About our school
Who's who
Leadership team
Headteacher: Gail Weir Deputy Headteacher: Deniz Oguz Assistant Headteacher: Charlotte Millward
Schools Business Manager: Helene Bacchus
Site Manager: Simon Hall
Waverley@Bell Lane
Rebecca Knight and Paula Hurrill
Support staff: Adriana Albu, Hadjilla Allouani, Michelle Crooks, Jess Mackie, Eleanor Hems, Grace Curran, Natalie Maynard, Maria Nazarek, Gemma Shah, Jennie Tabor, Jade Walsh
Playleaders: Dionne Lawson
Admin: Sibel Remzi
Waverley@Honilands
Jade Rustean, Helena Sullivan, Maria Ingrao
Support staff: Wendy Amos, Chelsea Clarke Worroll, Nikki Dalton, Nectaria Damaniou, Safiyyah Dilmohamud, Stephanie Dempster, Latoya Haughton, Julia MacAninch, Karen, Miles, Feride Marqeshi, Olga Rojas Jimenez, Hannah Oswick, Louise Pratt, Renata Pazdzior, Joseph Roberts, Sarah Webster
Playleaders: Afua Acheampongaa
Admin and Care Coordinator: Sara Hassan
Waverley School – Main School
Bluebell Primary 1
Karolina Niementowska-Chrysostomou
Support Staff: Victoria Allwright, Nazire Kuran, Kelly Bamforth, Laura Barnfield, Charmaine Leaback
Poppy
Sharon Ross
Support Staff: Ayshe Behic, Andrea Demetriou, Minu Kavia, Hayley Reader, Gunay Remzi, Kirsty Protasiewicz
Daisy
Sanem Salt
Support Staff: Farzana Butt, Lucy Jenkins, Beata Rutkowska, Wendy Tuansaam, Rachel Winter
Primary 2
Sunflower
Nicki Kemp
Support Staff: Karen Moss, Jodie Skeggs, Michele Spence, Nadine Daybicharran, Feven Kiflemariam
Buttercup
Ella Cove
Support Staff: Sheldon Benson, Graham Kingsbury, Stephanie Laws, Lauren Saffrey, Karen Smith
Rose
Vicky Moore
Support Staff: Nikolett Benke, Lesley Curtis, Koulla Georgiou, Jo Hickman, Gemma O’Brien, Angela Sterlini
Secondary 3
Willow
Tracy Walker and Angela Burnett
Support Staff: Bernadette Palache, Rowena Thompson, Katie Norbury, Dawn Reynolds, Lisa Jayne Turner
Hawthorn
Laura Keating
Support Staff: Dawn Reynolds, Danielle Leaback, Ayesha Siddiqa, Asma Moallim, Tosh Ibrahim, Julie Webster
Ash
Teresa Assado
Support Staff: Natalie Bluffield, Alice Floyd, Shafinaz Jiagoo, Lucy Jinks, Kate Philpott
Secondary 4
Oak
Lorraine Roberts
Support Staff: Karen Atkins, Raheem Crosbourne, Mandy Kempton, Jasmin Thompson, Glen Warby, Emma Wheeler
Larch
Jenny Buck
Support Staff: Eden Lai Kit, Lynn Osborn, Dee Scarlett, Barry Stewart, Alex Tryfonos, Emma Wheeler
Beech
Glenda Aygemang Konadu
Support Staff: Cleo Chrissafi, Claudia Kabir, Lorraine Howard, Angela Lassetta, Lynne Miles
Redwood
Gary Smith
Support Staff: Karen Atkins, Ayse Belber, Rosie France, Nashida Kawsar, Lisa Wall, Lesley West
Playleaders
Guylene Laheye, Pauline Hull, Sue McLean Middleton, Stella Stephens, Jeannie Webb
PPA Teacher cover: Paula Heathman, Angela Burnett
Waverley Outreach: Lorraine Bennett
Non-class-based staff
Art Technician: Elvan Ismail
Care coordinator: Sara Hassan
Medical teaching assistant: Nelly Chamoun
Lifeguards: Rachel Winter, Kevin McElligott
Music Therapy: Jenny Small
Office Staff
Sheniz Gregory, Sibel Remzi Dulger, Kate Philpott
Medical Staff
School Nurse: Kathryn Chandler-Board, Angela Pearce, Desiree Kabia
Therapists
Speech and language: Sofia Castiglione, Sophia Ostroff, Enia Sofia Sa Ferreira Patricio
Physiotherapists: Ilektra Geronta, Hannah Jefferson, Anne Wheeler, Sarah Lancaster, Anna Wojcik, Briony Edwards
Occupational Therapy: Irene Honrade
Non Teaching staff
Kitchen staff
Esther Hamilton, Angelina Amorosi, Jessica Sorleti, Claudette Souop
Premises
Chris Toolan, Simon Hall, 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
Headteacher: Gail Weir
Chair of Governors: Lucille Balcombe
Vice-Chair: Michael Artermis
Parent Governor: Michael Artemis, Marcia Andrew, Simone Barnett, Rupali Bhullar, Lukasz Borkowski
Co-opted: Martin Nield, Lucille Balcombe, Lorraine Roberts, Sibel Remzi Dulger, Fiona Jackson
Staff Governor: Ayshe Behic
Local authority Governor: Nick Dines
Associate members: Helene Bacchus and Deniz Oguz
SEN expertise
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
- Deniz Oguz; Price
- Gail Weir; DSL, Safeguard supervision, manual handling, PODD
- Gary Smith; Transition, PE
- Helena Sullivan; has a Masters in Multi-Sensory impairment
- Jennie Tabor; Price
- Jenny Buck; Price, CAPBS Positive Behaviour Support Coaches Programme
- Kaja Niementowska Chrysostomou; Curriculum lead partway 2
- Laura Keating; Safeguarding, Manual handling, curriculum lead partway 3
- Lorraine Roberts; Halliwick, Manual handling, Cognition
- Lorraine Bennett; Makaton, Outreach, PHSE, student, and volunteers
- Nicki Kemp; Manual handling PODD, Supporting pupils with Retts syndrome
- Sara Hassan; Manual handling
- Sharon Ross; Curriculum lead partway 1
- Tracy Walker, Nikki Dalton; Makaton
Other professionals
Physiotherapy
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
We have a team of occupational therapists. They assess the students for seating to enable correct posture for learning. They support upper climb splinting.
Speech and language therapy
We have a speech therapist team who also work closely with staff developing effective communication systems for each student. They coordinate high-tech assessments for communications.
School nursing
The school nurse ensures the student’s health needs are met while they are at school. She writes care plans and trains staff to give non-oral feeds and guides staff in the management of a range of medical needs.
Dieticians
We have a team of specialist community pediatric dieticians who provide a service to the school; pre covid we offer multidisciplinary feeding clinics in the school for parents and carers. 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 the 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.
Educational psychology
Our educational psychologist supports statutory assessment and writes reports for Education Health and Care Plans as needed.
Music Therapy
Our music therapist works 2 days supporting students in 1:1 or small group sessions.