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Staff team

We are a friendly staff team all with one important job - to make sure your children have a safe, happy and successful time here at Hope Community School!

  • Principal - Mr Steve Wright (Designated Safeguard Lead)
  • Assistant Head - Jimmy Ward
  • Assistant Head - Miriam Van Nyvel
  • SENCO - Mrs Catherine Bryant

Teaching Staff:

  • Miss Miriam Van Nyvel - Class Teacher for Year R  
  • Miss Brianna Blundell - Class Teacher for Year 1
  • Mrs Susannah Woodman - Class Teacher for Year 2 & Personal Development Lead (Designated Safeguard Lead)
  • Miss Alia Sarwar - Class Teacher for Year 3
  • Mr Jimmy Ward - Class Teacher for Year 4 
  • Miss Jemima Jones - Class Teacher for Year 4
  • Mrs Sarah Chart - Class Teacher cover for Year 4
  • Miss Chantal Tyler - Class Teacher for Year 5
  • Mr Geoff Brown - Class teacher for Year 6
  • Mrs Catherine Chadwick - PPA Cover
  • Mrs Katherine Wilson - PPA Cover 

Teaching Assistants:

  • Mrs Jessica Bartlett
  • Mrs Mariana Brown 
  • Mrs Nina Spyridakou 
  • Mrs Rosie Grist
  • Miss Tyra Rodgers

Additional Learning Support:

  • Mrs Alexa Sambrook
  • Miss Deanne White
  • Miss Emma Morris
  • Miss Jessica Vaswani
  • Miss Jodie Jennings
  • Miss Lina Rebaine
  • Miss Megan Miller (& Playground Assistant)
  • Miss Megan Stone - On Maternity Leave
  • Miss Scerena Robinson 
  • Mrs Tracy Hawes

Midday Supervisors:

  • Ms Asma Asif
  • Mrs Agnieszka Jura
  • Mrs Jamie Redington
  • Mrs Sophie Moger

Playground Assistants:

  • Miss Jade Harvey
  • Miss Jenna Boast
  • Miss Lisa Cox 

Support Staff:

  • Business & Finance Manager - Mrs Naomi Pakes-Geddes
  • School Administrators - Mrs Amber Matthews & Miss Salmaa Shahzad
  • Family Liaison Officer - Mrs Claire Rodgers (Designated Safeguard Lead)
  • Chaplain - Mrs Sara Jones
  • Clerk to the Local Council - Mrs Theresa Finking