School Staff

Staff list 2025-2026

Name Role Responsibilities
Miss Astineh Aghanian

 

Level 3 (Early Years)

 

BSc Nursing (Children and Young People)

 

Advanced Teaching Assistant (0-2)

 

Supporting care, learning and development of children aged 0-2 years.

Mental Health First Aider

Mrs Tracey Anderson

 

Level 3 (Early Years)

Level 4 HLTA

Unqualified teacher

 

Phase leader 2-3

 Maths lead

Student support

Room Leader

Key person

Curiosity Approach CPD Lead

Miss Shannon Ball

 

Level 3 (Early Years)

 

Senior

Advanced Teaching Assistant SEND

Staff management – inclusion team

Support for individuals and small groups

Specialist support for SEND

Mrs Liz Clough

 

Level 3 (Early Years)

EY PDP qualification

 

Senior Advanced Teaching Assistant

(2-4)

 

Room Leader

Key person

Specialist support for Speech and Language

Mental Health First Aider

Mrs Nicola Crinnion

 

Level 3 (Early Years)

 

Advanced Teaching Assistant SEND

 

Support for individuals and small groups

Specialist support for SEND

 

Miss Sarah Crawford

 

BEd Hons Early Years

 

 

General Teaching Assistant SEND SEND support for individual children

 

Mrs Sarah Davis

 

Level 3 (Early Years)

Level 5 Early Years Leader (in process)

 

Advanced Teaching Assistant (0-2)

 

Supporting care, learning and development of children aged 0-2 years.

Deputy Designated Safeguarding Lead (0-2)

Mrs Yoland Farrell

 

Level 3 (Early Years)

 

Advanced Teaching assistant SEN Support for individuals and small groups

Specialist support for SEND

 

Mrs Kathryn Firth

 

BSc (Hons) Psychology

Qualified Teacher Status

NPQ SENCO (in process)

M(Ed) Early Childhood Education

 

 

Headteacher / SENCo

 

Co- Hub lead - Early Years Stronger Practice Hub

 

 

Designated Safeguarding Lead

Assessment / Data / Pedagogical lead

Governance

Educational Visits Co-ordinator

HR / Staffing

Early Years Stronger Practice Hub strategic management

Mental Health First Aider

Mrs Diane Gibson

 

Level 3 (supporting teaching and learning in schools)

 

General Teaching Assistant (SEND)

 

SEND support for individual children

 

Mrs Vicki Graham

 

Level 3 (Early Years)

Level 5 Early Years Leader (in process)

 

Advanced Teaching Assistant (0-2) Supporting care, learning and development of children aged 0-2 years.

 

Mrs Sarah Haldenby

 

Level 3 Early Years Educator (in process)

 

General Teaching Assistant Supporting care, learning and development of children aged 0-2 years.

 

Miss Jade Hartley

 

BA(Hons) Early Childhood Education and Care

Early Years Teacher Status

 

NPQEYL (in process)

 

Senior

Advanced Teaching Assistant (2-4)

 

 

Deputy Designated Safeguarding Lead

Room Leader

Key person

Tea time lead

Miss Nicole Heritage

 

Level 3 (Early Years)

 

Advanced Teaching Assistant SEN Support for individuals and small groups

Specialist support for SEND

 

Mrs Lucy Holmes

 

Level 4 Foundation degree (Early Years)

Level 4 HLTA

Level 3 SENCo award

 

Senior

Advanced Teaching Assistant

Staff management – inclusion team

Support for individuals and small groups

Specialist support for SEND

 

Miss Jessica Ingle

 

Level 3 (Early Years)

Level 4 HLTA

NPQEYL

Level 5 Early Years Leader (in process)

Senior

Advanced Teaching Assistant (2-4)

 

Beach schools / out and about leader

Room Leader

Key person

Visit leader

Mental Health First Aider

Mrs Dawn Kimber

BA (Hons)

Qualified Teacher Status with music

 

Co- Hub Lead – Early Years Stronger Practice Hub Language and literacy strategic  lead

Early reading and writing strategic lead

Co- strategic lead of Stronger Practice Hub

Mrs Helen Kindness

Maths (Cantab)

Qualified Teacher Status

NaSENCo

Med (SEND) in process

SENCo

 

Leadership of SEND provision and practice

Specialist support for SEND

Inclusion team lead

Miss Marta Madalinska

 

Level 5 Early Years Room Leader

Advanced Teaching Assistant 0-2 Supporting care, learning and development of children aged 0-2 years.

 

Mrs Tori McCauley-Link

 

BA Hons |Early Childhood Development and Learning

 

PGCE (Qualified teacher status)

General Teaching Assistant (SEND)

 

SEND support for individual children

 

Miss Danielle Metcalfe

 

Level 3 (Early Years)

Level 4 HLTA

EY PDP qualification

Level 5 Early Years Leader (in process)

Senior

Advanced Teaching Assistant (2-4)

 

Room Leader

Key person

Parental communication

Mental Health First Aider

Mrs Amanda Pearson

 

Level 3 (Early Years)

Senior

Advanced Teaching Assistant (2-4)

 

Well-being and involvement champion

Room Leader

Key person

Mental Health First Aider

Mrs Marianne Perry

 

Level 3 (Early Years)

Level 4 HLTA

Level 7 Early Years Leader (in process)

 

Unqualified teacher Phase lead 0-2 years

Ofsted lead 0-2 years

Room Leader

Key person

Mrs Lauren Pooley

 

Level 3 (Early Years)

Level 5 Early Years Leader (in process)

 

Senior

Advanced Teaching Assistant (0-2)

Room Leader

Key person

 

Miss Coral Rose

 

 

 

General Teaching Assistant (SEND) SEND support for individual children

 

Mrs Donna Rose

 

Level 4 (Early Years)

Office Manager

 

Finance officer – Early Years Stronger Practice Hub

Administration

Charging / invoicing

Deputy Designated Safeguarding Lead

Admissions

Parent Liaison and support

Health and Safety

Mr Simon Rowe

 

Forest School leader Level 3 (in process)

 

General Teaching Assistant SEN / Advanced Teaching Assistant SEND support for individual children

Nature club / forest schools leader

Bikeability leader

 

Mrs Nina Skindzielewska

 

Level 3 (supporting teaching and learning in schools)

 

General Teaching Assistant (SEND)

 

SEND support for individual children

 

Mrs Lindsay Veitch

 

Level 3 (Early Years)

Level 5 Early Years Leader (in process)

 

Senior

Advanced Teaching Assistant (2-4)

 

Room Leader

Key Person

 

Mrs Ellie Williams

 

BA (Hons) English

 

Qualified Teacher Status

 

EY PDP qualification

 

Level 7 Early Years Leader (in process)

 

Nursery Teacher

 

Phase Leader 3-4

Communication and Language lead

EYPP / thrive leader

Room leader

Key person

Staff List 2025-2026