Meet the team from September 2020
Hover over and click on a member of our team below to view his/her pen portrait.
Senior Leadership Team:
Head teacher: Mrs Patricia Ruff
Deputy Head teacher: Mrs Catherine Ackroyd
School Office
School Business Manager - Mrs Natalie Wallace
Administration Assistant: Mrs Lynsey Honey
Teaching Teams:
Upper Key Stage 2
Year 6 Class Teacher - Mr Carl Parkin
Year 6 Class Teacher - Mrs Angela Dawson
Year 6 Teaching Assistant - Mrs Beverley Sanbrooke
Year 6 Learning Mentor - Mrs Debbie Tipping
Year 5 Class Teacher - Miss Joanna Tingle
Year 5 Teaching Assistant - Mrs Katrina Roden
Lower Key Stage 2
Year 4 Teacher - Mr Andy Harris
Year 4 Teaching Assistant - Miss Indigo Maughn
Year 3 Class Teacher - Mrs Catherine Ackroyd and Miss Suzi Balasz
Year 3 Teaching Assistant - Mrs Wendy Roberts
Key Stage 1
Year 2 Teacher - Mrs Clare Thompson
Year 2 Graduate Teacher - Miss Harriet Price
Year 1 Teaching Assistant - Mrs Lisa Williamson
Year 1 Teacher - Miss Sara Bradshaw and Mrs Stacey Carter
Year 1 Teaching Assistant - Miss Nikita Rickells - Apprentice TA
Year 1 Teaching Assistant - Mrs Lisa Miller
Early Years Foundation Stage
Reception Teacher - Mrs Emma Atkinson and Miss Shani Bell
Reception Teaching Assistant - Mrs Gill Ashall
Enhanced Support
Debbie Tipping - Learning Mentor
Music Teachers (LCC Music Service)
Piano - Carolyn Pope
Flute/Clarinet - Carolyn Pope
Violin - Emiliana Christie
Jam Music Teachers
Guitar & Drums - Jam Music - Tom & Steve
Lunchtime Supervisor: Mrs Angie Booth
Lunchtime Supervisory Assistant: Miss Nikita Rickells
Lunchtime Supervisory Assistant: Mrs Abbie Ward
Lunchtime Supervisory Assistant: Ms Claire Sibley
Sports Innovator: Mrs Lisa Williamson
Caretaker & Cleaning: Garner Domestics LTD
School Cleaner: Mr Russell Barham
Safeguarding and Wellbeing Team:
Designated Safeguarding Lead: Mrs Patricia Ruff
Designated Safeguarding Deputy: Miss Sara Bradshaw
Safeguarding Governor: Mrs Esther Watt-Jones
Pupil Premium Champion: Mrs Patricia Ruff
Learning Mentor and Lead Professional Team Around Child: Mrs Debbie Tipping
Mental Health First Aider: Mrs Debbie Tipping
Attendance Officer: Mrs Lynsey Honey
Equality, Inclusion, SEND Governor: Mrs Claire Lea
Outdoor Learning Lead: Ms Indigo Maughn
Spiritual, Moral, Social, Cultural Team:
SMSC including International Schools: Miss Suzi Balasz
Religious Education: Mrs Emma Atkinson
Collective Worship: Mrs Patricia Ruff and Mrs Emma Atkinson
Collective Worship and RE Governor: Mrs Angela Hopson
Church School Leadership Governors: Mr Shaun Caig, Mrs Angela Hopson, Reverend Paul Ievins
Bishop's Visitor: Mr Glynn Jones
Clergy: Reverend Adam Watson, Reverend Carol Jones and Reverend Paul Ievins
Curriculum Leaders:
English:
Reading: Miss Joanna Tingle
Writing: Mrs Patricia Ruff and Mrs Catherine Ackroyd
Communication, Language and Literacy (CLL) and Phonics Lead: Miss Sara Bradshaw
Maths: Mr Carl Parkin
Science, Design and Technology: Miss Suzi Balasz
Computing and IT: Mr Carl Parkin
Sports Premium, PHSE and Physical Education: Mrs Clare Thompson and Mr Andy Harris
History: Miss Joanna Tingle
Music Curriculum: Mrs Stacey Carter
Singing/Young Voices: Mr Carl Parkin and Mrs Emma Atkinson
Art and Design: Miss Shani Bell
Leadership beyond the School:
Newly Qualified Teacher (NQT) Training Programme: Miss Suzi Balasz
Specialist Leaders in Education (SLE): Mrs Emma Atkinson and Miss Suzi Balasz
Mobilise Advisory Board: Mrs Patricia Ruff
Mobilise Hub Lead (Mathematics): Mr Carl Parkin
Deployed through the Kyra Teaching Alliance
Diocesan Education Team:
National Society for Religious Education SIAMs Inspector: Mrs Patricia Ruff