Meet our Staff
The quality of our staff has been central to Newington Green’s rapid improvement over recent years. All staff are appointed through a highly rigorous recruitment process, ensuring they meet the high standards we expect at Newington Green.
When you visit our school, you will find a team that is warm, friendly, and deeply committed to providing the very best education for our pupils.
Carmel Old
Assistant Headteacher Years 1 - 3, (Assessment & Curriculum, English Lead), Deputy DSL
Carmel has a BA honours degree in Primary Education from the University of Wales Institute Cardiff. After moving to London in 2010, Carmel started her teaching career at Gainsborough Primary School in Hackney where she worked as a class teacher, a Phase Leader and English Leader. During this time, Carmel developed her knowledge of teaching literacy skills across the different year groups and used it to write an engaging curriculum for her school. After 5 years she made the move to Newington Green Primary School where she took on her current post as English Leader.