
Meet Belong School Gloucestershire’s Teams

Gloucestershire’s Leadership Team
Gloucestershire’s leadership team is composed of the school’s senior and extended leadership. The Leadership team also includes the school’s designated safeguarding lead (DSL) and deputy designated safeguarding leads (DDSL).
Saar Yaniv
Headteacher
Hayley Thomson
School Business Lead
Dan Youngs
Assessment and Intervention Lead
Glen Mills
Deputy Headteacher, DDSL
Jade Dangerfield
Designated Safeguarding Lead
Sharon Freeman
School Operations and Family Liaison Lead
Kirsty Mottram
Teacher Training and Development Lead
Emma Wagstaffe
Assistant Headteacher, DDSL
Lisa Warwick
SENCO/English Lead
Mark Riden
CIAG/External Provisions Lead
Academic Team
Gloucestershire’s Academic team comprises subject specialists with expertise in teaching students with EHCP needs.

James Dart
English Teacher
Amy Wathan
PE Teacher
Gareth Mitchell
Science Teacher
Zoe Edmunds
KS3 Class Teacher
James Scurr
Maths Teacher
Jade Grove
Science Teacher
Thomas Bee
Teacher
Ian Basterfield
Food Teacher
Rhian Robbins
PE Teacher
Emma Stalberg
English Teacher
Pastoral Team
Our Pastoral team are focused on student wellbeing both inside and outside school. The role of the pastoral team is to work to remove barriers and ensure that students can engage with their learning and development

Dave Anderson
Physical Wellbeing Champion
Zara Goodhall
LOTC Champion
Katherine Wallace
Academic Intervention Champion
Sherrie Thompson
KS3 Lead

Admin and Premises Team
Our admin and premises team are a key aspect of ensuring our school functions efficiently. In addition to meeting and greeting students and visitors, the admin and premises team make our work with students possible, maintaining the premises and complete daily health and safety compliance and keeping us all well-fed, ensuring our school is a safe, welcoming place for all.
Jo Rookes
Exams Officer
Richie Stephens
Facilities Lead
Monika Smit
Reception and Attendance
Maria Katsiva
Kitchen Manager
Learning Coach Team
The Learning Coach Team at Belong School provide a fundamental point of contact for students in the learning environment. A small number of students are assigned to each Learning Coach to build a trusted relationship which will usually be maintained for the student’s time with the school.
