Senior Leadership Team

Miss Christine deGraft-Hanson - Headteacher

Mrs Laura James - Director of Resources and Finance

- Director of Curriculum, Assessment, Teaching & Learning

Mr Ian Sabin - Director of Safeguarding, Personal Development, CPD, Behaviours and Attitude

Admin Staff

Office Manager and PA to the Headteacher

Ms S Jones

Admin Team

Stacy Hailey - Finance/Admin Officer

Mrs L Walker - Exams/Admin Officer

Mrs K Wakefield - Attendance/Admin Officer

Teaching staff

Miss Christine deGraft-Hanson - Headteacher

Director of Curriculum, Assessment, Teaching & Learning

Mr Ian Sabin - Director of Safeguarding, Personal Development, CPD, Behaviours and Attitude

Middle leaders

Teachers

Middle Phase

Leader

(Yrs 8&9)

Mr P Steyn & Mr Wigmore

Upper Phase/KS 4 Leader

(Yrs 10&11)

Miss N Granger

Lower Phase Leader

Mrs M Wieczorek

Literacy:

Miss R Jones

Numeracy:

Mr P Steyn

Ms N Khan

ICT:

Science:

Ms N Khan

RE:

Mr A Hall

History:

Mr T Wigmore

Mrs S Hazell

P.E:

Mr A Hall

Miss N Granger

Geography:

Mr T Wigmore

Mrs S Hazell

Design and Technology/ Art:

Mr T Wigmore

Food Technology:

Mrs A Mills

PSHE:

Mr T Wigmore

Mrs S Hazell

Alternative Curriculum:

Miss N Granger

College:

Miss N Granger

Careers:

Miss N Granger

Music:

Mrs E Tabraham

ASDAN:

Mrs S Homfray

Family Groups

Mrs M Guru - Yew

Mrs A Jakubowska - Rowan

Mrs M Wieczorek - Hazel

Mr T Wigmore - Ash

Mrs S Bryden-Smith - Fir

Mr A Hall - Oak

Mrs A Mills - Spruce

Mrs D Pop - Cherry

Mr P Steyn - Maple

Mrs R Garoosi - Larch

Mr N Obembe - Juniper

Mrs N Wade - Elm

Miss R Jones - Birch

Miss N Granger/Mrs L Tabraham - Pine

Support Staff

HLTAs

Mrs S Homfray

Mrs S Hazell

Cover Supervisors

Miss L Moody

Ms H Tasker

Family Liaison & Inclusion Manager

Miss Natasha Bernberg

Inclusion Support Workers

Mrs S Ahmed

Mrs A Challis

Miss L Lawrence

Premises Manager

Miss L Sutton

Learning Support Assistants

Mrs M Rooke

Mrs C Brownsell

Mrs J Patel

Mrs R Roth

Miss C Howes

Mr C Charrot

Miss M Read

Mrs M Boudria

Miss D Howard

Miss C Mills

Mrs A Chankova

Miss E Kakai

Mr J Hicks

Mrs P Shah

Mrs S Pop

Mr S Harnett

Mrs H Braybrooke

Miss S Braybrooke

Miss C Dominguez

Miss A Snook

Miss D Wheatley

Miss A Day

Mrs S Butt

Miss J Paton

Miss A Aziz

Miss R Agnihotri

Miss N Samuels

Science Technician

Mrs K Burns

Other Staff

Other Professionals working with Garston Manor School

Schools SEN officer: Emma Burton and Louise Steele

Speech and Language Therapist: Danielle Harman

Speech and Language Assistant: Kemi Rooney

School Counsellor: Alison Wells

Drama Therapist: Tim Goldman

Music Therapist: Clare Barnes

Art Therapists: Rebecca Goulden

Guitar Teacher: Tim Emler

School Attendance Improvement officer: Helen Spooner

Connexions Advisors: Jenny Nichols

Visual Impaired Advisory Teacher: Sian Muggeridge

Hearing impaired Advisory teacher: Jeanette Walters

School Educational Psychologist: Imogen Clulow

Herts Catering: Claire Price

Governors

The Governing Body are committed to taking the School forward to ensure that all the students at Garston Manor School receive the very best educational provision and experience we can provide. The Governing Body are members of the school community who have a variety of backgrounds and skills and a passion for improving outcomes for students. The school Board of Governors offer support and challenge to the school and work very closely with Miss deGraft-Hanson and her staff to ensure that it makes the right decisions for the School and the students. The Governing Body is responsible for:

The strategic direction of the School
Accountability to all stakeholders
Support and Challenge (critical friend)

Our Governing Body is made up of members of staff, parents, Local Authority appointees and members of the local community (i.e. co-opted Governors and associate members with specific skills which are beneficial to the Governing Body). As volunteers the Governing Body needs to make best use of its time and the individual Governor’s skills and experience.

Nominations are invited from parents who wish to become members.

To contact the Governors please contact the school office on 01923 673757 or via email: chairofgovernors@garstonmanor.herts.sch.uk

	Garston Manor Membership List as at September 2023
Name	Governor Type	Term From/Firstly Appointed	Term To	Business or Pecuniary Interest	Roles	Appointed By
Mr David Canning	Co-opted Governor	26 Apr 2018	25 Apr 2026		· Chair · Curriculum · Head Teachers Performance Management	Appointed by Herts County Council
Mrs Tracey Allen	Co-opted Governor	05 Jul 2018	4 Jul 2026	Education Lawyer	· Vice Chair · Safeguarding Governor · GDPR PPG · Looked after Children	Governing Body
Mr Ian Lowe	Clerk				· Clerk
Miss Christine deGraft-Hanson	Headteacher				Head
Beverly Greenfield	Co-opted governor	20 Mar 2019	19 Mar 2023	Works with staff and students at Garston Manor School through YC Herts	Equalities	Governing Body
Mrs Laura James	Co-opted Governor	20 Mar 2019	19 Mar 2023	Staff		Governing Body
Mr Pieter Steyn	Staff Governor	09 Dec 2020	8 Dec 2024	Staff	· Finance	Staff Elected
Mrs Jackie Sexton	Parent Governor
Mrs Rachel Jenkins	Parent Governor
Mrs Gillian Warick-Thompson	Parent Governor	23 Mar 2022	22 Mar 2026	Parent		Governing Body