
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, BEd – P2
Ust. Zakiyah Fitzsimon, BEd – P3
Ust. Qudsia Munir, PGDE – P4
Ust. Zayneb Al-Adhami, PGDE – P5/6
Ust. Amra Saeed, PGDE – P7
Ust. Asma Shaikh, PGDE – P7
Ust. Sumayyah Kausar, BEd
Arabic Teachers
Ust. Shaymaa Al-Bayati, BSc – P1/P7
Ust. Hanan Jasim, BSc, MSc – Class Marjaan
Ust. Safaa Ismail, BSc – Class Lulu
Ust. Nana Joma, BSc – Class Maas
Ust. Farah Hussein, BSc – P2/Class Yaqut
Ust. Hadeel Sarheed
Arabic Curriculum consultant
Ust. Mamoon Al-Wadi, BA (Arabic)
School office
Samera Ellahi Raza, BSc
