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The Knowledge Schools Trust

We aim to provide children with a classical liberal education, regardless of background or ability.

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Support Staff 

 

 

Ms A Allan: Head of Careers

With an art school background, Ms Allen's first job was working as an editorial assistant on magazines which then led into the online world, managing websites for Topshop, Topman and later Urban Outfitters.

After my second child was born I started my own company, which was just as hard/rewarding as everyone tells you it is! I now find myself enjoying a new path at West London Free School, enjoying the freedom of having school holidays to spend with my children while they still want me around! 

 

 

Mr A Cecile: Music Assistant

Mr Cecile has completed A-Level Music at Bishop Thomas Grant School and is enjoying the opportunity of working at the West London Free School.

He is interested in different types of Music Performance, specifically Musical Theatre, with his favourite musical being ‘Les Miserables’.

In his spare time, he sings and plays piano for various church services and events, and enjoys eating out and trying new foods from different cultures.

   

 

Ms C Courtney: Headteachers' PA and School Office Manager

After qualifying with a Diploma in Nursery Nursing, Ms Courtney worked as a nanny for fifteen years. Very familiar with west London, she has worked with children of all ages. She joined the West London Free School in September 2014.

In her free time, Ms Courtney enjoys going to the gym, reading and spending time with family and friends. She still sees many of the children that she helped to take care of and takes great pleasure in watching them grow and develop.

 

Ms V Duggan: Senior Librarian and Exam Lead Invigilator

Ms Duggan graduated from Royal Holloway College, University of London, with a BA Hons in English, Drama and Theatre Studies.  During a management career in retail banking, she studied for an MBA and a Diploma in Marketing at the University of Westminster.  She then decided to change career and qualified as a teacher with a PGCE in Post-Compulsory Education from The Institute of Education.  This was followed by seven years teaching Business Studies in a Sixth Form Centre, until taking time out to look after her children.

  

Mrs J Eastwood: Palingswick House Librarian 

Mrs Eastwood graduated from the University of Sussex with a BA Hons in History of Art, in the School of English & American Studies.  She has had an extensive and varied career in the arts and media sector.  Prior to taking a career break to raise her two children, she spent over ten years at the BBC in a number of editorial and communication roles in BBC New Media, BBC Television and BBC Music & Arts Publicity.  A life-long lover of libraries, she became actively involved in her children’s school library as Librarian during her career break and launched and ran a popular annual Book Swap for the entire school, for four years.

She is a passionate advocate of the role that school libraries and librarians play in the lives of our children in promoting reading for pleasure.

 

Mr J Famodimu: Science Technician

Mr Famodimu graduated from Federal University of Technology, Akure in Nigeria with a degree in Physics/Electronics. He has worked in the public secondary schools in Nigeria as a science teacher before coming to the United Kingdom. In the United Kingdom, he has worked has a private tutor to many students and as a sessional tutor in mathematics at Kaplan International College London before joining West London Free School as a Science Technician.

He loves to watch football and listen to music at his free time.

 

Ms L Frederick: Sixth Form Registrar and Manager

After studying Textile Engineering at Leeds University, Ms Frederick worked for over twenty years in the fashion industry, and also lectured in Product Development at the London College of Fashion.

In her spare time Ms Frederick is a keen netballer and recently became a qualified netball coach.

 

Miss F Fuller Gale: Examinations Officer and Assistant Data Manager 

Miss Fuller Gale studied Music at Gonville & Caius College, Cambridge, where she was also a choral scholar. After receiving her Bachelor’s degree, she went on to complete a Master’s degree specialising in reconstruction of sixteenth-century Italian madrigals which survive incomplete.

Before joining WLFS, Miss Fuller Gale was School Manager and Exams Officer at an independent day school in South West London.

Alongside her work at WLFS, Miss Fuller Gale is a freelance singer. Mostly singing choral music, she has sung for several album recordings as well as live broadcasts for BBC Radio 3.   

 

Miss C Hibbert: Pastoral Support Officer 

Miss Hibbert studied Anthropology at SOAS in London before moving on to train as a counsellor and psychotherapist at The Tavistock and Portman Trust and Birkbeck University. She has worked in the Pastoral Team in a number of schools.

Outside school Miss Hibbert spends a lot of time reading, volunteering with young people and exploring the UK and other countries.

 

Miss Hirons: Sixth Form Registrar and Manager (maternity leave)

Miss Hirons graduated from Oxford Brookes University with a BA in Primary Education and taught at a primary school in Teddington, before taking a career break to look after her daughter. She has volunteered with The Girl Guides and worked as a nanny before her studies.

 

Miss  P Iya-Nya: Receptionist

Miss Iya-Nya achieved a diploma in Creative Media Production and Technology. During lockdown, she developed an interest in working in the care sector. She gained employment in social care and later moved on to primary care, working as a receptionist/workflow administrator.

In her free time, she volunteers at a charity that supports young children and adults with learning disabilities and pursues her passion in the creative field.

 

 

Miss A Marouf: Removal and Reflection Mentor 

After Miss Marouf’s graduated in Biological sciences from the university of Westminster her journey in education began. She started her career as a teacher assistant for two years and afterwards completed a PGCE in Cardiff university. She has taught science for the past eight years and is welcoming new challenges.

 

In her spare time, Miss Marouf enjoys reading, cooking, writing and art. 

 

Mrs A Martineau: School Nurse 

Mrs Martineau completed her undergraduate nurse training at the University of Birmingham and specialised in Intensive Care nursing. She worked in several large London teaching hospitals and completed her specialist training in Intensive Care before moving on to become a specialist nurse for organ donation and transplantation. After having children, she left the hospital the environment and worked for three years at a prep school as a school nurse.

Mrs Martineau comes to WLFS with experience of managing young people’s medical conditions in school including diabetes, asthma and severe allergies. She has completed a youth mental health first aid course and is particularly passionate about well-being and good mental health practices.

 

Ms S Mohammed: Science Technician

Ms Mohammed graduated from Kingston University, Surrey, where she obtained a Bachelor’s degree in Biochemistry. Involving intensive laboratory time, her final project was entitled “Studies on Lipid Peroxidation in Diluted Human Serum”. Before joining the West London Free School, Ms Mohammed volunteered as a teaching assistant in a local school helping pupils in their science and ICT lessons.

Away from work, Ms Mohammed enjoys travelling, reading and spending quality time with her family and friends.

  

 

Mr W Morgan: Removal and Reflection Manager

Before moving into a career in education, Mr Morgan had completed a two year professional football scholarship with Reading FC, whilst gaining an NVQ Level 3 in Sports Performance and Sporting Excellence. He has worked across many different roles including as a nursery assistant and teaching assistant before moving into pastoral care with primary aged children. Continuing his passion for childcare, Mr Morgan also regularly volunteers to assist many local organisations with supporting young people.

In his spare time Mr Morgan loves spending time with his family and playing football.

 

Mrs S Noel: Registrar

Mrs Noel started working for the West London Free School a few months before it opened in 2011. Originally recruited as Personal Assistant to both the Headteacher and the Deputy Headteacher, she was appointed as the school's first official Registrar in 2013.

She is responsible for overseeing the admissions, applications and registration processes. In addition, her role encompasses the coordination and production of marketing material and regular communications with parents as well as other general administrative duties.

Her interests include travel, food and music.

  

 

Mr J Oboh: Site Assistant 

Mr Oboh moved from Italy in April 2016 to settle in the UK. He has over fifteen years’ experience working with children in various different capacities. He joined the West London Free School as Site Assistant in November 2016.

In his free time, Mr Oboh loves travelling, studying and spending time with family. 

  

Miss S Palmer-Jones: Art Technician 

Miss Palmer-Jones has a foundation certificate in Art and a degree in English Literature from Aberystwyth University. She is a practising artist in mixed media and has been involved with art education for many years. In her spare time,

Miss Palmer-Jones enjoys going to exhibitions and gardening. 

     

Miss S Roachford: Attendance Officer

Before studying to be a nursery nurse, Miss Roachford gained a diploma is performing arts in Cambridge and was a very talented dancer. She gained her level three in nursery nursing and went on to work in a primary school in Oxford as a teaching assistant. Since then, she's been working in nurseries as a nursery nurse for the last seventeen years and worked her way up to being the business manager. She’s been based in west London for fifteen years. 

In her free time, Miss Roachford enjoys reading and spending time with her family and friends. 

  

Mrs H van Rozen: Sixth Form Administrator

Mrs van Rozen moved to the UK from Finland to finish her BA Hons Degree in Business Administration. Initially, she worked in relationship management for a large financial information provider. This was followed by a role in events and office management role, before taking time out to raise her four children.

During the school holidays Mrs van Rozen enjoys skiing and spending time at her summer house in Finland.

  

Mrs J Smith: Head of Instrumental Music

Mrs Smith went to the Welsh College of Music & Drama and to Trinity College of Music, where her first study was the cello. She has taught and performed in the UK and also in Italy, where she played with the Orchestra Della Basilica Di San Clemente in Rome.

Since joining the West London Free School, Mrs Smith has hugely enjoyed the variety of music-making at the school, and the infectious enthusiasm of the Music department’s teachers and pupils.

Mrs Smith enjoys knitting, playing the piano and dancing.

  

Mr N Thomas: Data Controller / Exams Officer

Mr Thomas attended the University of Bristol where he studied for a Masters in Chemistry. After graduating in 2008, he was appointed Examinations Officer at local secondary school in Hounslow, where he was responsible for all school exams, as well as the construction of the school timetable. He also gained experience in IT support, data analysis and managing the SIMS student information system. 

In his spare time, he enjoys a variety of sports including golf, badminton and softball. 

 

Mrs A Thompson-Smith: Sixth Form Receptionist and Attendance Officer

Mrs Thompson-Smith is a retired primary school teacher who has taught locally for the past 30 years.  Outside of school she plays netball and is the fixture secretary for Kensington Dragons Football Club. She is also an avid reader of crime novels.

  

Mr C Zurawski: Site Manager

Mr Zurawski graduated from National Defence University, Warsaw, where he obtained a Bachelor’s degree in Education for European Security. He has worked in the pulmonology sector of the medical industry, where his role encompassed the installation, fitting, service and maintenance of sleep disorder and oxygen therapy devices.

In 2015, Mr Zurawski moved to London and started working in the West London Free School, initially as Assistant Site Manager. Now as a Site Manager, he is responsible for the Secondary and Sixth Form schools.

In his spare time, Mr Zurawski enjoys taking motorcycle trips in summer (it’s more like an obsession), snowboarding in winter, sightseeing in London and general DIY.

 

Teaching Assistants

   

 

 Mr R S Mohamed Farook - SEN Teaching Assistant

Mr. Farook holds a BSc in Biotechnology, Chemistry, and Microbiology from Bangalore University, India, and an MSc in Biochemistry and Molecular Biology from the Faculty of Medicine, University of Colombo. Prior to relocating to the UK, he served as a Lecturer/Academic Coordinator at the Graduate Institute of Science and Management in Sri Lanka, where he taught Cell Biology, Biochemistry, Real-world Problem Solving, and Communication Skills Development modules. Additionally, he has worked as a Research Assistant at the Faculty of Medicine, University of Colombo in Sri Lanka, conducting research on vectors carrying Leishmania parasites, thermostable bacterial enzymes, and anti-cancer bacterial proteins. Furthermore, he has gained industry experience in Food and Beverage quality assurance and pharmacovigilance.

Currently, Mr. Farook works as a SEN Teaching Assistant and coordinates Examination Access Arrangements at WLFS. He has extensive experience working with children. His passion for teaching drives his aspiration to become a Biology teacher.

In his free time, Mr. Farook enjoys outdoor activities such as hiking and cycling.