Senior Leaders
About Us
Our senior leaders have extensive experience of meeting the needs of children with really complex needs, and of helping them to succeed where previous schools had not been able to do so. We understand how to manage challenging behaviour successfully, and how to help habitual school refusers to become habitual attenders. We are also experienced in growing new schools successfully.
Executive Leadership Team
Adrienne Cherrywood OBE
The Principal. Cert Ed, BA Hons (Educ), NPQH, M Ed (SEBD)
Kitty Clark
The Executive Headteacher. QTS, BA Hons (Educ)
John Herring
Admissions & Planning. BSc Hons, MA, MBA
Emily Barnes
HR & School Office Manager School Business Manager Qualification
Terry Price
Operations & Contracts. Cert Ed, MScl
Pathways to Employment Leaders
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Vivienne Clark, Head of Pathways to Employment
Joel Morris, Deputy Head of Pathways to Employment
Maypole School (Sunbury) Leaders
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Gareth Ellis, Head of School
Sukhvinder Guhman, Deputy Head of School
Dan Powell, Team Leader, Pathways to Employment
Effi Fanourgiati, Deputy Team Leader, Pathways to Employment
Maypole School (Streatham) Leaders
Craig Reed, Head of School
Despoina Boulanitou, Deputy Head of School
Farrah Merali, Deputy Head of School
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Nathaniel Foster, Team Leader, Pathways to Employment
Daniel Ankomah, Deputy Team Leader, Pathways to Employment
Maypole School (Croydon) Leaders
Ashley Bell: Head of School (Dawson)
Robyn Deputy Head of School (Dawson)
Faith Williams, Head of School (Bracken)
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Meghan Jones, Deputy Head of School (Bracken)
Sarah Keleta, Team Leader, Pathways to Employment
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Katrina Vittiglia, Deputy Team Leader, Pathways to Employment
‘Kids are so happy to be here … you guys are the experts! ... (And) the kids are so happy to be here. You can see the relationships between the staff and kids … it’s so lovely to see."
Local Authority Attendance Advisor, Nov 2025
"Staff are overwhelmingly positive about leaders' support for their workload, well-being and professional development. They value being part of a new and developing school, and are fully committed to supporting their pupils."
Ofsted Report, Maypole School (Leigham Court), June 2024
"The support for pupils behaviour is excellent. … their self control is developing and, as a result, negative behaviours are reducing."
Ofsted Report, Maypole School (Leigham Court), June 2024