Meet the Team
Principal
Mark McQuillan
Telephone: 01722 421504
"Mark McQuillan has a background in engineering and trained to be a Science Teacher. He has over 17 years of experience in special education. He has taught in mainstream schools and in a range of different special needs provisions, including residential schools. He has experience of Senior Management and operational roles with independent providers of care and education. He has previously worked at another Cambian school in the role of Interim Principal. Mark believes in striving to ensure that the whole staff team provide the best opportunities and outcomes for all students."
Registered Manager
Eva Pereira
Telephone: 01722 421504
"Eva Pereira is the Registered Care Manager at Stratford Lodge, the Sixth Form satellite base of Grateley House School. She has over 24 years’ experience of working with vulnerable children and young adults. Eva is passionate about enabling and supporting students to be as independent as possible within their lives, ensuring they are given opportunities and experiences that make them step outside of their individual comfort zones and challenges them to holistically further their personal development."
Governance Board
Termly Governance Board meetings are held at Stratford Lodge to ensure that the management of the school is closely scrutinised and held to account in all areas of responsibility.
The agenda comprises of:
✓ Voice of the Child - student feedback
✓ Head Teachers Highlight Report outlining achievements, challenges and progress against school improvement report
✓ Outcomes for Children and Young People - Care
✓ Outcomes for Children and Young People - Education
✓ Outcomes for Children and Young People - Therapy
✓ Commercial Performance
✓ Staffing and Personnel
✓ Estates Report
✓ IT report
Chair of the board is Chris Strong who is contactable here or by phone: 0208 735 6150
The Governance Board contain key individuals from outside and within the school who attend this meeting each term and parental and staff feedback is always welcomed.