Leading excellence in inclusive practice for children and young people with physical and mental health needs, enabling every child to learn, achieve and thrive through access to the right support at the right time
‘The management committee, consisting of leaders from other schools and the local authority, has overseen effectively the school’s development.’
(Ofsted 2018)
Wandsworth Hospital and Home Tuition Service (HHTS) is an educational provision provided by Wandsworth Council, and is part of the Education Inclusion Service, Schools and Standards Division, Department of Education and Social Services.
HHTS is a Medical Pupil Referral Unit (PRU) and shares the Management Board with the two other Wandsworth Pupil Referral Units, Francis Barber Secondary PRU and Victoria Drive Primary PRU. The Board’s members have a wide range of skills and experience.
Our Management Board
Composition & Membership – September 2025
| Member categories | Number | Appointment arrangements (how and by whom) | ||
| Parent | 1 | By election organised by the Heads but if no parents stand for election or is less than the number of vacancies, the Board may make the appointment in line with the Schedule 1 of the 2007 Regulations. | ||
| Community | 7 | By the Board. A person who is a governor or member of staff of a maintained or Academy school in the community served by the PRU. (Regulations 2012 (No 1825)). Community members to comprise:
· 3 x primary school headteachers · 2 x secondary school headteachers · 1 x special school headteacher · 1 x representative of the Mental Health Trust | ||
| LA | 3 | Appointed by the LA. | ||
| Staff | 3 | To be filled by current PRU Headteachers | ||
| Advisers | 2 | Head of Education Inclusion Service / Representative from CAMHS Wandsworth Clinical Commissioning Group | ||
| Member | Type | Term | ||
| Cllr. Salvatore Murtas (CHAIR) | LA | 01/09/26 – 31/08/30 | ||
| Cllr. Sarah Davies | LA | 01/09/26 – 31/08/30 | ||
| Deborah Johnson, Head of SEND | LA | 01/09/23 – 31/08/30 | ||
| Andy Hough, Education Inclusion Service | Adviser | n/a | ||
| Paul Dunn, St. John Bosco (Secondary School) | Community | 01/09/23 – 31/08/30 | ||
| Sarah Santos, Paddock School (Special School Rep) | Community | 04/09/16 – 31/08/30 | ||
| Claire Mitchell, St Mary’s RC Primary School (Voluntary Aided School) | Community | 01/11/17 – 31/08/30 | ||
| Renata Joseph, St Cecilia’s CofE (Secondary School) | Community | 01/11/20 – 31/08/30 | ||
| Brian Grogan, John Burns Primary School (Community school) | Community | 01/09/21 – 31/08/30 | ||
| Lynn Anderson, Trinity St Mary’s Primary School (Voluntary Aided) | Community | 01/09/21 – 31/08/30 | ||
| Ali Shnyien (CAMHS) | Community | 22/11/22 – 31/08/30 | ||
| Felicia Efole | Parent | 01/11/19 – 31/08/30 | ||
| Emily Waspe, Head, Francis Barber | Staff | n/a | ||
| Eileen Shannon, Head, Victoria Drive | Staff | n/a | ||
| Tara Bell, Head, Hospital Home & Tuition | Staff | n/a | ||
| Jo Saich | Clerk | |||
Finance and Resources Committee
