We have a team of around 180 staff working for ASL Service, working with learners aged 0-18 who have a wide range of additional needs. Below you can find information on our Senior Management Team, our ASL Service Leaders and our administrators.
To see the staff and the clusters that they work in please click here.
The service has recently gone through a redesign and has moved to a locality model with cluster based teams. For more information on the restructure please click here.
Head Teacher
Kirsty Spence
Depute Head Teachers
Lorna Johnston
South East Locality
Responsible for
- Learning, Language and Communication support
- Early Years Team
Annemarie Procter
South West Locality
Responsible for
- English as an Additional Language (EAL)
- Support for Gypsy, Traveller and Roma
Iona Brockway
North West Locality
Responsible for
- Learning and Wellbeing
- ICT ASL
David Fox
North East Locality
Responsible for
- ASL Nurse, Moving and Handling Team
- Sensory Team
Anna Gray
Responsible for
- medical outreach, including Child and Adolescent Mental Health Services
- quality assurance of support for learning
- literacy and dyslexia.
Business Manager
Ann Grant
Service Leaders
Service leaders cover clusters of schools and also lead individual specialist teams.
| Locality | Secondary | Primary | Service Leader |
| NW | Broughton | Ferryhill, Flora Stevenson, Granton, Stockbridge | Fiona Calder |
| Trinity | Trinity, Victoria, Wardie | ||
| Craigroyston | Craigroyston, Forthview, Holy Cross, Pirniehall, St David’s | ||
| Forrester, St Augustine’s | Broomhouse, Carrick Knowe, Gylemuire, Murrayburn, St Joseph’s | Sarah Neary and Andrew Foster | |
| Craigmount | Corstorphine, East Craigs, Fox Covert, Hillwood, Roseburn, St Andrew’s Fox Covert | ||
| Royal High | Blackhall, Clermiston, Cramond, Davidson’s Mains | Julie Wood | |
| Queensferry | Dalmeny, Echline, Kirkliston, Queensferry, St Margaret’s | ||
| NE | Portobello | Brunstane, Duddingston, Parson’s Green, Royal High, Towerbank, St John’s | Gary Boyd |
| Castlebrae, Holy Rood | Castleview, Newcraighall, Niddrie Mill, St Francis’ | ||
| Drummond | Abbeyhill, Broughton, Leith Walk, St Mary’s Edin, Bun-Sgoil Taobh na Pairce | Lisa Oliver | |
| Leith Academy | Craigentinny, Hermitage Park, Leith, Lorne, St Mary’s Leith, St Ninian’s | ||
| SW | WHEC | Canal View, Clovenstone, Sighthill | Lynsey Robinson |
| Firrhill | Bonaly, Colinton, Longstone, Oxgangs, Pentland, St Mark’s | ||
| Tynecastle | Balgreen, Craiglockhart, Dalry, Stenhouse, St Cuthbert’s | Fran Platt | |
| Balerno | Dean Park, Ratho | ||
| Currie | Currie, Juniper Green, Nether Currie | ||
| SE | Liberton | Craigour Park, Gilmerton, Liberton, Prestonfield, St John Vianney | Anne Davidson |
| Gracemount | Gracemount, St Catherine’s | ||
| James Gillespie’s, St Thomas of Aquin’s | James Gillespie’s, Preston Street, Royal Mile, Sciennes, Tollcross | Jodie Morrison | |
| Boroughmuir | Bruntsfield, Buckstone, South Morningside, St Peter’s |
City Wide
Juliet McCann – Medical
Nicola Hammond-Evans – Early Years Team
Lynsey Robinson – Sensory Team
Tessa Humby – EAL Development
Margaret Gray – Audit/Training
Jilly Catlow – Specialist Provision Supports
Lisa Oliver – LAC/Emotion Talks
Lead Teachers for Support and Development Work
Hilary Aitken – Literacy Dyslexia Support Service
Sheena Lowes – Partner-provider nurseries
Administration Team
Linda Cochrane – Service Administrator
Irene Keenan – Support Assistant
Aleksandra Williams – Support Assistant
Heather Meikle – Support Assistant
