Meet the Maths Team

My name is Mrs Oberai and I am the Head of Mathematics at Bullers Wood School for Boys (the favourite subject for most of you I'm sure). I have been here for 2 years and they have been some of the of the most enjoyable of my teaching life! 

To tell you a bit about myself… I am sure, when you see me, you all will find this very hard to believe but I'm a mum of two… a son who is married and a daughter who is currently at university. In my spare time I love to cook and unlike what Mrs Basilico (who is from Italy) will have you believe… I believe Indian food (especially mine) is the best in the world! 

I am Mrs. Krige (you pronounce it cree - ge) and I am Second in Charge of Mathematics.  I have been teaching since 2005 and before that I spent two years in the South African Air Force.  Brought up in a military family was a lot of fun. 

Throughout my teaching career I have had a fair share of fun.  As self proclaimed "Queen of the Nerds", I have an unhealthy obsession with Star Wars, Rubik's Cubes, Stranger Things and 90's music.  In 2011 I broke a Guinness World Record for organizing 711 people all solving Rubik's cubes simultaneously in under an hour.   I absolutely love learning new things and always willing to share what I learn.

My journey in becoming a math's teacher was a long one.  In school I did not enjoy math's and was not at all good at it.  My father said that I may become a teacher and that he would pay all my fees (thanks dad) but that I had to study math's as well.  My lectures at University were phenomenal and somehow made all the math's "click".  Since then I have been hooked and could not imagine teaching anything else.  I always share this story with my students - I know how it feels to not understand and feel overwhelmed in math's, but it does not have to stay that way.

My name is Mrs Jafarpouran and I am a mathematics teacher at the Bullers Wood School for Boys. I’m originally from Poland, where I finished university with a master's degree in business and finance. I have lived in England since 2004. Before I became a teacher, I’ve spent a couple of years working as a learning support assistant at another secondary school.

I love being surrounded by children and influencing them on their way to become adults. I hope to teach them an understanding of mathematics that they will be able to use for the rest of their lives.

Outside of school I like to embroider and sew, sometimes you can see my creations displayed in the classroom. Reading is another of my hobbies. I love to go to bookstores where I can sit down reading a book while my son explores the shelves in search of his next read.

I am Mr Kouma, Teacher of Mathematics at Bullers Wood School for Boys. I taught Mathematics and Further Mathematics for 12 years in London and Kent secondary schools. I was previously a Key Stage 5 Coordinator (A-Level Maths) and later on Acting Head of Mathematics in previous schools like The John Roan (Greenwich), Skinners Kent Academy (Tunbridge Wells) and Haberdashers’ Askes’ Knights Academy (Downham, Kent).

 I spent my University years studying Mathematics at the Sorbonne Université in Paris, France. I am truly a Maths enthusiast; always willing to try and instil my passion for Maths in all my students. I aim to help my students become independent learners and fantastic mathematicians.

 Outside of teaching, I enjoy computer programming and sport, especially running, Taekwondo and football. During the lockdown, I actually spent most of the time teaching myself to program in Python. I would like to encourage my students to become independent learners and believe that they can learn and excel in any subject, topic or discipline if they are determined and confident.