Our Staff
Senior Leadership Team
| Name | Role | |
|---|---|---|
| Miss. M. Hayes |
Principal DDSL |
mhayes@bestacademies.org.uk |
| Mrs. S. George | Assistant Head Teacher | sgeorge@bestacademies.org.uk |
| Mrs. N. Ashfaq | Assistant Head Teacher | nashfaq@bestacademies.org.uk |
| Mrs. L. Chilakapati* |
EYFS Lead DDSL |
lchilakapati@bestacademies.org.uk |
| Mrs. C. Mazzey | English Lead | cmazzey@bestacademies.org.uk |
| Mrs. K. Lay * | Family Liaison Officer and Safeguarding Officer. Designated Safeguarding Lead | klay@bestacademies.org.uk |
| Mrs. S. McCloskey |
Inclusion Lead (SENDCO) DDSL |
smccloskey@bestacademies.org.uk |
| Miss. R. Day * | Business Manager | reday@bestacademies.org.uk |
School Office Team
| Name | Role |
|---|
| Miss. R. Day * | Business Manager EVC | reday@bestacademies.org.uk |
| Mrs. I. Sharma* | School Receptionist | isharma@bestacademies.org.uk |
| Mrs L. Saunders | School Administrator & Attendance Officer EVC | lsaunders@bestacademies.org.uk |
Teaching Staff
| Name | Role | |
|---|---|---|
| Mrs. L Chilakapati |
N Teacher / EYFS Lead |
lchilakapati@bestacademies.org.uk |
| Miss. K Valunkonyte | Reception Teacher | kvalukonyte@bestacademies.org.uk |
| Mrs. V Hales | Reception Teacher | vhales@bestacademies.org.uk |
| Mrs. C Mazzey | Yr 1/2 Teacher | cmazzey@bestacademies.org.uk |
| Mrs. F Hart | Yr 1/2 Teacher | fhart@bestacademies.org.uk |
| Mrs. K Kennedy | Yr 1/2 Teacher | kkennedy@bestacademies.org.uk |
| Mrs. H Strong | Yr 1/2 Teacher | hstrong@bestacademies.org.uk |
| Mr. M Murphy | Yr 1/2 Teacher | mmurphy@bestacademies.org.uk |
| Miss. C. McGowan | Yr 3/4 Teacher | cmcgowan@bestacademies.org.uk |
| Miss. S Prosper | Yr 3/4 Teacher | sprosper@bestacademies.org.uk |
| Mrs. N Ashfaq | Yr 3/4 Teacher | nashfaq@bestacademies.org.uk |
| Miss. S Younas | Yr5 Teacher | syounas@bestacademies.org.uk |
| Miss. E Palmer | Yr5 Teacher | epalmer@bestacademies.org.uk |
| Mrs. S George | Yr6 Teacher | sgeorge@bestacademies.org.uk |
| Miss. T Shannon | Yr6 Teacher | tshannon@bestacademies.org.uk |
| Mr. R Lacey | PE Teacher | rlacey@bestacademies.org.uk |
Early Years Support Staff
| Name | Role | |
|---|---|---|
| Mrs. L. Chilakapati |
EYFS Lead DDSL |
lchilakapati@bestacademies.org.uk |
| Mrs. C Marchis | Nursery Room Lead & BASC | |
| Mrs. E Shehu* | Early Years Practitioner | |
| Mrs. R Bandeira-Falace* | Early Years Practitioner | |
| Mrs. P Hammond* | Early Years Practitioner | |
| Mrs. E Hoda* | Early Years Practitioner | |
| Miss. S Younis | Early Years Practitioner | |
| Mrs. M Mohamath-Ali* | Early Years Practitioner | |
| Miss. S Powell* | Early Years Practitioner | |
| Miss. S Thangaraj | Early Years Practitioner | |
| Miss. F Johnson | Early Years Practitioner |
Learning Support Assistants
| Name | Role | |
|---|---|---|
| Mrs. L Paul * | HLTA / Cover Supervisor | |
| Mrs. G Finch * | HLTA | |
| Mrs. C Weatherley | HLTA | |
| Miss. K Taylor * | LSA | |
| Mrs L Cracana* | LSA & Before/After School Club Lead | |
| Mrs. J Osmani* | LSA | |
| Miss. S Boundy * | LSA | |
| Miss. V Kirk * |
LSA & Before/After School Club Support |
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| Miss. S James * |
LSA |
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| Miss. S. Begum * |
LSA |
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| Miss. B Miller* |
LSA & Before/After School Club Support |
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| Mrs. V Bailey * | LSA | |
| Miss L Walsh* | LSA | |
| Mrs. J Bright | SATs Support |
Kitchen Staff (Dolce Catering)
| Name | Role |
|---|---|
| Miss. Kingsley | Kitchen Manager (Dolce Catering) |
| Mrs. Khalid | Kitchen Assistant (Dolce Catering) |
Midday and Wrap Around Staff
| Name | Role |
|---|---|
| Mr. S Wells | Before / After School Club Support |
| Mr. Y Bhogal | Before / After School Club Support |
| Miss. L White* | Before / After School Club & Midday Assistant |
| Mrs. M Sherifi | Before / After School Club & Midday Assistant |
| Mrs. T Habibi * | Midday Supervisory Assistant |
| Mrs. N Noori* | Midday Supervisory Assistant |
| Mrs. A Begum* | Midday Supervisory Assistant |
| Mrs. N Kamal | Midday Supervisory Assistant |
| Mr. Torran | School Dog |
*Identified trained first-aider