Our Community
Staff at Gosden House School
The team at Gosden House is a dedicated, highly skilled and valued one. The school places a high priority on the professional development of each individual staff member. Gosden House is a learning community at all levels, and should your child join the school you and they will be introduced to all those staff with whom they will come into contact.
Our Leadership Team

Cindy O’Sullivan
Head Teacher, DSL

Emily Mainwaring
Deputy Head Teacher, Teaching and Learning, Senior Leadership Team, DSL

Karen Harris
Business Manager

Max Valentino
Assistant Head and Middle Leadership Team, DSL

Julie Clarke
Assistant Head and Primary Co-Ordinator
Our Designated Safeguarding Leads (DSL's)

Beth Sutton
Family Support Worker

Cindy O’Sullivan
Head Teacher, DSL

Emily Mainwaring
Deputy Head Teacher, Teaching and Learning, Senior Leadership Team, DSL

Max Valentino
Assistant Head and Middle Leadership Team, DSL
Our Teachers

Helen Wellman
Teacher

Karen Moon
Music Teacher

Shelly Boyce
Teacher

Naomi Hughes
Teacher

Vicki Brooks
Teacher

Steph Wiedemann
Teacher

Jo Southon
Teacher

Catherine Kneller
Teacher

Alex Scott
Teacher

Holly Hayward
Teacher

Sophia Phillips
Teacher

Kieran Wilson
Teacher

Amanda Attwell
Teacher

Jo McGee
Teacher

Bridget Workman
Teacher

Ciaran Timblick
Teacher

Charlotte Almond
Teacher and Online Safety Coordinator

Juliette Tate
Teacher

Hayley Butcher
Middle Leadership Team

Sandra Tidbury
Work Experience, Exams Officer

Max Valentino
Assistant Head and Middle Leadership Team, DSL

Julie Clarke
Assistant Head and Primary Co-Ordinator
Our Pastoral Team

Beth Sutton
Family Support Worker

Jane Cowles
Pastoral Assistant
Our Learning Assistants

Eleanor Shaik
Learning Assistant

Amanda Hewitt
Learning Assistant

Ayten Turgut
Learning Assistant

Phoebe Civil
Teaching Assistant

Emma Songhurst
Teaching Assistant

Virginia Tasker
Arts Co-ordinator

Rachel Godber
Teaching Assistant

Lindsay Danner
Teaching Assistant

Beth Penfold
Teaching Assistant

Kelly Carrington
Teaching Assistant

Melanie Rainbird
Teaching Assistant

Natasha Earl
Teaching Assistant

Emma Barnes
Teaching Assistant

Susan Dupuis
Teaching Assistant

Katherine Steele
Learning Assistant

Charlotte Willis
Teaching Assistant

Frankie Gale
Animal Care

Nivi Misra
Teaching Assistant

Donna Kiy
Teaching Assistant

Nicola Hall
Teaching Assistant

Agnes Franchot
Teaching Assistant

Harmony Driver
Teaching Assistant

Marion Dunn
Teaching Assistant

Helen Hutchins
Teaching Assistant

Sarah Williams
Teaching Assistant

Germana Baldini
Teaching Assistant

Maria Moon
Teaching Assistant

Claire Etherington
Teaching Assistant

Annette Swindley
Teaching Assistant

Anna Windebank
Schools Council
Our Speech & Language Therapy Team

Sammie McPhail
SALT Assistant

Jenny Glaister
SALT Assistant

Zipporah Harrison
SALT Therapist

Susie Darby
Therapist
Our Administration Team

Lucy Ellis
EHCP Co-Ordinator

Imogen Wort
SLT Support

Catherine Wilson
Receptionist

Debby Brown
Data, Admissions and Attendance Officer

Anna Chapman
Projects

Sarah Allaway
Finance Officer
Our Premises & Catering Team

Melanie Day
Head Chef

Lisa Cranch
Kitchen Assistant

Adam Day
Premises Manager

Brian Hockley
Estates and Maintenance