At Drove Primary School, we have some of the finest teachers and teaching staff in the country. They are highly motivated, committed, and passionate about providing our pupils with the best education possible.
"Our staff are committed to achieving excellent outcomes for all pupils at Drove."
Mrs Bryony Bardwell
Principal & Designated Safeguarding Lead (DSL)
Leadership Team
Mrs Bryony Bardwell - Principal and Designated Safeguarding Lead
Mrs Hollie Phillips - Assistant Principal and Deputy Designated Safeguarding Lead
Mr Craig Roberts - Assistant Principal and Deputy Designated Safeguarding Lead
Sarah Cuming - SENCO and Deputy Designated Safeguarding Lead
Safeguarding Team
Mrs Bryony Bardwell - Principal & Designated Safeguarding Lead (DSL)
Mrs Hollie Phillips - Assistant Principal and Deputy Designated Safeguarding Lead
Mr Craig Roberts - Assistant Principal and Deputy Designated Safeguarding Lead
Mrs Sarah Cuming - SENCO Lead and Deputy Designated Safeguarding Lead
Mrs Emma Rant - Family Support Worker and Deputy Designated Safeguarding Lead
Mrs Julie-Ann Gadd - Learning Mentor and Deputy Designated Safeguarding Lead
Phase Leaders
Miss Chloe Leach - Reception Teacher and Head of Early Years
Ms Samantha Willoughby - Year 1 Teacher and Head of KS1
Ms Elena Gheorghe - Year 4 Teacher and Head of Lower KS2
Mrs Anna Vernon - Year 6 Teacher and Head of Upper KS2
Teaching Staff
Mrs Maria Periera - Blue Nursery Teacher
Mrs Nicoleta Sheen - Green Nursery Teacher
Mr Ian Young - Yellow Nursery Teacher
Miss Chloe Leach - Reception Teacher and Head of Early Years
Miss Amber Coleman- Reception Teacher
Mrs Kari Revis - Reception Teacher
Miss Rachel Liddiard- Reception Teacher
Ms Samantha Willoughby - Year 1 Teacher and Head of KS1
Mrs Hollie Phillips - Year 1 Teacher and Assistant Principal
Mrs Sarah Kearns - Year 1 Teacher
Ms Kelly Smith - Year 1 Teacher
Miss Molly Eatwell - Year 2 Teacher
Mrs Danielle Smethurst - Year 2 Teacher
Miss Abby Picton - Year 2 Teacher
Mrs Christiana Jacobi - Year 3 Teacher
Miss Ellie Brazewell - Year 3 Teacher
Miss Jessica Smith - Year 3 Teacher
Ms Elena Gheorghe - Year 4 Teacher and Head of Lower KS2
Ms Gali Shiloh - Year 4 Teacher
Mr Oliver Cowley- Year 4 Teacher
Mrs Karen Waller - Year 5 Teacher
Miss Eva Wong - Year 5 Teacher
Mrs Javaria Qazi – Year 5 Trainee Teacher
Mrs Lydia Barder- Year 5 Teacher
Mr Craig Roberts – Year 5 Teacher and Assistant Principal
Mrs Anna Vernon - Year 6 Teacher and Head of Upper KS2
Mr Craig Richardson - Year 6 Teacher
Mrs Sana Ramzan - Year 6 Teacher
Teaching Assistants
Ms Babita Kumar - Nursery Teaching Assistant
Ms Karen Fernandes - Nursery Teaching Assistant
Mrs Bhakti Sharma - Nursery Teaching Assistant
Mrs Marketa Khan - Nursery Teaching Assistant
Mrs Andrea Morava - Reception Teaching Assistant
Miss Chelsie Jones - Reception Teaching Assistant
Ms Nadia Salam - Reception Teaching Assistant
Ms Manisha Singh - 1:1 Teaching Assistant
Ms Doris Kole- 1:1 Teaching Assistant
Miss Ellie Cresswell – KS1 Teaching Assistant
Mrs Rosalina Carvalho - KS1 Teaching Assistant
Mrs Sawsan Moledina- KS1 Teaching Assistant
Mrs Sharon Osbasli- KS1 Teaching Assistant
Mrs Christine McKinlay - KS1 Teaching Assistant
Miss Megan Webb – 1:1 Teaching Assistant
Mrs Ciyanka Palha - Year 1 1:1 Teaching Assistant
Mr Sam Lacey – LKS2 Teaching Assistant and Sports Coach
Ms Karolina Lazecka – LKS2 Teaching Assistant
Ms Chanchal Parasher – LKS2 Teaching Assistant
Mrs Roxanne Harman-Francis – LKS2 Teaching Assistant
Ms Hanna Kuzmenruk – LKS2 Teaching Assistant
Ms Carmen Norris – LKS2 Teaching Assistant
Mrs Lorraine Bloor – UKS2 Teaching Assistant
Ms Barbara Anscombe - UKS2 Teaching Assistant
Mrs Kelly Reynolds - UKS2 Teaching Assistant and Sports Coach
Mrs Sandra Gonsalves - UKS2 Teaching Assistant
SENCO
Mrs Sarah Cuming - SENCO Lead and Deputy Designated Safeguarding Lead
Pastoral
Mrs Emma Rant - Family Support Worker and Deputy Designated Safeguarding Lead
Mrs Julie-Ann Gadd - Learning Mentor and Deputy Designated Safeguarding Lead
Office Team
Mrs Ruth Ainsworth - Senior Pupil Services Officer
Mrs Bethany Ellis-Obote - Pupil Services Administrator
Mrs Penelope Hooper - Pupil Services Administrator
Mrs Della Lucey - Public Services Administrator (Nursery)
Midday Supervisory Assistants
Ms Shabnam Begum - MDSA
Ms Faiza Choudhry - MDSA
Ms Nuzat Jahangir - MDSA
Ms Farzana Khan - MDSA
Ms Claire Macdonald - MDSA
Ms Loran Minton - MDSA
Mr John Mitchell - MDSA
Miss Karen Liddiard - MDSA
Ms Sadia Ali - MDSA
IT Support
Mr Bogdan Staicu - IT Support
Mr Macben Dsouza - IT Support
Mr James Tye - IT Support
Site Maintenance Team
Mr Ian Pickering - Site Manager
Mr Jerry Beronilla - Assistant Site Manager
Cleaners
Ms Melanie Bannon - Cleaner
Ms Reshmo Chand - Cleaner
Mr Alistair Donaghue - Cleaner
Ms Martina Fernandes - Cleaner
Ms Nuzat Jahangir - Cleaner
Ms Lauren Page - Cleaner
Ms Sacramenta Ribeiro - Cleaner
Miss Sally Riches - Cleaner
Ms Laura Vale - Cleaner