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
DDSL

Kirsty

Shreeve

Assistant Headteacher/ Y3 Team Lead

Claire

Purcell

Executive Headteacher
DSL

Victoria

Begley

Assistant Headteacher/ Y5 Team Lead

Tom

Salomonson

Head of School
DSL

Our SEND Team

Helen

Mardling

Higher Level Teaching Assistant

Helen

Bansback

SENDCo

Amanda

Freshwater

Higher Level Teaching Assistant

Safeguarding Team

Beth

Harris

Assistant Headteacher
DDSL

Claire

Purcell

Executive Headteacher
DSL

Amy

Kenny

Attendance & Early Help Officer
DDSL

Tom

Salomonson

Head of School
DSL

Team Year Six

Charlotte

Thornton-Smith

Y6 Team Lead/ Maths Lead

Team Year Five

Beth

Harris

Assistant Headteacher
DDSL

Helen

Mardling

Higher Level Teaching Assistant

Victoria

Begley

Assistant Headteacher/ Y5 Team Lead

Jess

Ambrose

Class Teacher

Team Year Four

Alison

Green

Higher Level Teaching Assistant/ Librarian

Hannah

Gorbutt-Rice

Y4 Team Lead/ English Lead

Mayra

Lasso-Constante

Teaching Assistant

Corrine

Cascoe

Teaching Assistant/ Pupil Mentor

Sonia

Gomez

Teaching Assistant/ Therapeutic Wellbeing Practitioner

Ronnie

Mulema

Y4 Class Teacher/ Science Lead

Ben

Witley

Y4 Class Teacher/ Geography and Sustainability Lead

Max

Gill

Teaching Assistant

Marchelle

Moore

Teaching Assistant

Team Year Three

Joshua

Kaluba

Teaching Assistant

Eileen

Curran

Teaching Assistant

Michelle

Coare

Teaching Assistant

Ryan

Simms

Y3 Class Teacher/ Art Lead

Amanda

Freshwater

Higher Level Teaching Assistant

Phuong

Nguyen

Y3 Class Teacher/ DT Lead

Specialist Teaching Team & Peripatetic Teachers

Sonia

Gomez

Teaching Assistant/ Therapeutic Wellbeing Practitioner