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07/10/24

Year 5 learnt all about staying safe and the dangers of knife crime from some of our local Police Officers! pic.twitter.com/gQcYoHJ2cr

03/10/24

Year 2 had a marvellous time at Purley Library! Wonderful to share stories and show our love of reading!📚 pic.twitter.com/6rXVe4NCOJ

01/10/24

Year 6 enjoyed their Junior Citizenship workshops yesterday! Where they learnt some valuable life skills 👮🏽‍♀️ 👨🏽‍🚒 🧑‍⚕️ pic.twitter.com/C0UW9ZuhzM

01/10/24

A good turn out at our PTA coffee morning, where Miss Taylor also talked about the plans for Black History Month! pic.twitter.com/4MKBpZy9Ms

23/09/24

Some of the children had a Gruffalo themed messy play afternoon today. Scrambled snake and roasted fox to name a few! 🦊🐍 pic.twitter.com/DAXtAWqbIH

19/09/24

Some of the amazing learning from today. Pencil gripping in EYFS, using resources in Maths and exciting writing hooks! ✏️🧮⭐️ pic.twitter.com/PbyX4EHdSx

19/09/24

It is exciting to see the progress made with our MUGA after 2 weeks. Hoping to use it before the end of the month! ⚽️🏀⚾️🎾 pic.twitter.com/qGXRNkPlsY

17/09/24

PTA & Black History Month Coffee Morning.We look forward to seeing you all at our Coffee morning on Monday 30th September at 8:45am! pic.twitter.com/jPT1LczIyj

17/09/24

Join us for Charity Muftiday! On Friday 27th September.Bring £1 to wear your own clothes 👕🩳👗👖 pic.twitter.com/ikvODG6au1

17/09/24

Is your child due to start Reception in September 2025? Come and visit our academy! https://t.co/r7tygMiYYN pic.twitter.com/lahD6j4T00

13/09/24

Don’t forget our Community Hub is open most days! pic.twitter.com/LTwuybTNtr

13/09/24

Great to see our families using the Community Hub which is open every day during drop off and collection. It will be left open a bit longer (approximately until 09:00 & 16:00). pic.twitter.com/Je4RvnwfS7

13/09/24

Some of our classroom bird displays for the new year. It’s very exciting to welcome Yr6 Eagle and Yr4 Parrot classes to the HPAPW family…we are almost full! 🦅🦜 pic.twitter.com/UHb0rUXKBY

06/09/24

Until the end of November, the good folk at Asda will donate £1 every time someone chooses our school’s special cashpot (this doesn’t affect your own personal cashpot at all!). Open your Rewards App and follow the steps below ❤️💙https://t.co/bZK0MgRi4x pic.twitter.com/uGRDSsnumX

18/07/24

Year 6 performed their amazing show tonight which was enjoyed by all. What an amazing cast of very talented children. Well done everyone! 🎤🎭🎶 pic.twitter.com/HD2ANcNHni

16/07/24

Year 2 had a fantastic time visiting Brighton today! Wonderful memories they’ll treasure forever! pic.twitter.com/Qyv7VInNSm

15/07/24

A day in EYFS at HPAPW… pic.twitter.com/owcEQYw0jo

15/07/24

Year 6 and the pupils at HPAPW have been fascinated by the Talk Bus visit today. A wonderful service by CDI which puts children’s mental health and well-being at the forefront of all they do. 😊 pic.twitter.com/lVzQBa4stL

12/07/24

Amazing parent participation too!! pic.twitter.com/HvkIHFCWIX

12/07/24

The children participated in their Sports Day and had a fantastic time! Thank you for all your enthusiasm! 🏃 pic.twitter.com/3zYNaxKDui

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Staff Team

At Harris Primary Academy Purley Way we have a fantastic team of leaders, teachers and support staff, as well as our premises, office and wrap-around care teams.

Our staff are primary specialists and we work together to promote the core values of the academy and make sure that our children are consistently safe and happy.

Victoria Forbes

Assistant Director

Oscar Sanders

Head of Academy

Danielle Gayle

Vice Principal, KS1 Lead and Designated Safeguarding Lead

Sasha Ferdinand

Assistant Principal (Maternity Leave)

Helena Jones

Assistant Principal, UKS2 Lead and ECT and Parental Engagement Lead

Natalie Molyneux

SENCO

Adriana Verrecchia  SEND consultant

Samantha French

Harris Federation Curriculum Lead 

Amy Halpin

EYFS Consultant

Laura Bairstow EYFS Consultant

 

Early Years

Patrice Campbell

EYFS Lead and Jay Class Teacher

Victoria Aluko

Robin Class Teacher

Rachel Howard

Finch Class Teacher

Deniz Cevik 

EYFS Teaching Assistant

Jade McInnes

EYFS Teaching Assistant

Patricia King

EYFS Teaching Assistant

 

Key Stage 1

Ellisha Gray

Year 1 Class Teacher (Dove Class) and Phonics Lead

Anna Center

Year 1 Class Teacher (Hummingbird Class)

Asmara Mclean

Year 1 Class Teacher (Penguin Class)

Amna Qureshi

KS1 Teaching Assistant (Phonics Interventions)

Kummy Sathiyendra  

KS1 Teaching Assistant

Nilar Bo 

KS1 Teaching Assistant

Natasha Hoosang 

KS1 Teaching Assistant

Holly Rayner

Year 2 Class Teacher (Kingfisher Class)

Faye Clancy

Year 2 Class Teacher (Heron Class)

Megan Dupe

Year 2 Class Teacher (Swan Class)

Samantha Corcoran

KS1 Teaching Assistant

Sneha Shreyasi 

KS1 Teaching Assistant

 

Key Stage 2

Marwar Mohammoud

Year 3 Class Teacher (Nightingale Class)

Claire Hall

Year 3 Class Teacher (Warbler Class)

Nisa Sohail

Year 3 Class Teacher (Canary Class)

Senay Mustafa 

KS2 Teaching Assistant

Alfie Phethean-N'Dong

KS2 and PE Teaching Assistant

Dylan Modeste

KS2 and PE Teaching Assistant

Udi Nkemena/Khamara Samuels

Year 4 Class Teacher (Flamingo Class)

Beau Baptist

Year 4 Class Teacher & Phase Lead (Peacock Class)

Laura Thompson

Year 4 Class Teacher (Parrott Class)

Masooda Hamidi

KS2 Teaching Assistant

David Black

Year 5 Class Teacher (Puffin Class)

Nicola Sobola

Year 5 Class Teacher (Albatross Class)

Niala Binns

KS2 Teaching Assistant

Zaima Ijaz 

KS2 Teaching Assistant

Carol Taylor

Year 6 Class Teacher (Falcon Class)

Eve Morris-Clarke

Year 6 Class Teacher (Eagle Class)

Charley Davey

KS2 Teaching Assistant (Maternity Leave)

Rachelle Gordan 

KS2 Teaching Assistant

Lina Pereira

KS2 Teaching Assistant

Alicia Francis

PPA Cover Teacher

Denique Davis

PPA Cover Teacher

Natalie Molyneux

SENCO

 

Non Class Based Staff

Carly Catley

Office Manager

Avni Patel

Administrative Assistant

Nazneen Gani

Administrative Assistant and Admissions Officer 

Reka Torma

Finance Officer and Administrator

Rebecca Blakey

Student and Family Support Officer and Deputy Designated Safeguarding Lead

Cally Robinson

Premises Officer

Amna Qureshi

KS1 Phonics Assistant

Seniz Mustafa

SEN & Interventions Teaching Assistant

Mary Gibbs

SEN & Interventions Teaching Assistant

Martine Nash

SEN & Interventions Teaching Assistant

Marian Mohammad

SEN & Interventions Teaching Assistant

Patricia George

SEN & Interventions Teaching Assistant

Stefani Hristova

Midday Meals Supervisor and Wrap Around Manager

Beata Gacka

Midday Meals Supervisor

Katrina De'gannes

Midday Meals Supervisor and Breakfast Club Assistant

Samantha Fox-Jay

Midday Meals Supervisor

Nahida Ali

Midday Meals Supervisor

Tilly Chapman

Wrap Around Assistant

Sonia Baiamonte

Wrap Around Assistant

Harpreet Panesar

Midday Meals Supervisor and Wrap Around Assistant

Louise Kelly

Midday Meals Supervisor

Velichka Kostadinova

Wrap Around Assistant

Tilly Chapman

Wrap Around Assistant