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Senior Leadership Team
When I was at school I dreamt of winning Wimbledon and spent hours hitting a ball against my back garden wall…..

Mrs Taryn Lombard

Head
When I was little, I made a hospital ward out of shoe boxes for my toys.

Ms Sharon Chen Cooper

Bursar
When I was at school maths was my favourite subject – I still love solving problems!

Mr Callum Moore

Senior Deputy Head (Strategy & Operations)
When I was little I was a real chatterbox!

Miss Josie Hodgson

Deputy Head (Pastoral) and Designated Safeguarding Lead
When I was little I was an inquisitive child who asked my mum a lot of questions. My son now does the same to me!

Mrs Kerry Dignan

Head of HR & Compliance
Class Teachers
When I was little I would always be found in my wardrobe playing with my shoes and bags, nothing's changed :)

Miss Kady Shaw

Nursery Teacher
When I was younger I wanted to be a vet, but I fainted on the first day of work experience. (They were only shaving a cat.... )

Miss Bethany Lawson

Reception Class Teacher & Head of Early Years
When I was 9 I wrote 'when I grow up, I would like to be a Teacher'. It makes me smile that I am fulfilling my younger self’s dream :)

Mrs Sofia Zurawski

Year 1 Class Teacher
My mum used to get annoyed when I picked my scabs so I would secretly stick them back on with a Pritt stick.

Miss Judith Ogunkoya

Year 2 Class Teacher

Mrs Jenny Morgan

Year 2 Class Teacher & Sustainability Co-ordinator
When I was at school I had to wear a patch over one eye like a pirate.

Miss Bridget Holroyd

Year 3 Class Teacher & Curriculum Curator
When I was a toddler, I loved swings so much that my mum couldn't get me out until I had eventually fallen asleep.

Mr Joshua Norrish

Year 3 Class Teacher & Maths Co-ordinator
When I was at school, I had the most organised schoolbag in the whole class!

Miss Anna Hogg

Year 4 Class Teacher & Art & DT Co-ordinator
In school, you would usually find me making up dance routines with my friends at playtime!

Mrs Leyla Skinner

Year 4 Class Teacher
When I was younger, my favourite book was The Little Prince because it highlights the power of a child's imagination.

Miss Megan McGuinness

Year 5 Class Teacher & English, ESB & Drama Co-ordinator
Some of my happiest childhood memories are of birdwatching with my dad, which gave me a lifelong love of nature.

Mrs Lucy Smith

Year 5 Class Teacher
When I was at school I was known to cross a question out and write my own!

Mrs Krystal Demetriou

Year 5 & 6 Teacher, Co-curricular and Partnerships Co-ordinator & PSHE Co-ordinator
I loved going on school trips.

Ms Heena Patel

Cover Teacher
When I was at primary school I played the recorder in assembly every morning to welcome people in.

Ms Jacqueline Peacock

Year 6 Class Teacher
Asked what we wanted to be when we grew up, because I wanted to play in a muddy pond, I did a presentation all about wanting to be a hippo.

Mr Fergus Simpson

Year 6 Class Teacher and Assistant Head Assessment and Scholarship

Specialist Teachers
I developed a love for nature and outdoor activities that allows me to take in fresh air and explore rivers, woodlands and mountains.

Mrs Sarah Craven

Science Co-ordinator
When I was little all my teddies loved my tough PE lessons!

Mrs Edyta Maskiewicz

Physical Education Co-ordinator
When I was little I would get into trouble for jumping off the roof of my dad's shed.

Mr Piotr Rosinski

Physical Education Teacher
I wanted to be an Egyptologist, poet, violinist or journalist. I've lived in different countries, played with an orchestra in Paris and studied art history in Italy... I guess I really just love all kinds of learning!

Mme Victoria Levell

French Co-ordinator
I wanted to be an astronaut until I was 11, when I then decided to become a trumpet player!

Miss Victoria Rule

Music Teacher
I wanted to become a palaeontologist after watching Jurassic Park, but later decided I loved music even more than dinosaurs!

Miss Alexandra Standing

Music Teacher
I was a bossy big sister, and wanted to be an air hostess when I grew up.

Mrs Paula Webb

Computer Studies Teacher

Miss Maryam Kadhim

SENCO/Learning Support Teacher & Deputy Designated Safeguarding Lead
My favourite book was Matilda. It inspired me to become a teacher.

Miss Selina Simmons

SENCO/Learning Support Teacher
Teaching Assistants
At school I loved the library, discovering new worlds, ways of living and information.

Miss Andrea Letch

Early Years Practitioner & After School Care Supervisor
When I was younger I loved to ride my bike and be outdoors

Ms Michelle Knowles

Early Years Practitioner

Miss Louise Schofield

Year 1 Teaching Assistant
It was red and yellow and had three black wheels. I was just five, but nothing could stop me from riding the fastest bike in the town😊

Miss Ewelina Strulak

Year 5 Teaching Assistant
When I went to school, I absolutely hated school lunches, I particularly dreaded the days when it was Spam on the menu.

Mrs Becky Ranyard

Year 2 Teaching Assistant and Library Co-ordinator
When I was little I use to lay my teddy bears out with books and pencils in my imaginary classroom and pretend to teach them!

Miss Tara Bishop

Year 2 Teaching Assistant
I would be excited every year for sports day which took place where we have ours each year on Parliament Hill Fields.

Mrs Linda Addison

Year 1&2 Teaching Assistant, Houses Lead
When I was little I was mad keen on animated puppets, which led to my studying art later on. And I was known as the girl with the book.

Mrs Ewa Thomson

Year 3 Teaching Assistant
I spent two years in Germany and when my family moved back to America, I had to take English classes to transition back!

Mrs Susan Harris

KS2 Higher Level Teaching Assistant
After School Care
When I was young I went to youth clubs and enjoyed playing jacks.

Miss Eargzi Cziraki

After School Care Assistant & Lunchtime Supervisor
At school I loved the library, discovering new worlds, ways of living and information.

Miss Andrea Letch

Early Years Practitioner & After School Care Supervisor
Admin/Site Team
When I was little I got into trouble for hiding someone's shoe.

Mr Ryan Bunting

IT Manager

Mr Michael Burns

Assistant Site Manager
When I was little, I made a hospital ward out of shoe boxes for my toys.

Ms Sharon Chen Cooper

Bursar
My school library was always my sanctuary growing up... As an adult, I still find comfort in my books.

Miss Katherine Christofides

Data Administrator & School Office Receptionist
When I was little I was an inquisitive child who asked my mum a lot of questions. My son now does the same to me!

Mrs Kerry Dignan

Head of HR & Compliance
I liked to whistle and got in trouble with the teachers. They put me in the choir at the back.

Mr Toby Hall

Site Manager
When I was little I always had legs full of bruises and cuts, which, I feel, makes me the ideal candidate to minister to children in the medical room!

Mrs Gill Harvey

Head’s Executive PA & School Secretary
When I was young I was obsessed with music, dance and choreography.

Mrs Hande Mustafa

Finance Officer
I loved to read endlessly and play sports until it got too dark to play anymore!

Mrs Natasha Phillipson

Admissions & Marketing Manager
Woof woof!

Dexter

Pastoral Dog
Board of Governors

Alice Gotto (Co-chair) – Legal, former Cavendish Parent

Mark Webster (incoming Co-chair) – Education

Sara Bettison – Business, Cavendish Parent

Sarah Cunnane – Media and Communications

Ben Crystal – Finance, former Cavendish Parent

Glenda Fontaine – Legal, former Cavendish Parent

Hasanul Hoque – Security and business liaison

Graeme McCafferty – Education

Ersilia Molnar – Finance, former Cavendish Parent

Nicola Rushton – Legal, former Cavendish Parent

Elham Saudi – Legal, Cavendish Parent

Gisele Waterman – Strategy

Our Co-chairs of Governors can be contacted via the Clerk to the Governors, either by email bursar@cavendish-school.co.uk or in writing to the school c/o the Clerk to the Governors, The Cavendish School, 31 Inverness Street, NW1 7HB

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All my daughter’s teachers have been unfailingly patient, kind and inspiring.

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I feel so lucky to have been teaching here for… more years than I like to say... I’ve seen some changes, of course, but the important things have stayed the same.

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