Appropriate Body Service | Teach West London

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 18 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 2026-2027 an even more successful year for us all!

Find out more about our service.

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.

Ann Bowen-Breslin

Teach West London Team member

Former Hillingdon headteacher and Teaching School lead, with significant school improvement experience as a National Leader of Education and previous Ofsted inspector.

Debbie Cummings

Harrow Local Partner

Debbie is the Lead Adviser for the Harrow School Standards and Effectiveness team in Harrow LA. She has worked for many years as part of the curriculum, school improvement and early career teacher teams in Harrow, working closely with school leaders.

Appropriate Body