Staff

Click on each picture to read bios written by Year 6 children

Leadership Team

 

• Sharon Bondonno
  Headteacher
  Sharon Bondonno

  Mrs Bondonno is our wonderful headteacher. She is kind and determined. She went to Surrey University and then London for her teacher training. She now has 3 brilliant children and a big fluffy dog called Fiji (who is a Labradoodle!) In her spare time, she enjoys: running for charity; reading; dog-walking and spending time with her children. She loves travelling and hopes to visit Vietnam as her son works there.

• Sophie Davies
  SENCo & Assistant Head
  Sophie Davies

  Mrs Davies is as sweet as a cake. For many years she taught year 1 and 2. The thing Mrs Davies loves most about school is that everyday is different and she likes meeting new people. In her spare time, she likes to read stories and does a little acting.

• Charlotte Stone
  Deputy Headteacher
  Charlotte Stone

  Mrs Stone is a great teacher. She is fun, friendly and even makes the writing exciting! Mrs Stone is very energetic and hard working. In her spare time, she likes reading, walking and doing exercise classes. During school holidays she likes to travel and go scuba diving with amazing creatures like sharks and turtles.

 

Nursery Staff

 

• Emily Lamper
  Early Years Nursery Manager
  Emily Lamper

• Natalie Turner
  Early Years Nursery Manager
  Natalie Turner

• Sarah Genito
  Early Years Practitioner
  Sarah Genito

• Jane Lloyd
  Early Years Practitioner
  Jane Lloyd

• Emma Walker
  Early Years Practitioner
  Emma Walker

• Lea Cook
  Early Years Apprentice
  Lea Cook

 

EYFS & Key Stage 1 Teachers

 

• Caroline Marshall
  Yr R - Hedgehogs & Maths Lead
  Caroline Marshall

• Eve Ashdown
  Year 1 - Robins
  Eve Ashdown

• Becky Cook
  Year 2 - Seagulls
  Becky Cook

• Natasha Barron
  Yr 2 - Seagulls
  Natasha Barron

  Miss Waterman is an amazing teacher who is loved by all her pupils. She studied at the University of Brighton. At home she has a pet cat called Gus. In her spare time, she likes to read Harry Potter so much that she has read them 5 times each. She would like to professionally bake if she wasn't a teacher.

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• Sophie Davies
  Assistant Head, SENCo, Curriculum Lead
  Sophie Davies

• Sarah Palmer
  EYFS Lead
  Sarah Palmer

  Miss Palmer went to Sussex University and did a degree in Psychology with Child Development. She likes to read a lot and she likes to bake. Miss Palmer has a black Labrador called Arthur that she adores.

 

 Key Stage 2 Teachers

 

• Ellie Day
  Year 3 - Caterpillars
  Ellie Day

• Matthew Stelling
  Year 4 - Roe Deer
  Matthew Stelling

• Megan Smith
  Year 5 - Badgers
  Megan Smith

• Charlotte Stone
  Deputy Head - Curriculum Lead
  Charlotte Stone

  Mrs Stone is a great teacher. She is fun, friendly and even makes the writing exciting! Mrs Stone is very energetic and hard working. In her spare time, she likes reading, walking and doing exercise classes. During school holidays she likes to travel and go scuba diving with amazing creatures like sharks and turtles.

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• Hannah Bartlett
  Year 6 - Kestrels
  Hannah Bartlett

 

 Teaching Assistants

 

• Charlotte Greany
  Hedgehogs - Teaching Assistant
  Charlotte Greany

  Mrs Greany works with year R in Hedgehogs. She is a wonderful T.A. who loves to work with children. She has two Shih Tzu dogs called Roary and Ted. Her favourite subject is R.E because she gets to do debates. In her spare time she like to do boxfit. Mrs Greany has done the London to Brighton bike ride. This was 54 miles.

• Lisa Varndell
  Hedgehogs - Teaching Assistant
  Lisa Varndell

• Dominika Adamczyk
  Maternity Leave
  Dominika Adamczyk

• Verity Pickering
  Robins - Teaching Assistant
  Verity Pickering

• Katie Turner
  Seagulls - Teaching Assistant
  Katie Turner

• Angela Miller
  KS1 Teaching Assistant
  Angela Miller

• Helen Taylor
  Caterpillars - Teaching Assistant
  Helen Taylor

  Hello my name is Mrs Taylor and I am currently working in Year 3, but have worked across years 1 and 2. I don't have any pets and in my spare time I like to swim and read.

• Angela Cribb
  KS2 Teaching Assistant & Wrap Around Care Leader
  Angela Cribb

  Mrs Cribb is a very cheerful teaching assistant who has been at Handcross Primary for many years, we all love her! She very much enjoys sport and is in charge of all our playtimes games and making sure all our playtimes are as fun and safe as possible.

• Emily O'Brien
  Roe Deer - Teaching Assistant
  Emily O'Brien

  Mrs O'Brien is a wonderful teacher who loves meeting new people. She has 1 child who go to Handcross. She has an adorable black cat called Alfie and she loves him so much. Her favourite hobbies are baking, reading and running.

• Catherine Aylett
  Badgers - Teaching Assistant & Forest School Leader
  Catherine Aylett

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  Mrs Aylett is a jolly TA who works in Roedeer. Her favourite subjects are PE and Geography. She would love to go to Iceland as she remembers learning about it in school as a child. Her brother lives in New Zealand and she is also very scared of cats and dogs. She love chocolate and likes to camp, garden, swim and travel in different countries.

• Dan Foley
  Badgers Teaching Assistant
  Dan Foley

• Julie Guiver
  Kestrels - Teaching Assistant
  Julie Guiver

  Mrs Guiver is a wonderful T.A who mainly works in Badgers and she loves all sports. Mrs Guiver used to dance and do gymnastics as a child. Her best subjects is maths because she loves working with numbers. Once Mrs Guiver travelled all around Thailand - how cool! Â Her favourite animal is a monkey.

• Sam Powell
  Kestrels - Teaching Assistant
  Sam Powell

• Lea Cook
  Midday Meals Supervisor and Nursery Support
  Lea Cook

• Linda Boustead
  Wrap Around Care Leader
  Linda Boustead

 

 Office Staff

 

• Melanie Vallance
  School Business Manager
  Melanie Vallance

• Jo Young
  School Office Administrator
  Jo Young

• Tori Caen
  School Office Administrator & Clerk to Governors
  Tori Caen

 

 Specialist Teachers

Vanessa  Samandi | French Language

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Alex Bondonno | Music

Steve Sneller | South Coast Sports - PE

South Coast Sports has been in existence since 1998. Over the years South Coast Sports has diversified and is now run by company directors Ali O’Boyle, Steve Sneller and James Belding. All of whom are Coaches themselves and understand that children who have positive experiences of sport at a young age, are significantly more likely to continue sport into adulthood and lead healthier lifestyles. With almost 20 years experience teaching PE across the primary age range, Head Coach Steve prides himself on effective behaviour management, outstanding lessons and catering to all abilities within his lessons.