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Staff

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 Music Lead + LEAP Singing & Music teacher

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

Millie John

Steel Pans Teacher

Jon D'Agostino

School Counsellor

Anthony Abraham

Behaviour Support

Jatin Shamji

LEAP Business Consultant

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

Jacuqline Lee Philo

Sulania Dju

Sous Chef

Kitchen Assistant

Kitchen Assistant

Collin Gallant

Premises Manager

Rashid Sebihi &

Kayode Oguntimilehim

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 - 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)

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 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