Mrs Petronella van der Vliet

Position:

Finance Governor (including Subsidised Fees)

Appointed in July 2014.

Petronella runs a Wealth Management firm in the City.

She had 2 children at Dolphin, now both at secondary school.

Rev'd Anthony Buckley

Position:

Governor

Appointed in September 2018.

Anthony was the former chaplain at Alleyn’s School.

He is now the Vicar of St Michael at the North Gate and City Rector of Oxford.