Headteacher

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.

Head of Secondary, Head of Saplings

Special Education Lead, Secondary & Saplings

Designated Safeguarding Lead

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

Josh loves cooking and enjoys football and running.

Head of Primary

Special Education Lead, Primary

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

Anna loves musical theatre, singing and playing the piano.

Assistant Headteacher in Secondary

MA in Education,St Mary's University. 

PGCE for Secondary Education, Worcester University.

BA (Hons) in Performance for Live and Recorded Media, Teeside Univ.
Kevin loves literature and enjoys travel.

Class Teacher Saplings

BEd Primary, Educational Psychology with SEND and Counselling, North-West Univ., South Africa

Nelia loves traveling, cooking and art.

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 Saplings

Alliance-registered Yoga Instructor; Diploma in Art Therapy ; Children in Permaculture

Karen loves nature and travel.

Class Teacher Year 1

BA English Language and Literature, Liverpool Univ.  PGCE Primary, Liverpool Hope Univ.

Marie enjoys traveling, walking, swimming, art and singing.  

Teaching Assistant Year 1

B.A. in English Philology, Pedagogy and History, Münster Univ.; Certified Teaching Assistant, IfP Barcelona; PGCE Primary

Rebecca likes running with her dogs and doing triathlons.

Class Teacher Year 2

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

Zoë loves swimming in the sea and baking cakes.

Teaching Assistant Year 2

TEFL certifed English teacher.

Clare has a background teaching English as a foreign language for the past 20 years, especially Young Learners.

She enjoys cooking, reading and walking in the countryside with her dog.

Class Teacher Year 3

BSc in Psychology with Drama, Manchester Metropolitan Univ. PGCE in Primary Teaching, Leeds Beckett Univ.

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

Teaching Assistant Year 3

BA Social Work, Utrecht, the Netherlands. Certifed TEFL, The TEFL academy UK

Saskia loves spending time with her family and friends, and enjoys hiking and traveling.

Class Teacher Year 4

B.A. Hons Managing Cultural and Major Events. PGCE Lancaster Univ.

Sharon is very artistic with food and fabric! She loves baking celebration cakes and sewing anything she can get her hands on.

Class Teacher Year 5

BA Environmental Studies, Univ. of Oregon, USA; MEd in Sustainability, Creativity, and Innovation. PGCE Primary Ed, Univ. of Warwick, UK.

Isabella likes cooking, reading, hiking and DIY.

Teaching Assistant in Year 5; SEN teacher; speech therapist.

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.

Class Teacher Year 6

BA Primary Education with QTS, Edge Hill University.

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

Teaching Assistant Year 6

Diploma Therapeutic Counselling,  London South East Colleges; Cert Higher Education in Contemporary Dance, Univ. of Kent 

Lizzie loves dancing, swimming in the sea.

Primary Special Education Teacher

DBA - Psychology, English & Journalism, Bangalore Univ.; M.Sc Psychology, Bangalore Univ.; Diploma in Autism Spectrum Disorders; Diploma in Reading & Writing Difficulties.

Shama loves writing poetry and enjoys travelling and listening to old Hindi songs.

Primary Drama Teacher. Teaching Assitant, Primary; Choir Teacher.

NCFE Cache Level 3 Cert. in Supporting Learning & Teaching.

Lulu directs the Senior Musical Theatre Club and loves singing jazz.

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.

Music and Choir Teacher

BA (Hons) Social Psychology Univ. of Sussex; BKA Cert of Professional Practice in the Kodàly Education; RSL Level 4 Professional Diploma in Teaching Performing Arts; Choral Leadership, Assoc. of British Choral Directors,

Ayesha loves travelling, yoga, ceramics, and dance.

Teaching Assistant Year 5

PGCE Secondary Art; MA Art Therapy.

Sally loves painting, running adult and children's art clubs, and exhibiting her work in galleries.