Senior Staff

Mrs L Simmons

Lyndsey joined the Head Office team in September 2022 to be the first port of call for telephone queries and welcoming visitors to Head Office. Lyndsey also takes card payments, handles bookings for Group events and carries out a variety of roles to allow for the smooth running of the…

Mr N Wright

Nick joined the team in 2022 to help oversee the maintenance at each school across the Group, including the teams of Site Managers, Gardeners, Groundsmen, Maintenance Officers and Porters.

Mrs T Routledge

Tracey is part of the team in the Finance Department that looks after the processing of fees and purchase invoices. Tracey works in the Admin Office and takes credit card payments in person and by telephone and helps with any invoice queries.

Mrs C Osborn

Claire Osborn was Headmistress of Normanhurst from 2010-2020, having started with us in 2003 as Head of English and Assistant Head. In addition, Claire spent 3 years as Braeside Headmistress from 2016 and is now one of the Group Principals specifically tasked with overseeing the teaching and learning across the Group.

Mr L Street

Mr L Street

Skilled in many areas, the Maintenance Team is happy to assist with general maintenance tasks across all four schools as well as a variety of logistics crucial to the smooth running of the Group.

Mr M Molaei

Mr M Molaei

Mo Molaei is our Group ICT Manager, working with various service providers and contractors to ensure the schools’ ICT systems, software and hardware run smoothly.

Mr M Isbell

Mike is the Group Operations Manager, having started in August 2018. With a previous background as General Manager of a large commercial group, he is well suited to the role within the Oak-Tree Group overseeing all regulatory compliance required by the Department for Education and other bodies, and to help…

Ms D Davis

Diana is Head Office’s Lead Receptionist and oversees the team responsible for handling telephone queries and welcoming visitors to Head Office.  Diana also takes card payments from parents, acts as first line of credit control and carries out a variety of roles to allow for the smooth running of the…

Mr S Smith

Stephen is the newest member of the Group IT Team, working alongside Christopher, he maintains the systems and hardware at the four schools and ensures that all networks, systems and machines are working at all times.

Miss D Hagger

Miss D Hagger

Deborah’s role was created to address the increasing levels of regulatory compliance required by the Department for Education and to help safeguard and promote the welfare of our pupils, parents and staff. Amongst her many duties she also oversees all of the premises including the teams of contractors we use…