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Woodlane High School has a dedicated team of specialist staff who hold appropriate qualifications relevant to their roles. Many have years of experience teaching or supporting within an SEND environment and are eager to work with the pupils and the range of needs within the school. All staff, regardless of role have completed an enhanced DBS check, have an understanding of safeguarding and are eligible to work within Woodlane. Safer recruitment processes ensure this information is verified prior to appointment. 

All staff are supported to enable pupils, this is done by ongoing training, monitoring and guidance. View current staff through the areas of responsibility below.

School Leadership Team

Role Name  
Headteacher/DSL Claire Maynard
Deputy Head Tim Heapy
Deputy Head (KS3)/DSL Robert Morgan
Assistant Head (KS4)      Stephanie Corless
School Business Manager    Dona John

 

 

Teaching Staff

Department Name  
Lead Practitioner/SENDCO/MMH Coordinator/History Mary Jelen
Lead Practitioner/EHCP Coordinator/Intervention Teacher Jenny Jermain
English/Literacy Nadia Martin

Maths/Numeracy Sameer Patel
Science

Mairead Ulamoleka

Computing/Virtual Learning Leader Shamima Islam
Art and Design Richard Freitas
Design Technology/TA Leader

Alison Hall 

Nurture Leader Emma Davey

French

Catherine Till

PSCHE Emma Cullen

RE/Geography/Vocational Studies Sylwia Wieliczko
PE/Parent Partnership Leader

Joseph Entwistle

Transition Leader Sonal Hirani

KS4 Nurture Teacher

Sarah Winskell

 

 

 

 

 

Non-Teaching Team

Admin and Finance

Department Name  
School Business Manager     Dona John    
Administration Officer     Vacancy

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Receptionist/Administration Assistant

Tina Miller

Exams Officer      Richard Freitas
IT Consultant (TurnItOn) Angel Angelov

Premises Staff

Name Department  
Daniel Busby Site & Facilities Manager

Senior Teaching Assistant  

Name    
Sarah Blinco Senior TA

 

Teaching Assistants

Name Subject Specialism  
Peter Opiyo Lamolony

HLTA/Cover Supervisor

Vacancy

HLTA/Cover Supervisor/EHCPs

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Chloe Ponciano HLTA/Mental Health

 

Lucy Farrell HLTA/MMH

 

Meriel Carmona French/Spanish
Lexy Reid Key Worker/Nurture

Reece Summers Key Worker

Zach Foxall Maths

Zara Din (Apprentice) maternity leave

Art

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Kevin Ayree 

PE

 

 

 

 

Shilan Ahmed Specialist TA/Science Lab Technician

Debbie Watkins Specialist TA- Careers Advisor/ PSCHE

Susan Jackson Transition

Abdullah Shah Computing Specialist TA

Amanda Smith  English

Molly Berentson O'Donnell Humanaties/ Specialist TA - Travel & Independence Trainer

Jayden Henry (Apprentice) Food Technology

Saliha Belarbaoui Djebbar Key Worker

Demi Bolton (Apprentice) Key Worker/Nurture

Tracey Tuitt

Key Worker/Drawing and Talking

Linda Ivens Specialist TA/ Nurture /Key Worker/Pastoral Support

Evan Irish Key Worker
Ana Drummond Key Worker

Support Agency Partnership

Department Name  
Occupational Therapist    

Hannah Vine

Physiotherapist   

Joanne Gullick/

Marcia Mohammed

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School Nurse   Marie Thomas

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RESPOND Therapist Lead

Shanice Richards

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MIND Therapist Lead

 

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Lead Speech and Language Therapist 

Anna Carey

Speech and Language Therapist Daisy Best-Shaw

Therapy Dogs - Volunteers

Day Name  
Visits on Monday and Thursday Otis

Visits Monday - Friday Pandora

 

 

SENDCO

Our Special Educational Needs and Disabilities Co-ordinator (SENCO), holds a Masters in Autism Spectrum Disorder.

The SENDCO has the following responsibilities:

  • Medical and Medical Health Leader
  • Co-ordination of additional pupil support (higher need e.g. ASD, PD etc.)
  • Staff training and INSET
  • External support/training
  • Support with EHCPs
  • Newsletters and advice to parents
Role Name  
SENDCO   Mary-Louise Jelen