Staff

At Babington House, our dedicated team of staff work tirelessly to create an engaging and inviting place to learn and to work.

Senior Leadership Team

Mr D Laird

Headteacher and DDSL
Qualification: HBA(Hons)

Ms Rebecca Wiffen

Deputy Head
Qualification: BA(Hons), NPQSL, QTS

Mrs Elizabeth Channon

Head of Prep and Designated Safeguarding Lead
Qualification: BA(Hons), QTS

Miss Sharon Best

Bursar
Qualification: BSc(Hons)

Safeguarding and Pastoral Team

Mrs E Channon. BA(Hons), QTS – Head of Nursery and Prep, DSL

Mr D Laird. BA (Hons) – Headteacher, DDSL

Miss J Hawkins. BA(Hons), PGCE – Assistant Head SENCo, DDSL

Miss K Edwards. BEd(Hons) – Assistant Head Pastoral, DDSL

Mrs G Bailey. MA, BA(Hons), PGCE – Assistant Head Academic, DDSL

 

Early Years and Prep School staff

Prep

Mrs S Alder. BSc (Hons), PGCE
Mrs J Osuntokun-Baker. MA, BSc(Hons), PGCE (maternity leave)
Miss S Ball. BA(Hons), PGCE
Miss Z Cavanagh. BSc(Hons), PGCE
Miss A Connolly. BA(Hons), PGCE
Miss R Davies. BA(Hons), PGCE – (Maternity leave)
Miss K Edwards. BEd(Hons) – (Maternity Cover)
Mrs V Kennedy. BSc(Hons), PGCE – (Sabbatical Leave)
Mr J Masters. MA, LLB(Hons), PGCE
Miss A O’Brien. BA(Hons), PGCE
Ms K Pattison. BA(Hons), PGCE
Mrs M Pearce. BA(Hons), PGCE
Mrs J Phypers. BA(Hons), PGCE
Mrs L Selvadurai. BSc(Hons), PGCE
Mr T Unwin. BA(Hons), PGCE

Nursery and Reception

Mrs C Thomas. BA(Hons), PGCE
Mrs C Link. BA(Hons), PGCE
Mrs S Hamilton. BA(Hons)

Learning Support Department

Miss J Hawkins. BA(Hons), PGCE – SENDCO *(DDSL)
Mrs H Bateman-Higgs. BSc(Hons), PGCE – SENDO Assistant
Mrs D Murphy. C&G – PA to SENDCO
Mrs V Gallafent
Miss C Gavrielides. NVQ Level 3, CACHE Level 2
Mrs J Humphreys. BSc(Hons), NCFE Level 3
Mrs R Knox. NCFE Level 3
Mrs J Langford. BSc(Hons)
Miss L Matthews. NCFE Level 3
Mrs E Mint. BEd(Hons), FdA, SEN Ed
Ms A Pacitto
Miss L Rossetter. NCFE Level 3
Mrs M Rowe. CYPW, HLTA
Dr L Vause. PhD, BA (Hons)
Miss L Gabetto-Morrison
Mrs F Joannou, Level 2
Mr B Bishop, Level 3
Mrs D Baker, Level 2

Teaching Assistants

Mrs H Banks, BSc(Hons),
Mrs N Boyle, Level 3
Mrs C Butler, BA Early Years
Ms J Grove, BTEC Diploma Early Years
Mrs S Harradine-Cardwell, BA(Hons), HLTA
Miss G Hawkins, BSc (Hons)
Mrs R Knox, NCFE Level 3
Mrs S Lockett, HLTA
Mrs A Marley, Level 3
Mrs M Morton, NVQ level 2
Mrs N Russo, NCFE level 3, Diploma Special Needs, HLTA
Ms B Wedderburn, BA(Hons), Dip, CSP
Mrs P Wilson, NFCE level 3
Mrs J Woodley, NVQ level 3

Mid-Day Supervisors

Mrs N Boyle
Mrs K Durmush
Mrs M Freitas
Mrs R McDermott
Miss A Pacitto
Ms S Scenling
Mrs D Thind

Breakfast/After School Club Supervisors

Mrs H Banks, BSc(Hons),
Mrs M Freitas
Mrs V Gallafent
Ms S Lockett, HLTA
Mrs M Rowe, CYPW, HLTA
Mrs P Wilson, NFCE level 3

Senior School Staff

English Department

Mrs Allysia Bouchaib, BA(Hons), PGCE – Head of Department (maternity leave)
Mrs D Cutting, BA(Hons), PGCE
Dr Louise Rayment, BA(Hons), MA, PHD PGCE

Mathematics Department

Mrs E Dubbey, BSc(Hons), PGCE – Head of Department (maternity leave)
Mr N Sturt, BSc(Hons), Cert. Ed. FRSA – Head of Maths (maternity cover)
Miss R Reid, BA(Hons), PGCE
Miss L Lovegrove, BSc(Hons)
Mrs L Loughran, BSc(Hons), PGCE
Dr Wayne Brown, BSc(Hons), PHD, PGCE

Science Department

Mr N Sturt. BSc(Hons), Cert Ed., FRSA NPQLBC – Director of Science
Dr Wayne Brown, BSc(Hons), PHD, PGCE
Ms E Davies-Woolf, BSc(Hons), PGCE
Mrs G Murphy, BSc(Hons), PGCE
Dr M Dzinyak, BA(Hons), MA, PhD – Lab Technician

Humantities Department

Mrs N Gordon, LLB, GTP (QTS) – Head of Department
Mrs R Gbadamosi, BA(Hons), MA, PGCE
Mrs D Neale, BA(Hons), PGCE, CCRS
Miss P Mehra, BA(Hons), PGCE

Art & Design Department

Mrs R Carter. BA(Hons), PGCE, NQPSL – Head of Department
Miss K Regan. BA(Hons), PGCE
Miss L McColgan. BA(Hons)

Modern Foreign Languages Department

Mme A Etaix. BA(Hons), PGCE – Head of Department
Mrs B Santamaria. MA, BA(Hons), PGCE
Mrs L Sastre. BA(Hons), QTS

Business, Economics & Computer Science Department

Mrs Katie Evans, BSc(Hons), PGCE – Head of Department

Computer Science Department

Mr G Bacak, BA(Hons), PGCE – Head of Department

Music Department

Ms G Nikula. MMus, BMus(Hons), PGCE- Head of Department

Drama Department

Miss O Gardiner. BA(Hons), PGCE- Head of Department

Physical Education Department

Miss S O’Reilly. BA(Hons), PGCE – Head of Department
Mr D Janes. BA(Hons), PGCE
Mrs Y Green. BSc(Hons), PGCE, NPQ
Miss S McMullan. NVQ Dip, FA1

Central Services

Marketing & Admissions Department

Mrs J Martin, BA(Hons) – Head of Marketing & Admissions
Ms E Elliott, BA(Hons) – Interim Admissions Registrar and Events Assistant
Mrs S Mean – Old Babingtonians & community Administrator

HR Department

Mrs V Nelson, Assoc CIPD – HR Manager

Health and Wellbeing

Mrs M Da Silva Bsc(Hons), PGDIP, RGN – School Nurse *(DDSL)
Mrs K Collings, CPCAB 4 – School Counsellor

Careers

Mrs E Paterson. CDI, NCFE Level 3 – Head of Careers
Mrs K Taylor. BA(Hons), PG(Dip) – Careers Adviser

Data & Exams

Mrs D Sankey, BA(Hons) – Data & Exams Officer

Administration

Ms K Beach – Business Officer
Mrs E Lewis – School Office Manager (maternity leave)
Mrs M Makohon – Administrative Officer
Miss E Hughes – Administrative Officer (maternity leave)
Mrs S Hope – Administrative Officer (maternity cover)

Personal Assistants

Mrs S Ewing – PA to the Headmaster & Deputy Head
Ms C Bonds – PA to the Head of Preparatory
Mrs D Murphy– PA to SENDCO

Caretakers & Minibus staff

Miss C Turner – Site Manager
Mrs J Parker – Caretaker
Mrs A Richardson – Caretaker & Traffic Monitor
Mr M Taylor – Caretaker

Board of Governors

Members & Associate Members of the Board of Governors

Mr C Turner – Chair
Mrs H Porter-Aslet – Vice Chair, Chair of Finance Committee & Chair of Health & Safety Committee
Miss S Best – Clerk to Governors
Mrs E Channon – Safeguarding & Early Years Governor
Mr D Laird – Headteacher
Mr J Magill – Chair of Education Committee
Mr B Roberts – Governor
Mr G Scotchbrook – Governor
Mr J Frankish – Governor
Ms K Paterson – Governor

Contact details for the Chair of Governors:
c/o Miss S Best, Clerk to the Governors, Babington House School, Grange Drive, Chislehurst, Kent, BR7 5ES

bursar@babingtonhouse.com

Tel: 020 8467 5537

“Being a staff governor of Babington House has allowed me to see a different side of school life and how things run”

Mrs C Thomas - Staff Governor

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