School Staff 2025-2026
Senior Leadership Team
Tara Baig - Headteacher
Caroline Collins - Head of School Business
Nicholas Reed - Assistant Head
Lianne Buckland - Assistant Head
Office & Site Staff
Caroline Collins - Head of School Business & Attendance Lead
Erica Niccoli - Administrative Assistant
Hassan Wassagou - Site Manager
Early Years
Reception
Lianne Buckland - Assistant Head Teacher / Geography, PSHE & RSHE Lead / ECT Co-ordinator / Volunteers & Student TAs Co-ordinator / Staff Wellbeing / Mental Health Lead / Class Teacher (0.6)
Olivia Chesney - Class Teacher (0.4)
Emina Podbicanin - LSA
Debbie Newbury - LSA (Mon-Thurs)
Zenny Gezahegn - Early Years Educator
Shahida Abbasi - TA
Majlinda Plaku - LSA / ELSA
Lina Markelyte - LSA (Friday)
Key Stage 1 - Year 1
Megan Southern - Class Teacher / Music Lead / English Lead (EYFS & KS1)
Louisa Lehat - LSA
Mariam Ferdous - LSA
Paulette Rose - LSA
Resource Base
Class E
Ornela Duka - Class Teacher (0.8) / R.E. Co-ordinator / Humanities Team
Vicki Boughanmi - LSA / ELSA
Natasha Pope - LSA
Class P
Rachel Davis - Class Teacher / Assistant SENDCo / Computing Lead
Nagwa Idriss - LSA / Lunchtime Supervisor
Key Stage 1 - Year 2
Lauren Picken - Class Teacher / Key Stage 1 Lead / Sciene Lead / Maths Lead / Deputy DSL / Parent Links Co-ordinator / Climate Change Team / New Staff Mentor (KS1)
Florine Hasani - LSA
Key Stage 2 (Yrs 3 & 4)
Year 3
Millie Williamson - Class Teacher / History Lead & Humanities Team
Year 4
Gemma Potter - Class Teacher / Key Stage 2 Lead / Design & Technology Lead / Climate Change & Industrial Strategy Lead / Behaviour Lead
Lina Markelyte - LSA (Mon-Thurs)
Anthea James - LSA (Fri)
Jemma Golding - LSA
Key Stage 2 (Yrs 5 & 6)
Year 5
Nicholas Reed - Assistant Head Teacher / SENDCo / Inclusion / DSL / Head of Speech & Language Unit / Art Lead / Social Justice Lead / Work Experience Co-ordinator / Computing Team / Class Teacher (0.5)
Monica Kourtoumbellidou - Class Teacher (0.5) / English Lead (KS2) / Humanities Team Lead
Shilpi Alam - LSA
Lucy Dera - LSA
Year 6
Nettie Peakes - Class Teacher / MfL Lead / School Council / Events Management & Productions / Extra-Curricular Clubs & Play Centre Lead / Fundraising / PE & Sports Premium Lead
Diane Todd - LSA (0.4)
Anthea James - LSA / ELSA (Mon-Thurs)
Additional Team Members
Amandine Lepachelet -Speech & Language Therapist (Speech & Language Unit, NHS)
Rebecca O'Malley - Speech & Language Therapist (Mainstream, NHS)
Sophie McGeachy - Speech & Language Therapist (Mainstream, NHS)
Grace McCahon - Occupational Therapist
Dr Emma Denholm - Educational Psychologist
Samuel Anifalaje - Sports Coach
Susan Aikman - Intervention Teacher