Mrs Elaine Wagg
Equity Lead
This aspect of Mrs Wagg's role gives her the responsibility of ensuring that all children receive a fair and just provision, designed to meet their needs. Mrs Wagg is the strategic lead for a team of staff who specialise in meeting additional needs including special educational needs (SEND), social, emotional and mental health needs (SEMH), pastoral needs. Mrs Wagg is passionate about helping children to overcome the disadvantages they may face in life.
- elaine.wagg@gra.e-act.org.uk
Mrs Janice Hennessy
Operational Safeguarding Lead & Deputy DSL
Mrs Hennessy is a key member of the Additional Needs Team and works closely with staff across the school to ensure that children's pastoral needs are met. These are focused around safeguarding and all children know to go and talk to her if they get 'that butterfly feeling in their tummy'. Mrs Hennessy has a wide range of knowledge, expertise and resources to help support children to feel safe at school, at home and in the community.
- janice.hennessy@gra.e-act.org.uk
Miss Nicole Piper
Senior Special Educational Needs Assistant & Emotional Literacy Support Assistant
Miss Piper is an Emotional Literacy Support Assistant (ELSA); a role which involves additional and ongoing training and qualifications. It is her role to intervene; leading programmes designed to help children who are struggling to regulate their emotions. She tackles a wide range of different issues that children may face, working with individuals, small groups and, occasionally, whole classes. Miss Piper is passionate about ensuring that children's emotional needs are met so that they can succeed academically.
- nicole.piper@gra.e-act.org.uk