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The Team

Our team is made up of highly qualified native French-speaking professionals with specific experience of working with bi- and multilingual children. The school’s dedicated staff have created a warm and caring environment where each child is supported to develop their French language skills to the best of their abilities. 

The headteacher is Hortense Dournel-Fauvet.

The school benefits from the support and expertise of an advisory board (comité d'école). Made up of five trustees as well as parents and local francophiles, the advisory board assists the school’s leadership in the areas of strategic planning, monitoring and finance.

The Chair of the Board is Nicolas Hatton.


Board of Directors

Board of Directors

The Board of Trustees can be contacted at trustees@ecolefrancaisedebristol.org

Nicolas HATTON — Chair of the Board
Serge CREN — Nominated Director for Safeguarding Finance and Premises
Emilie POLETTO — Director for Communication
Chris VAGG — Nominated Director for Health & Safety and Compliance
Amber STECHMAN — Director for Communication
Etienne ARDON — Director for Human Resources

Leadership Team

Leadership Team

Hortense DOURNEL-FAUVET — Headteacher
Estelle TENANT — School Business Manager
Claire VALLORGE — Deputy Headteacher & DSL

Teachers and assistants

Teachers and assistants

Elodie BONZANI — Teacher
Manuelle TOURNERET — Teacher
Sarah SERPE — Teacher
Naomi MUIR — Teacher
Cyprien MARIE — Teacher
Mathilde MONNET — Teacher, DDSL, SENCO
Virginie COMBACAL — Preschool Practitioner
Floriane GAVROY — Preschool Practitioner
Fanny LUMB — Preschool Practitioner
Cristina CANI — Teaching Assistant
Laura JOUSELME Teaching Assistant
Aissata THIAM Teaching Assistant
Kirstie COOKE — Meals Supervisory Assistant
Aurelie MOREAU— Meals Supervisory Assistant

The Office

Office

Virginie BETIN — Administrative Assistant
Katie SWINNEY — Finance Administrator
Catherine CORREIA — Admissions Officer

Lunch staff