Our Team
Meet the Ashbrook Team!
Mr Jamie Ainscow – Headteacher & Deputy Designated Safeguarding Lead
Mrs Sharon Kelly – Business Manager
Mrs Marina Moore – Business Support Assistant
Mrs Cheryl Ferguson - Pastoral Support Officer & Deputy Designated Safeguarding Lead
Mrs Trupti Karavadra – SENDCO
Mrs Hayley Cobley - Phase Leader - Foundation Stage
Mrs Jane Watkins - Phase Leader - KS1
Mrs Toni Cole - Designated Safeguarding Lead (Ashbrook and Holmwood Schools)
Site Team
Mr Gabor Barsi - Site Manager
Mrs Kinga Barsi - Cleaner
Foundation Team
Mrs Hayley Cobley - Elephants Class Teacher
Miss Tracy Woolridge - Leopards Class Teacher
Mrs Alison Tilston - Nursery Nurse across Foundation
Year 1 Team
Mrs Lara Buckingham - Giraffes Class Teacher (Monday and Tuesday)
Miss Amy Willmott - Giraffes Class Teacher (Wednesday, Thursday and Friday)
Mrs Jane Watkins - Zebras Class Teacher
Mrs Rosalba Nocito - Giraffes Class Teacher (starting January 2025)
Year 2 Team
Mrs Momtaz Begum - Tigers Class Teacher
Miss Jolie Hodgkins - Lions Class Teachers
Teaching Assistant/Support Staff Team
Mrs Vetna Brahmbhatt - Teaching Assistant
Ms Julie Cameron - SEND Teaching Assistant
Mrs Kavita Dharmadhikary - Teaching Assistant
Miss Agata Dobosz - SEND Teaching Assistant
Mrs Cheryl Ferguson - SEND Teaching Assistant
Mrs Bianca Huntford - SEND Teaching Assistant
Mrs Pam McGovern - SEND Teaching Assistant
Mrs Rupal Mody - SEND Teaching Assistant
Mrs Khushboo Raval - SEND Teaching Assistant
Miss Pippa Woolley - Teaching Assistant
Mrs Kayoko Yamashita - HLTA across school
Lunchtime Team (Midday Team Indoors)
Mrs Swathi Bhakta – Midday Supervisor
Mrs Monika Kotopoulou - Midday Supervisor
Lunchtime Team (Midday Team Outdoors)
Mrs Fathima Aboobakker - Play Leader (coordinator)
Miss Alice Chan - Play Leader
Miss Chelsea Lam - Play Leader
Mrs Shareen Ghozzi - Play Leader
Breakfast/After School Club Team
Mr Gabor Barsi - Breakfast Club
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Staff work between Ashbrook School and Holmwood School as part of the PATH partnership, within IFtL Trust.
The team of leaders work across both Ashbrook and Holmwood including, but not limited to:
Mrs Alex Maguire - Assistant SENDCO
Mrs Jessica Elford - Head of School (Holmwood)
Mrs Paula Sykes - Phonics lead
Mrs Lauren Almond - Phase Leader - KS1 [currently on maternity leave]