Head Office Staff List

In order for the schools to run smoothly, there is an enormous amount of effort which goes on behind the scenes. With Head Office located so close to the schools in Loughton, areas such as finance, marketing, ICT, personnel, legal and general support are readily provided to ensure the schools can focus on the education.

Mr M Hagger B.A. (Jnt Hons), M.Ed., PGCE

Group Managing Principal

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As Group Managing Principal, Matthew Hagger performs many roles. Overseeing all operational, financial, regulatory and staffing matters on a daily basis, he meets regularly with parents of children at all four schools both formally and informally. Following the family tradition that began in 1982 when the Hagger family acquired Oaklands School, he is a qualified…

Mrs C Osborn

Group Education Principal B.A.(Hons), M.Sc., PGCE

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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.

Mrs K Burton

Financial Controller

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As Group Financial Controller, Kelsey works with the Accounts Department to prepare the Group’s management accounts and the monthly management, budgeting and forecasting information. Kelsey also helps the Accounts Department with the administration of the fees invoices, credit control and supplier invoices.

Miss E Curtis

Group Personnel Manager and PA to the Group Executive Team

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Emma Curtis works at Head Office as the Personnel Administrator and Personal Assistant to the Group Management Team. Emma takes charge of all initial employment checks following the recruitment of new staff.

Ms D Davis

Lead Group Receptionist & PA to the Group Education Principal

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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 Elbaz

Group Driver/Porter

Steve drives the school minibuses and vehicles, including to transport pupils and staff to and from educational visits, sporting fixtures and other similar activities.

Mrs L Freeman

Accounts Administrator

Lorraine is based at Head Office and is part of the Finance Department that looks after the processing of fees and purchase invoices for the group.

Miss H Grace

Group Accounts Manager

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Hollie is based at Head Office and is part of the Finance Department that looks after the processing of fees and purchase invoices for all four schools. She is available by phone or email to assist with any invoice queries parents or suppliers may have.

Mrs S Hewitt

Group Bursar

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As Group Bursar, Sharon oversees the processing and collection of the day-to-day fee payments, staff payroll, staff recruitment and departmental budgets. Sharon liaises closely with each school office and provides knowledge and experience having previously been Office Manager at Normanhurst School.

Mr M Isbell

Group Operations Manager

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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…

Mr C Lembe

Group ICT Technician

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Christopher maintains the systems and hardware at the four schools.  Working with our external ICT support company, Christopher helps to ensure that the networks, systems and machines are working at all times.

Mr M Molaei

Group ICT Manager M.Sc.

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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 A Alexandre

Group Marketing Manager

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Experienced in a variety of marketing roles, Aurelio has responsibility for all things ‘marketing’ from PR to advertising. This includes editorials, photography, digital advertising, social media, websites, prospectus design and production, events and strategy.

Miss C Dennis

Group Assistant Marketing Manager

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Charlotte has joined the Head Office in our Marketing department from January 2024. She will be actively contributing to the development and execution of marketing across the Oak Tree Group’s four schools. Playing a key role in managing our social media presence, photography, and internal promotional activities.

Mr C Pugh

Assistant Maintenance Manager

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. Christopher assists Nick in overseeing the maintenance at each school.

Mrs T Routledge

Group Accounts Assistant

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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 L Simmons

Group Receptionist/Administrator

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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 R Spillett

Group ICT Technician

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Ricky maintains the systems and hardware at the four schools.  Working with our external ICT support company, Ricky helps to ensure that the networks, systems and machines are working at all times.

Mr B Jipa

Group MIS/Software Administrator & ICT Technician

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Bogdan maintains the systems and hardware at all four Oak-Tree schools, helping to ensure that the networks, systems and machines are working at all times.

Mr L Street

Group Maintenance Officer

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 K Warren

Group Maintenance Officer

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 N Wright

Group Maintenance Manager

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.