Lisa Candy - Assistant Headteacher, Ifield Smile Manager
Su worked in mainstream schools in Kent before moving to work in special education, where she worked predominantly with pupils with profound, severe and complex special needs, and taught classes for pupils with ASD and PMLD. She is particularly interested in strategies and interventions to support pupils with AEN and is closely involved in a range of multi agency works and projects. Su is also a leading literacy teacher.
Layla Fackrell - Administrations Officer
Layla has worked in administration and finance for over ten years. In the past five years she has worked for various prominent local charities in administration and project management roles. Layla co-ordinates the Ifield Smile training programmes, conference and meeting rooms and oversees the day to day running of the centre.
Fay Elliott - Senior Teaching Assistant
Fay has worked as a Senior Teaching Assistant with Special Needs children for 16 years. Her particular areas of interest are Literacy and Social Skills, and is experienced in running social skills groups for students with communication difficulties. She is currently co-writing a literacy project for mainstream secondary schools.
Sam Hargood – Specialist Teaching Assistant
Sam has worked in education for over 10 years. She joined Ifield School in
2003 working in the classroom supporting a diverse range of special needs,
as well as co-ordinating small groups for social skills and reading/literacy
intervention programmes. Sam is currently working on a number of projects
throughout Gravesham, co-ordinating and developing anger management and self
esteem support groups as well as being a member of the outreach team.
Lynn Worf - Speech & Language Therapy Assitant
Lynn has worked at Ifield for the past ten years. I have a keen interest in signing and have developed this to a level where I am now qualified to teach signalong courses. My current role within the school is a Speech and Language Therapy Assistant (SALTA). I have been in this roll for the past three years. This involves delivering Speech and Language Therapy (SALT) to individuals and groups. I also work at Ifield Smile providing Outreach Support to the pupils in Gravesham schools.
Sandra Hardman
Sandra was formerly the Catering Manager at Colyer Hall. She has come to Ifield with a wealth of knowledge from this area, and is now the Clerical Assistant for Ifield Smile and Ifield School.