Hello!
Welcome to Teach West London’s Appropriate Body Service.
I am excited to be the Appropriate Body Lead for Teach West London. As a teacher and leader in West London for 14 years, I am acutely aware of local challenges and of the importance of investing in specialist support for teachers early in their career - our future school leaders!
At Teach West London, we know that developing a teacher's professional expertise makes a real difference to the lives of children, which is why working with early-career teachers is so rewarding.
As a service, we pride ourselves on delivering high quality training and guidance, so mentors and induction tutors are supported and fully informed, and ECTs are given every opportunity to flourish. We are proud that school feedback from our training this year has been 100% Good or Excellent. Working together, we will make 2024-2025 an even more successful year for us all!
To find out more about our service click here.
I am very much looking forward to working with you.
Lesley Mackenney
Head of Teach West London Teaching School Hub
Appropriate Body Lead
Our Appropriate Body Team
Lesley MacKenny
Head of Teach West London
Lesley has led development of the TSH since September 2023. She was previously Deputy Head Teacher at Preston Manor School having joined Preston Manor in 2010 as Head of Science. From 2020-23 she worked at an International School in Paris.
Helen Krychowska
Assistant Appropriate Body Lead
Helen has worked in schools in West London and London Fringe for 14 years. Prior to joining the Twyford Trust to work with trainees and ECTs in her current school, Helen worked as Head of MFL at the Hemel Hempstead school.
Liza Hooper
Assistant Appropriate Body Lead
Liza has over 25 years of teaching, learning and leadership experience in London schools, Liza is a highly experienced ITT Primary mentor and instructional coach.
Ann Bowen-Breslin
Assistant Appropriate Body Lead
Former headteacher of a primary school in Hillingdon and Head of a Teaching School where she worked with local partners to support training of teachers on the SCITT. Ofsted inspector and receives regular CPD related to Education Inspection Framework.
