Our Team

Great schools need

great

teams

We invest heavily in our teaching staff, seeking to retain, encourage, promote and reward them so that they can enrich the school.

Continuous professional development is a priority at DHJS.

Many of our teachers start through the School Direct Programme, progressing to leadership roles. We value life experience, with many joining us from other professions.Our support staff are the heart of the school, bringing calm and order. Classroom teams support children with literacy, maths, and ICT, while admin and premises staff keep everything running smoothly — from admissions and school trips to grounds maintenance.

Join Our Team

Our Core Leadership Team

Beth

Harris

Assistant Headteacher/ Class Teacher
DDSL

Kirsty

Shreeve

Assistant Headteacher/ Class Teacher
DDSL

Claire

Purcell

Executive Headteacher
DSL

Victoria

Begley

Assistant Headteacher/ Maths Lead/ Class Teacher

Tom

Salomonson

Head of School
DSL

Our SEND Team

Helen

Bansback

SENDCo

Safeguarding Team

Beth

Harris

Assistant Headteacher/ Class Teacher
DDSL

Kirsty

Shreeve

Assistant Headteacher/ Class Teacher
DDSL

Claire

Purcell

Executive Headteacher
DSL

Tom

Salomonson

Head of School
DSL

Team Year Six

Alison

Green

Higher Level Teaching Assistant/ Librarian

Phuong

Nguyen

Class Teacher/ DT Lead

Sonia

Gomez

Teaching Assistant (Pastoral Support)/ Therapeutic Wellbeing Practitioner

Ben

Witley

Y6 Team Lead/ Geography and Sustainability Lead/ PE Coach

Jess

Ambrose

Class Teacher/ PSHE Lead

Katy

Obregon

Teaching Assistant (Communication & Interaction)

Alex

Oviawe

Teaching Assistant (Pastoral Support)/ PE Coach

Team Year Five

Hannah

Gorbutt-Rice

Y5 Team Lead/ English Lead

Ryan

Simms

Class Teacher/ Art Lead

Geraldine

Stewart

Teaching Assistant (Cognition & Learning)

Mayra

Lasso-Constante

Teaching Assistant (Communication & Interaction)

Marchelle

Moore

Teaching Assistant (1:1 Support)

Phylly

Jones

Class Teacher

Sam

Amadi

Teaching Assistant (Cognition & Learning)/ PE Coach/ Swimming Lead

Sharon

Hines

Teaching Assistant (Communication and Interaction)

Team Year Four

Beth

Harris

Assistant Headteacher/ Class Teacher
DDSL

Helen

Mardling

Higher Level Teaching Assistant

Kirsty

Shreeve

Assistant Headteacher/ Class Teacher
DDSL

Victoria

Begley

Assistant Headteacher/ Maths Lead/ Class Teacher

Eileen

Curran

Teaching Assistant (Cognition & Learning)

Michelle

Coare

Teaching Assistant (Pastoral)

Ronnie

Mulema

Class Teacher/ Science Lead

Stephanie

Roufay

Teaching Assistant (Communication & Interaction)/ Librarian

Matt

Gold

Y4 Team Lead/ RE Lead

Caitlin

Osborne

Class Teacher

Team Year Three

Joshua

Kaluba

Teaching Assistant (Communication and Interaction)

Amanda

Freshwater

Higher Level Teaching Assistant

Kathy

Besim

Teaching Assistant (Cognition & Learning)

Willow

Oddie

Y3 Team Lead/ History Lead

Coral

Campbell

Class Teacher

Sophe

Anderton

Trainee Teacher

Specialist Teaching Team & Peripatetic Teachers

Sonia

Gomez

Teaching Assistant (Pastoral Support)/ Therapeutic Wellbeing Practitioner

Sharon

Campbell

Specialist Music Teacher/ Music Lead

David

Beaney

Woodwind Tutor

Allison

Holford

Strings Tutor

Ian

Sillett

Computing Lead/ IT Technician

James

Widden

Strings Tutor

Matthew

Ridley

Guitar Tutor

Russell

Roberts

Steel Pans Tutor

Sam

Ewens

Brass Tutor

PE Team

Ben

Witley

Y6 Team Lead/ Geography and Sustainability Lead/ PE Coach

Sam

Amadi

Teaching Assistant (Cognition & Learning)/ PE Coach/ Swimming Lead

Alex

Oviawe

Teaching Assistant (Pastoral Support)/ PE Coach

Gina

Thompson

Dance Teacher

Office Team

Dan

Mullings

School Business Manager and Premises Officer

Stephanie

Bartle

Office Manager

Rhiann

Elliott

Administrative Assistant

Toni

Dolan

Administrative Assistant

Premises Team

Dan

Mullings

School Business Manager and Premises Officer

Jim

Purcell

Premises Manager

Ade

Owodunni

Premises Team and Midday Supervisor