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Staff List

Executive Headteacher Louise Nichols Strategic leadership & Safeguarding

Headteacher

Karen Pedro     

Leadership of Teaching & Learning, Assessment, Day to day management & Safeguarding

Deputy Headteachers

Jacqueline Thornton

 

 

 

Fran Slot

Curriculum, Mental Health Lead, Enrichment, Music, Visits & Trips, CPD, Staff induction & Safeguarding

 

Inclusion, SENDCo, Behaviour, Attendance & Punctuality & Safeguarding

LEAP Associate Deputy Headteachers

Lisa Clarke

 

Meret Stokes

Initial Teacher Training, ECT Mentor

 

Curriculum Lead

Phase Leads

Lisa Clarke

(Early Years)
  Sonya Forte (Year 1/2)
  Marsha Speede (Year 3/4)
  Winnie Prince (Year 5/6)
Nursery Teacher Huw Greenwood  
Early Years Educators

Rima Begum 
Shajeda Aziz

 
Reception Teachers

Chloe Heath &

Lucy Michael

 

Kashmir Gujra

 
Year 1 Teachers George Galliano  
  Victoria Goodhew  
Year 2 Teachers

Sonya Forte 

Phoebe Nevill 
Lauren Hyett &

Fatou Faye

 

 

 

 

Year 3 Teachers

Clare Unwin

Ellie Capano

 
Year 3/4 Teacher

Marhsa Speede

 

Year 4 Teachers

Eoghan Ryan
David Burdett

 

LEAP Science Lead

Year 5 Teachers Sophie Hinchliffe
Rachel Townsend

LEAP Art Lead

LEAP PHSE Lead

Year 5/6 Teacher

Winnie Prince    

 
Year 6 Teachers

Jack Moody  

Cheryl Jeffers &

Holly Heaton

 

 

 

Additional Teachers

Lorraine Karunaratne

Lorraine Capoccia

Ally Weston

Mensah Hart

SENDCo

Year 3 & 5 Maths groups

LEAP Design & Technology Lead 

Music Tutor

IT & Media Technician

Kurian Zachariah

Sam Rudd

 
Pastoral Support Manager Toki Otudeko  
Learning Mentor Patricia Grant
 
 
School Counsellor Jon D'Agostino  
Communications & Website Emma de Sausmarez  
Breakfast Club Melissa Gregory
Fotene Efthymiou
 
Teaching Assistants

Melissa Gregory           

Luiza Popovici

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

Lisa Allen 

Nicola Wright

Kelly Smith

Assistant Cycling Instructor

 

Teaching & Learning Associates

Laura Philipson
Lauren Saffery

Cerrise Jones

 

maternity leave

 

Midday Meal Supervisors

Shipla Begum
Fotene Efthymiou
Donna Langford
Jackie Murphy
Christine Small
Paulette Wallace
Larysa Muzyczka

Sheryl Payne

 
LEAP Federation Business Manager Cyrilene Malcolm  

LEAP Federation

HR Manager

Joanna Makaruk  
Senior Admin Officer Dana Hansle  
Admin Assistant / Receptionist

Amma Cofie

 

 

 

 

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

Sergio Vitale

Gregorio

Hodan Abdullahi
Zenaida Spencer

Head Chef

Sous Chef

School cleaners

Lorna Edwards

Shirley Elliot

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 three of our LEAP schools (Kingsmead, Gayhurst and Mandeville) promoting excellence in their field:

LEAP Cross School Subject Leads

English Lead - Janne Cornish (K)

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 - Sophie Hinchliffe (G)

Geography Lead - Daniel Turner (M)

 

 

LEAP EYFS Leads:  Samantha Fennel (M & K), Lisa Clarke (G)

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

 

Other staff working across the LEAP Federation

Louise Nichols – Executive Headteacher

Cyrilene Malcolm – LEAP Business Manager

Joanna Makaruk - LEAP HR Manager

Parveen Razzaque – LEAP Finance Manager

Meret Stokes - LEAP Associate Deputy Head: Curriculum Lead 

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

Michelle Miller - LEAP Education Welfare Officer

Anthony Abraham - LEAP Behaviour Mentor

Emma de Sausmarez – LEAP Communications and Community Liaison

Thomas Walker – Chef Educator at Hackney School of Food

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

Dorinia Harley – LEAP Dance Teacher

Aaron Tanice – LEAP Drumming Teacher

Aran Thomas – LEAP Steel Pans Teacher

Jon D'Agostino - LEAP School Counsellor

Autumn Williams - LEAP Gymnastics Tutor