Our Staff (2024-2025)

Here is a list of the staff and their roles and responsibilities (as of September 2024):

Senior Leadership Team

Mrs J Brown Head of School / DSL
Mr A Ball Assistant Headteacher / DSL
Mrs L Fairnie Assistant Headteacher / DSL
Miss K Huson Assistant Headteacher / DSL

Mrs N Lea School Business Manager (HR) / Chief Operations Officer (COO Zest Academy Trust)
Miss K Salisbury School Business Manager (Finance) / Chief Finance Officer (CFO Zest Academy Trust)

Associate members of SLT:
Miss W Gold SENDCo (Special Educational Needs and Disabilities Coordinator)

Teachers & Learning Support Assistants (LSAs)

Miss S Keshavarz is the Head of Early Years Foundation Stage (EYFS)
EYFS Nursery (Year N):
Mrs S Metcalf Nursery Manager / teacher

Nursery LSAs:
 Miss S Threlfall & Mrs K Smith

EYFS Reception (Year R):
Miss M Broughton (Willow) Reception teacher
Mrs S Hornby (Willow) Reception teacher
Miss O Grayson (Oak) Reception teacher
Miss S Keshavarz (Cherry) Reception teacher

Reception LSAs:
Miss H Conway, Miss S Grimshaw, Ms A Hatjoullis, Mrs R Wilson

Key Stage 1 (Years 1 & 2)
Mrs S Casey (Y1SC) Year 1 teacher
Mrs C Hacker (Y1CH) Year 1 teacher
Mrs V Woodcock (Y1VW) Year 1 teacher

Mr M Brown (Y2MBr) Head of Key Stage One / Year 2 teacher
Mrs A Harwood (Y2AH) Year 2 teacher
Mrs C Kirkham (Y2CK) Year 2 teacher

Key Stage 1 LSAs:
Mrs H Bootle, Mrs C Hanson, Ms A Hatjoullis, Miss D Henderson, Miss B Kilby, Mrs H McAdam, Miss P Mellon

Lower Key Stage 2 (Years 3 & 4)
Mrs B Cropper (Y3BC) Head of Year 3 / Year 3 teacher
Mr D Bitsakaki (Y3DB) Year 3 teacher
Mr T Partington (Y3TP) Year 3 teacher

Mrs S Truelove (Y4ST) Head of Year 4 / Year 4 teacher
Mr M Brent-Reid (Y4MBR) Year 4 teacher
Miss J Whitby (Y4JW) Year 4 teacher

Lower Key Stage 2 LSAs:
Mrs L Barlow, Mrs A Hughes, Mrs N Redburn, Mrs E Reynolds, Mrs S Shah, Mrs J White

Upper Key Stage 2 (UKS2 – Years 5 & 6)
Mr R Jordan (Y5RJ) Head of Year 5 / Year 5 teacher
Miss E Bond (Y5EB) Year 5 teacher
Mrs N Cowling (Y5NC) Year 5 teacher

Mr J Robertson (Y6JR) Head of Year 6 / Year 6 teacher
Mrs C Harrop (Y6CH) Year 6 teacher
Mr T Dodgson (Y6TD) Year 6 teacher/English Lead
Mrs K Robinshaw Specialist Maths teacher & Maths Lead

Upper Key Stage 2 LSAs
Miss E Brookes, Mrs S Clark, Miss I Fletcher, Ms A Hatjoullis, Mrs K Lillico, Mrs L Tomlinson, Miss M Williams

Additional teaching staff
Mr A Ball, Mrs J Brown, Mrs L Fairnie, Mrs L Burns, Miss W Gold, Miss K Huson, Miss P Kyne

1:1 Specialist support staff
Mr L Barlow, Mrs L Doyle, Miss E Fineman, Mrs Z Homer, Mrs L Lee, Miss K Miksza,  Mrs N Preece

Specialist support staff
Mrs A Kilby Speech, Language & Communication
Ms T Thompson SEND Practitioner

Pastoral team

Mrs C Courtney Pastoral Manager
Mrs S Doherty Family Support Worker
Mrs L Wainwright Family Support Worker
Miss M Sandford Behaviour Keyworker

School Finance, Administration & ICT support

Mrs N Lea School Business Manager (HR) / Chief Operations Officer (COO)
Miss K Salisbury School Business Manager (Finance) / Chief Finance Officer (CFO)

Mr L Warren ICT & Network Manager

Mrs G O’Connell HR Officer
Miss A Grace Finance Officer
Mrs J Hart Admin Officer
Miss G Sangster Admin Officer
Mrs R Clacher Admin Assistant

School Catering & Lunchtime Welfare team

Catering Team:
Mrs L Colley Catering Manager

Assistant Cook:
Miss A Smales

Catering Assistants:
Mrs S Evans, Miss A Moore, Miss A Taylor

Premises team

Mr P Johnson Site Manager
Mrs N Sutcliffe Cleaning Supervisor

Cleaners:
Ms C Bainbridge, Mrs K Derbyshire, Mrs S Evans, Miss A Moore

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