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.
Tanya Lees Head of School
Leads on day to day running of the school, provision, standards, progress, achievement, behaviour.
Ady Young Head of Support and Development
Leads on training, coaching, research, EHCPs, safeguarding, children in care, support for schools, partnerships.
Lynda Evans Assistant Head
Leads the Specialist Teaching team, district support for mainstream schools, outreach.
Irene White Assistant Head
Leads on all aspects of provision, standards, progress, achievement, behaviour within key stages EY-3.
Mel Winter Assistant Head
Leads on all aspects of provision, standards, progress, achievement, behaviour within key stages 4-6.
Jimmy Peters Multi Agency Leader
Leads on all aspects of multi agency support including healthcare, PEPs and parental liaison.
Leaders of learning
In addition, we have 8 ‘Leaders of Learning’ who focus on improving learning within their specific area of specialism.
Jackie McFarnell Behaviour and Learning Leader
Lisa Clutterbuck Leader of Learning
Casey Fletcher Leader of Learning
Keely Waight Leader of Learning
Karen Hacker Leader of Learning
Russell Ames Leader of Learning and Improving Learning
Craig Rankin Leader of Learning
Ben Walker Leader of Learning
Teachers
Claire Smith Cuba Class Teacher
Allen Ince Morroco Class Teacher
Vicky Ferguson Dominican Republic Class Teacher
Kath Hart Trinidad Class Teacher
Rebecca Stoker Panama Class Teacher
Jeanne Lombart Jamaica Class Teacher
Bev Edwards Bahamas Class Teacher
Jackie McFarnell Barbados Class Teacher
Ben Walker Haiti Class Teacher
Richard Fairhall United States Class Teacher
Caroline Pratt Granada Class Teacher
Keely Waight Mexico Class Teacher
Lloyd Taylor Costa Rica Class Teacher
Robert Manhire Zimbabwe Class Teacher
Debbie Richards Tanzania Class Teacher
Carolyn Atkins Egypt Class Teacher
Wayne Norris The Gambia Class Teacher
Monika Dyga Senegal Class Teacher
Karen Hacker Madagascar Class Teacher
Andy Atkinson Mauritius Class Teacher
Ana Job Seychelles Class Teacher
Vivian Smith Italy Class Teacher
Lisa Clutterbuck Spain Class Teacher
Casey Fletcher Sweden Class Teacher
Julie Howell United Kingdom Class Teacher
Paisley O’Sullivan Ireland Class Teacher
Donna Wickens Canada Class Teacher
Sharon Murray Cape Verde Class Teacher
Paul Woods Botswana Class Teacher
Chrystele Perrier Kenya Class Teacher
Craig Rankin St Lucia Class Teacher
Angela O’gorman France Class Teacher
Jennifer Parker Belize Class Teacher
Kerry Robinson Austria Class Teacher
Martin Dempster The Gambia Class Teacher
Nicola Thomson Antigua Class Teacher