Staff Team

Hopedale Education Staff List:

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Executive Headteachers

Sarahjane Edwards

Lucy Gibbs

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Head of School

Hannah Holford

Deputy Headteachers

Richard Leech

April Palmer

Teachers

David Edwards

Nicky Hadfield

Karl High 

Jemma Irwin

Stephen Leake

Marjorie Mendoza

Rebecca Parton

Jo Perkins

Higher Level Teaching Assistants

Nicholas Cooke

Sarah Ryan

Dale Sheldon

Teaching Assistants

Leighann Baker

Clair Baranowski

Tara Brough

Jay Durber-Worrall

Lisa Goodwin

Kirandeep Kaur

Mick Kettle

Cheryl Kirby

Brendan Littler

Aaron Lymer

Chloe Mace

Amy Owen

Ariane Preece

Jodie Roberts

Laura Rushton

Cymone Storer

Maddy Wilkinson

School Business Manager

Rebecca Boden

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Designated Safeguarding Leads

Paul Davies

Sarahjane Edwards 

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Designated Deputy Safeguarding Leads

Hannah Holford

Richard Leech

April Palmer

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Associate Director of Operations

Corinne Sutherland

Administration Assistant

Alison Wallace

Maintenance Manager

Andrew Everill

Chef

John Challinor

Kitchen Assistants

Alexandra Jackson

Michelle McGinley-Keates

Therapy Coordinator and Lead Therapist

Debra Turner

Therapist

Sophie Goodwin (Play Therapist)

Sessional Tutors

Caron Bennion (Relaxation)

Ashleigh Biddulph (Hobby Development)

Sarah McCarthy (Relaxation and Careers)

Ray Walmsley (Music)

Christine White (Hobby Development)

Driver/Chaperones

Les Aldus

Steve Daw

Chris Griffin

Steve Sale

Proprietorial Group

Jon Armitage (Non-Executive Director)

Sarah Deaville (Director)

Amy Hopkin (Director)

Viv Hopkin (Director)

Critical Friends

Craig Barker

Tania Beales

Sarahjane Edwards

Sarah Deaville

Lucy Gibbs

Amy Hopkin

Dawn Houghton (Chair)

Alison Prosser

Corinne Sutherland