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…
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.
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.
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…
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…
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.
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…
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.
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.
Experienced in a variety of marketing roles, Vicky 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.
