Specialist Leaders of Education (SLE) support

Amir

Leadership of CPD, Leadership of curriculum, Closing the Gap, Drama, English, PSHE, Support for most able pupils, Assessment and Behaviour & Discipline.

Clare 

Headteacher, Leadership of CPD, Leadership of Curriculum, Closing the gap, Early Years, Phonics, Religious Education, ITT & NQT development

Bonnie 

David 

Leadership of CPD, Leadership of curriculum, Closing the Gap, Support for most able pupils, Assessment, Behaviour & Discipline, ITT and NQT development and Maths

Deborah

Leadership of Curriculum, Closing the Gap and Maths

My name is Deborah Haworth and I am St Mary's Teaching School Alliance Deputy Principal and Deputy Head Teacher at St Mary's Primary School. I am a Specialist Leader of Education, specialising in mathematics, curriculum leadership and closing the gap. I was a solicitor in private practise and Chair Governors of a north London primary school before training as a primary school teacher 15 years ago. I have worked in a variety of settings, including the secondary sector, and have been a senior leader for the past 10 years. I am passionate about increasing the life chances of all children through the high-quality training of teachers, and providing CPD and support for schools.  I have also worked as a consultant in primary and secondary schools and I currently lead on NQT, NPQML and NPQSL training at the Teaching School, as well as doing out-reach work to support other schools both locally and nationally.  

Holly

Early Years 

Holly has 8 years’ experience as an EYFS Phase Leader. She supports other schools, including a cluster of 4 local Primary schools, to provide leadership guidance. By managing the directed support, there have been clear improvements ensuring that all areas, such as lesson planning, environment planning and interventions, are linked to the children’s needs and abilities.
Holly is a consistently outstanding teacher with excellent leadership skills and a passion for the Early years. Holly is able to provide clear steps to support settings on how they can move things forward.

Jess

Early Years 

Jess has a proven track record of successful EYFS leadership in both the Nursery and
Schools. She has directed and the EYFS department she led, achieving Outstanding grades. Her leadership was described by Ofsted as being both ‘excellent’ and ‘passionate’. Jess is a highly skilled EYFS specialist with a wealth of experience supporting middle and senior leaders not only within her own setting but on a local and national level. She has conducted outreach in a variety of Early Years settings and contributed to sustained improvement.

Julie

Closing the Gap, English and Support for more able pupils

Julie has worked in education for countless (26) years, working in teaching and leadership roles. Currently, she is a Deputy Head Teacher with responsibility for Literacy and Reading across three schools, leading INSET, developing the curriculum and ensuring high-quality standards of teaching and learning. She has also provided training in schools within the borough, in areas such as Raising standards in writing, Planning for high quality Reading and Benchmarking. In her SLE role, Julie has liaised with literacy leaders and led training in schools around the country, providing feedback and reports based on lesson observations, book looks, curriculum and environment.

Kate 

Closing the Gap, Maths, ITT & NQT development and Assessment

Kylie

Leadership of Curriculum, Closing the gap, English, Initial teacher training and newly qualified teachers

Leann 

Leadership of continuing professional development (CPD), Early Years, Phonics, Initial teacher training and newly qualified teachers and

Assessment (EYFS)

Leann has 11 years experience working in teaching and leadership roles in national and
international schools, as well as consultant roles. She works with groups and individual
schools across the country, offering bespoke training and consultancy support on all aspects of the primary curriculum through her role as Principal of the St Mary’s Teaching School. She leads two private charitable nurseries with babies, toddlers and pre-schoolers. One of the nurseries, has a fully outdoor Forest School provision. Leann leads the SLE project for Waltham Forest which offers opportunities for training and visits. Leann was designated as a Local Leader of Education in 2018 by the Department of Education.

Jenni 

Leadership of Curriculum, Phonics, Assessment, Moderation, Initial teacher training and newly qualified teachers

Gemma

Gateshead

EYFS Curriculum, Early Years including Nursery and Closing the Gap

Rebecca 

Rochelle

EYFS Curriculum, Early Years including Nursery and Closing the Gap

Rochelle is the EYFS lead at St Margaret’s C of E Primary School in Barking, where she has had a strong impact on raising standards within teaching, learning and behaviour. Her knowledge and expertise in EYFS has developed this provision. A recent Ofsted report commented:
‘Leaders are determined to promote pupils’ reading. Phonics teaching begins at the earliest opportunity in Nursery. Children in Early Years learn phonics well.’

She has held a variety of leadership roles in her career. From 2016-2017, she was the lead teacher of a nursery school at in Tower Hamlets and prior to that she was the Key Stage 1 Phase Leader at a school in Islington. As the current lead of Reception and Nursery, she has the practical knowledge to hand that will support settings with a variety of ideas to improve outcomes for children.

Molly

Will

Leadership of Curriculum, English, Phonics, Initial teacher training and newly qualified teachers and Assessment

Annie

English, Continuing professional development, Leadership of Curriculum  and

Reading 

Keeleigh

Southminster

English and Leader of curriculum

Lee

Leadership of continuing professional development (CPD), Leadership of curriculum, Maths and Assessment

Ellie

Peterborough

English and Reading

Iram

Academies, Leadership of CPD, Leadership of curriculum, Closing the Gap, Early Years, English, Maths, Science, Support for most able pupils, Initial teacher training and newly qualified teacher, Assessment, Behaviour & Discipline and Attendance

Iram has been working as a senior leader in outstanding schools for over 6 years. She completed her NPQH in 2016 and is currently working on her MA.Ed on Leadership. Iram is an experienced leader in education and is a Coach for the Women in Leadership initiative with the Teaching Schools Council (TSC). As a headteacher of an Outstanding school, Iram is equipped with the skills and experience necessary to support and collaborate with leaders at a national level. Iram is also a facilitator for the National Professional Qualifications for leaders with UCL, Institute of Education. Iram has collaborated with numerous schools across the country and internationally with bespoke and tailored support.

Sophie

Initial Teacher and newly qualified teachers and Behaviour & Discipline

Alice

EYFS

Alice is an Assistant Headteacher of a school in Tower Hamlets, working with children from disadvantaged backgrounds who enter EYFS below age related expectation. She has responsibility for Early Years and Phonics, and her team has ensured that the children make accelerated progress which has resulted in 72% of children achieving a Good Level of Development and 88% of children achieving a pass in the Phonics Screening Check. Alice has managed the establishment and delivery of a well-planned, coherent curriculum which ensured that teaching, learning and assessment were highly effective. This was recognised in a recent Ofsted.  Ofsted report July 2018
“From lower starting points than are typical for their age, children make strong progress in their early reading and writing skills so that, by the end of the Reception Year, standards of reading and writing are at or above the national average.”
Alice is also part of the Tower Hamlets EYFS moderation team and has worked with other school leaders and teachers to ensure accurate judgements and assessments.

Katie

Katie has had a varied and far reaching career in teaching and education both in mainstream and special schools. She managed a provision for children with autism and went on to work in a provision for the deaf. As a deputy head, Katie was instrumental in driving up standards at a London pupil referral unit and social, emotional and mental health provision, graded outstanding from Ofsted. Katie is motivated to change children's stories and is trained in the Solihull approach. In recent years, Katie was the executive lead in a Key Stage 2 nurture group pilot in a London borough, which saw some of the most vulnerable children transform their behaviour and successfully integrate back into mainstream school. Katie's dedication to children and young people's positive outcomes has meant that she has been recognised for her outstanding work and she is now co director of Magic Behaviour Management Ltd.  

Marie

Joe

My name is Joe Pitchford and I am Deputy Head Teacher at St Mary's Primary School. I am a Specialist Leader of Education for mathematics. I have always been passionate about providing the best possible instruction for children: I believe that we are only successful when every child succeeds. As such, I have provided training and CPD at a number of schools.