Our Staff
During your child’s time at Old Palace Primary School, the children will get to know a range of adults and professionals in helping them learn and achieve to the best of their ability.
London Borough of Tower Hamlets aims to provide a working environment that is free from intimidation and harassment. Threatening, abusive or discriminatory behaviour towards our staff will not be tolerated.
A full list of staffing and it’s structure can be found below:
Senior Leadership
|
Mr G Palmer |
Head teacher |
|
Miss A Bowley |
Deputy head teacher, DSL Lead & Y1 Lead |
|
Ms D Kurup |
Assistant head teacher, Deputy DSL Lead, SENDCO & Inclusion |
|
Mrs L Rahman |
Assistant head teacher (Reception & H&S Lead) |
|
Miss J McClelland |
Assistant head teacher (Y2 & 3 & Maths Lead) |
|
Mr S Heighington |
Assistant head teacher (Y5 & 6 & Music Lead) |
Reception
|
Mr L Rahman |
Assistant head teacher for Foundation Stage |
|
Mrs Duong & Ms Dawson |
RD Class teacher (Ms Dawson PHSCE Lead) |
|
Mrs Patel |
RP Class teacher |
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Support Staff |
Mrs S Naik (Nursery Nurse), Ms Sifa, Mrs Rahela & Mr Artan |
Year 1
| Ms Millward | Deputy head teacher & Year 1 Lead |
| Mrs Oliver | 1O Class teacher |
| Mrs White | 1W Class teacher |
| Support Staff | Ms Zara |
Year 2
|
Ms J McClelland |
Assistant head teacher & Year 2 Lead |
|
Ms N Begum |
2B Class teacher & Computing Lead |
|
Mr Hartigan |
2H Class teacher (ECT) |
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Support Staff |
Mrs Ibrahim Ali, Mrs Ahmed & Ms Uddin |
Year 3
|
Ms J McClelland |
Assistant head teacher Year 3 Lead |
|
Mrs Hantar |
3H Class teacher & Oracy Lead |
|
Mr King |
3K Class teacher |
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Support Staff |
Ms Khan & Mrs Jasmin |
Year 4
|
Mr S Heighington |
Assistant head teacher & Year 4 Lead |
|
Miss Din |
4D Class teacher |
|
Mr Thomson |
4T Class teacher |
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Support staff |
Ms Begum |
Year 5
|
Mr Heighington |
Assistant head teacher Year 5 Lead |
|
Ms Davies |
5D Class teacher & Art Lead |
|
Mr Haque |
5H Class teacher |
|
Support staff |
Mrs Araba, Ms Khatun & Ms Rahela |
Year 6
|
Ms T Matin |
Year 6 & Science Lead |
|
Miss Wrobel |
6W Class teacher |
|
Mrs Ali & Ms Yasmin |
6A Class teacher |
|
Support staff |
Ms Quah & Mr White |
Support Teachers
|
Mrs Dias Patel |
English Lead |
|
Mrs Siddika |
Support/Intervention |
|
Mrs L Begum |
Support/Intervention |
|
Mrs S Gorji |
Maternity Leave |
|
Ms R Yasmin |
Maternity Leave |
|
Miss Saad |
HLTA |
SEND Support & Specialist Staff
| Senior SEND Teaching assistant | Mrs B Begum, Mrs O’Dea & Mrs Stephanou |
| Creative Therapist/ Counsellor | Ms Holly Samson |
| Speech & Language Therapist | Ms Brenda Musoke |
| Education Social Worker | Ms Shanaz Chowdhury |
| Attendance Welfare Advisor | Ms Sonia Rawlings |
Midday Staff
| Midday Meals Supervisors | Mrs H Begum, Ms S Begum, Mr Hassan, Mrs Hyder, Mrs Nehar, Mrs Rose & Mr White |
Administrative & Premises
| Michele Walsham | School business manager |
| Dobbir Khandokar | Senior admin officer |
| Ms Dawson | Resources manager |
| Forida Rahman | Parent support worker |
| Shelly Rahman | Parent support worker |
| John O’Dea | Premises manager |