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SCHOOL STAFF 2025/2026

Senior Leadership Team

Role

Name

Responsibility

Headteacher

Mrs Dionne Morris

Setting the vision and strategic direction of the school, monitoring excellence and standards, Continued Professional Development for all staff, Deputy Designated Safeguarding Lead (DDSL), Strategic ‘Inclusion’ oversight, EYFS Phase Leader

Deputy Headteacher

Mrs Annaliese van den Berg

Curriculum and Assessment Lead, Strategic Designated Safeguarding Lead (DSL), PTA Link, School Communications Lead, Enrichment, Equalities, Diversity and Equities Lead, Years 1-3 Phase leader

Assistant Headteacher

Ms Camille Faiella

Maths Lead, Behaviour, Wellbeing, Personal Development, Years 4-6 Phase Leader, Students and Volunteers, Medical lead, Deputy Designated Safeguarding Lead (DDSL)

Middle Leadership Team

Inclusion Manager/SENDCO

Mrs Lindsey Snook

SENDCO and Inclusion Lead including SEND, PP, EAL, Designated Teacher for Looked After Children, Deputy Designated Safeguarding Lead (DDSL)

Middle Leader

Mrs Carmen Dabija

Computing, TFL Stars, UNICEF, School Council, Healthy Schools Lead

Middle Leader

Mr Sam Layng

Core Subject Lead- English

Middle Leader

Ms Anne Hopkinson

Early Years Lead

Office Staff

School Business Manager

Ms Monse Castineira

Procurement and strategic school business oversight

Admin Officer

Mrs Debbie Boxell

Day to day admin and HR support

Admin Officer

Miss Hannah Newbigin

Day to day admin and Finance support

Early Years

Teacher

Class

Responsibilities

Support Staff

Ms Sarah Swan

N Beclands

Outdoor Learning including Enrichment & Wellbeing

Mrs Dalia Fuentes Vaskuez, Ms Mahenaz Khan, Mrs Sue Stringer, Ms Chelsea Cunningham

Saimah Sharif (0.5)

 

Mrs Emma Twycross (0.8)

Ms Anne Hopkinson (0.6)

R Freshwater

Phonics and Early Reading

Miss Bethany Lane

R Welham

Phonics and Early Reading

 

Key Stage 1

Teacher

Class

Responsibilities

Support Staff

Mrs Monika Taylor

Y1 Chillerton

PSHE

Ms Muriel Posnic-Boyce, Mrs Louise Tatham, Miss Jess Cleavland (0.5)

Miss Laura Yates, Mrs Debbie Wahab

Ms Hermione Barnes

Y1 Nimrod

ECT+1

*Maths shadow and support

Ms Victoria Berry

Y2 Ribblesdale

NA

Mrs Bridget Murphy

Y2 Salterford

History

Key Stage 2

Mrs Sally Martin (0.6)

Ms Annabel Recaldin (0.4)

Y3 Spalding

RE

Geography

 

Mrs Rija Ahmed, Mr Mark Heffernan, Mrs Jenily Briggs, Ms Charmain Solari, Mrs Melanie

Jamieson,

Ms Sandra Woodman

Miss Jessica Cleavland (0.5), Miss Saima Sharif (0.5)

 

 

Mr Shea Doyle

Y4 Idlecombe

Science

Ms Sheree Eaton

Y4 Longstone

PE & Sports Enrichment

Mr Mark McNaul (ECT)

Y5 Pendle

ECT

 

Miss Stephanie Davis

Y5 Crowborough

 

NA

Mr Samuel Layng

Y6 Ramsdale

English Lead

Ms Camille Faiella 

Annabel Recaldin (0.2)

Y6 Moyser

Assistant Headteacher, Maths Lead

Geography

Ms Dorota Jain

Y6 Cunliffe

Subject Support

Non-Class Based Staff

Mr Selven McFee

Premises Officer

 

 

 

 

NA

 

 

 

 

 

Mr Derick Watson

R-Y6

Sports Coach

Mrs Kasia Bas-Romaniuk

R- Y6

HLTA-Art Technician

Miss Beata Strekowska

R- Y6

HLTA

Mrs Tasnim Osman

R- Y6

HLTA

Ms Nathalie Pouvreau

Y2-Y6

French Teacher & IT Technician

Mrs Hayley Godden

EYFS-Y6

Child and Family Link Worker

DSL and First Aid Lead

Ms Jessica Reeves (0.6)

EYFS-Y6

Music Teacher

 

Ms Sue Stringer

EYFS-Y6

Breakfast Club & Afterschool Club

Miss Haley Wayne

EYFS-Y6

Afterschool Club

Mrs Radhika Lane

EYFS-Y6

Afterschool Club

Ms Zoe Butcher

EYFS-Y6

Afterschool Club

Mrs Sharon Georgiou

EYFS-Y6

Afterschool Club

Mrs Eleni Psaila

EYFS-Y6

Afterschool Club

Mrs Lucy Whitehead

EYFS-Y6

Afterschool Club & Breakfast Club

Mrs Hayley Godden

EYFS-Y6

Afterschool Club Manager