Staff
We have a strong and diverse team of deaf and hearing professionals who work closely together to meet our children’s needs. These include qualified Teachers of the Deaf (TOD’s), a Deaf Instructor, Teaching Assistants (TA’s), British Sign Language Interpreters, an Educational Audiologist, Speech and Language Therapists, Physiotherapists and Occupational Therapists. We also work closely with other professionals to ensure every child’s needs are fully met.
Our staff are experts in their field and are committed to sharing best practice and constantly learning, developing and innovating so that our school continues to offer the very best education to deaf children.
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| Leadership/Senior Management Team | |
| Dani Sive | Headteacher |
| Catherine Drew | Deputy Headteacher; KS1 and KS2 Team Leader |
| Angela Scheffer | Business Manager |
| Ashley Hodgkinson | Early Years Team Leader |
| Katie Johnston | SENCO |
| Business Team | |
| Michele Gordon | Assistant Business Manager |
| Fahmida Akther | Receptionist |
| Sophia Foucher | Receptionist |
| Max Crisera | Facilities Manager |
| Levi Joseph | Facilities Assistant |
| Teachers | |
| Ashley Hodgkinson | Early Years Class Teacher |
| Samira Mohamed | Key Stage 1 Class Teacher |
| Mairead Harley | Key Stage 2 Class Teacher |
| Leyla Jeilani | Key Stage1/2 Class Teacher |
| Hiral Shah | Key Stage 2 Class Teacher |
| Teaching Assistants/Support Staff | |
| Ross Terry | Higher Level Teaching Assistant (HLTA) |
| Lee Smith | Higher Level Teaching Assistant (HLTA) |
| Minara Khan | Teaching Assistant |
| Grisha Malik | Teaching Assistant |
| Ciaran McCarthy | Teaching Assistant |
| Georgia Dimopoulou | Teaching Assistant |
| Emily Crowe | 1:1 Teaching Assistant |
| Janet Payne | 1:1 Teaching Assistant |
| Chiara Bianchini | 1:1 Teaching Assistant |
| Bengi-Sue Sirin | 1:1 Teaching Assistant |
| Regena Williams | 1:1 Teaching Assistant |
| Heidi Ellich-Beasley | 1:1 Teaching Assistant |
| Sharon Stanford | 1:1 Teaching Assistant |
| Nimco Hersi | 1:1 Teaching Assistant |
| Subhaan Butt | 1:1 Teaching Assistant |
| Eleni Botonaki | 1:1 Teaching Assistant |
| Musummath Anisa | 1:1 Teaching Assistant |
| Mischa Cooke | Deaf Instructor |
| Lisa Smith | Deaf Instructor |
| Louise Wilks | In-house BSL Interpreter |
| Emma Gorman | Librarian |
| Amjit Worrell | BSL Teacher |
| Caroline Delgado | BSL Teacher (Level 1 and Level 2) |
| Professional Partners | |
| Wendy Martin | Speech and Language Therapist |
| Sian Kelly | Speech and Language Therapist |
| Claire Elliott-Purdy | Speech and Language Therapist |
| Amanda Witham | Physiotherapist |
| Charlotte Anastasi | Occupational Therapist |
| Ruth Montgomery | Music Teacher |
| Tony Gillies | Educational Audiologist |
| Carla Wasilonek | Educational Psychologist |
| Natalie Emmett | School Nurse |