Staff

Interim Headteacher (April 24 - Jan 25)

Mairead is usually in the playground at the start and end of the day and you can always go into the office to book a meeting if you need to speak to her.

Mornings

Members of staff will be in the school playground to pass on any messages to your child’s class teacher in the mornings. If you want to arrange an appointment to see a member of staff, please go to the school office, or speak to them in the playground at the end of the day.

At the end of the school day

Your child’s teacher and teaching assistant, as well as other members of staff, will be in the playground at the end of each day to talk to you about your child, or any other aspects of school life, or to arrange an appointment.

Parents’ Meetings

We have Parents’ Meetings twice a year, where all parents and carers are encouraged to come in and talk to their child’s class teacher, as well as looking at their work. Details of how to book an appointment come out in Chisenhale Chatter, our weekly newsletter, and everyone is encouraged to come along. We offer appointments until 7pm on one of the evenings, to cater for working parents.

Parent Workshops

Different members of staff run workshops for parents, usually on Friday mornings 9-10am. The details are in the weekly Chisenhale Chatter newsletter.

Trips and Events

Trips and events are also chances to meet and work alongside the staff in different ways – dressed as Santa’s Elves at the Winter Fair, painting faces at the Summer Fete or walking around Mile End Park looking for bugs!!

Chisenhale School Opening Hours - 32.5 hours per week Recepion to Year 6

Breakfast Club - 7:45am - 8:45am

School gates opens at 8:45am and closes at 8:55am

School registers close at 9am

The EYFS opens at 8:45am and closes at 8:55am

The Nursery classes finish at 3:15pm

The Reception Classes finish at 3:25pm

Years 1 - 6 finish school at 3:30pm

Night Owls - 3:15pm - 6pm

WHO IS WHO AND WHO CAN HELP YOU:

Please note: We aim to acknowledge all emails within two working days, and to respond in full (or arrange a meeting or phone call if appropriate) within five working days. For teachers please email: info@chisenhale.towerhamlets.sch.uk

NAME AND CONTACT DETAILS	ROLE/RESPONSIBILITY	AVAILABILITY	HOW THIS PERSON CAN HELP YOU
Christine Dorrington (mornings) Maria Smith (afternoons) Tel: 0208 980 2584	Admin team	Reception desk daily 7.45am-5pm Christine AM only Maria PM only	All general queries Attendance School Meals Medical Needs and First Aid Payments for trips
Kim Glynn Tel: 0208 980 2584 bookings@chisenhale.towerhamlets.sch.uk	Admin team	Daily 9am-4pm	Night Owls and Breakfast Club queries School journey Parent pay School trips Admissions/leavers
Ruth Crossan Tel: 0208 980 2584 option 4 info@chisenhale.towerhamlets.sch.uk	Parental engagement and extended schools	Daily Face to face in the playground in the mornings.	General school enquiries PTA and fundraising Volunteering Help with forms, transitions, signposting to other services School visits for prospective pupils After school clubs Community events Library
	Class teachers	Daily - in the playground at the end of the school day. Urgent queries: call the office Non-urgent queries – at the end of the school day or email the info@ mailbox.	Academic progress Day-to-day information sharing/updates Pupil learning Sharing information Suggestions for home support Behaviour queries
As our teachers are teaching all day, speaking to them in the playground at the end of the school day is usually the quickest way to get an answer to any queries.. However, we appreciate that this isn’t always possible, especially for working parents, so if you are unable to speak to the teacher face to face please email info@chisenhale.towerhamlets.sch.uk which will be forwarded to the appropriate teacher.
Tracy Miller (Early Years) Willow Clark (Y1/2) Rumi Begum (Y3/4) Matt Leser (Y5/6)	Phase leaders	Daily Urgent queries: call the office Non-urgent queries – email the info@ inbox	Queries/concerns not felt to have been fully addressed by class teachers
Jane Crouch	Learning mentor	Daily Email the info@ inbox	Children’s friendship issues Children’s wellbeing
Roxy Bugler roxy@schoolscounsellingpartnership.co.uk	Therapeutic lead in school Counsellor	Tuesdays only	Emotional wellbeing of children, parents and staff
Joanna Sweeney and Sarah Nyes	Assistant Headteachers	Daily Urgent queries: call the office Non-urgent queries – email the info@ inbox	Queries/concerns not felt to have been dealt with by phase leaders Teaching and learning Curriculum
Mairead McCarthy SEN@chisenhale.towerhamlets.sch.uk	SENDCo, Assistant headteacher and Deputy Safeguarding Lead	Daily Face to face in the playground before and after school.	Queries/concerns not felt to have been dealt with by phase leaders Special Educational Needs and Disabilities, Medical Needs Behaviour
Interim Head Teacher Mairead McCarthy (April 24 - Jan 25)	Headteacher and Safeguarding Lead	Daily Face to face in the main playground before and after school. Early Years gate on Tuesday mornings. Urgent queries: call the office Non-urgent queries – email the info@ inbox	Queries/concerns not felt to have been dealt with by assistant headteachers Strategic planning Standards Curriculum development Attendance Safeguarding Health and Safety
Jo Bird admin@chisenhale.towerhamlets.gov.uk	Office and Finance manager	Daily 9am-4pm	Payments Invoices
Sue White IG@cConnetix.co.uk	Data Protection Officer	Daily