Our Staff
Mandeville Leadership Team
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Denise Feasey Headteacher |
Bryony O'Brien Deputy Headteacher |
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Mundrika Bhanderi Assistant Headteacher |
Julise Maritz Assistant Headteacher |
Tsu-Pin Huang (Troy) Assistant Headteacher |
Tanya Blandford Finance and Personnel Manager |
Mandeville school has a highly committed and trained staff team of over 120 people. Class teachers, Nursery Nurses and Teaching Assistants comprise the class teams and each class team is assigned one or two school meals supervisory assistants who support the pupils at lunchtime.
Our staff work collaboratively with a wide range of professionals and they take part in an extensive training programme each year.
Working In Partnership
Some pupils may require medical care or have therapeutic needs, which are central to their learning. Responses to these needs must become an integral part of the curriculum. The therapies, which may play an essential role in meeting the priority needs of pupils, are wide-ranging and enhance the quality of individual pupils' lives in many different ways. Examples include:
- Supporting the accurate identification and assessment of individual needs in the area of language and communication;
- Promoting improved access to learning opportunities through optimum positioning;
- Encouraging the development, refinement or maintenance of skills in independent mobility;
- Helping pupils to maintain an optimum physical state in terms of posture, muscle tone and movement;
- Supporting the management of eating and drinking;
- Enhancing the pupils' potential to learn by relaxation and improving their mental states;
- Providing palliative treatments for painful or degenerative conditions in order to ensure health and well-being;
- Promoting autonomy and independence through the use of specialist aids and equipment;
- Enhancing pupils' self-esteem;
- Providing a forum in which pupils use idiosyncratic behaviours and unusual responses in order to communicate.
Therapy Team
Our staff team is supported in their work by expert advice, training and input from the therapy team which includes Speech and Language Therapists, Occupational Therapists, Physiotherapists and Clinical Psychologists. Each week a Music Therapist from the Ealing Music Therapy Project visits the school to work with individuals and small groups of pupils.
Medical Team
Mandeville has two full-time school nurses and two health care assistants, who look after the care and medical needs of all pupils. Each class team has at least one member of staff trained in paediatric first aid, and we have a number of staff also trained in First Aid at Work. Some pupils have a one-to-one Health Care Assistant to support their medical needs in the classroom.
Education Social Worker (ESW)
Our Education Social Worker works proactively with families to support them to safeguard their children and understand what they are entitled to as carers. She is able to offer advice and support on a range of issues, including welfare benefits, housing problems and respite care. She also has a duty to monitor pupils’ attendance and will discuss with parents any concerns regarding attendance.
Relational Approach
Building strong, trusting relationships is at the heart of how we support our pupils. We have fully adopted this approach and use it every day to create a safe and supportive environment. By understanding each pupil’s needs and responding with care, our staff help them develop social, emotional, and communication skills. Through positive interactions and consistent support, we encourage confidence, independence, and engagement in learning.
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