About Edith Kay School

We are a small, dedicated community with high expectations for each of our pupils. Our pupils are offered a personalised learning journey and we actively set out to ensure that every young person thrives in all aspects of the curriculum. Our pupils are fully informed and active in their learning journey and have every capacity to achieve their aspirations successfully.

Preparing our young people for a successful and enriched future alongside ensuring our pupils are able to contribute to their community and society, irrespective of their starting point, is key to our vision. Our values of personal responsibility and respect are integral to our ethos where views, beliefs and differences are appreciated. This is in keeping with the support of our families and underpinned by our wellbeing programme.

Life at Edith Kay School is diverse, inspirational and aspirational. We offer a carefully structured curriculum led by our valued professional team of experts. We firmly subscribe to a collaborative, reflective, outward facing community in ensuring that each phase of our young person’s career is meticulously supported and extended by the Edith Kay team. Our offer is further enhanced by a variety of opportunities available to enrich learning and development such as extra-curricular programmes, outreach partnerships and guest speakers.

Edith Kay Independent School is ambitious for our young people and our website outlines our vision and our school community’s progress.

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Our Team

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Dayo has a varied background in education, including Feltham YOI, where he was Head of Education. Dayo has been an Ofsted inspector, visiting lecturer and university examiner and was a consultant to colleges. He is firmly committed to inclusion and has an MA in Inclusive Education. Dayo strongly believes in the power of education and work skills to change lives. He is passionate about the possibilities of positive change in the lives of all people and this is what has driven his initiatives in Work Skills Education. He is a keen table tennis player and will do his utmost to play and win.

Dayo Adeagbo

Proprietor

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Helen has worked in Special Educational Needs for over 20 years. She was a SENCO in a large secondary school in London, has managed an independent special needs organisation and been the head-teacher of an independent special school. Like Dayo, she is committed to inclusion and also completed an MA in Inclusive Education. Helen believes education can be a life changing activity and is proud of her students’ achievements. She has undertaken training for SENCOs as well as for teachers and TAs.

Helen Jackson

Director of Education

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Karen has over 25 years’ teaching experience, having worked in Ireland, Spain, and England across a wide range of settings, including large mixed comprehensives, a boys’ school, an all-through school, and a performing arts school. With a background in music and the performing arts, she has also held a range of pastoral and academic leadership roles. As Head Teacher, she led a highly respected school through three successful inspections, working collaboratively with staff to ensure pupil success and well-being.

Karen Dwyer-Burchill

Headteacher

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Bukky Yusuf is a Science educator, consultant and Senior Leader who has worked in education for two decades. She teaches secondary sciences, specialising in Chemistry at A level / Level 3 BTEC. She has undertaken a number of leadership roles within mainstream and special schools. Bukky has a variety of Ed(ucation) Tech(nology) experiences which includes whole school implementation of mobile devices to enhance teaching and learning, participating as a judge for BETT Awards and serving as an education board member for Innovate My School.

Bukky Yusuf

Senior Leader

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Nickie has over 15 years PA / Secretarial experience. The position of Business Manager was a great next step from the PA background and with her dealings with the parenting and family industry, brings additional knowledge and insight to this role. The role of Business Manager takes into consideration each and every student as well as each member of staff and is one that Nickie very much enjoys.

Nickie Evans

Business Manager

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Helen has over 25 years of Office Management experience within the professional training sector. The position of SEN Admin Lead was a new direction for her to move into and bring her experience and knowledge to this role.

Helen Ivey

SEN Admin Lead

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We are a dedicated team of teachers, learning mentors and support staff, who all work together closely in order to help the pupils at Edith Kay School identify their own talents and strengths. The staff actively seek to find and nurture each pupil's unique spark. We believe that all pupils are entitled to an education that will enable them to develop their full potential, be that intellectual, physical, aesthetic, creative, emotional, spiritual or social.

The School Staff Team

Teachers, learning mentors and support staff

Ofsted

The school is committed to meeting the expectations set out by Ofsted and welcomes external scrutiny as a means of assuring quality and driving improvement. Policies, procedures and practice are regularly reviewed to ensure compliance with statutory requirements and to support high standards of education, safeguarding and pupil wellbeing.

The school operates a clear and accessible complaints procedure that complies with statutory requirements. All concerns are treated seriously, handled fairly and proportionately, and used constructively to inform ongoing improvement. Accurate records are maintained and reviewed by senior leaders and governors. Formal complaints recorded: 2018–19: 1 | 2019–20: 1 | 2020–21: 0 | 2021–22: 3 | 2022–23: 2 | 2023–24: 1.

OFSTED REPORTS

Standard Inspection: February 2024

Standard Inspection: February 2020

Material Change Inspection: May 2020

Governing Body

Full Governing Body meetings take place every term.

Ms Jill Gander – Chairperson
Mr Dayo Adeagbo – Proprietor
Mrs Karen Dwyer-Burchill – Headteacher
Mr Tunde Akinniranye – Governor
Mrs Helen Jackson – Governor
Mrs Helen Ivey – Clerk

General correspondence for the Governing Body:

The Clerk to the Governing Body
c/o Edith Kay Independent School
32 Crouch Road
London NW10 8HR

Tel: 020 8961 4204

Mr Dayo Adeagbo
c/o Edith Kay Independent School
32 Crouch Road
London NW10 8HR

Tel: 0208 802 1112 | 0208 961 4204 | 07904 451 040

Ms Jill Gander
c/o Edith Kay Independent School
32 Crouch Road
London NW10 8HR

Tel: 07817 623 198