Our Staff

Tanya Joined Ark Conway in November 2023. After 15 years as a senior civil servant, she decided to move into the education sector. She has worked in both private and state schools with ages ranging from 4 months to 18 years. Tanya is a highly dedicated professional with experience in administration, business management, staff leadership, governance and customer service. Ensuring continuous improvement in all areas of her role. 

Outside of work Tanya enjoys spending time with her husband and her pets. She enjoys music, films and food. 

This is Chlorise’s second time working at Ark Conway. She joined the Conway team back in 2013 as a lunchtime supervisor, then worked as an LSA and a Co-Teacher and has now qualified as a Class Teacher.

Chlorise left in 2019 to spend more time with her growing family. In her time away she worked at numerous schools and a range of settings including SEN provisions, Early years settings and a fee-paying faith school.

Hajar graduated in 2022 with a First-Class Honours BSc in Sociology. After graduating she then went on to complete her PGCE at UCL’s Institute of Education where she spent time at many inner London schools, curating fun and inspiring lessons to children of all ages. She has a love of teaching and working with children and is excited to be the Year 3 teacher for the 24-25 cohort.

Outside of school Hajar has a passion for film and food as well as walking and spending time with family.

Lauren graduated with a BA in Criminology and Sociology in 2016 from University West of England (Bristol), followed on by completing her PGCE in Bath Spa University in 2018. Before joining Ark Conway, Lauren was a supply teacher in a range of schools throughout Bristol and London. Lauren will be teaching Year 5 this year. 

Outside of school, Lauren loves travelling and experiencing different foods and cultures. She also likes spending time outdoors, going for long walks/ hikes across the country. 

Sarah graduated with a BA in American Studies from the University of Birmingham in 2021 and decided to move to London the same autumn to start a Masters in American History and Politics at UCL, which she graduated from in 2022. Before joining Conway Sarah was working as an educational assistant in a school in East London, largely assisting children with SEN, which convinced her of how much she loves teaching and pushed her to pursue teacher training.

Outside of school Sarah has a passion for music and film, attending concerts as often as she can. She also has a lifelong love of languages and is always endeavouring to learn new things about other languages and cultures.

Simone graduated from Kingston University with a BA in Early Years Teaching and Learning. Her interests include early childhood theorists such as Urie Bronfenbrenner, Lev Vygotsky, Jean Piaget, and John Bowlby, whose ideas emphasise the importance of social interaction, attachment, and hands-on learning in child development. These theories form the foundation of Simone’s holistic approach to learning through play.

Simone began her career working in nurseries and schools as a teaching assistant, where her passion for combining theory with practical learning inspired her teaching methods. At Ark Conway, Simone is dedicated to nurturing young minds by applying play-based learning methods grounded in early childhood theory, with a focus on a holistic approach to child development.

In her free time, Simone enjoys learning how to DJ, writing songs and spoken word pieces, as well as teaching babies to young adults how to swim.

Sashika is from Sri Lanka. She worked as a qualified IT instructor for several years after accomplishing her BCS global degree and ECDL expert level in Sri Lanka. After moving to the UK, she started working as a specialist teaching assistant in a variety of schools across London. Sashika has been working as a LSA at Ark Conway since 2016. This year she will be working with the Year 3 and Year 4 teams, focusing on SEN children giving best possible education in order for them to achieve their full potential. Also, she works with mainstream children as she has successfully completed Team Teach and Ruth Muskin Phonics trainings. Children love her handwriting lessons and IT lessons as she shares her knowledge with an engaging manner.

Sashika really enjoys what she does and practices positivity and team spirit in order to model excellency in every possible way. She has conducted Arts and Crafts clubs and teaches mindful art lessons in order to practice creativity and mindfulness in the first place. During her leisure time, she loves spending time outdoors and visiting beautiful places as she loves being happy, calm and positive.

Tracy joined Ark Conway in 2017 working in the After School care team. In 2018 she began an additional role as a 1:1 LSA. 

Tracy worked in the After School Care team for eight years but has now stood down and will focus on her 1:1 role.

In her spare time Tracy enjoys walking, gardening, cooking and spending time with family and friends.

Juliet has a Bachelor of Arts degree in Social Sciences and has worked as a class teacher. Juliet has more than 10 years’ experience working with children. She has worked in several schools across London as a Teaching Assistant as well as Learning Support Assistant. 

Juliet has a passion for teaching and helping children and young people attain their goals. Aside from her role as a Learning Support Assistant, she is a children and youth leader.  Her dream is to support and give every child the chance to have a better childhood academically and socially. 

During her leisure times, she loves reading, writing, listening to music and spending time outdoors and visiting beautiful places.

Scott join Ark Conway in April 2024. He has completed IOSH Working safety, IOSH Managing safety and other health & safety courses. He has worked in the residential, commercial and education sector with over 4 years of experience in his field and is very passionate about making a safe & fun place for all.

Outside of work Scott enjoys and is committed to athletics, specifically 400m, hoping to compete from international level to national level in the near future.

Hans Henryk Ludwig joined Ark Conway in May 2018 as Chef Manager. He trained as a Chef in Germany in 1986 and acquired a degree in hotel management in 1994. Henryk has been working in the UK for the last 23 years in Hotels, the German Embassy and one of the largest contract caterers, BaxterStorey. He is enjoying his new adventure within a school environment, producing exciting, nutritious school meals that pupils enjoy!

Catherine has been working at Ark Conway since 2012. She has worked in catering for over 30 years within various sectors, her favourite being education. In addition to food preparation in the kitchen, Catherine also serves food to the children at lunch time. Catherine really enjoys her role as it provides her with an opportunity to get to know each child, their likes and dislikes in terms of food and enables her to accomodate them accordingly. In her spare time Catherine enjoys cooking for friends and family. She particularly enjoys baking bread and making cakes.

Before joining the Ark Conway team, Morita volunteered in the Old Oak Children's Centre as a toy library assistant and worked with the children at a cook and play session once a week. Morita is a mother of two, and both children have enjoyed their primary school years at Ark Conway.

In her spare time, Morita enjoys singing, and travelling is Morita's passion. She enjoys learning about different cultures and lifestyles. 

Prior to joining Ark Conway Primary, Debbie worked at Ark Bentworth Primary for three and a half years. She also worked as a cash office/banking assistant but says that working within the school environment is by far the more rewarding job. She would like to train as a teaching assistant in the future. Debbie is a mother of five who enjoys walking and the quality time she spends around her family.