Staff Teams

STAFF TEAMS 2026 - 2027

Senior Leadership Team

  • Lisa Seddon: Headteacher

  • Emma George: Deputy Headteacher and SENDCo

  • Laura Ward Thompson: Assistant Headteacher for Teaching and Learning  

  • Gareth Dobson: Assistant Headteacher for Behaviour and Attendance

  • Claire Davies: Assistant Headteacher for EYFS and EYFS SENDCo

  • Helen Collis: SEND Support Teacher

Safeguarding Team

  • Lisa Seddon: Designated Safeguarding Lead

  • Emma George: Designated Safeguarding Lead

  • Frances Collis: Designated Safeguarding Lead

  • Gareth Dobson: Deputy Designated Safeguarding Lead

  • Laura Ward-Thompson: Deputy Designated Safeguarding Lead

  • Claire Davies: Deputy Designated Safeguarding Lead

Inclusion / CARE Team

  • Emma George: Deputy Headteacher and SENDCo

  • Helen Collis: SEND Support Teacher

  • Gareth Dobson: Behaviour & Attendance

  • Frances Collis: Learning Mentor

  • Tom McDowell: Family Support Practitioner

  • Wendy Colbeck: Counsellor

  • Michelle Cunningham: SEND Support

Administration Team

  • Suzanne Hulme: Senior Administrator

  • Karen Craine: Administrator

  • Laura McVey: Administrator

Site Management Team

  • Collette Higgs: Site Manager

  • Mandy Almond

  • Sue Mathison

  • Donna Mahoney

Kitchen Team

  • Pauline Riley: Catering Manager

  • Tammy Huang

  • Phil Riley

  • Kamila Babut

  • Megan O'Shea

  • Qiaoyi Hu

Breakfast and After School Club Team

  • Kath Boadey: ASC Manager and HLTA

  • Claire Spence: ASC Lead

  • Lynsay Stott: ASC Lead

  • Andrea Baldwin: BC Lead and Lead First Aider

  • Elizabeth Ojuromi: ASC

  • Gina Holland: BC and ASC

  • Andrea Parry: ASC

  • Laura Christian: ASC

Nursery Team - Rhinos

  • Claire Davies: Nursery Teacher

  • Danielle Sweeney: Early Years Teacher

  • Debbie Smith: HLTA (Across EYFS)

  • Julie Furlong: LSA

  • Keris Elias- Furlong: LSA

  • Laura Christian: LSA

  • Faye Burgess: LSA

Reception Team - The Giraffes

  • RTW - Helen Wilson and Kim Tas: Class Teachers

  • RC - Lucy Cannon: Class Teacher

  • Debbie Smith: HLTA (Across EYFS)

  • Gina Holland: LSA

  • Andrea Parry: LSA

  • Hannah Southern: LSA

  • Abbie Reichardt: LSA

Year One Team - The Koalas

  • Y1EW: Jenny Ewing and Andrea Wright - Class Teachers

  • Y1C: Briege Campbell - Class Teacher

  • Jackie Hodgson: LSA

  • Rachel Lancaster: LSA

  • Eve Smith: LSA

  • Tara Johnson: LSA

Year Two Team - The Badgers

  • Y2B - Laura Beeley : Class Teacher

  • Y2M - Faye McGlynn: Class Teacher

  • Daniel Hughes: LSA

  • Kelly Oliver: LSA

  • Lynsay Stott: LSA

Year Three Team - The Foxes

  • Y3C - Sue Curtis: Class Teacher

  • Y3D - Amy Davis: Class Teacher

  • Claire Spence: LSA

  • Tara Johnson: LSA

Year Four Team - The Swans

  • Y4GR: Joanne Gemmell and Emma Roxburgh

  • Y4H: Jade Hoffman

  • Kath Boadey: HLTA

  • Lucy Herbert: LSA

  • Kelly Jackson: LSA

Year Five Team - The Pandas

  • Y5S: Catherine Scott and Hannah Doyle - Class Teachers

  • Y5DR: Gareth Dobson and Laura Ward-Thompson -Class Teachers

  • Dawn Molloy: HLTA (Teaching in Y5S on Thursday and Fridays)

  • Andrea Baldwin: LSA

  • Chrissie Rawley: LSA

  • Kay Pollit: LSA

Year Six Team - The Zebras

  • Y6C - Matthew Connor: Class Teacher

  • Y6W - Ellen Watts: Class Teacher

  • Dawn Molloy: HLTA

  • Elizabeth Ojurami: LSA

  • Nicola Leary: LSA

  • Joanne Donoghue: LSA

  • Sharon Craven: LSA