Our team

Welcome to Olivewood Primary School, where young minds thrive

Meet our team

Director, co-founder and chair
Ust. A R Adhami, BEng, MSc
Strategic development, governance and safeguarding

Board advisory group
Dr O. Shaikh, Finance and chartered accountant
Ust. S. Kebabti, Primary educationalist
Dr O. Al-Fakayh, Trust advisor and clinician
Sh H. Rabbani, Scholar and counsellor

Head teacher
Ust. Ayub Ismail, BA, MSc, NPQH

Ust Ayub is a tenured school leader with 16 years experience as Headteacher/Principal having previously served as head in four different schools with rolls over 2000+ pupils. He served as head for a 500-pupil primary school in England followed by three international private (British curriculum) schools in Kuwait, Saudi and UAE. He holds a National Professional Qualification for Headship (NPQH England), BA (Hons) Bradford, and a Masters in Education (Huddersfield).

Depute Head teacher
Ust. Hamza Ahmed, MA, PGDE
P4-P7 Phase lead, Numeacy lead, Child Protection lead

Acting Assistant Head teacher
Ust. Amra Saeed, BSc, PGDE
P1-P3 Phase lead, Literacy & Phonics lead

Head of Arabic
Ust. Shaymaa Al-Bayati, BSc
Arabic curriculum and bilingual integration lead

Class Teachers
Ust. Faiza Shafique, PGDE (H&WB lead) – P1
Ust. Saira Nadeem, BEdP2
Ust. Zakiyah Fitzsimon, BEdP3
Ust. Qudsia Munir, PGDEP4
Ust. Zayneb Al-Adhami, PGDEP5/6
Ust. Amra Saeed, PGDEP7
Ust. Asma Shaikh, PGDEP7
Ust. Sumayyah Kausar, BEd

Arabic Teachers
Ust. Shaymaa Al-Bayati, BScP1/P7
Ust. Hanan Jasim, BSc, MScClass Marjaan
Ust. Safaa Ismail, BScClass Lulu
Ust. Nana Joma, BSc – Class Maas
Ust. Farah Hussein, BScP2/Class Yaqut
Ust. Hadeel Sarheed

Arabic Curriculum consultant
Ust. Mamoon Al-Wadi, BA (Arabic)

School office
Samera Ellahi Raza, BSc