Teaching staff

Meet the staff at King Solomon Academy

Secondary School Headteacher
Max Haimendorf

Mr. Haimendorf graduated from Oxford and joined the first cohort of the Teach First programme. He has been a Science teacher and then Head of Year 8. ::more::


Lead Humanities Teacher
Rebecca Cramer

Miss Cramer taught humanities in a challenging London school as part of the Teach First programme, and during her time there was Subject Leader for Geography and Director of Humanities. ::more::


Lead MFL Teacher
Ian Patterson

Mr Patterson has taught French for two years in a London comprehensive as part of the Teach First programme, having previously worked in public affairs in Westminster and Brussels. ::more::


Lead Maths Teacher
Bruno Reddy

Mr. Reddy taught in a challenging London school with the Teach First programme during which time he created an online resource for maths teachers and students (www.mrreddy.com). ::more::


Lead English Teacher
Natasha Porter

After graduating from Warwick University, Miss Porter joined the Teach First programme as an English teacher and became a Fast Track teacher after completing her NQT year. ::more::


Lead SEN Teacher
Miles Ridley

Mr Ridley qualified as a primary school teacher in 1994. He was a mainstream class teacher for ten years, teaching Years 1 to 6 in the inner city primary school his own children attended. ::more::


Tutor Fellow
Rachael O'Rourke

Miss O'Rourke has taught English as a Foreign Language at a private summer school and as a volunteer, in India and for the Refugee Council in South London. ::more::


Tutor Fellow
Elizabeth Idowu

Miss Idowu volunteered with Springboard for Children and taught the Soundworks literacy intervention programme in a primary school. ::more::