Lewisham Virtual School promotes and supports the educational attainment and progress of children and young people in care from Nursery to 18 years old, through effective collaboration with schools, social care, and other agencies.
Virtual School Aims
- To liaise and work closely with all agencies and teams involved with children and young people in care
- To raise the educational achievement for Lewisham’s children and young people in care
- To improve attendance of children and young people in care
- To improve the accuracy of educational data for children looked after and use such data to inform intervention
- To support access to full time educational placements
- To develop the role of designated teachers in schools through regular training opportunities
- To support the transition process for vulnerable children and young people in care
- To ensure there are zero permanent exclusions of children and young people in care
Virtual School Team – ‘meet the team’
Patrick Ward, Virtual School Head Teacher
Patrick.ward@lewisham.gov.uk
Des Benjamin, Deputy Head Teacher, KS3/KS4 Phase Leader
Des.benjamin@lewisham.gov.uk
Richard Fowler, Assistant Headteacher, KS3 Phase Leader (Children Looked After), Children In Need & Child Protection (CIN & CP), Richard.fowler@lewisham.gov.uk
Vee Howell & Inci Etem, Assistant Head Teachers KS1/KS2 Post-Permanent Phase Leaders Vee.howell@lewisham.gov.uk; Inci.etem@lewisham.gov.uk
Andre Genas, Assistant Head Teacher, KS5 Phase Leader Andre.genas@lewisham.gov.uk
Dee Dee Roberts, Assistant Headteacher, Children In Need & Child Protection (CIN & CP), Attachment Research Community (ARC) Trustee
DeeDee.roberts@lewisham.gov.uk
Ervin Hall, High Intervention Officer
Ervin.hall@lewisham.gov.uk
Nickie West-Jarrett, Attendance & Inclusion Officer
Nickie.west-jarrett@lewisham.gov.uk
Yasmin Alveranga, Education Support Lead Yasmin.alveranga@lewisham.gov.uk
Elise Anderson, EBSNA Education Support Officer Elise.anderson@lewisham.gov.uk
Maxine McLeod, Communications Officer, PEP Coordinator
Maxine.mcleod@lewisham.gov.uk
Patricia Dunkley, Virtual School Administrator and Finance Officer
Patricia.dunkley@lewisham.gov.uk
Jo Matthews, Senior SEN Case Officer Jo.matthews@lewisham.gov.uk
Kim West, UASC & Higher Education Officer Kim.west@lewisham.gov.uk
Lottie Ormerod, (Acting) Vocational and Employability Lead Lottie.ormerod@lewisham.gov.uk
Eliott Williams, (Acting) Youth Employability Skills Coordinator Eliott.hull@lewisham.gov.uk
Peter Dacres, Virtua School Exclusions Project Coordinator Peter.Dacres@lewisham.gov.uk
Alex Garcia, Virtual School Exclusions Project Coordinator Alex.Garcia@lewisham.gov.uk
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Amanda Davidson, Senior Specialist Educational Psychologist Children Looked After Amanda.davidson@lewisham.gov.uk
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LVS CAMHS:
Kate Smith, Clinical Service Lead
Cecile Nicholson-Hall, Systemic Family Therapist
Bethan Morris, Clinical Psychologist
Joanne Brown, Clinical Psychologist
Anne-Lise Mukosa, Assistant Psychologist
LewishamVirtualSchoolCAMHS@slam.nhs.uk
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Peri Mehmet, School Room Manager Peri.mehmet@lewisham.gov.uk
Sophie Adebimpe, English Teacher Sophie.adebimpe@lewisham.gov.uk
Vacant, Maths Teacher
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Maxine McLeod, HOP Finance Officer
Maxine.mcleod@lewisham.gov.uk
