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
Jade Dangerfield
Designated Safeguarding Lead
Hayley Thomson
School Business Lead
Emma Wagstaffe
Assistant Headteacher, DDSL
Academic Team
Gloucestershire’s Academic team comprises subject specialists with expertise in teaching students with EHCP needs.
James Dart
English Teacher
James Scurr
Maths Teacher
Thomas Bee
Teacher
Mark Anderson
Teacher
Dan Youngs
Assessment and Intervention Lead
Sherrie Thompson
Teacher
Rhian Robbins
PE Teacher
Zoe Edmunds
KS3 Class Teacher
Holly Hudson
Teacher
Katie Merriman
Teacher
Kirsty Mottram
Teacher Training and Development Lead
Amy Wathan
PE Teacher
Gareth Mitchell
Teacher
Mani Varshney
Science Teacher
Lisa Warwick
SENCO/English Lead
Ian Basterfield
Food Teacher
Alexandra Trinder
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
Sharon Freeman
School Operations and Family Liaison Lead
Zara Goodhall
LOTC Champion
Mark Riden
CIAG/External Provisions 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
Conor Duffy
Site Assistant
Nick Walls
Kitchen Manager
Chloe Ponter
Receptionist
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.
