Our Staff

DESS enjoys the support of a highly effective group of friendly, well-qualified professionals. We work as teams to make the best possible progress toward the school's vision. Teachers, Teaching Assistants, admin and caretaking staff cooperate to bring about the developments required to help DESS to continually improve. Myself, Karen Wilson (Deputy Headteacher) and Ashrafa Mohmed (Assistant Headteacher) work closely with the School Leadership Team and other teams to consider and oversee school development. The school is governed by a highly experienced and supportive Board of Governors, which includes a British Embassy Representative.

Our teachers have UK recognised teaching qualifications and have all taught in 'English National Curriculum' schools prior to working at DESS. Teachers and Teaching Assistants enter into programmes of professional development and keep abreast of educational developments in the UK.

Our staff lead balanced lives, they all have a sense of humour and are multi-skilled. These talented people make DESS the happy and thriving place that it is.

Andy Yeoman
Headteacher

Admin Staff
	Mr Andy Yeoman (Headteacher); Mrs Nicola Murray (ICT Teaching Assistant); Miss Karen Wilson (Deputy Headteacher); Mrs Claire O'Connor (Finance Assistant); Mrs May Nepia (Registration Secretary); Mrs Fiona Younger (Finance Assistant)
Mrs Caroline Cowland (School Nurse); Mr Prasad (ICT Administrator); Mrs Fiona Best (Uniform Shop); Mr Roeland Weisfelt (Business Manager); Mrs Sonia Peate (Headteachers' Secretary); Mrs Elaine Drury (General Secretary); Miss Ashrafa Mohmed (Assistant Headteacher)
Learning Support Staff
	Mrs Sandra Bettit (Teacher); Mrs Lisa Yeoman (Teacher); Miss Elaine Wills (Head of Department); Mrs Yvonne Hayes (Teacher); Mrs Nicola Farrar (Teaching Assistant); Mrs Fehmida Patel (Teaching Assistant)
Preschool Staff
Mrs Sarah Cameron (PS1 Class Teacher); Mrs Sarah Ewles (Teaching Assistant); Mrs Catherine Forde (Teaching Assistant); Miss Michelle Lewis (PS3 Class Teacher); Mrs Janine Darwish (Teaching Assistant); Mrs Alison Woodward (Year Leader and PS2 Class Teacher);Mrs Linda Heald (Teaching Assistant)
Reception Staff
	Miss Christine Ainsworth (R3 Class Teacher); Mrs Gillian Delahay (R1 Class Teacher); Mrs Dianne Lunt (R2 Teaching Assistant); Mrs Julie Richards (R3 Teaching Assistant); Miss Kate Owens (Reception Year Leader and R2 Class Teacher);Mrs Tracey Thorpe (R4 Teaching Assistant); Mrs Sasha Ristic (R1 Teaching Assistant); Miss Amanda Owles (R4 Class Teacher)
Year 1 Staff
Mrs Debbie Chapman (1A Teaching Assistant); Mrs Louise Golby (1A Class Teacher); Miss Kirsteen Simpson (Year Leader and 1B Class Teacher); Mrs Donna Woodcock (1B Teaching Assistant); Mrs Shelly Hickey (1D Teaching Assistant); Mrs Margaret Tucker (1C Teaching Assistant); Mrs Penny Hamilton (1C Class Teacher); Miss Hasina Khanum (1D Class Teacher)
Year 2 Staff
	Mrs Anisha Malji (Teaching Assistant); Mrs Jackie Redshaw (Teaching Assistant); Mrs Nicky Pinson (Year Leader and 2D Class Teacher); Mrs Bonney Bullen (2A Class Teacher); Mrs Gill Hope (2B Class Teacher); Mrs Holly Steele (2C Class Teacher)
Year 3 Staff
Mrs Tina Pickles (Teaching Assistant); Mrs Laura Graham (Teaching Assistant); Mrs Andrea Savage (3B Class Teacher); Mrs Fiona Seward (3A Class Teacher); Mr Jamie Hughes (3C Class Teacher); Mr Iain Hope (Year Leader and 3D Class Teacher)
Year 4 Staff
	Mrs Nicola Delaney (Teaching Assistant); Mrs Lesley Proctor (4B Class Teacher); Mr Eamonn McKermott (4C Class Teacher); Mr Sally-Ann Smith (4D Class Teacher); Mrs Chris Edgar (Year Leader and 4A Class Teacher)
Year 5 Staff
Mrs Amanda Goodfellow (Teaching Assistant); Mrs Claire Wright (5C Class Teacher); Miss Susanne Cameron (Year Leader and 5D Class Teacher); Mr John Nock (5B Class Teacher); Mrs Louise Wilkinson (5A Class Teacher)
Year 6 Staff
	Mrs Catherine Francis (Year Leader and 6D Class Teacher); Mr Pat Edgar (6A Class Teacher); Mrs Margaret Seymour (6B Class Teacher); Mr Colin Millar (6C Class Teacher); Mrs Alison Bird (Teaching Assistant)
PE Staff
Mr Steve Wilkinson (PE Head of Department); Mrs Camille Campbell (PE Teaching Assistant); Mrs Linda Tunstall (PE Teaching Assistant); Mrs Eleanor Connelly (PE Teaching Assistant); Mr Oliver Blundell (PE Teacher); Miss Charlotte McMahon (PE Teacher)
Specialist Staff
	Mrs Maria Laing (French); Mrs Emma Gladstone (Teaching Assistant); Mr Andrew Winder (Head of Music); Mrs Jill Goff (Music Teacher)
Library Staff
Mrs Yola Garawal (Library Assistant); Mrs Angie Hughes (Librarian); Mrs Julie Scott (Library Assistant)
Caretakers
	Uneedu (Driver), Ismail (Caretaking Assistant), Khayyoom (Head Caretaker), Mahmood (Public Relations); Mohamed (Gardener), Veeran (Caretaking Assistant), Jaleel (Gardener) INSET: Salahudeen (Head Gardener)
Maintenance Staff
Reynaldo Aguita; Reynad Sabangan; Peter Cabudal; Anthony Chavenia; Raul Agapay (Site Supervisor); Dennis Canayan; Bhuwan Boudel; Reynaldo Salting
Security
	Mr Abdulbashir; Mr Abdulnoor; Mr John (Day Assistant Senior); Mr Hassan (Night Senior); Mr Mehari; Mr Abdulrahman (Day Senior); Mr Samuel (Night Assistant Senior)