Who’s Who

Emma Bonnin

Head Teacher

What would you have been if you hadn’t been a teacher/assistant head?
An air hostess in a rocket was always my dream

Favourite children’s book:
A French book called Touron et Toucare that I used to read when I was a child

Two desert island teaching resources:
Dice and a ball

Favourite word:
Pantalon – French word for trousers – just like the way it sounds!

Ben Sadler

Deputy Head

Dream holiday
Trekking through the Amazon rainforest or seeing the icebergs and wildlife in Antarctica.

Boat or plane?
Boat

Favourite word
Quintessential

Facts you may not know about me
I run marathons in different European cities.

Tracey Gulliford

Assistant Head - Inclusion/ Pastoral care and Designated Safeguarding Lead

Gill Dukelow

School Business Manager

Dream holiday:
The Maldives

Person who you most admire and why:
My children who have grown up beautiful people

Favourite children’s book:
The Princess & the Peas by Caryl Hart (my granddaughter, Gabriella’s favourite)

Favourite word:
“Hello Nanny” – know it’s 2 words …but it’s my favourite favourite sound : )

Harry Glass

Year 5/6 Team Leader

William Conway

Year 3/4 Team leader

Hazel Lambert

Year 1/2 Team Leader

Tegan Havens

EYFS Team Leader

Harry Glass

Sequoia Class (Year 6) Class Teacher

Two desert island teaching resources:
A guitar, and the book What on Earth happened? by Christopher Lloyd – it’s about ‘The planet, life and people from the Big Bang to the present day’. That should keep us busy.

Favourite word:
Fledermaus. It means ‘bat’ in German, but sounds funny – it translates as ‘flying mouse’ in English. So Batman would be ‘Flying Mouse Man’ in German…

Facts you may not know about me:
I’ve interviewed the children’s picture book writer Chris Haughton (he wrote A Bit Lost and Oh no, George!) for Wrap magazine, which I edit with my sister Polly. Also, writing poems is one of my favourite things to do in the world, and I play tennis whenever I can. My favourite colour is green. I played guitar and sang in a band called ‘The Camden Sporting Arts and Social Club Band’ and we performed at the inaugural Isle of Man Festival.

Natasha Callaghan

Eucalyptus Class (Year 5/6) Class Teacher

Rob Gutteridge

Mahogany Class (Year 5) Class Teacher

What would you have been if you hadn’t have been a teacher?
Sports journalist

Favourite place in the school:
Library in winter, playground in summer

Favourite number:
8

Favourite word:
Nithered (cold)

Duncan Miller

Years 5 and 6 - Intervention teacher

Chyna Dempster

Cedar Class (Year 4) Class Teacher

Zehra Cekic

Olive Class (Year 3/4) Class Teacher

William Conway

Banyan Class (Year 3) Class Teacher - Part time

Nesim Mohamed

Banyan Class (Year 3) Class Teacher - Part time

Lauren Howard

Years 3 and 4 - intervention teacher

Laura Welch

Palm Class (Year 2) Class Teacher

Leah Clifford

Willow Class (Year 1/2) Class Teacher

Tamanna Begum

Maple Class (Year 1) Class Teacher - Part time

Maxine Ninomiya

Maple Class (Year 1) Class Teacher - Part time

Hazel Lambert

Years 1 and 2 - Intervention Teacher

Tegan Havens

Holly Class (Reception) Class Teacher

Favourite children’s book:
It’s hard to choose one but maybe ‘On the Way home’ by Jill Murphy. I love all the imaginative stories she tells her friends and the giant plaster her mum gives her at the end.

Boat or plane?
Plane – I love watching out of the window and boats make me feel a bit seasick

Chocolate or fruit?
Both! Fruit dipped in chocolate sauce! Yum!

Facts you may not know about me:
I’m left handed
I used to go to Pakeman when I was a child

Lauren Howard

Cherry Class (Reception) Class Teacher - Part time

Emma Simpson

Cherry Class (Reception) Class Teacher - Part time

Two desert island teaching resources:
A ‘magic bag’ and a cardboard box

Chocolate or fruit:
Chocolate covered fruit!

Facts you may not know about me:
I am vegetarian

Clare Chinn

Pine Class (Nursery) Class Teacher

Louise Jeffrey

Elm Class (2 Year Old Centre) Early Years Lead Practitioner

Favourite place in the school
Our new 2-Plus Centre

Gym or swim?
Gym

Favourite word
Amazing

Jack Allinson

Music Teacher

Sara Maughan

HLTA

What would you ave been if you hadn’t been a HLTA?
A Hollywood star

Favourite place in the school:
The staffroom

Person you most admire and why:
Betty Boop – she reminds me of myself

Gym or swim?
Gym

Lee Laudat-Scott

HLTA

Favourite place in the school:
The Hub

Gym or swim?
Gym

Facts you may not know about me:
I am a twin

Tay Ismail

Sports Coach and Play Lead

Hildegard Maier

Music Tutor

Favourite place in the school:
Pakeman Paradise – the little garden in the playground

Favourite children’s book:
Room on the Broom by Julia Donaldson

Favourite word:
Equality

Facts you may not know about me:
I run a German choir at Drayton Park School

Irena Jukic

Elm Class (2 Year Old Centre) Early Years Support Worker

Favourite children’s book
The Hungry Caterpillar – especially the page with all the delicious food

Chocolate or Fruit?
Chocolate of any kind!

Favourite number
7 – lucky number

Faye Hunter

LSA in EYFS

Leah Nzingani

LSA in EYFS

Hayate Ait Mansour

LSA in EYFS

Florence Ntim

LSA in EYFS

Janet Kaizik

LSA in EYFS

Favourite place in the school:
Nursery

Favourite number:
3

Favourite word:
Holiday

Facts you may not know about me:
I modelled for Vidal Sassoon

Anna Agapova

LSA in EYFS

Arta Xhaferi

LSA in Years 1 and 2

What would you have been if you hadn’t been a teaching assistant?
A paediatrician

Person you most admire and why:
My mum – I love and admire her for many reasons – personality, knowledge, patience ….

Chocolate or fruit?
Fruit

Favourite word:
Amazing

Becky Catalano

LSA in Years 1 and 2

Angela Pottinger

LSA in Years 1 and 2

What would you have been if you hadn’t been a teaching assistant?
A midwife

Favourite number:
21

Satia Sa Dias

LSA in Years 1, 2, 3 and 4

Tara Wright

LSA in Years 1, 2, 3 and 4

Shyane Davies

LSA in Years 1, 2, 5 and 6

Charlotte Brady

LSA in Years 3 and 4

What would you have been if you hadn’t been a teaching assistant?
A make-up artist (I will be one day!)

Car or walk?
Car

Favourite number:
8

Facts you may not know about me:
I went to school in Portugal
I had a horse called Shalimar

Siobhan McKinley

LSA in Years 3 and 4

Dream holiday:
The Maldives

Favourite children’s book:
The Very Hungry Caterpillar

Two desert island teaching resources:
Post it notes and internet access

Facts you may not know about me:
I can do the splits

Vicky Crossman

LSA in Years 5 and 6

What would you have been if you hadn’t been a Teaching Assistant?
A police detective

Boat or plane?
Plane

Chocolate or fruit?
Both – chocolate banana!

Fahima Khatun

LSA in Years 5 and 6

Favourite place in in the school:
The playground

Person you most admire and why:
Diana, Princess of Wales. She was beautiful, talented and loving. She supported many charities, especially for children

Gym or swim?
Gym

Favourite word:
Happy

Elmi Sharif

LSA in Years 5 and 6

Arlene Scott

Newsletter Lead

Marta Tildesley

Fundraising Lead

Tracey Gulliford

Assistant Head - Inclusion/ Pastoral care and Designated Safeguarding Lead

Natalie Broomes

Child and Family Support Worker

Marcia Harris

Child and Family Support Worker

Tara Wright

SEND LSA Lead

Gill Dukelow

School Business Manager

Dream holiday:
The Maldives

Person who you most admire and why:
My children who have grown up beautiful people

Favourite children’s book:
The Princess & the Peas by Caryl Hart (my granddaughter, Gabriella’s favourite)

Favourite word:
“Hello Nanny” – know it’s 2 words …but it’s my favourite favourite sound : )

Ann Dwyer

Office Manager/ Senior Admin Officer

What would you have been if you hadn’t been an Office Manager?
A vet or a paramedic or maybe a gardener

Two desert island teaching resources:
A fishing rod and a flint. To teach how to catch and cook food

Favourite word:
Hope

Facts you may not know about me:
I love to read and have read 61 books between May 2013 and June 2014. I love to garden and will sometimes do it until it gets dark in the summer. I am a bit OCD about cleaning the house!!!

Estelle Bevis-Murrain

Receptionist/ Clerical Assistant

Person who you most admire and why:
My dad for being an inspiration to young people

Favourite number:
1

Favourite word:
Family

Facts you may not know about me:
I won a local borough volunteering award when I was 17

Steve Wells

Site Manager

Person who you most admire and why:
Walt Disney – he makes people’s dreams come true

Two desert island teaching resources:
Solar powered waterproof satellite phone and a wind-up radio

Favourite word:
Love because of what it represents

Facts you may not know about me:
I represented the UK in boxing

Julie Saunders

Breakfast Club Worker

Jackie Halpin

Breakfast Club Worker

What would you have been if you hadn’t been a Teaching Assistant?
A florist

Dream holiday?
Mexico

Favourite children’s book:
Chicken Licken

Favourite number:
14

Vicky Crossman

Playcentre Lead Part Time

What would you have been if you hadn’t been a Teaching Assistant?
A police detective

Boat or plane?
Plane

Chocolate or fruit?
Both – chocolate banana!

Elmi Sharif

Playcentre Worker

Jackie Halpin

Playcentre Worker

Satia Sa Dias

Playcentre Worker

Julie Saunders

Playcentre Worker

Louise Jeffrey

Playcentre Worker