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Staff List

Executive Headteacher Louise Nichols  

Headteacher

Karen Pedro     

 

Deputy Headteachers

Edyta Ballantyne

 

Fran Slot

EYFS Phase Lead

 

 SENDCo

Assistant Headteacher Ella Jones  
LEAP Associate Deputy Headteachers

Lisa Clarke

 

Meret Stokes

ITT Lead

 

Curriculum Lead   Maternity leave

Nursery Teacher Huw Greenwood  
Early Years Educators

Rima Begum 
Shajeda Aziz-Bell

Annable Rising

Maternity leave

 

Maternity cover

Reception Teachers

George Galliano 

Phoebe Nevill 

Sophie Marriott

 
Year 1 Teacher

Annie Taylor

Molly Ward

 

Gayhurst Phonics Lead

Year 2 Teachers

Sonya Forte 

Lorraine Capoccia

Year 1/2 Phase Lead

 

Year 3 Teachers

Ellie Capano

Jeremy Koranteng

Year 3/4 Phase Lead
Year 4 Teachers

Ally Weston

Rachel Townsend

Ruwayda Aboobaker

LEAP Design & Technology Lead

 

Year 5 Teachers

Ella Jones

Fatou Faye

Year 5/6 Phase Lead

Year 5/6 Teacher

 David Burdett 

LEAP Science Lead
Year 6 Teachers

Jack Moody  

Cheryl Jeffers 

 

 

Additional Teachers

Lorraine Karunaratne

Janne Cornish

Fraser Allerdice

Angelica Manuzon

SENDCo

LEAP English Lead

Support teacher

Support teacher

IT & Media Technician

Kurian Zachariah

Harry Stoutt

 
Pastoral Support Manager Toki Otudeko  
Learning Mentor Patricia Grant
 
 
School Counsellor (LEAP) Jon D'Agostino  
Behaviour Support (LEAP) Anthony Abraham  
Communication Manager Emma de Sausmarez  
Breakfast Club Melissa Gregory
Fotene Efthymiou
 
Teaching Assistants

Melissa Gregory 

Luiza Popovici

Darell Philip
Rose Francis
Maxine Nicholson
Jacqueline Brand
Cheryl Hamilton
Sharen Woodward
Fotene Efthymiou
Katrina Cadogan
Julie Philipson
Saritha Ramanee-Murphy

Nicola Wright

Kelly Smith

Assistant Cycling Instructor

 

Teaching & Learning Associates

Laura Philipson
Lauren Saffery

 

 

 

LEAP Business Consultant Jatin Shamji  
LEAP Finance Manager Parveen Razzaque  

LEAP Federation

HR Manager

Camilla Addison  
Office Manager Dana Hansle  
Admin Assistant 

Amma Cofie

 

Premises Manager Darren Gregory Lead Cycling Instructor
Assistant Premises Manager Nicholas George Cleaners Supervisor
Kitchen Staff

Sergio Vitale

Diego Esse
Zenaida Spencer

LEAP Executive Chef

Sous Chef

Kitchen Assistant

School cleaners

Lorna Edwards

Aida Lima

Zenaida Spencer

 

 

LEAP Cross School Staff 

We have a number of staff who are subject leads or specialists and who work across all four of our LEAP schools (Gayhurst, Kingsmead,  Mandeville & Grasmere) promoting excellence in their field:

LEAP Cross School Subject Leads

English Lead - Janne Cornish 

Maths Lead - Sarah Betney (K)

Religious Education Lead - Shenaz Begum (K)

History Lead - Katherine Turley (M)  - maternity leave

Science Lead - David Burdett (G)

Design and Technology Lead - Ally Weston (G) 

Music Lead - Ben de Sausmarez (K)

Computing Lead - Omi Bozdogan (K)

Spanish Lead -  Kavita Desai (M)

Art Lead - Evelyln Deeney (K) (covering maternity leave)

Geography Lead - Daniel Turner (Gr)

 

LEAP EYFS Leads:  Samantha Fennel (M & K)  Edyta Ballantyne (G)

LEAP Sports Coaches: Freddy Katanga (M & K), Sanchez Ming (K &G)

 

Other staff working across the LEAP Federation

Louise Nichols – Executive Headteacher

Jatin Shamji - LEAP Business Consultant

Camilla Addison - LEAP HR Manager

Parveen Razzaque – LEAP Finance Manager

Meret Stokes - LEAP Associate Deputy Head: Curriculum Lea(maternity leave)

Lisa Clarke - LEAP Deputy Head: Initial Teacher Training  Lead & ECT Mentor 

Michelle Miller - LEAP Education Welfare Officer

Anthony Abraham - Behaviour Mentor support

Emma de Sausmarez – LEAP Communications & Community Liaison

Thomas Walker – Chef Educator at Hackney School of Food

Lidka D’Agostino – LEAP School Gardener & Educator at Hackney School of Food

Dorinia Harley – LEAP Dance Instructor

Victor Opeyokun – LEAP Drumming Teacher

Millie John – LEAP Steel Pans Teacher

Jon D'Agostino - LEAP School Counsellor

Autumn Williams - LEAP Gymnastics Tutor 

Kurian Zachariah & Harry Stoutt  - IT Consultants