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]