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Kensington Primary School

Kensington Primary School

Staff

Staffing at Kensington Primary - September 2023

Paul Harris CEO TTLT
Ben Levinson Director for School and Trust Development and Executive Head Teacher 
Perry Leeks Head of School
Moji Omole Deputy Head Teacher – Designated Safeguarding Lead
Kayleigh Cowx Deputy Head Teacher (maternity)
David Hope Assistant Head Teacher - Y5-Y6 Lead
Jaffar Raza Assistant Head Teacher - Y2-Y3 Lead
Tajana Ujevic Assistant Head Teacher - EYFS & Y1 Lead
Soofia Amin Assistant Head Teacher - EAL & Community Lead
Kerry Blacklock Assistant Head Teacher (Mon-Thur) - Y4 Lead
Harry Nichols SENDCo

Nursery

Tasneem Patel Class Teacher
Irma Sheshi Nursery Nurse
Rehana Shaikh Nursery Nurse

Reception

Daniella Francis-Robinson Class Teacher - YRF
Natasha Lobo Class Teacher - YRL
Naima Azzouz Class Teacher - YRA
Ahlem Derfoufi Teaching Assistant
Farhana Wahed Teaching Assistant/Cover Supervisor
Regina Opoku Teaching Assistant
Jas Kaur 1:1 Teaching Assistant
Joanne Harris 1:1 Teaching Assistant (Wed)
Balbir Mitra 1:1 Teaching Assistant (Wed)

Year 1

Malar Rathinam Class Teacher - Y1R
SauWei Chac Class Teacher - Y1C
Sandra Isaac Class Teachers - Y1I (Mon-Thur)
Tajana Ujevic Class Teacher - Y1I (Fri)
Rebecca Davis Teaching Assistant/Cover Supervisor
Suraia Akter Teaching Assistant/Cover Supervisor
Sue Hunjan Higher Level Teaching Assistant
Fred Turuka 1:1 Teaching Assistant/Cover Supervisor
Afsheen Shaikh 1:1 Teaching Assistant/Cover Supervisor
Preetha Narayanasamy 1:1 Teaching Assistant

Year 2

Mia Grant Class Teacher - Y2G
Nazia Karim Class Teacher - Y2K
Samira Ugradar Class Teacher - Y2U (Wed-Fri)
Jaffar Raza Class Teacher - Y2U (Mon-Tue)
Shaheda Akter 1:1 Teaching Assistant
Sarifa Patel 1:1 Teaching Assistant (Mon-Wed)
Joanne Harris 1:1 Teaching Assistant (Thur-Fri)
Samina Khalid 1:1 Teaching Assistant
Bakshinder Mudhar Higher Level Teaching Assistant/Cover Supervisor
Pinaz Navapurwala 1:1 Teaching Assistant/ Cover Supervisor (Wed-Fri)
Balbir Mitra 1:1 Teaching Assistant (Mon-Tue)

Year 3

Melanie Elhossainy Class Teacher - Y3E
Michael Gayadeen Class Teacher - Y3G
Nayna Shamji Class Teacher - Y3S
Maria Gannon 1:1 Teaching Assistant

Year 4

Kristy Brooker Class Teacher - Y4B
Hina Hussain Class Teacher - Y4H
Anais Mulelaba Class Teacher - Y4M
Richard Green 1:1 Teaching Assistant
Chandra Chavda 1:1 Teaching Assistant
Sarah Hope 1:1 Teaching Assistant

Year 5

Zabina Riaz Class Teacher - Y5R
Tabassum Patel Class Teacher - Y5P
Aisha Siddiqah Class Teacher - Y5S
Nalini Sureskumar 1:1 Teaching Assistant/Cover Supervisor
Bose Onasanya 1:1 Teaching Assistant

Year 6

Kishan Shamji Class Teacher - Y6S
Farzana Jubin Class Teacher - Y6J (Mon-Wed)
David Hope Class Teacher - Y6J (Thur-Fri)
Joseph Boobier Class Teacher - Y6B
Tara Bhambra Higher Level Teaching Assistant

Other Teaching Staff

Rob Woodhead PPA Teacher (Mon-Wed)
Serin Patel PPA Teacher (Tue-Wed)
Samra Malik Class Teacher (Maternity)
Elizabeth Youlden Class Teacher (Maternity)
Liza Begum PPA/Support Teacher (Thur)
Chloe Saunders PPA Teacher (Mon-Wed)
Sunny Hunjan Physical Health Teacher

Other Support Staff

Shaheen Shaikh 1:1 Teaching Assistant (Pre-formal group)
Sadiyah Yasmin 1:1 Teaching Assistant (Pre-formal group)
Victoria Brooker Learning Support Assistant
Roxana Woods Place2Be Councillor
Keith Boothe ICT Technician (Tues & Thur)

School Administration

Shazidur Rahman Executive School Business Manager
Sumayya Munim Attendance & Admissions Officer
Daiga Valdate HR & Finance Officer
Linda Gent PA to HT & Administration Officer
Catalina Branici Administration Assistant
Mehnaz Usmani Administration Assistant

Lunchtime Support Team

Zainab Patel Senior Midday Supervisory Assistant (Mon-Thur)
Geeta Rathod Midday Supervisory Assistant
Shamim Bharuchi Midday Supervisory Assistant
Naseema Munshi Daytime Cleaner / Midday Supervisory Assistant
Mehnaz Usmani Breakfast/Midday Supervisory Assistant
Samina Nawaz Breakfast/Midday Supervisory Assistant
Jamila Khanom Midday Supervisory Assistant
Anjman Hussain Breakfast/Midday Supervisory Assistant
Jagdeep Bhambra Midday Supervisory Assistant

Site Management

David Mumford Site Supervisor
  • Tapscott Learning Trust
  • Ofsted
  • Mental Health GOLD
  • EAL GOLD Quality Mark
  • IQM Flagship School
  • RE Quality Mark Gold
  • Professional Development QM
  • Newham Changemaker
  • Music Mark
  • Primary Geography Quality Mark
  • Primary Science Quality Mark
  • Autism Education Trust
  • Teach Active Ambassador
  • School Games
  • Healthy Schools
  • Artsmark Silver Award
  • Eco-Schools
  • Stonewall Education Champion
  • TES2020 Wellbeing winner
  • Pearson Gold Winner - Primary of the Year
  • Pearson Silver Award - Excellence in SEN