Leadership
Principal
Tam Mckernan
Assistant Headteacher & SEND Coordinator & Head of Early Years
Joseph Townsend
j.townsend@arkatwoodprimary.org
Deputy Headteacher & Designated Safeguarding Lead & Head of Early Years
Laura Thomson
l.thomson@arkatwoodprimary.org
Assistant Headteacher
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
Yeli Gbeworo
Year 1 Italy Class Teacher
Annabel Mansfield
Year 2 China Class Teacher
James Bowden
Year 2 Barbados Class Teacher
Amandeep Uppal
Year 3 Norway Class Teacher
Lorna Sherlock
Year 3 Belgium Class Teacher
Eleanor Harris
Year 4 Brazil Class Teacher
Sampras Lee
Year 4 Ghana Class Teacher
Isaiah Duah
Year 5 Spain Class Teacher
Mahaut Fournier
Year 5 Greece Class Teacher
Laura Johnson
Year 6 Canada Class Teacher
Puja Nair
Year 6 Australia Class Teacher
Lara Brown
PE Teacher
Sinead Mcloughlin
MFL Lead Teacher
Ana Sofia Alvarez Borrego
Teaching Assistants
Nursery TA
Aysha Herman
Nursery TA
Paige Mujica-Villarroel
Reception TA
Ana Pestana
Reception TA
Safia Ahmed
Year 1 TA
Sabah Abay
Year 1 TA
Gemma Barker
Year 1 TA (Maternity)
Yazmin Begum
Year 2 TA
Simone Christensen
Year 2 TA
Samira Mohamed
Year 2 TA
Razna Begum
Year 3 TA
Sema Turan
Year 3 TA
Joanne Clarke
Year 3 TA
Kerisha Devonish
Year 4 TA
Zhana Goginashvili
Year 4 TA
Elliot Thomas
Year 4 TA
Jeki Ajid
Year 5 TA
Gemma Smith
Year 5 TA
Camara Davis
Year 6 TA
Krupa Pandya
Year 6 TA
Eleanor Vidal
Year 6 TA
Devonte Alcendor
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