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 |
| Verity Lambert-Dale | Principal |
| Oscar Sanders | Head of Academy and Deputy Designated Safeguarding Lead |
| Danielle Gayle | Vice Principal, KS1 Lead and Designated Safeguarding Lead |
| Sasha Ferdinand | Assistant Principal, KS2 Lead and Falcon Class Teacher (Maternity Leave) |
| Helena Jones | Assistant Principal and KS2 Lead |
| Jodi Arnold | Assistant Principal and SENCO (Maternity Leave) |
| Samantha French | Harris Federation Curriculum Lead |
| Amy Halpin | EYFS Consultant |
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Early Years | |
| Patrice Campbell | EYFS Lead and Jay Class Teacher |
| Victoria Aluko | Robin Class Teacher |
| Rachel Howard | Finch Class Teacher |
| Anna Center | Trainee Teacher |
| Sneha Shreyasi | EYFS Teaching Assistant |
| Jade McInnes | EYFS Teaching Assistant |
| Patricia George | EYFS Teaching Assistant |
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Key Stage 1 | |
| Clara Hodge | Year 1 Class Teacher (Dove Class) and Phonics Lead |
| Faye Clancy | Year 1 Class Teacher (Hummingbird Class) |
| Asmara Mclean | Year 1 Class Teacher (Penguin Class) |
| Amna Qureshi | Year 1 Teaching Assistant |
| Nilar Bo | Year 1 Teaching Assistant |
| Claudia De Francesco | Year 1 Teaching Assistant |
| Isabella Boarer | Year 2 Class Teacher (Kingfisher Class) |
| Laura Thompson | Year 2 Class Teacher (Heron Class) |
| Megan Dupe | Year 2 Class Teacher (Swan Class) |
| Senay Mustafa | Year 2 Teaching Assistant |
| Samantha Corcoran | Year 2 Teaching Assistant |
| Natasha Hoosang | Year 2 Teaching Assistant |
| Udi Nkemena | Year 2 Teacher |
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Key Stage 2 | |
| David Black | Year 3 Class Teacher (Canary Class) |
| Claire Hall | Year 3 Class Teacher (Warbler Class) |
| Sujitha Saththiyan | Year 3 Class Teacher (Nightingale Class) |
| Alfie Phethean-N'Dong | Year 3 and PE Teaching Assistant |
| Dylan Modeste | Year 3 and PE Teaching Assistant |
| Carol Taylor | Year 4 Class Teacher (Flamingo Class) |
| Nisa Sohail | Year 4 Class Teacher (Peacock Class) |
| Masooda Hamidi | Year 4 Teaching Assistant |
| Eve Morris-Clarke | Year 5 Class Teacher (Puffin Class) |
| Nicola Sobola | Year 5 Class Teacher (Albatross Class) |
| Niala Binns | Year 5 Teaching Assistant |
| Sasha Ferdinand | Year 6 Class Teacher (Falcon Class) |
| Charley Davey | Year 6 Teaching Assistant (Maternity Leave) |
| Alicia Francis | PPA Cover Teacher |
| Denique Davis | PPA Cover Teacher (Maternity Leave) |
| Natalie Molyneux | SENCO (Maternity Cover) |
| Khamara Samuels | Class Teacher (Maternity Leave) |
| Tia Patterson | Year 6 Teaching Assistant (Maternity Cover) |
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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 |
| Cally Robinson | Premises Officer |
| Seniz Mustafa | SEN Teaching Assistant |
| Mary Gibbs | SEN Teaching Assistant |
| Cirma Santana | Interventions Teaching Assistant |
| Lina Pereira | Interventions Teaching Assistant |
| Sirisha Manda | Interventions Teaching Assistant |
| Stefani Hristova | Midday Meals Supervisor and Wrap Around Manager |
| Martine Nash | Midday Meals Supervisor and Wrap Around Assistant |
| 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 |
