Our Staff
Our dedicated staff are led by the Beacon leadership team.
Leadership team
Neil Birch Executive Head Teacher
Leads on all aspects of strategic leadership, the CLASS Teaching School Alliance, Kent Association of Special Schools (KASS), Co-operative Schools Network.
Ady Young Head Teacher
Leads on training, coaching, research, EHCPs, safeguarding, children in care, support for schools, partnerships.
Ali Cole Deputy Head
Jackie McFarnell Assistant Head
Leads on all aspects of provision, standards, progress, achievement, behaviour within Year R – 6.
Irene White Assistant Head
Leads on all aspects of provision, standards, progress, achievement, behaviour within Year 7 – 9.
Mel Winter Assistant Head
Leads on all aspects of provision, standards, progress, achievement, behaviour within Year 10 – 14.
Lynda Evans Assistant Head
Leads the Specialist Teaching team, district support for mainstream schools, outreach.
Leaders of learning
In addition, we have 8 ‘Leaders of Learning’ who focus on improving learning within their specific area of specialism.
Ben Walker Leader of Learning
Casey Fletcher Leader of Learning
Craig Rankin Leader of Learning
Keely Waight Leader of Learning
Karen Hacker Leader of Learning
Lisa Clutterbuck Leader of Learning
Russell Ames Leader of Learning and Improving Learning
Debbie Richards Leader of Learning
Teachers
Allen Ince Morroco Class Teacher
Ana Job Seychelles Class Teacher
Andy Atkinson Mauritius Class Teacher
Angela O’gorman France Class Teacher
Ben Walker Haiti Class Teacher
Bev Edwards Ivory Coast Class Teacher
Caroline Pratt Granada Class Teacher
Carolyn Atkins Egypt Class Teacher
Casey Fletcher Sweden Class Teacher
Chrystele Perrier Kenya Class Teacher
Claire Smith Cuba Class Teacher
Craig Rankin St Lucia Class Teacher
David Quinn Costa Rica Class Teacher
Debbie Richards Tanzania Class Teacher
Donna Wickens Canada Class Teacher
Jeanne Lombart Bahamas Class Teacher
Jennifer Parker Belize Class Teacher
Julie Howell United Kingdom Class Teacher
Karen Hacker Madagascar Class Teacher
Kath Hart Trinidad Class Teacher
Keely Waight Mexico Class Teacher
Lisa Clutterbuck Spain Class Teacher
Nicola Thomson Antigua Class Teacher
Paisley O’Sullivan Ireland Class Teacher
Paul Woods Botswana Class Teacher
Robert Manhire Zimbabwe Class Teacher
Rebecca Stoker Panama Class Teacher
Richard Fairhall United States Class Teacher
Sharon Murray Cape Verde Class Teacher
Vicky Tong Dominican Republic Class Teacher
Vivian Smith Italy Class Teacher
Wayne Norris The Gambia Class Teacher