College Staff

Co-Principal, Head of GCSE, Geography and Psychology, Deputy DSL

James Ealing Independent College in September 2018 and became Principal in January 2026.

James has worked in education for more than two decades, both in the UK and internationally, and has held a range of teaching, pastoral and academic leadership roles throughout his career. His experience has included responsibility for GCSE provision, academic departments and the teaching of subjects including Geography and Psychology.

At the heart of his approach to education is the belief that every student should be given the opportunity to make meaningful progress from their own individual starting point.

As Principal, his focus is on ensuring that Ealing Independent College remains a happy, safe and purposeful environment in which students feel known, supported and challenged. James places great value on positive relationships between students and staff, clear academic direction, and an approach that recognises that success will look different for every young person.

Jame’s role is to understand each student, identify realistic but ambitious goals, and ensure that we provide the structure, teaching and support needed to help them move forward with confidence.

James is committed to maintaining the College’s academic focus while ensuring that students with a wide range of needs, including SEND and EHCPs, are supported to thrive. He also places great importance on close communication with families and recognising each student as an individual.

His aim as Principal is straightforward: to ensure that every student who joins Ealing Independent College is given the best possible opportunity to develop academically, personally and with confidence, and to leave the College ready for the next stage of their journey.

Guillermo is an education leader with international experience in teaching, scientific research and professional development. At Ealing Independent College, he combines leadership across teaching and learning, science and careers with a commitment to helping students and colleagues develop their confidence, skills and ambitions.

His academic background spans three countries. He studied Biology at the University of Valencia in Spain before specialising in Applied Biology at Bonn-Rhein-Sieg University in Germany. He subsequently undertook a research programme at the University of Strathclyde in Glasgow and completed a Master’s degree in Education at the University of Valencia. This combination of scientific training and educational expertise informs his analytical, practical approach to leadership.

As Head of Teaching & Learning, Guillermo supports the development of teaching practice through staff training, mentoring and collaboration. His work includes creating practical resources that help teachers adapt learning to students’ needs, particularly those with special educational needs and disabilities. He also develops approaches to using artificial intelligence in education, helping colleagues translate new technology into useful classroom practice.

As Head of Careers, Guillermo leads the development of the College’s careers provision, connecting individual guidance with opportunities to explore higher education, apprenticeships and vocational pathways. He builds relationships with universities and external organisations to broaden students’ access to information and experiences, helping them turn their strengths and interests into informed, achievable plans for the future.

Before joining EIC, Guillermo held teaching positions in Spain and the UK, with responsibilities including A Level Biology Coordinator and coordination of a programme for high-achieving science students. Three of his students won the BioMedia Meltdown Competition Award, organised by the Linnean Society of London. He continues to encourage scientific curiosity through preparation for the British Biology Olympiad and leadership of the College’s Biomedical Society.

His contribution extends beyond the College. Guillermo has led a Bellevue Education workshops, delivered in partnership with Google, focusing on digital literacy, critical thinking and evaluating online information. Across his roles, he brings together subject expertise, staff development and external collaboration to create meaningful opportunities for learning and progression.

Claire Greenwood has over twenty five years’ experience of teaching. She has taught in independent schools, boarding schools, FE and HE colleges and in Higher Education. She taught at the independent girls school Woldingham in Surrey and Queen’s Gate School in South Kensington.

She has been a Head of Department, Director of Studies, Senior Teacher and Head of Year. Her most recent teaching positions were Director of Studies at Mander Portman Woodward in London and as Head of Year at Lansdowne College. She has been Head of UCAS, Oxbridge, has run Drama Clubs – writing and directing productions; Debating Cubs competing nationally and Creative Writing Clubs with visiting authors and poets. Claire has a First Class Masters degree from Cambridge University and is a Fulbright Scholar.

Claire joined EIC in January 2018 as Head of English and teaches across the age range at the college. She is involved in UCAS, co-running the successful summer UCAS programme at EIC and runs the Debating Society.

Geoff studied Mathematics at Constantine College of Advanced Technology in Middlesbrough (now known as Teesside University) and was awarded a 1st class honours degree. He then moved down to London to study Pure Mathematics at Imperial College where he was awarded an M.Sc. and a Ph.D. for research in Complex Analysis (Bieberbach’s conjecture for weakly p-valent functions).

Geoff started teaching Mathematics at David Game tutors in 1978 and then moved to Ealing Independent College in 2001. He took on the role of Head of the Maths Department in both posts until 2017 when he became a part time teacher.

Geoff also trained to be a teacher of the Alexander Technique (a method of helping people use their bodies better in order to alleviate back pain) from 1984-1987 and has been practising since then.

He was born and grew up in Leeds and started supporting Leeds United when Don Revie took them into the first division in 1965.

He also takes special pride in his Honda CBR600RR motorcycle which is ‘an absolute delight to ride’.

Further to this, in the last two years, he has also taken up drawing and painting and has since spent a large part of each summer holiday painting the mountains in Auvergne in Central France. He is now trying to learn how to paint portraits which he is enjoying immensely as he says that learning to draw in class helps him to understand better what it is like for his maths students to struggle in class.

Kashif is the Head of Chemisty at the College. He studied a BSc in Biochemistry and following on from this completed his PGCE at Cardiff University. He has been teaching at the College for six years.

Kashif began his teaching career in 2004 – teaching both A level and GCSE Chemistry. He has over fifteen years experience in this field as well as over 20 years experience teaching GCSE Biology. He has taught in FE Colleges both in England and Wales and also has as a wealth of secondary school teaching experience.

Kashif is a big fan of all sports, particularly cricket, hockey and football.

Lily brings a vibrant and forward-thinking approach to Art and Design education at Ealing Independent College. With a background in Fashion Design and Textiles, along with extensive experience supporting GCSE and A Level students in both Art and Design Technology (DT), she is passionate about helping young people unlock their creative potential.

Lily believes that a strong understanding of the diverse disciplines within the Art and Design industry—from graphics and smart textiles to 3D prototyping and printing—is key to preparing students for exciting careers in this evolving field. Her lessons focus not only on building technical and practical skills, but also on developing creative problem-solving abilities that translate directly to real-world opportunities.

At Ealing Independent College, Lily is excited to inspire students with innovative projects and guide them in discovering their individual strengths, while connecting classroom learning to the wider world of Art and Design.

Lucilla Nitto teaches Photography at the college and joined EIC in 2018. She is an award winning architect and photographer, and a Licentiate member of the Royal Photographic Society.

Lucilla holds a degree in Architecture from the University of Naples Federico II and a BTEC in Photography from Kensington and Chelsea College in London, where she earned the highest marks (double Distinction). After her Post Graduate Diploma in Architecture (RIBA II, with Honors) Lucilla worked as an architect in a variety of roles before starting her carrier as a professional Architectural Photographer. Her works were often featured in architectural journals, magazines, and online.

Lucilla has a particular passion for vintage cameras and old photos, and has experience with an extensive range of photographic, lighting, and studio equipment. She also greatly enjoys related media such as visual art, music, and cinema, and co-founded the college’s Film Club to share these passions with her students. Lucilla lives in London with her husband and daughter, and enjoys yoga and meditation when she’s not behind the camera or in the classroom.

Nemone Sariman is Head of Modern Foreign Languages at the College and oversees French, German and Spanish for internal candidates as well as a range of European and non-European language examinations for external candidates. She studied French at Durham University, specialising in French literature, and worked in Marketing after graduating. She began teaching “as a stop-gap, whilst deciding what she really wanted to do” and, 19 years later, she is still teaching after falling in love with the role. Nemone has taught year groups from 6 to 13 and very much enjoys the challenge of taking on new students at Year 10 with a wide variety of French knowledge and experience and seeing them through to GCSE and A Level.

Being a linguist, and having worked as a copywriter and proofreader during her time in Marketing, Nemone is naturally drawn to words, and her favourite part of teaching is encouraging students to play with words, inventing new words and finding creative, fun ways to enhance their vocabulary. She is also an English language pedant, and enjoys spotting printed spelling and grammatical errors and complaining about them to others. Her pet hate is Autocorrect which, she feels, causes the very problems that it is intended to solve.

Nemone is fascinated by ghosts, Hallowe’en and all things spooky, and she loves being able to explore this darker side in the College’s Metaphysics and Folklore Club.

James is the head of Computer Science at the College, as well as the College’s timetabler. He started programming as a hobby when he was twelve years old, and has maintained an ongoing interest in the use of technology and its impact on society. He studied Physics as the University of Sheffield, working on practical, theoretical, and computer simulation based projects.

James has worked at Ealing Independent College for over ten years, and in that time has been head of GCSE, exams officer and Senior Teacher.

Before entering teaching James ran an internet start-up company, and he has also run Emotional Intelligence training for a range of skills such as mental wellbeing, emotional robustness and mindfulness. James has always been particularly interested in developing the wider skills of his students, beyond simply course content – how to develop good study skills, maintaining an appropriate perspective on one’s own work, managing personal motivation and how to see the subject in the wider context of the changes technology continually brings to society. This hopefully equips students with the resources they need to become even more successful in the future, and keep those successes in line with their own values and goals.

Adrian Winiecki is Head of Mathematics at the College and is also responsible for Teacher Development.

He studied Automotive Engineering at Coventry University and then completed a PGCE in Secondary Mathematics at St Mary’s University.

Before coming to the College, Adrian enjoyed nine years’ state school teaching experience, serving a number of those years as Head of Faculty. During those years of leadership, Adrian enjoyed success with his Faculty as they reached levels of progress in the top percentiles nationally. He is passionate about students achieving at all levels and enjoys teaching all age groups.

Before teaching Adrian played professional rugby player for the Premiership team Wasps. He still tries to continue an active life when he is not teaching and has led many ski trips and cycling trips with the school. The most memorable was a 1500 mile cycle across the length of England to raise money for Marie Curie Cancer research, which he managed to complete in six days.

Omar has recently joined Ealing Independent College, after completing a Level 3 Laboratory technician apprenticeship. Whilst completing his apprenticeship he has also worked at an independent school for 2 years as their first technician.

Prior to entering the education sector, he was working in Customer service for over 5 years; he then graduated in 2013 with an honours degree in Biomedical Science.

Omar thoroughly enjoys working at Ealing college and preparing and setting up all the practicals for the science department.

With an M.Phil. in Chemistry, specialising in Organic Chemistry, and over a decade of teaching experience in higher education, Ms Sonia Sharma brings a wealth of expertise and a genuine passion for science education.

Believing that teaching is a lifelong learning journey, Ms Sharma fosters a classroom environment where both students and teachers grow through shared curiosity and discovery. Her goal is to make complex scientific concepts both accessible and inspiring, encouraging students to explore the subject with confidence and enthusiasm.

As part of the vibrant community at Ealing Independent College, Ms Sharma is excited to collaborate with talented students and dedicated colleagues to spark a lifelong love for science through engaging, innovative teaching.

Maria joined Ealing Independent College approximately 5 years ago. Before Maria joined the College, she had many years experience working as a GP Receptionist.

When Maria joined us originally she oversaw all the housekeeping at our Boarding House which we offered to International students. Maria thoroughly enjoyed, cooking, cleaning and generally giving the boys in her care a ‘home from home’.

Although we no longer offer our boarding house facilities, we are lucky enough that Maria has proceeded to carry her caring nature and willingness to help others in the College as the Housekeeper. Maria also offers Office Administration and general support wherever it is needed.