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Meet the Staff Team

Role  Name

Louise Nichols

Executive Headteacher

Evelyn Deeney Headteacher

Ruth Mackintosh

Deputy Headteacher & Inclusion (SENDCo)

Meret Stokes

Lisa Clarke

LEAP Associate Deputy Headteacher: (maternity leave)

LEAP Associate Deputy Headteacher:

Sarah Betney Assistant Headteacher LEAP Maths Lead

Shenaz Begum

Yr 6 class teacher LEAP Religious Education Lead + Sustainability Lead

Jane Walden (4 days) +

Sarah Betney (1 day)

Yr 5 class teachers

Omi Leong

Yr 4 class teacher Leap Computing Lead

Hang Nguyen

Yr 3 class teachers Sustainability Lead

Dallyn Bailey

Yr 2 class teacher

Stephanie John-Baptiste

Finn Keatinge

Yr 1 class teacher Phonics Lead

Yr 1 class teacher

Chloe Goulding

+ Elif Demirbas

Reception class teachers

Ben de Sausmarez

Nursery class teacher LEAP Performing Arts & Events Lead 

Susan Merchant

Nursery Officer

Julia Simon

Teaching and Learning Associate (midday supervisor & breakfast club)

Ibrahim Dogan

Teaching Assistant (deputy midday supervisor)

Hilda McWilliams

Teaching Assistant (midday supervisor)

Amanda Smith

Teaching Assistant (senior midday supervisor & breakfast club)

Angela Prescod

Teaching Assistant

Hira Siddiqui

Teaching Assistant

Aisha Kabia

Teaching Assistant

Sadiya Begum

Teaching Assistant

Maryam Ali

Teaching Assistant

Dorinia Harley

Dance Teacher

Victor Opeyokun

Drumming Teacher

Kerry Cumberbatch

Steel Pans Teacher

Jon D'Agostino

School Counsellor

Freddy Katanga

Pastoral Support Lead & Specialist PE Teacher

Jatin Shamji

LEAP Senior Business Consultant

Mel Burrows

LEAP Business Operations Manager

Camilla Addison

LEAP HR Manager

Parveen Razzaque

LEAP Finance Manager

Kurian Zachariah

IT Consultant

Emma de Sausmarez

Communications & Community Liaison (Deputy DSL)

Michelle Miller

Debs Fitzpatrick

Senior Admin Officer & LEAP Education Welfare Officer

Receptionist & Admin Officer

Lidka D'Agostino

School Gardener

Sergio Vitale

Shernnett Mecaley

LEAP Executive Chef

Head Chef

Ana Mendes

Sulania Dju

Sous Chef

Kitchen Assistant

Collin Gallant

Premises Manager

Rashid Sebihi 

Assistant Caretakers

Casandra Grant

Cleaner supervisor

Liz Kean

Sulania Dju

Cleaner

Cleaner

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 (Kingsmead, Gayhurst, 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 - to be confirmed
  • Music Lead - James Moriarty (M)
  • Computing Lead - Omi Bozdogan (K)
  • Spanish Lead - Kavita Desai (M) maternity leave
  • Art Lead - Evelyn Deeney (K) (covering maternity leave)
  • Geography Lead - Daniel Barrett (Gr)
  • Performing Arts & Events Lead - Ben de Sausmarez (K)
  • LEAP EYFS Leads: Samantha Fennel (M & K), Lisa Clarke (Gr), Edyta Ballantyne (G)
  • LEAP Sports Coaches: Freddy Katanga (M& K), Sanchez Ming (K &G)
LEAP Federation Central Team
  • Louise Nichols – Executive Headteacher
  • Jatin Shamji - Senior Business Consultant
  • Mel Burrows - Business Operations Manager
  • Parveen Razzaque – Finance Manager
  • Camilla Addison - Human Resources Manager
  • Emma de Sausmarez – LEAP Communications
Other staff working across the LEAP Federation
  • Meret Stokes - LEAP Associate Deputy Head: Curriculum Lead (maternity leave)
  • Lisa Clarke - LEAP Deputy Head: Initial Teacher Training Lead& ECT Mentor
  • Michelle Miller - LEAP Education Welfare Officer
  • 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
  • Jon D'Agostino - LEAP School Counsellor
  • Autumn Williams - LEAP Gymnastics Tutor
  • Kurian Zachariah & Harry Stoutt - IT Consultants
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