Meet The Children's Hospital School team
Staff and Governors at The Children's Hospital School at Great Ormond Street Hospital (GOSH) and University College Hospital (UCH) are a highly committed and experienced team of qualified teachers, teaching assistants and support staff as well as representatives of the wider community.
Our staff have a variety of special educational needs qualifications and some have experience of teaching English as a foreign/second language. We also have teachers fluent in a variety of languages and our Communications Officer who work to ensure pupils are fully assessed on entry and reintegrated successfully on discharge.
There is an annual programme of continuing professional development to keep staff up-to-date with local and national developments in education.
Headteacher
Jayne Franklin
Headteacher
Senior leadership team
Bianca Costa
Assistant Head, Teaching and Learning
Jackie Goldsmith
Assistant Head, Achievement for All
Danielle Valdar
Assistant Head, Curriculum Delivery
Extended leadership team
Anthea Hawke
Lead Practitioner
Jacqueline Hinks
School Business Manager
Elaine Sheil
Leader of Learning (UCH)
Teaching staff
Elizabeth Armin
Teacher
Pam Canning
Teacher
Elizabeth Chrystie
Teacher (UCH)
Liz Cook
Teacher
Brigid Coyle-Kelleher
Teacher
Helen Deacon
Teacher
Emma Fane
Teacher
Katy Marklew
Teacher
Susan Griffiths
Teacher
James Hickman
Teacher (UCH)
Miren Jayapal
Teacher
Emily Luke
Early Years Teacher
Charlotte Nelson
Teacher
Sarah Riddell
Teacher
Rachael Savory
Teacher
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Elena Secombe
Teacher
Kai Smith
Teacher
Kamini Tavanandi
Teacher
Fionnuala Wilkins
Teacher
Kate Williams
Teacher
Tom Williamson
Teacher
Teaching Support Staff
Suki Bahwara
SEN Support Specialist
Cheryl Villa
Specialist Teaching Assistant
Nikki Golemdjieva
Nursery Nurse
Dino Karapittis
Teaching Support
Chloe Macleod
Play worker
Ziva O'Connor-Hanlon
Teaching Assistant
Dominika Yezza
Teaching Assistant (UCH)
Natasha Hyde
Teaching Assistant
Other Support staff
Denise Barrett
PA & Clerk to Governors
Lisa Mardon
Senior Administrator
Volunteers
Sophie O'Sullivan