Meet the staff

Senior Leadership

Fiona Crean
Headteacher & DSL

 Fiona is the headteacher of both Belmont Infant and Junior schools. She was  Head at the Infants for 6 years before leading across both schools.  Fiona is calm and organised!

The DfE require schools to publish numbers of staff earning over £100k.  As at September 2024 Belmont Junior School  has no staff earning more than £100k a year.

 

 

 

Claire Piggott
Deputy Headteacher

Claire is the Deputy Headteacher for our school. She has worked at the school already for 8 years. Claire is very kind. If you have any problems, you can come to her and she'll sort it out. Claire is a fair and understanding person who will help the most she can. She will always be by your side, whatever is wrong. Incredibly, she can deal with almost every problem! She is enthusiastic and is a great example in everything she does. 

 

 

 

 

Katherine Prodromou                         
Assistant Headteacher for Inclusion & SENDCo

Katherine is kind, honest and helpful. She is always there when you need her, and she always solves problems and works things out. She is pretty, neat and kind. Katherine is one of the best staff in the school!

 

 

 

 

Lucy Braithwaite   
Assistant Headteacher 

Lucy is a loving, kind and caring teacher. She loves English and Maths and makes everything fun! She is fair and honest and she always perseveres. She is an amazing teacher! She is the best teacher who has ever taught me.

 

 

 

 

 

Teachers

Diksha Shah
Y6 Daffodil Class Teacher 

Diksha is a hilarious, entertaining teacher who always has a huge smile on her face. Anyone in Belmont Junior School would be so fortunate to have her as their teacher. She encourages you to try your hardest and never give up. She makes learning so fun. 

 

  

 

  

Rowena McIntosh 
Y6 Buttercup Class Teacher 

Rowena is a funny and amazing teacher. She currently teaches in Year 6 and can turn a frown upside-down. She is kind and a bit of a jokester. We are so happy to have Rowena as our teacher.

 

 

Sarah Merryweather 
PPA Teacher 

She is one of the longest-serving members of staff at Belmont Junior School. Sarah is always, kind, patient and helpful. She loves reading us exciting stories and read us the new version of The Snowman in the run-up to Christmas. She is an amazing teacher! 

 

 

Fatimah Diriye
Y3 Bluebell Class Teacher

 Fatimah brings joy to the classroom with her creative lessons. She makes us laugh and is the best at helping us learn. Everyday is lots of fun in her class.

 

 

 

 

 

 

Lily Gee Marchant           
Y4 Willow Class Teacher

 Lily is a very kind and caring teacher and helps us if we need it.

She teaches us everyday and we love her.     

 

 

 

                                                                            

Dawn Edwards
Y4 Acorn Class Teacher

Dawn is one of the most tremendous teachers in Belmont Junior School. She is very kind and thoughtful. Also, Dawn always tries to make everything fair. Sometimes she makes us giggle and she persuades us to use a growth mindset when things are difficult. We appreciate her, she is great. 

 

 

Fatima Mirza
PPA Teacher (MFL specialist)

 Entering her 14th year at Belmont, teachers don't get more enthusiastic than Fatima. She teaches with immense character and enthuses pupils with their topics instinctively. She always encourages students to do their best, and is a positive, vibrant figure in the Belmont community. 

 

 

 

Becki Crossley   
Y3 Lavender Class Teacher

 Becki is helpful and kind. She is the best teacher ever and she is very lovely. 

                                                                         

 

 

 

                                              

Thea Augustidis 
Y5 Foxglove Class Teacher

 Thea is an amazing teacher and is very very kind. She makes learning fun and helps in the class. Thea is the best teacher I've had in all my life.

 

 

 

 

 

Mia Warman
Y4 Maple Class Teacher 

 Mia is a wonderful teacher. She is kind and gentle and everyone loves her.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Support Staff

Gala Alexander                      
Admin Assistant

Gala ensures everything runs smoothly. With a friendly smile, she greets guests and help with any inquiries, creating a welcoming atmosphere.

 

 

 

 

 Emily Jeffers
Office Manager

 Emily is the leader of the front office. She is always typing on the computer and spends lots of time working really hard.

                                                                                                           

Lakis Panteli
HLTA

Lakis is so helpful and kind. The school would not be the same without him. If we're sad we come to him and he'll cheer us up. When he's around we're all happy. He is our coach for our school teams and takes us to all our tournaments. He is AMAZING! 

 

 

 

Vjollca Kulla     
HLTA/Welfare Officer

 Vjollca is a kind, caring and considerate person who is always there when you need her. She is a brilliant teacer and always explains everything very clearly. She makes work fun and exciting and we love being taught by her. Vjollca is very funny but firm and always pushes us to our limits.

 

 

 

 

 

Judith Goodwin   
HLTA

Judith is a kind and helpful person and is always there to give a helping hand. She is a great teacher and is also very good at medical if someone is hurt. She can always help you when you need it. She spreads generosity of spirit to everyone.

 

 

 

Jackie Gunning
LSA/After School Club

 Jackie is precious, intelligent and helpful. She is always there when you need her. She is energetic and inspirational and always smiles and laughs which brings a great atmosphere to the world. (by Modupe)

 

 

 

Camille Benazzou
LSA

 Camille is currently the LSA in 6F. She is super kind and loving. She is a jolly figure in Belmont and is greatly admired by the pupils and teachers. Belmont Junior School would be a different place without her. Thank you Camille. (by Lorna)

 

 

 

Pat Edwards   
LSA

Pat is a kind, friendly LSA. She is always there when we need her. She knows how to comfort us when we're blue. She never gets angry when we're sharing our problems and she always lends us a smile. (by Noa)

 

 

  

Helen Panteli   
LSA/Senior SMSA

Helen is such a helpful, generous and heart-warming person to be with. She takes care of people from the bottom of her heart. The school wouldn't be the same without her. Helen is so caring, even when it comes to difficult situations. Whenever you see her, she has never, ever not smiled back at us. She makes the school a happy place. (by Charlotte)

 

 

  

Lunchtime staff

Alexandra So

SMSA

Mehwish Ismail
SMSA

Sarah Dempsey 
SMSA

After School/Breakfast Club Staff

Maureen McElligott
Breakfast and After-School Club Manager

Katriye Mehmet
Breakfast and After-School Club

Premises Staff 

Paul Schembri
Site Manager

Josue Dimba
Assistant Site Manager

Geoffrey Taylor

Assistant Site Manager

Comfort Boampong
Cleaner

Sau Ping Chow
Cleaner