Pastoral Team
SEND
Mr B Day
Assistant Headteacher/ SENDCo
Starting as an English teacher in 2011 in North London, I have been a school senior lead since 2018. My areas of focus have always been pastoral, safeguarding and inclusion. I come to the role with a keen awareness that school is much for challenging for some than others, but also an ambitious for what all pupils can achieve with the right support in place. I am passionate about developing the whole child as well as focusing on academic attainment, ensuring they have the personal development in place to thrive in our ever changing world. Finally, I am passionate about working in collaboration with parents and carers to get the very best for their child (recognising that school does not have happy memories for all!)
Mrs A Shah - SEND Administrator
Hi I am Mrs Shah, and I have worked in the corporate world for the past 17 years. This is my first school-based role as a Sen Administrator at Dedworth Middle School. In my free time I enjoy spending time with my family and two children aged 2 and 12. I love travelling with my family and enjoy experiencing new restaurants and cuisines. I am happy for a chat anytime and am based in the school reception.
Mrs S Curtis
Hi my name is Mrs Curtis. I am here to help everyone. Out of work I like to spend time with my family, I have 2 children of my own who keep me very busy and a crazy pet cat. I like to do charity walks raising money for various charities, the last one I did was the moonwalk which was a 26mile walk through the night raising money for cancer. My favourite colour is red and my lucky number is 13.
Mrs S Lawson - Literacy Co-ordinator
Hi, I'm Mrs Lawson and I have been at DMS for 2 years. I began I'm journey as a LSA and now I'm the Literacy Coordinator. In my role I help to create and develop a positive culture for the love of reading and alongside this I lead literacy initiatives to help enable and encourage our students to grow and persevere with their literacy development and skills. Outside of school I enjoy spending time with my family and friends, going for long walks and keeping active. I love reading, cooking and playing board games! I always try to challenge myself to learn a new skill and I'm currently having a go at learning a new language- Italian!
Mrs C Farago - Nurture Coordinator
I work in The Achieve Centre with the Pastoral Team, as Pupil Wellbeing and Nurture Coordinator.
I work across all year groups offering support programmes to help pupils improve their emotional health and wellbeing.
I am also involved in pupil transition sessions, helping identified pupils cope with the challenges of moving school.
When not in DMS, I enjoy spending time with my 2 daughters, going on long walks with my Dalmatian Skye, riding horses and singing in the chorus of the Windsor and Eton Opera.
PASTORAL
Mrs A Hand - Pastoral Manager
Mrs C Joy - SEMH Assistant
Mr P Cragg - Achieve Mentor
Mr M Simkin - Achieve Mentor
Mrs K Brown - Achieve Mentor
Miss Gardiner- Achieve Mentor
I’m Miss Gardiner. I am the Year 6 Achieve Mentor.
Previously, I was an LSA here for a short period. Before this I worked as a SENCO in a nursery setting. I studied Working with Children and Young people as a foundation degree.
I have a son and quite a few pets! We have a dog, 3 cats and a rabbit!
We spend our weekends exploring outside, bowling or trips to the cinema and soft play. We also love going on adventures abroad or around the UK! I love working with the children here at DMS and am so passionate about this new role!