meet the team

We are a large, nurturing team who are focused on helping students reach their potential and overcome barriers to learning. Our focus in on developing independence and preparing for a successful transition to adulthood. The Team has a wide range of experience and skills that aid learning in the classroom environment and facilitate interventions outside of the classroom to instil a love of learning. 

Mrs R Gladwell - Head of Department and SENDCo

Mrs P Aldus - SEN Administrator and PA to SENDCo

Mr A Dean - SEN Teacher

Mrs H Vaddiraju - Higher Level Teaching Assistant

Mr M Weekes - Higher Level Teaching Assistant

Mrs Y Pearce - ELSA (Emotional Literacy Assistant)

Miss E Cawsey - LSA Year 7

Mrs K Palaparthi - LSA Year 7

Miss R Ojagie - LSA Year 7

Miss T Owen - LSA Year 7

Miss D Oladele - LSA Year 7

Mr S Ihuarulam - LSA Year 8

Mrs S Keshav - LSA Year 9

Mrs P Sharma - LSA Year 9

Mrs A Bokhari - LSA Year 9

Mrs A Ahmed - LSA Year 9

Ms R Miller - LSA Year 10

Mrs K Hernandez - LSA Year 10

Mr M Edwards - LSA - Year 11

Mrs K Moss - LSA for English as an Additional Language

Learning Support Assistants (LSAs)

We have a large team of Learning Support Assistants who work in the classroom alongside our teachers to guide students through their learning tasks. Some Learning Support Assistants also deliver the Precision Teaching Intervention to identified students to help close the gap with literacy or numeracy. In addition, two of our Higher Level Teaching Assistants delivering ASDAN life skills courses to some of our higher need students.

We are also proud to have a fully qualified Emotional Literacy Assistant who offers 1:1 support to students in need of resilience training and who may be struggling to reach their potential either socially, emotionally or academically.