Who's who
Executive Headteacher: Gail Weir
Head of School : Laura Keating
Deputy Headteachers : Deniz Oguz (main site), Charlotte Millward (Honilands and Bell Lane)
Schools Business Manager: Helene Bacchus
Site Manager: Simon Hall
Waverley@Bell Lane
Head of Department: Rebecca Knight (mat leave)
Teacher/Acting Head of Department: Paula Hurrill
Teacher: Dagmara Dowgird
Nursery Nurse: Jennie Tabor
Higher Level Teaching Assistant: Jessica Mackie
Support staff: Olga Rojas Jimenez, Palmira Roginska Sabharwal, Lorena Bonaventura, Chelsea Clarke Worroll, Vicky Allwright, Saffiyah Dilmohamud, Adriana Albu,
Playleaders: Jade Walsh
Waverley@Honilands
Teachers: Jade Rustean, Helena Sullivan, Maria Ingrao
Nursery Nurse: Hannah Oswick,
Higher Level Teaching Assistant: Nikki Dalton
Support staff: Wendy Amos, Joseph Roberts, Monika Piotrowska, Sarah Webster, Minu Kavia, Kayla Radcliffe, Maria Nazarek, Hadjila Allouani, Shannon Healy,
Playleaders: Afua Acheampongmaa, Dionne Lawson
Waverley School – Main Site
Primary 1
Head of department: Sharon Ross
Teachers: Grace Curran, Sanem Salt, Sharon Ross
Support Staff: Charmaine Leaback, Jasmin Thompson, Sheldon Benson, Barry Stewart, Alice Bounce, Beata Rutowska, Andrea Demetriou, Lynn Miles, Jodie Skeggs, Nazire Kuran, Farzana Butt, Michelle Spence, KJatie Norbury, Nectaria Damaniou, Nikolett Benke, Gunay Remzi,
Higher Level Teaching Assistant: Kirsty Protasiewicz, Graham Kingsbury (M)
Playleader: Guylene Lahaye
Primary 2
Head of department: Nicki Kemp
Teachers: Nicki Kemp, Jahanara Begum, Kaja Niementowska-Chrysostomou
Higher Level Teaching Assistant: Kate Philpott, Laura Barnfield (Monday)
Support Staff: Jo Hickman, Lucy Jinks, Natalie Bluffield, Julie Webster (T), Karen Moss, Lauren Saffrey, Bernadette Palache, Christina Di Marzio, Frere Thein, Rosie France, Stephanie Laws, Camila Manuel, Lucy Jenkins, Kayleigh England
Secondary 3
Head of department: Tracy Walker and Ella Cove
Teachers: Victoria Moore, Ella Cove, Tracy Walker
Higher Level Teaching Assistant: Dawn Reynolds, Rowena Thompson
Support Staff: Lisa Jayne Turner, Alice Floyd, Shaneka Whitely, Pauline Hull, Shafinaz Jiagoo, Ayesha Siddiqa, Danielle Leaback, Alex Tryfonos, Julia MacAninch, Gemme O'Brien, Lesley Curtis, Karen Atkins, Kelly Bamforth, Lorraine Howard,
Playleaders: Sue McLean Middleton, Anuska Nowbuth
Secondary 4
Head of department: Gary Smith and Angela Burnett
Teachers: Urszula Waleciuk, Angela Burnett, Gary Smith, Jenny Buck,
Higher Level Teaching Assistant: Dee Scarlett, Tosh Ibrahim, Graham Kingsbury (Th/F)
Intervenor: Eden Lai Kit
Support Staff:
Mandy Kempton, Glen Warby, Koulla Georgiou, Claudia Kabir, Hannah Grimwood, Tulay
Lynn Osborn, Dee Scarlett, Fatma Eroglu, Patricia Alexander, Ayse Belber, Lesley West, Nicola Pearce,
Lisa Wall, Nashida Kawsar, Emma Wheeler, Edona Ahmed, Margaret Benjamin, Sharon Ewan
Waverley Outreach: Lorraine Bennett, Victoria Moore, Angela Burnett
Non-class-based staff
Care Coordinator: Sara Hassan
Art Technician: Elvan Ismail
Medical care assistant: Nelly Chamoun
Lifeguards: Rachel Winter, Kevin McElligott
Music Therapy: Jenny Small
Our music therapist works 2 days supporting students in 1:1 or small group sessions.
Office manager
Sheniz Gregory,
Admin staff
Sibel Remzi Dulger, Kate Philpott, Leanne Evans, Savita Sarjoo
Kitchen staff
Esther Hamilton, Angelina Amorosi, Jessica Sorleti, Claudette Souop
Premises
Chris Toolan, Kevin McElligott
Weekend caretaker: Paul Davies
Norse Cleaners: Afua Acheampongmaa, Sandra Dixon, Emelia Nyarko, Lorena Larrahondo, Memunatu Koroma, Callum Hassan, Saida Tarabi, George Twumasi Ankrah
School Governors
Executive Headteacher: Gail Weir
Chair of Governors: Lucille Balcombe
Vice-Chair: Michael Artermis
Parent Governor: Michael Artemis, Rupali Bhullar, Lukas Borkowski, Jennifer Waite
Co-opted: Lucille Balcombe, Ella Rachamim, Sibel Remzi Dulger, Fiona Jackson
Staff Governor: Sharon Ross
Local authority Governor: Nick Dines
Associate members: Helene Bacchus, Charlotte Millward and Deniz Oguz
SEN Expertise
All our Teachers are encouraged to further their SEN training with this training our staff are able to provide training and courses for staff, Professionals and Parents;
- Charlotte Millward; Manual handling trainer, trauma informed practice lead (W@H and W@BL), co-author of The Springboard Curriculum
- Deniz Oguz; Price trainer
- Gail Weir; DSL, Safeguard supervision, manual handling trainer, PODD, special yoga practitioner, trauma informed practice lead
- Laura Keating; Safeguarding trainer, manual handling trainer, curriculum lead pathway 3,
- Gary Smith g.smith@waverley-sch.co.uk ; Transition, PE. Careers lead
- Helena Sullivan; Masters in Multi-Sensory impairment, manual handling trainer
- Jennie Tabor; Price trainer
- Jenny Buck; Price trainer, CAPBS Positive Behaviour Support Coaches Programme, special yoga practitioner
- Kaja Niementowska Chrysostomou; Curriculum lead pathway 2
- Lorraine Bennett; Makaton trainer, outreach manager, PHSE, student, and volunteers link person
- Nicki Kemp; Manual handling trainer, PODD, supporting pupils with Rett syndrome
- Sara Hassan; Manual handling trainer
- Sharon Ross; Curriculum lead pathway 1
- Tracy Walker, Nikki Dalton; Makaton trainers
Other professionals
Educational psychology
We purchase educational psychology support from the Enfield Educational Psychology service. They complete statutory assessments and write reports for Education Health and Care Plans as needed. Claire Collins is currently our allocated EP.
Teacher for hearing impaired
Katy Clark works with pupils and staff who support pupils with hearing impairments.
Teacher for the visual impaired
Waverley is supported by Joseph Clark VI service.
Teacher for the blind and visually impaired
NHS Staff
Physiotherapy Sarah Lancaster, Anna Wojcik, Briony Edwards, Rachelle Joyce; physio technicians: Anne Wheeler, Kelly Bamforth
We have a team of physiotherapists who work with the majority of pupils. Programs are written by the therapists and shared with class teams and parents. The physiotherapists may offer a block of therapy to students which are linked to their Education Health and Care Plan. They advise on standers and walkers.
Occupational therapy Irene Honrade, Jessica Patel
We have a team of occupational therapists. They assess the students for seating to enable correct posture for learning. They support upper limb splinting.
Speech and language therapy Sofia Castiglione, Sophie Spicer, Enia Sofia Sa Ferreira Patricio
We have a speech therapy team who also work closely with staff developing effective communication systems for each student. They coordinate high-tech assessments for communications.
Special School Nursing Team Kathryn Chandler-Board, Angela Pearce, Yvonne Cusker
The SSNT ensures the pupil’s health needs are met while they are at school. They writes care plans and train staff to give non-oral feeds and guide staff in the management of a range of medical needs.
Dieticians
We have a team of specialist community paediatric dieticians who provide a service to the school. In doing so we have integrated our service and worked closely with the speech and language therapist around aspects of swallowing problems and with the class teachers and teaching assistants around updating feeding regimes and any feeding concerns raised. They work closely with the parents and carers to ensure they are supported in a timely manner around their child’s feeding and feeding regimes.
Paediatrician
A paediatrician delivers clinics at school for pupils who have significant health needs.