Leadership
Executive Principal & DDSL
Daniela Grasso
D.Grasso@arkatwoodprimary.org
Assistant Principal, SEND Coordinator, Head of Early Years & DSL
Joseph Townsend
j.townsend@arkatwoodprimary.org
Assistant Principal
Emma Helliwell
e.helliwell@arkatwoodprimary.org
Teaching Team
Nursery (Globe) Class Teacher
Maria Andra-Benitez
Reception India Class Teacher
Grace Brophy
Reception Mexico Class Teacher
Heidi Gallina
Year 1 France Class Teacher
Ms Ellie Harris
Year 1 Italy Class Teacher
Ms Stefanie Da Silva
Year 2 China Class Teacher
Ms Lorna Sherlock
Year 2 Barbados Class Teacher
Amandeep Uppal
Year 3 Norway Class Teacher
Annabel Mansfield
Year 3 Belgium Class Teacher
Ms Laura Johnson
Year 4 Brazil Class Teacher
Ms Yeli Gbeworo
Year 4 Ghana Class Teacher
Mr Isaiah Duah
Year 5 Spain Class Teacher
Ms Sinead McLoughlin
Year 5 Greece Class Teacher
Ms Samantha Kirk
Year 6 Canada Class Teacher
Mr James Bowden
Year 6 Australia Class Teacher
Mr Tom Currell
MFL Lead Teacher
Ana Sofia Alvarez Borrego
Teaching Assistants
Nursery TA
Aysha Herman
Nursery TA
Paige Mujica-Villarroel
Reception TA
Ana Pestana
Reception TA
Joanne Clarke
Year 1 TA
Sabah Abay
Year 1 TA
Safia Ahmed
Year 1 TA
Gopal Suwalka
Year 1 TA
Simone Christensen
Year 2 TA
Gemma Barker
Year 2 TA
Camara Davis
Year 3 TA
Krupa Pandya
Year 3 TA
Yasmin Begum
Year 4 TA
Kerisha Devonish
Year 4 TA
Michelle Cheng
Year 4 TA
Sema Turan
Year 5 TA
Gemma Smith
Year 5 TA
Razna Begum
Year 6 TA
Jeki Ajid
Year 6 TA
Eleanor Vidal
Year 6 TA
Zhana Goginashvili (from November 2025)
Admin & Premises Teams
Operations Manager
Sherina Sinclair
Receptionist/Administrator
Shirley Mahoney
Receptionist/Administrator
Maria Hall
Premises Manager
Kemar Cumberbatch
Librarian
Fiona Dalu-Chandu
Cleaner
Diane Fullerton
Kitchen & Lunchtime Teams
Chef Manager
Chris Sappleton
Kitchen Assistant
Jennifer Campbell
Kitchen Assistant
Gemma Powell
Kitchen Assistant
Denise Philip
Lunchtime Lead
Jeri Altrudo
Lunchtime Supervisor
Yamna Dahdouh
Lunchtime Supervisor
Veanna Jude
Lunchtime Supervisor
Sevdie Mustafa
Lunchtime Supervisor
Khadeja Dahdouh
Lunchtime Supervisor
Lizzie Hylton
Lunchtime Supervisor