Staff List

Halstead St Andrew's pupils walking through the grounds of the school in Woking, Surrey

HSA Staff List

At Halstead St Andrew's, we believe that strong relationships between home and school make all the difference in a child’s education. Our staff are not only dedicated educators, but caring partners in your child’s learning journey.

We warmly welcome communication from parents and families, and we want you to feel comfortable reaching out whenever you have a question, concern, or simply want to share in your child’s progress.

Please find a list of all our staff at HSA below. Email office@hsaschool.co.uk if you would like to reach out to any member of staff.

Mr A Ward

Head
BA (Hons) St. Mary’s,
MA St. Mary’s, NPQH

Mrs L Spooner

Head of Pre-Prep
BSc (Hons) London, PGCE Oxford

Miss M Eaton

Deputy Head (Pastoral & Wellbeing)
BA (Hons) Wales, PGCE Winchester

Mr J Bell

Director of Business & Operations

BA (Hons) Bristol, English Literature & Language

MEd Liverpool, Education Management

Postgraduate Diploma, Oxford University, English Language Teaching

Graduate Diploma in Politics & Government, Open University

Extended Senior Leadership Team
Mr R Barnett, Director of Digital Strategy B Commerce St Andrew’s Coll., MSc Kingston, QTS Brunel Mrs E Gardner, Head of Inclusion Practice \| DDSL, BSc Surrey, PGCE Middx, NPQSL, NASENDCo. Roehampton Miss U Stammers, Head of Years 5 & 6 \| General Subjects \| Academic Lead \| Challenge Lead \| Year 6 form tutor, MA (Hons) Edinburgh, PGCE London Mr S Vitty, Logistics Lead \| Head of History \| Head of School Council \| Year 6 form tutor \| Head of Castle House, BA Sheffield, LLB, PGCE Brunel
Safeguarding Team
Mr L Pytel, Safeguarding Governor Miss M Eaton, Designated Safeguarding Lead Mr H Deacon, Deputy Designated Safeguarding Lead, Church Hill House Mrs E Kilian, Deputy Designated Safeguarding Lead, Church Hill House Mr N Tickell, Deputy Designated Safeguarding Lead, Church Hill House Mr A Ward, Deputy Designated Safeguarding Lead, Church Hill House Mrs J Brown, Deputy Designated Safeguarding Lead, Woodham Rise Mrs E Gardner, Deputy Designated Safeguarding Lead, Woodham Rise Mrs L Spooner, Deputy Designated Safeguarding Lead, Woodham Rise
Teaching Staff
Miss N Abraham, Gap Student Miss S Adamson, Gap Student Mrs C Allen, Pre-Prep Teaching Assistant, NVQ L3 Early Years Care & Education Mrs V Amos, Prep Teaching Assistant, City & Guilds Level 3 Miss G Angell, Student (Gap Year) Teaching Assistant Mrs L Aston, Year 1 Class Teacher, BA (Hons) with QTS, Brighton Mrs D Ayling, Head of Year 3/4 \| Head of Orchard House, MEd Buckingham Mrs K Blackham, Learning Support, BSc Loughborough (Hons), PGCE Kingston, PGDip in Education Miss C Bowen, Student (Gap Year), Teaching Assistant Mrs C Bowker, Forest School, MA London, PGCE Oxford, Level 3 Certificate for Forest School Leaders Mrs T Bowler, ELSA, Higher Level Teaching Asst. Status Mrs J Brown, Head of Nursery & Rising Reception \| DDSL \| After School Care Leader (EYFS) BA (Hons) Liverpool Hope Mr J Browne, Assistant Director of Sport, BSc (Hons) Bournemouth, PGCE Buckingham Miss A Bunce, Head of Geography \| Mentoring Lead \| Head of Eco Council \| Year 7 form tutor, PGCE Durham, QTS Mrs S Burke, Reception and Year 2 class teacher, BA (Hons) Nottingham Trent Mrs O Carr, Pre-Prep Teaching Assistant \| After School Care Leader (KS1), Diploma in Pre-School Practice Miss M Cepollina, Pre-Prep Teaching Assistant Miss C Cole, Prep Teaching Assistant, BA (Hons) Birmingham, PGCE London Mr J Cunningham, Games NVQ3 CCLD Mrs T D'Austin, Year 4 class teacher, BA (Hons) Roehampton Mrs A Davidson, Pre-Prep Teaching Assistant, BSc(Hons) Royal Agricultural College, NVQ 3 Mr H Deacon, Head of TPR \| Head of Classics \| Head of PSHE \| Head of Years 7 & 8, BMus Guildhall, PGCE Buckingham, NPQLBC CofE Foundation for Educational Leadership Mrs C Diamond, Literacy Support Assistant Mrs R Dukes, Reception class teacher, BA (Hons) Nottingham Trent, PGCE Roehampton Mr R Ewbank, Head of Art, BA (Hons) University for the Creative Arts, Surrey PGCE from Goldsmiths Miss N Fahy, Rising Reception Key Person, NVQ L3 NNEB Mrs A Foster, Year 1 class teacher, BEd (Hons) Cheltenham Mrs E Gardner, Head of Inclusion Practice \| DDSL, BSc Surrey, PGCE Middx, NPQSL, NASENDCo. Roehampton Miss T Garner, Gap Student Mrs D Hallett, Assistant to the Head of Inclusive Practice, Higher Level Teaching Asst. Status Mrs K Hubbard, Year 2 class teacher, Higher Dip in Ed. Port Elizabeth Mrs F Hyderi, Prep Teaching Assistant, BA Karachi, CACHE Level 3 Diploma Mrs M Kanag, Head of Food Prep & Nutrition BSc (Hons) Surrey, PGCE St Mary’s Twickenham Mrs A Keogh, Head of Maths \| Year 5 form tutor, BSc Rhodes Univ. S.A., PGCE Nelson Mandela Univ. S.A. Ms E Killian, Science Coordinator \| DDSL \| Year 8 form tutor \| Head of Heath House, MSc Johannesburg, PGCE University of South Africa, QTS England Mrs L Leeson, Pre-Prep Teaching Assistant, BA (Hons) Winchester, PGCE Wandsworth Mrs L Lutton, Head of English, Year 6 form tutor Adv. Dip Education Herts, MA (Hons) Edinburgh, PGCE Cambridge Mrs C Lytle, Year 3 class teacher \| Head of Grange House, BSc (Hons) Bath, QTS Bath Mrs G Manwaring, MFL Teacher, MA Kingston, PGCE Kingston Mr C McLaren, Games, National Coaching Qualifications Ms E Mulligan, Librarian/Learning Resource Co-ordinator, MSc Ulster Mrs R Munday, Pre-Prep Teaching Assistant, BSc Southampton Mrs L Nisbet, Year 3 class teacher, BA (Hons) Reading Mrs R Pentti-Smith, EYFS Pastoral Lead \| Reception teacher \| DDSL, BA (Ed) (Hons) Winchester Mr M Preece, Head of Drama \| Year 5 form tutor, BA (Hons) East Anglia, PGCE Worcester Mrs G Preston, Year 4 class teacher, BA (Hons) St Mary's Mrs C Redding, Director of Sport, BA (Hons) with QTS West Sussex Mrs K Richardson, Games, National Coaching Qualifications Miss L Roberts, Prep Teaching Assistant \| Games Coach \| Sport Administration Assistant \| Social Media Officer Mrs S Rondeau-Smith, Pre-Prep Teaching Assistant \| Pre-Prep Librarian, BSSTL L3 Ms O Salla, Rising Reception class teacher, BA (Hons) Kingston, QTS SCITT Farnham Miss H Scanlon, Pre-Prep Teaching Assistant, BSc (Hons) Southampton, PGCE Buckingham Mrs H Smith, Director of Music, Year 5 form tutor BA (Hons) Kingston, PGCE Roehampton Mrs E Sole, Prep Teaching Assistant, NVQ3 Mrs M Stander, Pre-Prep Teaching Assistant \| ELSA, BA Pretoria, HLTA, Helen Arkell Children with Special Needs Level 3 Mrs S Taylor, Prep/Senior Teaching Assistant, Level 3 TAFE Queensland, Australia Mr N Tickell, Head of MFL \| DDSL \| Year 5 form tutor, BA (Hons) Leicester, PGCE Institute of Education, London Mr A Webb, Gap Student Mrs H Wrenn, Pre-Prep Teaching Assistant, Diploma in T & L – Level 3 Mrs F Zulfiqar, Pre-Prep Teaching Assistant, L3 Early Years Educator
Operations Staff
Ms D Adams, Assistant to the DBO Ms K Alano, Marketing Manager Mrs D Diliberto, Reception Manager Mr J Doyle, Facilities Manager Miss L Futcher, Administration Assistant/Receptionist Mrs E Lees, Head's PA Mr J Mak, Assistant Facilities Manager Mrs M Patrick, Admissions Manager / PA to Head of Pre-Prep Mr J Stansbury, Facilities Assistant Mrs N Straker, Finance Assistant
After School Care
Mrs A Hoyle, After School Care Assistant Mrs L Inglis, After School Care Assistant Mrs J Lanzalaco, After School Care Assistant Miss J McElroy, After School Care Assistant Mrs B Nurney, After School Care Assistant

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