Lower School Staff
Please click on the expandable section below to see our key staff at the Lower School.
Senior Leadership Team
Executive Headteacher
Head of Lower School
Deputy Headteacher / KS2 Lead
(Year 3, Year 4, Year 5, Year 6)
Assistant Headteacher / SENCO / Inclusion Manager / EYFS Phase Lead / KS1 Lead (Year 1, Year 2)
Teaching Staff
| Ms Sam Sutton | Reception (ELM) |
| Mrs Edeline Simon | Reception (OAK) |
| Ms Sharujah Balaraman | Year 1 (ASH) |
| Ms Lai Chu Mo | Year 1 (YEW) |
| Ms Samantha Newell | Year 2 (HOLLY) |
| Ms Latisha Cater | Year 2 (FIR) |
| Ms Kate Hilderman (Ms Leena on Maternity Leave till Jan '26) | Year 3 (BEECH) |
| Mrs Tanvi Pound | Year 3 (SYCAMORE) |
| Ms Sajindira Panchalingam | Year 4 (CHERRY) |
| Ms Deborah Paknadel | Year 4 (CHESTNUT) |
| Mrs Harpreet Ahtti | Year 5 (MAPLE) |
| Ms Natercia Ferreira -Teves (Mon-Thurs) Ms Halima Al Shaheen (Fri) |
Year 5 (WILLOW) |
| Ms Dominique Landry | Year 6 (POPLAR) |
| Mr Joseph Faircloth | Year 6 (ROWAN) |
Support Staff
| Ms Elaine Patton | Early Years Educator (Reception Oak) |
| Mrs Jekaterina Sumner | Early Years Educator (Reception Elm) |
| Ms Lucy Waring | Teaching Assistant (Year 1 Yew) |
| Mrs Kausar Dadd | Teaching Assistant (Year 1 Ash) |
| Mrs Hameeda Shams Ul Aslam | Teaching Assistant (Year 2 Holly) |
| Mrs Chandni Madani | Teaching Assistant (Year 2 Fir) |
| Ms Claire Francis | Teaching Assistant (Year 3) |
| Ms Vanessa James | Teaching Assistant (Year 4) |
| Ms Christelle Pambu | Teaching Assistant (Year 5) |
| Mrs Charulata Parmar | Teaching Assistant (Year 6) |
| Mrs Baljit Bulsara | 1:1 Learning Support Assistant |
| Mrs Dhiba Malik | 1:1 Learning Support Assistant |
| Ms Stephanie Brewster | 1:1 Learning Support Assistant |
| Mrs Jekita Lalji | 1:1 Learning Support Assistant |
| Ms Kajal Mehta | 1:1 Learning Support Assistant |
| Mrs Sheetal Patel | 1:1 Learning Support Assistant |
| Ms Walina Nooristani | 1:1 Learning Support Assistant |
| Mrs Kinga Rogozinska-Wojcik | 1:1 Learning Support Assistant |
| Ms Rita Okor | 1:1 Learning Support Assistant |
| Mr Jeremy Stewart | PE provided by The Elms Sports |
| Mrs Sara Lannaman-Williams |
Upper and Lower School Library Manager and HLTA |
Learning Support Staff
| Mrs Anita Parmar | Learning Mentor / Attendance Officer /Home-School Liason Officer/ELSA |
| Mrs Charulata Parmar | HLTA |
| Ms Gian Lau | Visiting Speech and Language Consultant |
| Ms Elaine Patton | ELSA |
Administrative Staff
| Mrs Lucy Allman | Office Supervisor (Including Admissions) |
| Mrs Irene Dickinson | Administration Assistant |
| Mrs Linda Jones | Administration Assistant |
| Ms Sunita Bharj | Welfare Officer |
Catering Team
| Mr Jagdish Patel | Head Chef |
| Ms Marjorie Smalling | Kitchen Assistant |
| Ms Dionne Johnson | Kitchen Assistant |
| Ms Liliana Jucan | Kitchen Assistant |
| Ms Luljeta Hysa | Kitchen Assistant |
| Ms. Fiknete Gashi | Kitchen Assistant |
Housekeeping
| Ms. Mina Mekaoui | Cleaner |
| Mr. Thillaithevan Sithambara-Pillai | Cleaner |
| Ms. Dionne Johnson | Cleaner |
| Ms. Layla Mohamed | Cleaner |
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