Transcript School to school support directory

School to School
Support Directory
Summer 2013
Introduction
This directory contains details of school to school support available in the City and beyond.
The directory is designed to strengthen professional collaboration within and between schools.
It provides the information schools leaders need to choose the right support for their school, based on
the best fit, availability and cost.
Follow the links on the next slide to discover information about people, places, prices and how to
proceed.
For more information please contact:
Sarah Green
[email protected]
Tel: 0116 268 9734
NB: The information in this directory is correct as of April 2013 and will be updated in January 2014.
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What is a Local Leader of Education (LLE)?
LLEs are serving headteachers with at least three years successful
leadership experience in one or more schools.
They have a track record of excellent leadership and sustained school
improvement. With the benefit of tailored training provided by the
National College, LLEs have developed skills in working with colleagues in
other schools to provide peer-to-peer support.
Local Leaders work with partner headteachers to help them build capacity
and raise attainment in their schools. They work on specific issues,
providing collaborative and confidential support to improve outcomes.
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What do LLEs do?
LLE partnerships are driven by schools themselves and the relationship
between an LLE and their partner headteacher is confidential.
The decision to work with an LLE rests with individual headteachers, who set
the purpose and context of any collaboration together. The remit for LLEs in
Leicester is to support the conditions for effective school leadership to thrive,
improving outcomes for children and young people.
This includes:
• offering peer-to-peer personal coaching or mentoring time
• acting as a Professional Partner for new headteachers
• acting as a sounding board for headteachers to develop leadership
strategies in response to a specific school improvement challenge
• advice in developing leadership teams to sustain change
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How much time will I need
to work with an LLE?
The time commitment and duration of
collaboration with an LLE is flexible, ranging
from a few days to a regular commitment over
an extended period of time.
Typically, a partnership will not exceed more
than one day a week and/or extend over more
than three terms.
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How much does a LLE cost?
Transparency about costs and financial responsibilities is a pre-requisite for a successful
collaboration. The cost for an LLE working with your school is £400 per day
LLE support can be funded in two ways. In some instances, local authority funding may be
available to support an LLE collaboration with an individual school, for instance a school facing
challenging circumstances.
In other instances, commissioning schools will need to fund most, if not all of the LLE
involvement.
The cost is the same for schools within the family of Leicester City schools, Academies, Free
Schools or other schools outside local authority funding.
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How can I find an LLE to work with me?
LLE time is limited and in high demand, so deployment is managed through the LeTS School to School Support Group.
If you want to work with an LLE, you need to make a request to this group, indicating:
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the nature of the support you need
•
your expectations about the amount of time/duration of the collaboration; and
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whether you are able to fund any of the LLE’s time yourself.
The School to School Support group will prioritise:
•
approaches from recently appointed headteachers
•
proposals from schools which are vulnerable and/or facing challenging circumstances
•
schools requiring support as response to government priorities
•
requests for one-to-one coaching/mentoring to support headteachers personally
Once a match has been suggested, an initial scoping meeting takes place. Working together, the commissioning headteacher and
LLE use this time to shape a written partnership agreement which defines the purpose of the collaboration and the intended
outputs.
For an informal discussion about getting the best out of LLEs or to send your request for an LLE, in the first instance, please
contact Jasbir Mann at the School to School support brokerage group, email: [email protected], tel: 0116 252 6057.
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Local Leaders of Education (LLEs)
There are currently 16 LLEs in Leicester. Together, they offer experience of leadership in primary,
secondary and special schools. Follow the links to find out more about each leader and their
school…
Name
School Name
Deployment Status
Time Period
Deployed
March 2013 – Aug 2013
St Marys Field Infant School
Deployed – supporting new HTs
Academic Year 2012/13
Jane Ridgewell
Highfields Primary School
Deployed
Jan 2012 – Aug 2013
Erica Dennies
Nether Hall School
Joyce Denning
Catherine Junior School
Cas Evans
Parks House Primary School
Academic Year 2012/13
Martin Fitzwilliam
Christ The King Primary School
Deployed – supporting new HTs
Deployed
Bernie Green
Crown Hills Community College
Deployed – supporting new HTs
Academic Year 2012/13
Mark Ingham
Uplands Infant School
Deployed
Academic Year 2012/13
Liz Logie
Beaumont Leys School
Deployed – supporting new HTs
Academic Year 2012/13
Pat Mason
St Thomas More Catholic Voluntary Deployed – supporting new HTs
Academy
Academic Year 2012/13
John Morris
Hamilton Community College
Sarah Ridley
Willowbrook Primary School
Deployed
July 2012 – Aug 2013
Anne-Marie Williams
Humberstone Junior School
Deployed
Dec 2012 – April 2013
Tim Foster
Abbey Primary Community School
Deployed
Nov 2012 – Aug 2013
Mel Berry
Soar Valley Secondary School
Jane Brown
New College Leicester
Carol Browne
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Mel Berry
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Name: Mel Berry
School: Soar Valley College
Email:
[email protected]
Tel: (0116) 266 9625
I am the Principal at Soar Valley currently Vice Chair of the
Secondary EIP, and I also represent Secondary HTs on the
Fair Funding Review Group for the city. Soar Valley is a PFI
build and was within the first phase of the BSF programme
and considerable experience was gained through this
process. I was also the instigator of the Secondary Hub and
Spoke model which has proved to be very successful
especially within Maths, Science and English. I am also
currently involved within the Future Leaders Programme
through employing and mentoring a participant on the
programme. I am very interested in other ‘school models’
and in Oct 2012 I accompanied other participants on the
programme to look at Charter schools in the USA which
was a fascinating experience. My school is also one of the
early members of Challenge Partners which is a national
programme.
Jane Brown
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Name: Jane Brown
School: New College Leicester
Email: [email protected]
Tel: (0116) 231 8500
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Carol
Browne
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Name: Carol Browne
School: St. Marys Fields Infant
School
Email:
[email protected].
sch.uk
Tel: (0116) 282 4623
Leadership Experience:
• 16 years of Headship in an Infant
School within Leicester City
• 4 successful Ofsted Inspections 1996,
2001, 2006 – 2010 last inspection
Good with Outstanding features.
Jane
Ridgewell
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Name: Jane Ridgewell
School: Highfields Primary School
Email:
[email protected]
Tel: (0116) 253 1382
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Erica Dennies
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Name: Erica Dennies
School: Nether Hall School
Email: [email protected]
Tel: (0116) 241 7258
Name: Joy Denning
School: Catherine Junior School
Email: [email protected]
Tel: (0116) 262 5896
Leadership Experience:
• Acting Headteacher of large primary for
two years
• Headteacher of a city junior school for 8
years
• In charge during two Ofsteds where school,
including leadership, were good
• NPQH development school for NCSL
• Placement school for Associate
Headteacher Program
• Mentor for Headteacher new to headship
• Coach for teachers at C.J.S who are
participating in
• Leadership Pathways from NCSL
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Name: Cas Evans
School: Parks Primary
Email:
[email protected]
Tel: (0116) 287 2414
I have been Head Teacher at Parks Primary
School for over 12 years. During this time I
have undertaken an Executive Headship and
supported a number of schools who have
faced challenging circumstances. Through
these experiences I have gained a wide range
of knowledge and understanding that I have
shared through her work as an LLE. I am
presently training to be an Ofsted inspector.
Martin
Fitzwilliam
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Name: Martin Fitzwilliam
School: Christ the King Catholic Primary
Email:
[email protected]
Tel: (0116) 285 7261
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Name: Bernie Green
School: Crown Hills CC
Email: bgreen@crownhills.
leicester.sch.uk
Tel: (0116) 2736893
Leadership Experience:
• Principal Riverside Community College
2003-2007
• Principal Crown Hills Community College
2007-present
• Experience of leading a school through
Special Measures
• Recent Ofsted Inspection in May 2012
• Experience of supporting new head
teachers and NPQH placements
Name: Mark Ingham
School: Uplands Infant
School
Email: [email protected]
Tel: (0116) 262 5280
I am currently the head teacher of a very large infant
school. NCSL have published my Research Associate
Report, 'Second headship: primary headteachers'
reflections on leading a school second time around. My
preferred leadership style has been towards the
empowering end of the 'Tell, Sell, Consult and Empower'
spectrum. This works. Supporting others in their skills,
knowledge and career progression is another way of
expressing this. These have been a contributory factor in
improved and high results in the two schools I have been
privileged to lead. My work with emotional literacy,
change management and coaching has provided
foundations for my own schools. I have found these
themes important in a variety of different settings. I enjoy
working with schools who are moving onwards in their
journey and who may have systems in place but seem
stalled with further improvement.
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Name: Liz Logie
School: Beaumont Leys
Secondary School
Email:[email protected]
cester.sch.uk
Tel: (0116) 234 4480
I have been teaching for 31 yrs and have been HT of
Beaumont Leys School since January 2002. Before
that I was Vice Principal at Longslade Community
College in Birstall, Head of English at Beauchamp
College in Oadby, & pastoral head of Years 10,11,12
& 13 respectively, also at Beauchamp College.
Whilst I am happy to work with primary colleagues,
which is what I did for two years, I really welcome
the opportunity to work with secondary colleagues.
I am interested in working on:
• Leadership Development
• Establishing an Ethos and culture
• Performance Management
• Quality Assurance
• Self Evaluation
Name: Pat Mason
School: St Thomas More
Voluntary Academy
Email:
[email protected]
cester.sch.uk
Tel: 0116 2706365
Head teacher of a Junior School in Staffordshire
for 4 years.
Head teacher of a Church Aided School in
Leicester for 18 years.
School Improvement Partner (SIP) in Leicester for
3 years
Chair of Development Group 6 for 15 years.
Executive member of the Leicestershire Catholic
Schools Council for 12 years.
Two years experience of coaching new Head
teachers in Leicester.
LLE and Professional partner.
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John Morris
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Name: John Morris
School: Hamilton Community College
Email: [email protected]
Tel: (0116) 241 3371
Name: Sarah Ridley
School: Willowbrook Primary
Email:
[email protected]
icester.sch.uk
Tel: (0116) 241 3756
I am the headteacher of Willowbrook
Primary School in the Thurnby Lodge
area of Leicester. The school was rated
Outstanding by OFSTED in March 2011
after rapid improvements at the end of
Key Stage 2. My areas of strength are
assessment, curriculum and raising
attainment in challenging circumstances.
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Annemarie
Williams
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Name: Annemarie Williams
School: Humberstone Junior School
Email:
[email protected]
Tel: (0116) 276 7248
Name: Tim Foster
School: Abbey Primary Community
Email: [email protected]
Tel: (0116) 266 1809
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What is a National Leader of Education (NLE)?
NLEs are outstanding school leaders who, together with
staff in their own school, provide additional capacity to
schools in difficulty both within the city and beyond.
NLEs provide support to other schools on either a full
time or part time basis and ensure that staff at all levels
engage with each other to support school improvement.
Leicester has 4 National Leaders of Education (NLEs).
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How much time will I need
to work with an NLE?
The time commitment and duration of
collaboration with an NLE is flexible, ranging
from a few days to a regular commitment over
an extended period of time.
Typically, a partnership will not exceed more
than one day a week and/or extend over more
than three terms.
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back
How much does a NLE cost?
Transparency about costs and financial responsibilities is a prerequisite for a successful collaboration. The cost for an NLE working
with your school is £400 per day
NLE support can be funded in two ways. In some instances, local
authority funding may be available to support an NLE collaboration
with an individual school, for instance a school facing challenging
circumstances.
In other instances, commissioning schools will need to fund most, if
not all of the NLE involvement.
The costs is the same for schools within the family of Leicester City
schools, Academies, Free Schools or other schools outside local
authority funding.
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back
How can I find an NLE to work with me?
NLE time is limited and in high demand, so deployment is managed through a School to School Support
Brokerage Group.
If you want to work with an NLE, you need to make a request to this group, indicating:
• the nature of the support you need
• your expectations about the amount of time/duration of the collaboration; and
• whether you are able to fund any of the NLE’s time yourself.
The brokerage group will prioritise:
• approaches from recently appointed headteachers
• proposals from schools which are vulnerable and/or facing challenging circumstances
• schools requiring support as response to government priorities
• requests for one-to-one coaching/mentoring to support headteachers personally
Once a match has been suggested, an initial scoping meeting takes place. Working together, the
commissioning headteacher and NLE use this time to shape a written partnership agreement which
defines the purpose of the collaboration and the intended outputs.
For an informal discussion about getting the best out of NLEs or to send your request for an NLE, in the
first instance, please contact Jasbir Mann at the School to School support brokerage group, email:
[email protected], tel: 0116 252 6057.
Choose
next
for a list of NLEs working with Leicester schools.
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Who are the NLEs?
There are currently 4 NLEs in Leicester. Follow the links to find out more
about each leader and their school…
Name
School Name
Deployment Status
David Bateson
Ash Field Academy
Carolyn Robson
Rushey Mead Secondary School
Deployed
Chris Hassall
Taylor Road Primary School
Deployed
Chris Bruce
Keyham Lodge School
Time Period
Sept 2012 – Aug 2013
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Name: Carolyn Robson
School: Rushey Mead School,
Sports and Science College
Email:
[email protected]
Tel: (0116) 266 3730
Name: David Bateson
School: Ash Field Academy
Email: [email protected]
Tel: (0116) 273 7151
I have twelve years of secondary headship experience
across two very different schools. In my current post
at Rushey Mead School there have been two
outstanding Ofsted inspections during my time in
post. Additionally I have been Executive Head at a
further school, supporting it from Special Measures
to a current good.
I have been a National Leader of Education since
2008 and I am an Advanced Skills Teacher of 11 years’
standing having worked in county and city schools in
this capacity, including in schools facing challenging
circumstances. I have been chair of the Leicester EIP
and co-chaired Leicester’s Leadership Strand of the
citywide improvement plan. I have also been the
governor of a county secondary school for 16 years
and have been a primary governor of two schools.
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Chris Hassall
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Name: Chris Hassall
School: Taylor Road Primary
Email: [email protected]
Tel: (0116) 262 4597
Chris Bruce
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Name: Chris Bruce
School: Keyham Lodge School
Email:
[email protected]
Tel: (0116) 241 6852
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What is a Professional Partner (PP)?
PPs are serving headteachers with at least three years successful
leadership experience who are there to support new
headteachers only.
They have a track record of good or excellent leadership in a
school which has the capacity to enable to headteacher to work
beyond their own school.
The Professional Partner has the ability to work sensitively and
collaboratively with other headteachers using a coaching and
mentoring style.
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What do PPs do?
PPs provide confidential mentoring and coaching support for
new headteachers, providing space and time for reflection,
questioning and clarity. The purpose of the partnership is to
support effective school leadership, thus improving outcomes for
children and young people.
A Professional Partnership relationship is most effective when a
clear purpose and memorandum of understanding of any
collaboration is established together at the beginning.
The role of a PP is not to replicate any intervention or work of
the School Improvement Advisor.
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How much time will I need to work with a PP,
and how much will it cost?
PP time lasts for 20 – 30 hours over a school
year and is funded by the LA for new
headteachers, regardless of whether it is their
first or third headship.
If a school is not eligible for a Professional
Partner funded by the LA, then the cost is £400
per day.
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How can I find an PP to work with me?
As part of the new headteacher induction programme, the LA will
broker a partnership between a PP and a new headteacher.
Your PP may not necessarily work in the same phase, and many
successful PP partnerships have been cross-phase.
The National College also holds a register of Professional Partners, and
new headteachers can choose a PP from within the City or beyond.
For more information about PPs or to request a PP to work with you,
contact the School to School support group:
[email protected]
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Leicester schools
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Professional Partners
There are currently 9 PPs in Leicester.
Follow the links to find out more about each leader and their school…
Name
School Name
Deployment Status
Time Period
David Bateson
Ash Field Academy
Carol Browne
St Marys Field Infant School
Deployed
Until August 2013
Cas Evans
Parks House Primary School
Deployed
Until August 2013
Bernie Green
Crown Hills Community College
Deployed
Until August 2013
Liz Logie
Beaumont Leys School
Deployed
Until August 2013
St Thomas More Catholic Primary
School
Babington Community Technology
College
Deployed
Until August 2013
Deployed
Until August 2014
Pat Mason
Denise Newsome
Sarah Ridley
Willowbrook Primary School
Carolyn Robson
Rushey Mead Secondary School
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What is a Specialist Leader of Education (SLE)?
Specialist leaders of education (SLEs) are outstanding middle and
senior leaders who demonstrate outstanding practice in a
particular area of expertise and have the skills to support
individuals or teams in similar positions in other schools.
They understand what outstanding leadership practice in their
area of expertise looks like and are skilled in helping other
leaders to achieve it in their own context.
SLEs use coaching and/or facilitation skills to bring about
sustainable improvements.
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What does an SLE do?
SLEs develop the leadership capacity of individuals and teams in
schools, using coaching or facilitation support that draws on their
knowledge and expertise in their specialist area.
An SLE will bring a fresh perspective to specific challenges or issues, as
well as the benefit of their specialist knowledge and expertise. SLEs
take a coaching collaborative approach, to ensure long-term,
sustainable improvement through increased capacity.
Accessing support in a particular area can have a marked effect on
school performance overall, as this provides a specific focus for
development work and makes it easy to implement tangible
improvement goals that staff can really engage with.
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How much does an SLE cost?
Transparency about costs and financial
responsibilities is a pre-requisite for a successful
collaboration. The cost for an SLE working with your
school is £300-350 per day
Commissioning schools will need to fully fund the
SLE’s involvement.
The cost is the same for schools within the family of
Leicester City schools, Academies, Free Schools or
other schools outside local authority funding.
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How can I find an SLE to work with me?
SLE time is limited and in high demand, so deployment is managed through a School to School Support
Brokerage Group.
If you want to work with an SLE, you need to make a request to this group, indicating:
• the nature of the support you need; and
• your expectations about the amount of time/duration of the collaboration
The brokerage group will prioritise:
• approaches from recently appointed headteachers
• proposals from schools which are vulnerable and/or facing challenging circumstances
• schools requiring support as response to government priorities
Once a match has been suggested, an initial scoping meeting takes place. Working together, the
commissioning headteacher and SLE use this time to shape a written partnership agreement which
defines the purpose of the collaboration and the intended outputs and the cost for the work.
For an informal discussion about getting the best out of SLEs or to send your request for an SLE, please
contact Sarah Green on behalf of the School to School support brokerage group –
[email protected], tel: 0116 268 9736.
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to find a list of Specialist Leaders of Education working in Leicester schools
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Specialist Leaders of Education
There are currently 9 SLEs in Leicester and 2 based in Leicestershire. Follow the links
to find out more about each leader and their school…
Name
School Name
Specific area of expertise
Ashley Bartlett
Rushey Mead Secondary School
History; teaching and learning
Jane Bland
Rushey Mead Secondary School
MFL; leadership
Julie Gardiner
Rushey Mead Secondary School
MFL; leadership
Pearl King
Rushey Mead Secondary School
Maths
Greg Holyland
Soar Valley Secondary School
Maths
Jane Turnbull
Soar Valley Secondary School
Technology; leadership
Amanda Harrison
Ash Field Academy
Kim Taaffe
Humphrey Perkins School
Suzanne Thompson
Fullhurst Community College
Ali Rutherford
Rushey Mead Secondary School
Kate Crespin
Rothley C of E
Maths (Primary)
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Name: Ashley Bartlett
School: Rushey Mead
Secondary
Ashley has almost eight years’ experience teaching in a
secondary school and was an adult education tutor before
that. He has significant middle leadership experience
having lead a History team, undertaken a whole-school a
pastoral role and in his current role supports the SLT in
leading the development of teaching and learning.
Ashley is a trained OLEVI facilitator who has delivered a
wide range of CPD both internally and externally. His
workshops include the ‘Teaching and Learning Cocktail’
(with Lisa Vann) - delivered at the Institute of Education
and to local primary schools in Leicester. In addition he
has co-written an article in ’Teaching History’ on
supporting PGCE students, an area of which he has
considerable experience. Ashley is an accredited
‘Challenge Partners Subject Leader’ and he has previously
worked with the Local Authority to organise a ‘History
Conference’ of noted speakers and workshop leaders.
Name: Jane Bland
School: Rushey Mead
Secondary
Jane has been teaching French for 17yrs and has worked in a
leadership capacity within the MFL faculty for most of this time. She
has been involved in supporting best MFL practice in primary schools
across KS2, and has also been involved in teaching pre-school
children, Early Years classes, adults and individual students, and has
recently been appointed as a Parent Governor for her local primary
school with responsibility for MFL in the curriculum. Jane is currently
leading 3 collaborative projects as part of the DFE’s national
languages strategy to improve MFL at both primary and secondary
levels. Jane is currently on the SLT with responsibility for leadership
development within Rushey Mead School; she is a National College
accredited facilitator and has been instrumental in developing the
National College’s Middle Leadership Development Programme. She
also developed, and delivers, our own Introduction to Leadership
Programme, which continues to be very successful in growing
leadership capacity in others. She is able to support department
heads and leaders, particularly with the KS3 and KS4 MFL curriculum,
primary languages provision, teaching and learning and pupil
engagement, and all aspects of school leadership development.
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Name: Julie Gardiner
School: Rushey Mead
Secondary
Julie has been teaching French for more than 20yrs and her
experience as a Head of Faculty includes moving the faculty
from satisfactory to being consistently outstanding. She has
been involved in supporting best MFL practice in primary
schools across KS2, and has also been involved in teaching
pre-school children, adults and individual students. Julie is
currently on the SLT with responsibility for leadership
development within Rushey Mead School; she is a National
College accredited facilitator and has been instrumental in
developing the National College’s Middle Leadership
Development Programme. She also developed, and delivers,
our own Introduction to Leadership Programme, which
continues to be very successful in growing leadership
capacity in others. She is able to support department heads
and leaders, particularly with the KS3 and KS4 MFL
curriculum, primary languages provision, teaching and
learning and pupil engagement, and all aspects of school
leadership development.
Name: Pearl King
School: Rushey Mead
Secondary
Pearl has taught Maths at key stages 3 and 4 for 23
years and has considerable experience of the
demands of teaching and learning in the subject.
She was head of maths for several years and also
has experience of line managing a maths faculty.
She is currently on the leadership team with
responsibility for outreach work at Rushey Mead
School. Pearl has successfully supported staff in
other schools to focus on management, teaching
and learning and student progress at Key Stages 3
and 4 Maths and also worked with a local primary
school to improve problem solving for years 5 and
6. She is able to support department heads and
leaders, particularly with the KS3 and KS4 Maths
curriculum, data led student achievement and
teaching and learning.
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Name: Greg Holyland
School: Soar Valley
College
Greg is an experienced leader and accomplished practitioner
in Maths who has been fortunate to oversee the
development of many successful teams. He has experience in
harnessing the talent and goodwill of colleagues to share
good practice and raise the quality of the learning
experience. Greg has some expertise in monitoring and
evaluating teacher and student performance; knowing what
to look for, how to organise and how to plan for
improvement. He understands how the effective use of data
can help to highlight student potential and make planning
and target setting more meaningful. Greg feels he has a clear
vision of what the approach to teaching maths should be.
Students have to develop a deeper understanding of key
concepts; they should create links between these ideas and
have a confidence to explore problems in a range of
contexts. To that end Greg is well versed in mentoring and
coaching colleagues, helping them to develop the
questioning skills and resources to achieve that.
Name: Jane Turnbull
School: Soar Valley
College
Jane has been a departmental head for 10yrs; over 6yrs as a D&T
Head of faculty. Jane teaches Product Design at KS3 & 4, however
she has delivered both Resistant Materials and Textiles at KS3 & 4.
Jane is also a Challenge Partnership Leader for Product
Design/Technology. Over the past 6 years, with the invaluable
support of a dedicated and forward thinking department, the
Product Design team has raised the school’s GCSE percentage of
A*-C grades from an average of 50% to our current 93%. Jane has
also moderated for GCSE Product Design. Jane leads a successful
DT team who continue to develop strategies to improve all
students’ enjoyment of the subject and our supporting resources
are vast. Jane has implemented new technologies to the teams
monitoring and assessment strategies as well as the teams delivery
of the curriculum. Moreover, Jane has experience of coaching and
mentoring fellow teachers within her school base. Jane has
developed strong network links with other city schools and
continues to offer advice and inset training. Jane is able to share
knowledge and methodologies /strategies with other leaders to
enable successful progression for all types of learners. Jane is very
supportive and can focus on specific issues and help to formulate
achievable targets within a realistic timeframe.
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Name: Amanda
Harrison
School: Ash Field
Academy
As a Curriculum Leader for Science Amanda’s
main drive and commitment is to improve the
quality of the curriculum, raise teaching and pupil
standards, promote pupil enjoyment and increase
the profile of the subject within her own school.
Amanda is an outwardly thinking person and
views situations from a variety of perspectives
and asks pertinent questions. She is an analytical,
reflective and creative thinker, able to think
outside the box. Amanda values and respects
those she works with, building trustworthy
relationships. She recognises that she doesn’t
know everything and her way of doing things is
not always the only way.
Name: Kim Taaffe
School: Humphrey
Perkins School
As head of department, Kim has experience of
leading and motivating a team. Her role requires
her to instil high standards of teaching and
learning; to ensure the team work together to
create an outstanding learning experience for the
students. Kim has proven experience of working
with other schools and raising standards in
teaching and performance of students, of
particular note was some work she undertook
with Primary English teachers who wanted to
increase the number of level 6s their students
achieved by the end of Key Stage 2. She is
passionate that effective leadership of English
faculties and departments is essential if students
are to achieve to the best of their ability.
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Name: Suzanne
Thompson
School: Fullhurst
Community College
As a Science Curriculum leader, Suzanne has experience of
raising attainment and improving standards in science, as
well as being able to liaise with other colleagues within
her school. Suzanne’s role requires her to demonstrate a
strong leadership and commitment to learning.
Suzanne has experience in using self-evaluation effectively
to turn areas for improvements into areas of strength. She
has experience of improving the teaching and learning of
staff through effective coaching and support. Suzanne is
able to lead and support staff through Ofsted inspections
and Curriculum changes. She is able to use data effectively
to challenge underperformance as well as implementing
effective intervention to raise standards in Science.
Suzanne has worked closely with middle leaders in Science
to raise standards and is capable of developing leadership
skills of others.
Name: Ali Rutherford
School: Rushey Mead
School
Ali is a specialist in Special Educational Needs and Disabilities,
inclusion and behaviour and has over 12 years’ experience of
special needs education and working with young people with
Social, Emotional and Behavioural Difficulties. She specialises in
issues such as safeguarding learners, behaviour and discipline,
multi-agency collaboration and Children who are Looked After.
Above all her work is in supporting schools to promote inclusive
practices to meet the needs of students with SEND. Prior to
joining Rushey Mead School, Ali led a specialist outreach team
and has worked extensively in all secondary settings in Leicester
City. She is primary trained and comes from a background in
Psychology and her work is directed by this knowledge base.
Ali is passionate about ensuring that young people have all the
opportunities to achieve their full potential, particularly those
with SEND. This can be ensured by schools adopting inclusive
practices underpinned by Quality First Teaching principles. Ali
has proven experience of successfully meeting very complex
needs and in developing strong structures and practices to
ensure that pastoral as well as academic needs are addressed
appropriately.
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Name: Kate Crespin
School: Rothley C of E
Primary School
As a Maths Specialist Teacher Kate has experience in
raising the quality of teaching and learning in her own
school and with colleagues from different settings.
Kate’s role requires her to demonstrate a strong
enthusiasm and commitment for learning in order to
successfully inspire others.
Kate is able to recognise excellence in teaching and
learning and effectively and supportively challenge
poor performance in others. She has proven
experience of raising underperforming teachers
through appropriate support and coaching. Kate
continues to develop herself professionally by reading
widely, ensuring that she is on top of current trends
and able to advise and support staff.
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What is an Advanced Skills Teacher (AST)?
An AST is a teacher who has passed a national assessment and
been appointed to an AST post.
An AST post enables excellent teachers to concentrate on using
and sharing their skills in classroom teaching.
ASTs normally spend 80 per cent of their time in their own
school teaching their own classes and 20 per cent working with
and for teachers from other schools (outreach).
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What does an AST do?
ASTs work with and for the benefit of teachers in other schools.
Typically ASTs will spend some time each week in a school other than
their own to support and develop its teachers on an agreed area of
focus or subject.
ASTs may also provide professional development to other teachers
through the demonstration lessons either in the AST's own class or in
that of another teacher.
The sole aim of ASTs is to increase the quality of teaching and learning
with all teachers that they support and equip teachers with the skills
and knowledge to meet any outcomes or goals that have been set
prior to working together.
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How much does an AST cost?
AST support is currently paid through by the LA who
access funds from Schools Forum, but this is not a
guaranteed source of funding.
Going forward, in some instances, the LA may be able to
continue to fund the cost of an AST working within a
school, especially if it is a school in challenging
circumstances or at risk of a DfE intervention.
However it is likely that commissioning schools will need
to be prepared to fund most, if not all of the costs for an
AST in the future.
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How can I find an AST to work with me?
Choose next to find a list of ASTs working in
Leicester schools.
For further information please contact Phil
Drabble.
[email protected]
tel: 0116 252 8968
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Advanced Skills Teachers (primary)
There are currently 4 Primary ASTs in Leicester. Follow the links to find out more
about each AST and their school…
Name
School Name
Specific area of expertise
Barbara Henderson
Merrydale Infant School
Best Practice / KS1 Literacy
Alison Robinson
Overdale Juniors
Physical Education
Liz Honeyman
Parks Primary
SEN & Inclusion
Karen Edwards
Stokes Wood Primary
KS1 / Early Years / ITT
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Advanced Skills Teachers (secondary)
There are currently 17 secondary ASTs in Leicester.
Follow the links to find out more about each AST and their school…
Name
School Name
Specific area of expertise
Chetan Patel
City of Leicester College
Business Studies /
Travel & Tourism
Gabby Ramos
Crown Hills Community College
English
Helen Almey
Fullhurst Community College
Physical Education
Jane Cowling
Sir Jonathan North Community College
English
Jane Facer
Fullhurst Community College
MFL French
Jo Woolridge
Rushey Mead Secondary
Art , T&L
Lesley Hall
Soar Valley College
Maths – NB: funded/deployed by Hub/SVC
Linda Bradshaw
Rushey Mead Secondary
RE, Sociology
Lisa Vann
Rushey Mead Secondary
History, T&L
Mary Pantling
Crown Hills Community College
D&T (textiles)
Mia Sneyd
City of Leicester College
English
Nisha Kholia (Maternity
leave)
Rushey Mead Secondary
Science
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Advanced Skills Teachers (secondary)
There are currently 17 secondary ASTs in Leicester. Follow the links to find out more
about each AST and their school…
Name
School Name
Specific area of expertise
Sarah Brown
Judgemeadow Community College
MFL
Subrina Johal
Moat Community College
Science
Tina Searle
City of Leicester College
Music
Toni Tong
Crown Hills Community College
Nurture/ SEN
Vicky Barwell
The Lancaster School
Mathematics
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What is a Lead Practitioner?
Lead Practitioners have been an integral part of and received CPD for a range of focused
programmes in partnership with the LA. They are teachers whose practice has been quality
assured either by a professional body or a strategic lead within Learning Services. There are 9
different kinds of Lead Practitioner:
Follow the links to find Lead Practitioners in each category:
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Numbers Count Teachers
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Mathematics Specialist Teachers
•
Reading Recovery Teachers
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Communication Language and Literacy Leading Teachers
•
Every Child a Writer Leading Teachers
•
Teaching and Learning Leading Teachers
•
EYFS Moderators and Assessment Leads
•
KS1 Moderators
•
KS2 Moderators
•
Secondary Lead Practitioners
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What does a Lead Practitioner do?
A Lead Practitioner can add capacity to your current CPD
programme by working alongside colleagues in your school with
a specific focus.
This may include 1: 1 support, modelling quality lessons,
planning support and whole school or phase meetings.
Lead Practitioners will support your drive to ensure consistency
and improvements with regard to the quality of teaching and
learning.
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How much does a Lead Practitioner cost?
The Headteacher of the Lead Practitioner’s
school will charge £185 per day, to cover the
cost of supply while the LP is working with you.
Any additional costs should be agreed by the
Headteachers prior to any work being carried
out.
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How can I find a Lead Practitioner to work with me?
You can contact the Lead Practitioner’s school direct and
speak to the Headteacher.
Follow the link to the school website for contact details.
For an informal discussion about getting the best out of
Secondary Lead Practitioners please contact Phil Drabble
[email protected] or tel: (0116) 252 8968
Choose next and then follow the links to find Lead
Practitioners in a range of areas.
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Numbers Count Teachers
Follow the links to find out more about each practitioner and their school…
Name
School Name
Johanna Campbell
Avenue Primary
Theresa Morgan
Braunstone Frith Infant
Rebecca Wakeley
Christ the King Catholic Primary
Roz Falso
Hazel Primary
Anna Paull
Highfields Primary
Rosalia Carnero
Holy Cross Primary
Sarah Lambert
Knighton Fields Primary
Alison Newman
Rolleston Primary
Specific area of expertise
1:1 support for children
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Mathematics Specialist Teachers
Follow the links to find out more about each practitioner and their school…
Name
Primary School Name
Mark Kitchener
Belgrave St. Peter’s C of E
Diane Parry
Hazel
Vicki Brown
Highfields
Samantha Baxter
Mowmacre Hill
Peter Sloan
Sacred Heart Catholic Academy
Specific area of expertise
KS2
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Reading Recovery Teachers
Follow the links to find out more about each practitioner and their school…
Name
Primary School Name
Laura Butler
Braunstone Frith Infant
Rose Sweeney
Granby Primary
Hannah Jefferies
Hazel Primary
Catherine Davies
Heatherbrook Primary
Susan Johnson
Holy Cross Catholic Primary School
Alma Nutting
Marriott Primary
Liz Honeyman
Parks Primary
Wendy Rid
Rolleston Primary ; Woodstock Primary
Kate Sweeney
Sacred Heart Catholic Academy
Jacqueline Toon
St Thomas More Catholic Academy
Celia Moore
Willowbrook
Specific area of expertise
1:1 support for children
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Communication Language and
Literacy Leading Teachers
Name
School Name
Helen Lindeman
Green Lane Infant School
Caroline Wagg
Green Lane Infant School
Lisa Meakin
Overdale Infant School
Hazel Davis
Marriott Primary School
Every Child a Writer Leading Teachers
Follow the links to find out more about each practitioner and their school…
Name
School Name
Sarah MacNeish
Caldecote Community Primary
Jocelyn Turnor
Kestrels’ Field Primary
Ruth Neill
Marriott Primary
Isabell Pasternicki
Charnwood Primary
Cherry Thacker
Charnwood Primary
Specific area of expertise
Year 3 & Year 4
Developing Creative Writing Skills
(DfE supported)
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Teaching and Learning Leading Teachers
Follow the links to find out more about each practitioner and their school…
Name
Monika Patel
School Name
Highfields Primary
Specific area of expertise
KS1 & KS2
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EYFS Moderators and Assessment Leads
Follow the links to find out more about each practitioner and their school…
Name
School Name
Anne-Marie Kedzior
Alderman Richard Hallam
Amy Lang
Granby Primary
Veena Sonpal
Hope Hamilton
Dianne Moody
Imperial Avenue Infant
Specific area of expertise
Support for EYFS strategic leads
& teachers
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KS1 Moderators
Follow the links to find out more about each practitioner and their school…
Name
School Name
Liz Newton
Hazel Primary
Monika Patel
Highfields Primary
Kalvinder Kaur
Linden Primary
Sonia Chopra
Linden Primary
Kirsty Waldrum
Mayflower Primary
Rosemary Meredith
St Mary’s Fields Infant
Fiona Brewin
St John the Baptist Primary
Ruth Fitton
Willowbrook Primary
Caroline Marshall
Christ the King Catholic Primary
Sajita Patel
Charnwood Primary
Specific area of expertise
Moderation support for KS1 strategic
leads & Year 2 teachers
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KS2 Moderators
Follow the links to find out more about each practitioner and their school…
Name
School Name
Contact Email
Sam Baxter
Mowmacre
[email protected]
Asif Esat
[email protected]
Becky Bond
Mellor Community Primary
School
Queensmead Academy
Debbie Rigby
Heatherbrook Primary
[email protected]
Ruth Neil
Marriott Primary
[email protected]
[email protected]
Leicester Lead Practitioners for
Secondary
Name
School Name
Specific area of expertise
Alex Hallam
St Paul’s Catholic School
Geography NB: Maternity Leave
Anna Tonkin
Crown Hills Community College
Art (Head of) NB: Maternity leave
from November 2012
Caroline Hodgson
Sir Jonathon North
English
Emma Brayne
Samworth Academy
Food technology (Primary &
Secondary)
Jessica Hill
Moat Community College
English, T&L
Karan Islania
English Martyrs Catholic School
Maths
Lauren Seal
English Martyrs Catholic School
Geography
Lisa Chatterson
English Martyrs Catholic School
Art (Head of)
Martin Ham
Crown Hills Community College
RE, foundation learning
Roshan Patel
Madani High
English, G&T
Sally-Ann Duis
Crown Hills Community College
Textiles
Sara Fletcher
Babington Community College
PE
Sumeya Bikhu
City of Leicester
ICT (Head of)
Tony Tompkins
City of Leicester
Maths
What is a Children’s Centre System Leader?
• Children’s Centre System leadership sits within the City’s
approach to Sector Led Improvement.
• The approach being taken aims to break down neighbourhood
silos alongside developing expertise in CCLs and
neighbourhood leads.
• Children’s Centre System Leads provide leadership and
management for the multi-agency children’s centre teams
that deliver services to parents and children [pre-birth - under
13 years].
• They are the nominated person for Children’s Centre Ofsted
inspections.
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What does a Children’s Centre System Leader do?
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The approach being used is based on coaching/mentoring
An initial group of 5 CCLs have been trained using the GROW model
Children’s Centre Leaders are able to request support around a specific area of leadership
Coaching/mentoring agreements are entered into and an initial series of 6 coaching sessions are
offered
The aim of the coaching is to support leaders to develop their skills, knowledge and confidence in
order to improve Children’s Centre services
Children’s Centres aim to work in partnership with schools and early education settings in order to
support children in the local area, particularly those who are most vulnerable to poor outcomes. They
are the link and contact person for head teachers/staff to enable families using their school to access
Children’s Centre Services.
Children’s Centres have a team of multi professional staff including Children’s Centre teachers. The staff
teams provide a range of services, e.g. ‘Stay and Play’ and age based language groups aimed at
promoting parental engagement in children’s learning. They also provide family support via parenting
groups and home visiting and can signpost families for access to services like Welfare Rights.
The Children’s Centres are also responsible for facilitating CAFs for children aged 0 - 12 years.
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How much does a Children’s Centre System Leader cost?
There are no costs associated with a partnership with a
Children’s Centre System Leader.
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How can I find a Children’s Centre System
Leader to work with me?
Contact the Early Prevention team, Service
Manager Improving Outcomes based at 10 York
Road, Leicester on tel: (0116) 229 4387
Choose next to find a list of Children’s Centre System Leaders in
Leicester
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Children’s Centre System Leaders
There are currently 5 Children’s Centre System Leaders in Leicester. Follow the links
to find out more about each leader and their context…
Name
Children’s Centre Name
Jane Daw
Saffron and Hamilton Sure Start
Children’s Centres
Vibha Gohil
Beaumont Leys & Stocking Farm Sure
Star Children’s Centre
Rachel Howard
Shelley Marsden
Mala Razak
Braunstone Sure Start Children’s
Centre
Neighbourhood Manager for North
East
Thurnby Lodge and Northfields
Children’s Centres
New Parks Sure Start Children’s
Centre
Specific area of expertise
Profession: Teacher
Extensive experience in partnership working/team building (varied careers
in Local Government health and voluntary sector)
Strengths: Business planning cycle, Strategic planning, Data analysis,
Evaluation, Service redesign/commissioning
Vibha’s background is childcare.
Overseeing the neighbourhood model of integrated service delivery;
Performance management of staff related to the Neighbourhood Delivery
Plan; Personal development; Building good relationships with local providers
and organisations, such as Primary schools and hostels; Chairing multiagency meetings; Supporting staff to develop further their work in
challenging situations.
Parental / Family engagement
Experience of managing a multi agency team of education, health & social
care and health personnel; Integrating services so that children and families
are able to receive an holistic approach in both times of crisis and
universally.
Early Years; Leading an integrated work force; Measuring outcomes and
developing systems
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What is a National Leader of Governance?
National leaders of governance are highly effective chairs of governors, who use their skills and
experience to support chairs of governors in other schools and academies.
They are experienced chairs of governors with excellent leadership skills, and a proven track
record of contributing to school improvement through the effective leadership of a governing
body.
They are designated a National Leader of Governance for two years and are expected to commit
10 -15 days per academic year to supporting other chairs of governors.
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What does a National Leader of Governance do?
National Leaders of Governance work to increase leadership
capacity to help raise standards, so that improvements can be
sustained.
They provide support and challenge to help develop the chair’s
leadership, effectiveness and confidence and may mentor a chair
through a particular process.
They aim to supplement existing sources of school-to school
support for governance and may in some cases work alongside
National Leaders of Education and Local Leaders of Education.
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How much does a National Leader of Governance cost?
There are no costs associated with a partnership between a
Chair of Governors and a National Leader of Governance.
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How can I find a National Leader of Governance to work with
me?
To request the support of a National Leader of Governance
please email [email protected]
detailing:
• The context of your request
• The phase and location of your school or academy
• What the aims for the deployment are
• Your contact details
Choose next to find a National Leader of Governance working
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National Leaders of Governance
There is currently one National Leader of Governance in Leicester. Follow the links to
find out more …
Name
Jasbir Mann
School Name
Mellor Community Primary School
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