Our Team

Our School Leaders

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Cassie Buchanan OBE
CEO
Cassie joined the Trust as CEO in April 2020.
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Alison Harbottle
Headteacher, The Charter School East Dulwich
Alison is the Headteacher for the Charter School East Dulwich, joining the Trust in September 2021.
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Mark Pain
Headteacher, The Charter School North Dulwich
Mark is the Headteacher at The Charter School North Dulwich and has worked at the school since 2014
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Alison Sprakes
Headteacher, The Belham Primary School
Ally has been the Headteacher of The Belham Primary School since September 2023
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Claire Purcell
Headteacher, Dulwich Hamlet Junior School
Claire is Headteacher at Dulwich Hamlet, where she has worked as a teacher for many years.
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Marcus Huntley
Principal - Charter Bermondsey
Mr Huntley was appointed as Principal of The Charter School Bermondsey in September 2017
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Michael Eggleton
Headteacher, Charles Dickens Primary School
Michael is the Headteacher of Charles Dickens Primary School and Nursery.
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Sarah Wordlaw
Headteacher, Streatham Wells Primary School
Sarah is the Headteacher of Streatham Wells Primary
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Tom Turnham
Headteacher, Lyndhurst Primary School
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Business and Services Team

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Glyn Griffith
Chief Financial Officer
Glyn has worked at the Charter Trust since 2008.
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Shalene Varcoe
Director of Operations
Shalene provides governance services for the Trust working with the Board of Trustees and local governors.
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Carrie Fentum
Clerking and Compliance manager
Carrie provides governance services to local governing boards and committees, clerking and giving advice on regulation, compliance, constitutional and procedural matters, and statutory guidance.
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China Hogarth
Trust Finance Assistant
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Donna Hedges
Trust Assistant Finance Manager
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School Improvement Team

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Central Team
Cassie Buchanan OBE
CEO
Cassie joined the Trust as CEO in April 2020.
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Dr Steven Berryman
Director of Creativity, Music and Culture
Steven has worked for nearly twenty years in education, teaching music in a variety of schools, universities, and conservatoires.
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Jemima Rhys-Evans
Director of the Charter Institute and Charles Dickens Research School.
Director of the Charter Institute and Charles Dickens Research School.
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Lucy Ellis
School Improvement Partner
Lucy is the school improvement partner for the primary schools in the Trust
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Tom Young
Head of branding, digital communication and educational product design
Tom leads on creative design across the Trust. Illustrating, animating, designing and developing curriculum resources and materials
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Will Cannock
ELE: Trust SEND Lead
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ELEs
Maria Chalcraft
ELE: Assistant Headteacher, The Charter School East Dulwich
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Nicola Jacobs
ELE, Assistant Headteacher, Charles Dickens Primary School
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Themis Bakas
ELE: Assistant Headteacher, Charles Dickens Primary School
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Tom Surridge
ELE: Faculty Leader for Communications, The Charter School East Dulwich
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SLEs
Andrew Somerville
SLE in Business and Behaviour: KCL Business, Enterprise and Technology, The Charter School North Dulwich
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Angus Murray
SLE in Science: Teacher, The Charter School North Dulwich
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Aram Sohaib
SLE in Science: Assistant KCL Science, The Charter School North Dulwich
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Beth Harris
SLE in Science: Head of Year and Science Leader, Dulwich Hamlet Junior School
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Dan Huxley
SLE in Maths and ITT: Teacher, Charles Dickens Primary School
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David Windle
SLE in Primary English: Deputy Headteacher, Charles Dickens Primary School
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Kirsty Shreeve
SLE in English: Literacy Leader, Dulwich Hamlet Junior School
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Tom Turnham
Headteacher, Lyndhurst Primary School
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