ATT Meet The Team Ops/Sen

Senior Team

Operations

The operations team is responsible for the logistics of the programme. They will organise your weekly training, respond to email enquiries and support you throughout your training year.

The senior team is accountable for the management and strategic direction of the programme as well as trainee assessment and curriculum design. They work closely with Tutors and the operations team.

Charlotte Baxter - Secondary Curriculum Lead

What teaching roles have you had? English Teacher and then Assistant Subject Leader for KS3 and KS4 English. I also mentored ECTs and Trainees each year! What is your favourite aspect of teaching? The rapport you build with students on a daily basis - knowing that you are important in educational journey is such a great feeling! I also loved writing curriculum for English and being nerdy with those texts. Top tip for summer school? Embrace it! Throw yourself into the practice and know that it is all building you up to be a successful teacher!

Amy Walters - Deputy Head of Ark Teacher Training

What teaching roles have you had? Head of English, ITT Curriculum Lead, Assistant Principal - Curriculum & Literacy, Professional Studies/English tutor.What is your favourite aspect of teaching? Seeing students' confidence in and love of the subject grow, and witnessing those 'lightbulb' moments. Top tip for summer school? With all professional development opportunities, the more you put into them, the more you get out. Come to each session ready to get stuck in and make the most of it!

Beth Sherman- Head of Ark Teacher Training

What teaching roles have you had? Trained via Teach First, MFL teacher at a school in Enfield, Deputy Head of Year, Deputy of MFL, Head of MFL at Ark Bolingbroke What is your favourite aspect of teaching? I love those moments where learning a language comes alive for pupils - communicating with people, trips abroad, sharing cultural knowledge, learning about different music or instruments and food..... the sense of achievement pupils feel when they have communicated their wants in another language fills me with joy! Top tip for summer school? Use this opportunity to build your network - reach out to people and bring your A game to the live sessions!

Maggie Sanchez-Gleason - Deputy Head of Ark Teacher Training

What teaching roles have you had? - I was a teacher in a primary and secondary school for 12 years and an Assistant Principal and Principal in an all-through school in Boston, MA. What is your favourite aspect of teaching? - The 'light-bulb' moment when students get a concept that you have taught and the joy it brings to them to be able to do it and apply it across multiple contexts. Top tip for summer school? - Be brave and give practice your all... it will have such a positive impact in your classroom and on your pupils... and be aware that we will always the kindly 'pushing the practice not the person', so leave your ego at the door! :)

Kate Steadman

Kate joined Ark Teacher Training in 2024 and works primarily on our Early Career Teacher Programme in collaboration with Ambition Institute.Your favourite subject at school? BiologyTop tip for organisation? Task prioritization and a clear to-do list!

Sophie O'Shea- Business Manager

Your favourite subject at school?English Top tip for organisation?Be honest with yourself about your style of working and build that into how you plan your time and be realistic about how long things actually take to do.

Ryan Kendall - Primary Curriculum Lead

What teaching roles have you had? Class Teacher, Advanced Skills Teacher, Assessment Lead, Lead Practitioner for Teaching and Learning, Specialist Leader of Education, Deputy Headteacher, Headteacher What is your favourite aspect of teaching? Identifying what an excellent outcome can look/sound like with children by sharing examples of work from children in previous years and unpicking how they achieved it. Top tip for summer school? Embrace the practising! Fully engage with the pre-recorded Independent Preparation.

Tyler-Mai Mangru

Tyler joined Ark Teacher Training in 2022 and works primarily on the online training that you complete throughout your training year and organising second setting experiences. She also looks after the ATT operations inbox and replies to your questions.Your favourite subject at school? Art.Top tip for organisation? Keep a diary/ write to-do lists.

Shona Brown - Programme Delivery Manager

What was your favourite subject at school? Geography and History. Top tip for organisation? Put deadlines in calender and use the ATT booklet.

Shapa Alom - Deputy Head of Ark Teacher Training

What teaching roles have you had? Assistant Head of KS1, Literacy lead for the whole school, EYFS lead. What is your favourite aspect of teaching? Planning lessons and observing pupil progress and growth as individuals. Top tip for summer school? Complete the independent preparation in the given window to be fully prepared for the live sessions.

Gemma Bellamy

Gemma joined Ark Teacher Training in 2023 and works primarily on organising our in-person training, supporting trainees with the apprenticeship aspects of the programme and organising second setting experiences. She also looks after the ATT operations inbox and replies to your questions.Your favourite subject at school? Drama.Top tip for organisation? Write things down as soon as they are told to you!