Our Team

 

 

Mr Dillon- an experienced teacher, who leads our SEN dept and is completing a post graduate qualification in SEN at Canterbury Christ Church University. Mr Dillon has worked as a Y2 and Y6 teacher in schools with high quality SEN provision and is looking forward to Northdown challenging for the Inclusion Mark  in the coming Academic Year.

Miss Cox - a fully qualified teacher and alternative curriculum lead, has received glowing reports from the Specialist Teaching and Learning Service and our local specialist providers for the calm, well resourced and targeted alternative curriculum provision that we provide. Mrs Cox has attended the ASD Champions course, works within the local area to share good nurture room provision and completes research into the Autistic Spectrum in her own time.

Mrs Kendall - Is our SEN Champion. Mrs Kendall has rejuvenated our school's dyslexia assessment and provision and is due to begin a series of dyslexia courses to eventually enable her to assess and fully diagnose. Mrs Kendall compiles the Teacher and TA intervention data into our whole school map to help provide the bigger picture.

Mrs Day - A highly experienced Speech and Language Champion, Mrs Day works with us from Monday -Thursday and provides all our Wave 3 speech and language interventions. Mrs Day works closely with our allocated S&L therapists to provide the most accurate and on point interventions for our children. During the first term of each year, Mrs Day completes a comprehensive language link screening process on all our new arrivals in Nursery and EYFS and volunteers her time to complete "Sing and Sign" club with the infant children and parents.