Halstead St Andrew's School

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 or use our contact form here.

	Mr A Ward Head BA (Hons) St. Mary’s, MA St. Mary’s, NPQH
Mrs L Spooner	Mr A Finch	Mrs E Gardner
Head of Pre-Prep BSc (Hons) London, PGCE Oxford	Deputy Head BA in History, University of Southampton PGCE University of Exeter	Assistant Head (Inclusion) BSc Surrey, PGCE Middx, NPQSL, NASENDCo. Roehampton

Mrs F Mangion Assistant Head (Pastoral and Wellbeing)	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 Miss U Stammers, Head of Years 5 & 6 \| General Subjects \| Challenge Lead \| Year 5 form tutor teacher, MA (Hons) Edinburgh, PGCE London Mr S Vitty, Logistics and Enrichment Lead \| Head of History \| Head of School Council \| Year 7 form tutor \| Head of Castle House, BA Sheffield, LLB, PGCE Brunel
Safeguarding Team
Mr L Pytel, Safeguarding Governor Mrs F Mangion Designated Safeguarding Lead Mr A Finch Deputy Designated Safeguarding Lead Mr H Deacon, Deputy Designated Safeguarding Lead Mr N Tickell, Deputy Designated Safeguarding Lead Mr A Ward, Deputy Designated Safeguarding Lead Mrs J Brown, Deputy Designated Safeguarding Lead Mrs E Gardner, Deputy Designated Safeguarding Lead Mrs L Spooner, Deputy Designated Safeguarding Lead
Teaching Staff
Miss N Abraham, Gap Student Miss S Adamson, Gap Student Mrs C Allen, Pre-Prep Teaching Assistant, Miss G Angell, Student (Gap Year) Teaching Assistant Mrs L Aston, Year 1 Class Teacher, Mrs K Blackham, Learning Support \| Head of Orchard BSc Loughborough (Hons), PGCE Kingston, PGDip in Education 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 Mrs S Burke, Year 4 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, Year 4 teacher BA (Hons) Birmingham, PGCE London Mr J Cunningham, Games \| Head of Castle NVQ3 CCLD Mrs T D'Austin, Year 5 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 K De Chaves Head of Science Mrs C Diamond, Literacy Support Assistant \| Head of Heath Mrs R Dukes, Reception class teacher, BA (Hons) Nottingham Trent, PGCE Roehampton Mr R Ewbank, Head of Art & DT BA (Hons) University for the Creative Arts, Surrey PGCE from Goldsmiths Miss N Fahy, Rising Reception Key Person, NVQ L3 NNEB Miss T Garner, Gap Student 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 A Jones, Teaching Assistant Mrs M Kanag, Head of Food Prep & Nutrition, Year 4 class teacher BSc (Hons) Surrey, PGCE St Mary’s Twickenham Mrs L Leeson, Pre-Prep Teaching Assistant, Year 3 class teacher BA (Hons) Winchester, PGCE Wandsworth Mrs L Lutton, Head of English, Year 8 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 Mrs R Munday, Pre-Prep Teaching Assistant, BSc Southampton Mrs L Nisbet, Year 4 class teacher \| Inclusion Assistant BA (Hons) Reading Mrs R Pentti-Smith, EYFS Pastoral Lead \| Reception teacher \| DDSL, BA (Ed) (Hons) Winchester Mr M Preece, Head of Drama BA (Hons) East Anglia, PGCE Worcester Mrs G Preston, Year 5 class teacher, BA (Hons) St Mary's Mrs C Redding, Director of Sport \| Year 6 form tutor 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, Prep Teaching Assistant BSSTL L3 Miss H Scanlon, Year 2 teacher, BSc (Hons) Southampton, PGCE Buckingham Mrs H Smith, Director of Music 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 6 form tutor, BA (Hons) Leicester, PGCE Institute of Education, London Mrs C Watts Head of Maths Mr A Webb, Gap Student Ms J Winterton, Rising Reception Teaching Assistant Mrs H Wrenn, Prep Teaching Assistant, Diploma in T & L – Level 3 Mrs F Zulfiqar, Sabbatical Leave \| Pre-Prep Teaching Assistant L3 Early Years Educator
Operations Staff
Ms K Alano, Marketing Manager Mrs D Diliberto, Reception Manager Mr J Doyle, Facilities Manager Mrs E Lees, Head's PA Mr J Mak, Assistant Facilities Manager Mrs H McCann, Assistant to the DBO 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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